Context: Serval raised at a $3 billion valuation to take its automation agents from IT into more departments.
From SiliconANGLE: Enterprise service management startup Serval Inc. announced today it has raised $150 million in new funding at a $3 billion valuation to bring its automation agents to more departments beyond information technology.
Serval · $150MAs stated by SiliconANGLE.
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