AgentSmyth has announced an $8.7 million Seed funding round co-led by FinTech Collective and Thomson Reuters, bringing its total funding to $11.2 million.
The company, which operates an autonomous agent platform for trading and investment intelligence, said the new capital will support product expansion and accelerate institutional adoption.
“Investment research is becoming a commodity”
Pulkit Jaiswal, co-founder and CEO of AgentSmyth, commented, “We’re thrilled to have a syndicate of investors who don’t just share our vision—they’re betting on it. Investment research is becoming a commodity; the real edge is turning that raw insight into basis-point-generating trades. Competitors might find the paragraph—AgentSmyth tells you how to trade it. The platform has already been rolled out on the trading floors of some of Wall Street’s largest institutions. This round lets us accelerate adoption and ship the next wave of fully autonomous, trade-ready agents.”
Since launching less than a year ago, AgentSmyth has secured 48 institutional clients, including hedge funds, banks, and asset managers overseeing between $2 billion and $50 billion in client assets. Its core product is a stack of autonomous agents that provide real-time intelligence across equities, macro trends, investor sentiment, quantitative signals, options activity, and earnings. These AI-driven agents synthesize over 100 live data sets into actionable ideas for professional desks.
Brooks Gibbins, co-founder of FinTech Collective, commented, “The first time Pulkit walked us through their agent stack, it was obvious this was more than another AI plugin—it’s the missing link between market data and trade execution. We’ve backed fintech founders around the world since 2012, and AgentSmyth stands out for pairing deep capital-markets DNA with production-ready AI. It’s already changing how desks make money, and we’re thrilled to help scale that impact.”
Tamara Steffens, Managing Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures, added, “Thomson Reuters Ventures invests in innovative companies that align with our strategic objectives and the markets we serve. In the financial services sector, AI is rapidly transforming institutional investment analysis. The use of AI to generate trade ideas, stay up to date with company coverage, and analyze investment data is no longer optional. AgentSmyth has developed a transformational agentic AI platform that incorporates over 100 data sets streaming in real-time and performs institutional-grade investment analysis using a variety of different investment disciplines. We are thrilled to be partnering with this highly talented and experienced team.”
AgentSmyth also joined BNY Mellon’s Ascent Program, which supports fintech partnerships aimed at enhancing institutional workflows. Under the collaboration, the firm will work with BNY to further adapt and refine its AI agent stack for broader use on trading floors and portfolio management systems.
The company received early backing from Michael Rafferty, president and CEO of Rafferty Holdings, who led the $2.5 million pre-seed and also participated in the current round. Other investors in the Seed raise include Systemic Ventures, Binnacle Financial Group, and notable individuals such as Scott Friedman, former president and founding executive at Robinhood, and Jason Halbert, a behavioral scientist and former U.S. Army special-operations officer who helped scale Snapchat pre-IPO.
Brand advisors Will Mayer and Alyssa Bonanno of Better Half also joined the round, bringing experience from growth-stage consumer and fintech firms including Bilt Rewards and Equinox.
Headquartered in New York, AgentSmyth delivers AI-powered, real-time research that the company says is already being used by some of the most sophisticated investment firms. The firm is a registered investment adviser and is regulated by both the SEC and FINRA.
With the new funding, AgentSmyth intends to expand its product line, build out its engineering team, and deepen partnerships with institutional users.
