# Palona raises $20 million Series A for physical-business AI agents

_Published Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 12:09 PM EDT · Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Palona raised a $20 million Series A after a $10 million seed round in 2025, SiliconANGLE reported. The startup uses AI agents to automate real-time workflows in brick-and-mortar businesses. The supplied summary does not specify the investors, the businesses using the agents, or the workflows being automated.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260818/p21#a260818p21)

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