Agent F receives $4 million

The Berlin-based AI startup Agent F has secured $4 million in a pre-seed funding round. The lead investor is the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Alpha Edison. Other investors include the pan-European fund United Founders and the London- and Berlin-based Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company.

In addition, several well-known entrepreneurs and business angels have invested. They include Jan Oberhauser, founder of the automation company n8n; Julian Teicke, co-founder of wefox and founder of The Delta; and former SAP Chief Technology Officer Jürgen Müller. Maximilian von Düring, Daniel Lauchardt, Paul Ohlhaut, Nicklas Teicke, and Timo Gerken are also investing in the company.

Agent F was founded in 2025 by Felix Schläger and develops an AI-based software platform for accounting, controlling, and business planning. Its goal is to support fast-growing companies in particular with the automation of administrative processes.

This approach addresses a common challenge faced by many startups and scaleups: as a company grows, so do the demands on financial reporting, accounting, regulatory documentation, and internal control processes. Especially when expanding into multiple countries, additional administrative tasks arise that are often handled using different software solutions and manual steps.

AI agents are designed to complement and replace traditional ERP systems

Agent F relies on so-called AI agents that can independently perform defined tasks within existing enterprise systems. These include, for example, processing accounting data, reconciling financial information, and generating reports.

The software connects to banks, payment service providers, and accounting systems. It then analyzes existing workflows, transaction patterns, and reporting structures to gradually automate recurring tasks.

A key feature is the traceability of the individual processing steps. According to the company, the AI agents document their work in such a way that financial managers can review the results. Final approvals remain the responsibility of human specialists.

This distinguishes the approach from fully autonomous financial management. Artificial intelligence is intended to take over operational tasks, while oversight and responsibility remain with the relevant employees.

In addition, the platform is designed to answer questions about liquidity, margins, or financial reach in natural language.

Agent F positions its technology as an alternative to traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. While conventional solutions often require extensive configuration and customization of existing business processes, the startup’s software is designed to adapt to a company’s way of working.

According to the company, the system can be expanded as requirements grow—for example, from accounting to controlling and planning, or from a single company to multiple international business units.

Whether this approach can actually significantly reduce the time-consuming implementation processes of established ERP systems remains to be seen in broader practical use.

Founder Team with Experience at Amazon and Snapchat

Behind Agent F is a ten-person international team with experience in the technology and finance industries.

Founder and CEO Felix Schläger previously worked at the U.S. financial services provider Interactive Brokers, among other places, where he developed database systems for the company and its clients.

CTO Paul Ohlhaut brings twelve years of experience from Amazon. He then moved to Snapchat when the company had fewer than 20 employees and oversaw its development through its initial public offering. Ohlhaut is also participating in the funding round.

With the new capital, Agent F plans to further develop its platform and initially target fast-growing German technology companies. The focus is particularly on startups in the Series A phase and beyond, whose financial and administrative structures are becoming increasingly complex.

In the medium term, the company plans to expand into other continental European markets.

Investors see AI-powered enterprise software as a market with significant potential for transformation. Alpha Edison points out that agent-based AI could fundamentally change existing ERP structures.

United Founders also views the development of new enterprise software as an opportunity for European technology providers to position themselves against established international platforms.

For Agent F, this round of funding marks the beginning of the next phase of development. The key will be whether the AI agents can operate reliably even in complex financial processes, meet regulatory requirements, and integrate into existing corporate structures without requiring a complex implementation process.