Investor survey

August 4, 2025

11 AI agent startups to watch, according to investors

VCs at Speedinvest, Creandum, Firstminute Capital and Cherry Ventures shared their picks

Things move quickly in the agentic AI space. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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