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July 8, 2025

Exclusive: Monzo alumni raise $13m for AI customer service agents for financial services

The company plans to use the funding to finance a US expansion

Tom Matsuda

2 min read

Gradient Labs, a startup creating AI agents for the financial industry founded by former Monzo employees, has raised $13m in Series A funding. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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