Airrived, a startup focused on agentic artificial intelligence, has secured $6.1 million in seed funding to help enterprises integrate AI agents into their core business operations. The funding round, which was announced today, was led by Cannage Capital and included investments from Plug and Play Ventures, Rebellion Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, along with notable angel investors such as Manoj Apte, Mahendra Ramsinghani, and Saqib E. Awan.
Airrived aims to address the widespread challenges enterprises face when implementing agentic AI, which has largely been ineffective due to difficulties in integration with existing legacy software systems. Many companies have attempted to add AI capabilities onto infrastructure that was not built for such advanced automation, which often results in limited functionality where AI can only summarize data rather than make decisions or take autonomous actions.
The startup’s innovative solution is an operating layer known as Agentic OS, which is designed to embed agentic intelligence into business processes rather than treating it as an add-on feature. This platform allows organizations to adjust existing large language models and develop deep-reasoning agents that can be utilized across various systems without needing extensive AI engineering skills. Critical domains such as security operations, identity access management, and governance are consolidated within a single framework, ensuring that every AI agent adheres to established guidelines.
According to Airrived’s co-founder and Chief Executive Anurag Gurtu, the company’s AI agents are meticulously developed for operational settings and are intended to facilitate a shift from passive AI observation to automated systems capable of reasoning, decision-making, and action-taking without human oversight. “Enterprises… need a new foundation,” Gurtu stated. “Airrived represents arrival, or the moment agentic intelligence becomes native to the enterprise.”
Despite having remained under the radar until now, Airrived has already collaborated with several large organizations to implement agentic automation, including a Fortune 150 insurance company, a global financial institution, a major telecommunications firm, and one of the largest fast-casual restaurant chains in the U.S. Gurtu emphasized that these early deployments demonstrate Agentic OS’s effectiveness in managing large-scale operations where speed, reliability, and governance are essential.
Cannage Capital’s Managing Partner Shelley Jhuang expressed her enthusiasm for investing in Airrived due to its unique agentic-first architecture. “This isn’t automation or scripted playbooks; it’s a composable agentic platform designed to scale across use cases,” Jhuang said.
The rise of agentic AI comes as businesses increasingly seek to streamline operations and enhance efficiency through automation. As AI technology continues to evolve, the potential for such systems to fundamentally transform business processes is becoming more apparent. Airrived’s focus on creating an integrated platform may position it favorably in a competitive landscape where traditional automation tools often fall short.
As organizations grapple with the challenges of digital transformation, the push for more sophisticated AI solutions is likely to accelerate. Airrived’s recent funding and its innovative vision for agentic intelligence could mark a significant turning point in how enterprises integrate AI into their operational frameworks.
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