2026-09-16
$1.0B of new funding is targeting AI agents and workflow automation
4 funded companies building into AI agents and workflow automation. The work in scope is what the Head of Automation owns today.
The funding
AI Agent Startup Instinct in Talks for $10 Billion Valuation
AI Agent Startup Instinct in Talks for $10 Billion Valuation →The agentic compliance platform. The agent pre-fills assessments, drafts controls and policies, and monitors your vendors — you review and sign.
Irish fintech ZeroRisk raises €8.6m to expand payment risk platform →Ferry Health, agentic AI scheduling platform backed by a16z, launches from stealth
Ferry Health, agentic AI scheduling platform backed by a16z, launches from stealth →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.