The startup world is going through a big change as companies build AI agents that can work like human employees. These smart computer helpers are getting lots of money from investors and changing how businesses operate.

Israeli Startups Lead AI Agent Development

In Israel, technology companies raised more than $585 million in September 2025. Many of these startups are building AI agents for different types of work. One interesting company is Fabrix, which makes AI agents that help companies control who can access their computer systems. This is important because companies need to keep their information safe while letting the right people use it.

Another Israeli company is working with AI agents for customer experience. These agents help companies talk to their customers better and faster than humans can. Instead of waiting for human workers to help, customers can get answers right away from smart AI helpers.

Big Tech Event Focuses on AI Workers

A major technology conference called TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will happen in San Francisco from October 27-29. One of the main topics will be about startups that use AI agents instead of human employees for jobs like sales, billing, and customer support.

The event will feature Jaspar Carmichael-Jack, who runs a company called Artisan. His company raised $35 million to build AI employees that can do sales work. He even made a campaign called "Stop Hiring Humans" because he believes AI agents can do these jobs better and cheaper than people.

Another speaker is Caleb Peffer from Firecrawl. His company helps over 350,000 developers connect AI agents to websites so they can gather information from the internet. Big companies like Shopify and Zapier already use these tools. This makes it much easier for AI agents to work with real information from websites.

Investment in Human-AI Teamwork

Techstars, a well-known startup accelerator, shared updates about their companies in September. One important story is about SylloTips, a company that makes human-in-the-loop AI agents. They raised €4.2 million to build AI helpers that work together with human employees instead of replacing them completely.

This shows that not all companies want to replace humans with AI. Some startups are building AI agents that make human workers smarter and more productive. These AI helpers can do the boring or repetitive parts of jobs while humans focus on the creative and important decisions.

Security Challenges with AI Agents

As more companies use AI agents, security experts are worried about new types of problems. The Coalition for Secure AI published a report explaining why AI agents are different from regular computer programs or human workers.

AI agents can work for hours or days by themselves and remember what they learned from previous tasks. They can also talk to team members through apps like Slack and create copies of themselves to do more work at the same time. This makes them very powerful but also creates new risks.

Companies need to figure out how to give AI agents the right permissions to do their jobs without letting them access information they shouldn't see. It's like giving a new employee access to company systems, but much more complicated because AI agents work much faster and differently than humans.

The Future of AI Agent Startups

Experts believe the next 12-18 months will be very important for how companies use AI agents. Smart businesses are already learning how to manage teams where some workers are humans and others are AI agents. Companies that figure this out first will have big advantages over their competitors.

The security report also mentions that AI agents will become so good that they will seem like virtual team members rather than just computer tools. They will have their own expertise, need performance management, and work on complex projects just like human employees.

This weekly update shows that AI agents are not just a future idea - they are happening right now. Startups around the world are building these smart helpers, investors are giving them lots of money, and companies are starting to use them for real work. The changes are happening fast, and businesses need to get ready for a world where AI agents and humans work together as teammates.