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2026-09-02

$731M of new funding is targeting AI agents and automation at work

6 funded companies building into AI agents and automation at work. The work in scope is what the Senior Leader owns today.

The funding

Higgsfield$400MSeries Bannounced 2026-08-26

Create images, videos, and voice content with Higgsfield AI from text prompts or references. Edit and upscale media, automate creative workflows with its AI agent, and generate content on web and mobile.

Higgsfield Secures US$400 Million Series B At US$5.4 Billion Valuation
Assistant Grabbed User$250Mannounced 2026-08-29

Instinct's AI Assistant Grabbed User Data Rights, Then Raised $250 Million

Instinct's AI Assistant Grabbed User Data Rights, Then Raised $250 Million
Stability AI$76MSeries Bannounced 2026-08-27

Stability AI is the enterprise-ready creative partner for teams and creators, delivering professional-grade generative AI tools and solutions for content production at scale.

Stability AI Raises $76 Million Series B With EA, Sony, UMG And Warner Music Backing
Neo Agent$3Mannounced 2026-09-01

Neo Agent is the AI tool for managed service providers, offering AI-powered workflow automation and AI ticket management for MSPs to reduce workloads and improve customer experience

Neo Agent Inc. Form D filing
Kazakh Entrepreneur$2Mannounced 2026-08-31

Kazakh Entrepreneur Raises $2.3M for an AI Agent Designed to Create and Manage Online Stores

Kazakh Entrepreneur Raises $2.3M for an AI Agent Designed to Create and Manage Online Stores
Oppex AI$500,000Pre-Seedannounced 2026-09-02led by Info Edge Ventures

One Stop Process Copilot

Oppex AI raises Rs 4.2 Cr in pre-seed round led by Info Edge Ventures

What it means

Capital arriving in a function is a reliable leading indicator. It does not mean the incumbents are wrong, and it does not mean these companies will succeed. It means that within the next few quarters the people who run this work will be asked what their function is doing about it, and the honest answer has to start with where that function actually stands.

So we built the assessment for it. Not a purchase decision, a structured set of questions to take to your own team.

Mastering AI Agents and Automation at Work
12 modules. 144 chapters. Downloadable templates for every module, and an implementation playbook built for you after enrolment. 28 reviews.
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