Blockit AI Raises USD 5 Mn in Seed Funding Led by Sequoia's Pat Grady Blockit AI was founded by former Sequoia partner Kais Khimji.
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Blockit AI, a startup founded by Kais Khimji, a former partner at US-based venture capital firm Sequoia, has raised USD 5 million in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday.
The round was led by Pat Grady of Sequoia, with participation from San Francisco-based early-stage venture fund Haystack, next-generation technology investor Adjacent, and early- and growth-stage firm Original. Jeff Weiner, the former chief executive of LinkedIn, also took part in the round.
Khimji said the idea behind Blockit AI had been developing for nearly a decade. He joined Sequoia in 2019 and stepped back from the firm in 2024 to focus on building the startup. Blockit AI is positioned as an AI-powered scheduling agent designed to help users manage calendars and tasks with less manual coordination.
The company is co-founded by John Han, who has previously worked at Google, Clockwise, and Retool. Han brings more than ten years of experience working on calendar systems and product management, according to the founders.
Blockit AI functions as an intelligent calendar that schedules work by understanding context, priorities, and constraints, and by handling complex workflows that often require repeated back-and-forth. The tool aims to automate routine scheduling decisions while fitting into existing work patterns.
The app is offered free for the first 30 days. After the trial period, it is priced at USD 1,000 per year for individual users and USD 5,000 per year for a multi-user team licence.
Blockit AI is already used by more than 200 companies. Its customers include startups such as Together AI, which builds open-source generative AI infrastructure, fintech firm Brex, and Rogo, an AI-based financial analysis platform. The product is also used by venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Index Ventures.
The startup enters a crowded market for AI-driven scheduling and calendar tools. Competitors include Calendly, a widely used meeting scheduler, as well as Reclaim.ai and newer entrant Lindy, in the sector today.
