Lyzr Raises $8M and Lands Accenture’s AI Backing – Is “Agentic AI” About to Explode?
Lyzr’s Innovative AI Platform and Funding Lyzr is a New Jersey–headquartered startup (with its tech team largely in Bengaluru) building infrastructure for “agentic AI” – autonomous AI agents that can execute business tasks with little human oversight. In practice, Lyzr’s low-code Agent Studio lets companies design, deploy and manage AI agents that handle specific workflows. For example, a bank could spin up an AI agent to auto-approve routine loans, and an insurer could automate claims triage. Importantly, Lyzr embeds compliance and security “guardrails” into these agents. As Accenture’s Kenneth Saldanha explains, Lyzr’s tools “lets companies create secure, explainable and compliant