Via Bloomberg There’s something almost too perfect about this. Lyzr, a three-year-old Jersey City, New Jersey startup that helps companies build AI agents, has raised funding with its own AI agent. The system, called SivaClaw, reportedly answered questions from more than 130 investors, created investment notes, and even tracked which slides supporters were stuck on.
This essentially executed the startup’s $100 million Series B (approximately $500 million valuation) while simultaneously proving that the product actually works. It’s hard to imagine a more straightforward sales pitch.
But the most important detail, according to Bloomberg’s retelling, is how little work was done. Lyzr told the outlet that its founders raised $400 million in interest from investors in Silicon Valley, the Middle East, and the financial sector without having to fly to the traditional Sand Hill road for coffee meetings and warm introductions. That might be the real story of this go-go moment. There is so much capital chasing AI bets that founders of high-traction startups can raise nine figures just by leaving their desks.
