Startups Weekly AI News

December 1 - December 9, 2025

This weekly update shows huge growth in AI agent startups. A startup called 7AI raised $130 million to help companies protect themselves from security problems. This is the largest funding round ever for a cybersecurity company in this stage of growth. 7AI makes computer programs that work like helpers and do security work without a human telling them what to do each time.

Other companies are solving different problems with AI agents. Multifactor raised $15 million to make it safe for AI agents to use passwords and accounts. Helmet Security raised $9 million to help companies use AI agents safely without breaking their computer systems. imper.ai raised $28 million to stop fake AI versions of real people and companies from tricking people online.

Companies are also using AI agents to do business work. Curvestone AI raised $4 million to help banks, insurance companies, and law firms use AI agents to do routine work automatically. Paro launched AI helpers that can answer questions about a company's money in just minutes instead of weeks. InFlow made a new payments system for AI agents to buy and sell things on their own.

Simular raised $21.5 million to make AI agents that can use computers like people do. They can move the mouse, click buttons, and fill out forms just like a human worker. Lumia raised $18 million to help companies watch what their AI agents are doing.

All these startups are working on different parts of the AI agent world. The big picture is clear: AI agents are becoming real tools that companies want to use. These startups are making sure AI agents are safe, do good work, and do the jobs companies need them to do. This is a busy time for people building the future of AI agents.

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