Agentic AI Gains Traction in Finance with Major Funding and Deployment
AppZen raised $180 million for its agentic finance platform on the same day Citigroup launched agentic tools for its employees
The financial services industry saw a flurry of activity around agentic AI on September 22, 2025, with a major funding round and a large-scale enterprise deployment signaling growing confidence in the technology. Agentic AI refers to systems that can autonomously plan and execute complex, multi-step tasks.
## AppZen Secures $180 Million
AppZen, a company that develops an "Agentic AI platform for finance teams," announced it raised $180 million in a growth funding round led by Riverwood Capital. AppZen's platform uses "AI Agents" to automate workflows across corporate travel and expense, accounts payable, and corporate card programs. The company claims …
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