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CodeWords raises $9M to develop AI agents that automate before you ask

$9M. CodeWords just raised seed funding to build AI agents that automate before you even ask—redefining the no-code automation stack.

Reporting by SiliconAngle 1 min brief
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Why it matters

An early-stage AI agent startup is attracting institutional backing to solve a real operational problem: automations that anticipate user needs rather than react to them. This signals investor appetite for proactive AI workflows beyond chatbots.

The key facts

5 to know

  1. CodeWords raised $9M in seed funding

  2. Round led by Visionaries

  3. Firstminute Capital, Sequel, and Illusian also participated

  4. Company focuses on AI agents that automate without explicit user requests

  5. Illusian co-founded by Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen

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Publisher excerpt: CodeWords, operated by Agemo AI Ltd., today announced it raised $9 million in seed funding led by Visionaries to build artificial intelligence agents that don’t wait to build automations. Firstminute Capita, which first backed the company at pre-seed, also participated in the round, alongside…
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