Nixtla Raises $16 Million Series A To Advance Time Series Intelligence and Agentic Forecasting

The funding backs continued innovation in production-grade forecasting, anomaly detection, and artificial intelligence.

Feb. 5, 2026 at 9:15am by Ben Kaplan

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Nixtla, a company building a foundation model purpose-built for time series forecasting, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Energize Capital, with participation from True Ventures and GreatPoint Ventures. Nixtla's enterprise-grade tools enable teams to generate up to 42% more accurate forecasts, detect anomalies, and achieve 10 times better inference efficiency compared to traditional forecasting methods.

Why it matters

Accurate forecasts are crucial for core business decisions across nearly every industry, but most forecasting systems remain resource-intensive to develop and challenging to maintain at scale. Nixtla's platform aims to solve this problem by applying the same class of algorithms transforming language and vision to time-based data, unlocking insights that help organizations reduce uncertainty and plan more effectively.

The details

Founded four years ago, Nixtla has evolved from an open-source library with over 45 million downloads into a leading time series intelligence platform used by startups and Fortune 500 companies alike, including Microsoft, Zalando and Decathlon. This Series A funding will enable Nixtla to strengthen and scale its production-grade models across enterprise and open-source platforms.

  • Nixtla was founded four years ago.
  • Nixtla announced the $16 million Series A funding on February 5, 2026.

The players

Nixtla

A time series intelligence company building forecasting and anomaly detection tools for modern data teams.

Max Mergenthaler Canseco

The co-founder and CEO of Nixtla.

Energize Capital

A leading investor in climate solutions that led Nixtla's Series A funding round.

True Ventures

A venture capital firm that participated in Nixtla's Series A funding round.

GreatPoint Ventures

A venture capital firm that participated in Nixtla's Series A funding round.

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What they’re saying

“This Series A allows us to accelerate what matters most, building production-ready systems that solve real forecasting and decision-making problems.”

— Max Mergenthaler Canseco, Co-founder and CEO at Nixtla

“Time series data sits at the center of energy and industrial operations. The Nixtla team is transforming how organizations can use that data, from improving battery deployment schedules to anticipating supply chain interruptions. We're excited to partner with the Nixtla team as they scale this foundational capability to build a stronger, more resilient economy.”

— Juan Muldoon, Partner at Energize Capital and member of Nixtla's board of directors

What’s next

Nixtla is actively hiring across engineering, product, and sales to support the expansion of its production-grade models across enterprise and open-source platforms.

The takeaway

Nixtla's platform is transforming how organizations can use time series data to generate more accurate forecasts, detect anomalies, and make better decisions, proving that mission-driven innovation can thrive in the forecasting and analytics space.