Adobe acquires PeakXV-backed AI startup Rilo
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Adobe acquires PeakXV-backed AI startup Rilo

The Economic Times··3 Sept

Adobe has acquired Indian AI workflow startup Rilo, founded in 2025 by IIT batchmates Dhruv Jaglan and Georgi Boby. Financial terms were not disclosed. Rilo had raised about $1 million and attracted more than 10,000 users within months of launch. Jaglan said the team would join Adobe to help bring AI to Fortune 500 marketers.

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What It Means For You

  • Rilo's cofounders and wider team, including Georgi Boby, will join Adobe.
  • Jaglan said the company would help existing users transition their workflows.
  • Day Zero Ventures investor Rahul Gupta said Rilo's workflow builder was ahead of the curve.

What's Happening

  • Users could describe tasks in plain English and the platform would build workflows to execute them.
  • Applications included lead generation, competitor tracking, sales outreach and content distribution.
  • Adobe has been integrating AI into marketing and customer experience products.

Adobe's India Acquisition Track Record

  • Rilo is Adobe's second acquisition from India after Rephrase.ai in 2023.
  • Rilo was founded in September 2025 by Jaglan and Boby, both IIT Bombay graduates.
  • Peak XV Partners, DeVC and Day Zero Ventures were among Rilo's investors.
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