# Your AI Agent Needs a Manager. This Startup Just Got Paid to Build One.

- slug: your-ai-agent-needs-a-manager-this-startup-just-got-paid-to-build-one
- date: 2026-03-27
- category: Agentics

OpenAI has backed a San Francisco startup called Isara with $94 million in funding at a $650 million valuation, [according to the Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-backs-new-ai-startup-isara-at-650-million-valuation-wsj).

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