Agileday lands €6.4M Series A to expand AI operating system for professional services
Agileday, an Espoo-based technology company developing an AI operating platform for professional services firms, has raised €6.4 million in Series A funding to accelerate international expansion and further develop its product. The company says the capital will be used to modernise how service businesses plan work, allocate talent, deliver projects and manage financial performance—areas that are increasingly pressured by tighter margins, rising client expectations and the rapid adoption of automation.
The round was led by Dutch venture firm Newion, with participation from Specialist VC, Vendep Capital, and Business Finland. Financial terms beyond the total raise were not disclosed.
Why investors are betting on an AI-first “operating layer”
Professional services firms—ranging from consultancies and digital agencies to IT services providers—often run on a patchwork of tools spanning CRM, project management, time tracking and accounting. Agileday positions its platform as the operational layer between CRM and financial systems, synchronising sales pipeline, project delivery and real-time financial data while connecting that information to people’s skills, availability and interests.
Anton Keller, Associate at Newion, said the firm views the company as a category challenger built by founders who understand the day-to-day realities of services leadership. “Agileday is redefining how professional services firms prepare for the future,” Keller said, pointing to what he described as strong product-market fit, a high customer win rate and early international traction that could support scale across Europe and North America.
Founded by operators who saw the same problems repeatedly
Agileday was founded in 2022 by Jaakko Hartikainen, Mikko Virtanen, Jaakko Hallavo, and Hannu Kärkkäinen. The company is led by co-CEOs Jaakko Hartikainen and Mikko Virtanen, who argue that many services firms are constrained less by talent than by disconnected information and reactive decision-making.
Jaakko Hartikainen said the company was created in response to “outdated management systems” that slow down both people and businesses. He described a common pattern in services organisations: fragmented data across departments, planning based on incomplete visibility and a tendency to treat employees as interchangeable resources rather than motivated professionals with skills and preferences.
According to Hartikainen, Agileday aims to address those issues by unifying sales, project and financial information with talent data—skills, interests and allocations—into a single platform designed for transparency. The company’s pitch is that better visibility and alignment can support faster growth while improving work-life quality.
What the platform does: PSA with AI at the core
Agileday describes its product as an AI-powered professional services automation platform (often referred to as PSA). It connects key operational functions including talent and staffing, allocations, timesheets and project financials into one system. The company says AI is integrated into core workflows to help firms reduce manual work, spot risks earlier and make planning decisions with more confidence.
In practice, the company is targeting the operational “handoffs” where services firms frequently lose time and margin: when sales closes deals without delivery visibility, when staffing decisions are made without understanding pipeline risk, or when project financials lag behind delivery reality. By synchronising those data streams, Agileday says it can break down silos across sales, delivery and finance.
Traction: 70+ customers and enterprise demand
Agileday reports that it serves more than 70 global service companies, spanning fast-growing consultancies to publicly listed corporations. The company says it has achieved 3x year-over-year growth and is seeing increasing demand among larger, enterprise customers.
Among referenced customers are North American firms Apply Digital, Propeller and The Electric Factory, as well as European companies Knowit, Siili Solutions and Eficode. The company did not disclose revenue figures, contract sizes or retention metrics.
Mikko Virtanen said the firm’s positioning draws on Nordic management values—particularly trust and transparency—as a differentiator in a crowded market. He also claimed the company has achieved a “100% win rate” in client evaluations across markets, framing the product as a viable alternative to established global providers in the PSA category.
What comes next: scaling product and go-to-market in Europe and North America
With the new funding, Agileday plans to scale its technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America. While the company did not provide a detailed hiring plan, such expansions typically involve strengthening sales and customer success teams, building partner ecosystems and continuing to invest in product capabilities that support enterprise requirements such as integrations, security and governance.
The funding arrives as professional services firms increasingly look to AI and automation to protect margins and improve planning accuracy. If Agileday can sustain its reported momentum while competing against entrenched PSA and ERP-adjacent platforms, the company’s bet is that an AI-native operating layer—built for real-time visibility across sales, delivery and finance—will become a standard part of the modern services stack.
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