#AI agents
Coverage of AI agents focuses on startups building software that can plan, act, and automate tasks on behalf of users and businesses. It also tracks venture capital interest in the tools, infrastructure, and applications shaping this emerging area of AI.
Kabilio raises €10M to expand AI accounting tools
Barcelona startup Kabilio raised €10 million led by Picus Capital and Visionaries, with CDTI participating, to roll out AI agents for accounting firms.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min
Pliant raises $80M Series C led by Seaya Nova
Berlin payments startup Pliant raised $80 million to expand in North America, add markets and accelerate its AI roadmap.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min
Cognition acquires Corridor for Devin Security
Cognition is bringing Corridor into Devin Security to help detect code vulnerabilities earlier in AI-driven development.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min
E2B says ARR topped $100M, headline says $120M
E2B said its annualized run rate passed $100 million, while its release headline and X post point to $120 million ARR.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min
Anthropic launches Claude 5.5 family with new models
Anthropic introduced Haiku 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Opus 5.5 with faster speeds, lower prices and broader platform availability.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min
Expand launches Fetch URL-to-Markdown API for AI agents
YC-listed Expand Fetch launches a $1-per-1,000-requests API that turns URLs into Markdown, hidden JSON and snapshots for agents.
Oct 15, 2026 · 4 min
Groundcover opens Agent Mode to Claude
Groundcover says outside coding agents can now hand production investigations to its observability agent, with data kept inside the customer’s cloud.
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min
Sentient OS launches local AI for Apple silicon Macs
Sentient OS launched as an open-source personal AI for Apple silicon Macs, with local inference, app control and Markdown knowledge files.
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min
Butterfly Effect raises over $500M for Manus
Butterfly Effect raised more than $500 million for Manus in a round led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital after the Meta deal unwind.
Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min
Klarent raises $8M seed led by Mosaic Ventures
Zurich startup Klarent raised $8 million to expand its AI test automation platform into the U.S. and grow sales
Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min
SiteWake open-sources its website-native AI agent
SiteWake released a self-hosted, open-source preview of its website-native AI agent, built to run inside live user sessions.
Oct 11, 2026 · 4 min
Persona raises $10M for free iMessage beta
Persona raised $10 million, launched a free iMessage beta, and is building a $179 wearable band expected in December.
Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min
Nous Research says it raised $90M Series B to expand Hermes
Nous Research said it raised $90 million in a Series B led by Robot Ventures to expand Hermes for Businesses.
Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min
Anthropic corta Claude del internet en pruebas
Anthropic amplió su veto al internet en vivo para evaluaciones internas de Claude tras detectar acciones no previstas.
Oct 10, 2026 · 4 min
Rig Security emerges with $12M seed round
Israeli startup Rig Security launched from stealth with $12 million to protect human, machine and AI-agent identities.
Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min
Namespace raises $42M Series B for dev infra
Namespace raised a $42 million Series B led by Scale Venture Partners as it expands compute for coding agents and developer workflows.
Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min
OpenAI expands Codex, ChatGPT into dev hub
OpenAI added reusable cloud dev environments, cross-device Codex access, and in-ChatGPT plugins for partners like Devin, Notion
Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min