AI Agent Startups Raise $681.5M in Two Weeks; Recursive Raises $300M at $4B Valuation
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-08-17
- AI agent startups have raised $681.5 million in fifteen days, with investors favoring agents capable of executing concrete business tasks.
- Crunchbase reports that Recursive Intelligence led this week's funding with a $300 million Series A at a $4 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners just two months after its launch.
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