10月29日：企业自动化公司Serval在红杉资本领投的一轮融资中筹集1.5亿美元，估值达到30亿美元，该公司旨在利用AI智能体处理工作场所任务，并在大型组织中取代传统软件。
Oct 29 : Serval raised $150 million in a Sequoia-led round at a $3 billion valuation, as the enterprise automation company seeks to use AI agents to handle workplace tasks and replace legacy software across large organizations.
此轮融资使Serval的估值较12月的10亿美元翻了三倍，凸显投资者对挑战ServiceNow和Workday等成熟企业软件供应商的AI初创公司的浓厚兴趣。
The round triples Serval's $1 billion valuation from December, highlighting investor interest in AI startups taking on established enterprise software providers such as ServiceNow and Workday.
总部位于旧金山的Serval迄今累计融资2.77亿美元，开发可自动化工作场所流程的AI智能体，最初聚焦于IT运营，如管理员工权限、故障排查以及软硬件资产管理。
San Francisco-based Serval, which has raised $277 million to date, develops AI agents that automate workplace processes, initially focusing on IT operations such as managing employee access, troubleshooting, and handling software and hardware assets.
“这不是在你现有的记录系统之上增加一层AI支出，它是ServiceNow等平台的真正替代方案，” Serval联合创始人兼首席执行官Jake Stauch告诉路透社。
"It's not an additional layer of AI spend on top of your existing system of record, it is a true alternative replacement for platforms like ServiceNow," Jake Stauch, co-founder and CEO of Serval, told Reuters.
Stauch表示，电动汽车制造商Lucid Motors在45天内完成了从ServiceNow到Serval的迁移。
Stauch said electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors migrated from ServiceNow to Serval in 45 days.
Serval的新融资将支持其Catalyst产品的扩展，该产品旨在帮助企业构建和运行自动化工作流。
Serval's new funding will support an expansion of its Catalyst product, which is designed to help companies build and run automated workflows.
针对企业如何防止AI智能体访问敏感信息或进行未经授权的更改，Stauch称Serval将管理员用于构建工具的智能体与员工用于访问已批准工作流的智能体分离开来。
On how companies can prevent AI agents from accessing sensitive information or making unauthorized changes, Stauch said Serval separates the agent used by administrators to build tools from the one employees use to access approved workflows.
他表示，权限和审批由IT和安全团队控制，而客户通常仍希望对密码重置、应用程序访问和敏感系统变更等敏感操作保留人工审批。
He said permissions and approvals are controlled by IT and security teams, while customers still generally want human approval for sensitive actions such as password resets, application access and changes to sensitive systems.
包括Elad Gil、First Round和General Catalyst在内的老股东也参与了最新一轮融资。
Previous investors, including Elad Gil, First Round and General Catalyst, also joined the latest funding round.