Most companies have now moved well beyond only using AI chatbots — such as Open AI’s Chat GPT and Google’s Gemini — in their day-to-day operations. They’re now using agentic AI, which rather than just generating text, can search databases, send emails and analyse company data to automate workflows and complete tasks. Agentic AI startups in Europe have raised a staggering €7.9bn this year, already surpassing the €7bn raised last year, according to Sifted data.

Startups are driving this innovation across Europe in a wide range of sectors, and include Swedish legaltech startup Legora, healthtech Tandem Health and UK-based fintech Cleo. But how can companies successfully integrate agentic AI models into their everyday work? The key is to keep taste and judgement. Companies must balance automation with human oversight to ensure AI outputs align with business goals and maintain quality standards.