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April 30, 2025

These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1

Investors pile into the fad of the moment; Y Combinator, EQT and Antler the quarter’s three biggest backers


VC investment in AI agents, which promise to do your work for you, have surged this year in Europe. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

Ruggero Di Spigna

Ruggero Di Spigna is a Senior Insights & Product Associate at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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