Capably raises $4M for "agentic" business automation platform
Summary
London-based Capably has raised a $4M Seed round to drive adoption of its platform, which aims to enable AI-powered task delegation across organisations.The investment was led by Boost Capital Partners, with participation from several EU and US-based backers including Concept Ventures, Sure Valley Ventures, Araya Ventures, Haatch, Koro Ventures, Wayra, and Ascension.The startup aims to bridge the gap between traditional Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and emerging AI "agent" technologies - two categories that have faced persistent challenges when applied at scale in real-world businesses.Traditional RPA systems have long promised efficiency gains by automating repetitive digital tasks. The more recent wave of AI "agents", powered by large language models (LLMs), introduced promise and flexibility - but their probabilistic nature has made them less reliable for routine, mission-critical tasks.Capablys proprietary platform combines the structure and predictability of traditional automation with the adaptability of Agentic AI, allowing companies to automate complex workflows.According to the company, Capably operates autonomously in the background and is designed for use across departments - from marketing and finance to operations.Businesses have been overwhelmed by a flood of automation and AI tools in recent years, yet expectations have fallen short, said Rafa Pulido, CEO and Co-founder of Capably.Companies are ready to evolve, but the noise in the market has created more confusion than clarity. Over 70 percent of organisations experimenting with AI are failing to turn it into scalable business value.Capably solves this problem by cutting through that noise, delivering the right technology, and being the trusted partner who helps organizations spend less time on tedious tasks and more on the work that truly drives them forward.Pulido co-founded Capably alongside Nicolas Tr\xe9segnie, with both founders bringing experience from building and scaling startups - most notably at SuperAwesome, which was acquired by Epic Games in 2020.The timing of Capablys raise coincides with a broader wave of activity in the intelligent automation space. According to Deloitte and other analysts, while early RPA adoption plateaued due to integration and scalability issues, newer AI-powered platforms have reinvigorated enterprise interest, especially among mid-sized businesses lacking deep in-house technical talent.The promise of "Agentic Workflows," where AI tools operate with a degree of autonomy but within guardrails defined by human users, is seen as the next frontier in automation. Capablys user-friendly, no-training-required platform could appeal to companies seeking a low-barrier entry into this new phase of AI-powered productivity.AI is transforming how people and businesses operate, and delegating work to AI is the future, said Benjamin Torrero, Principal at Boost Capital Partners.