Hatz AI has raised $24 million in a Series A round to help small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI through their managed service providers (MSPs). The company announced the funding on November 12, 2026.
Nadia Partners led the round. Vestigo Ventures, which led the Hatz AI seed round, returned, and The Private Shares Fund also invested.
Hatz AI Series A funding details
| Detail | Hatz AI Series A |
|---|---|
| Amount | $24 million |
| Announced | November 12, 2026 |
| Lead investor | Nadia Partners |
| Other investors | Vestigo Ventures, The Private Shares Fund |
| Previous round | $2.5 million seed led by Vestigo Ventures |
| Valuation | Not disclosed |
| Co-founder and CEO | Jimmy Hatzell |
How Hatz AI sells AI through MSPs
Hatz AI does not sell directly to end users. MSPs, the outside IT firms that run technology for many small businesses, buy the platform and deliver AI services to their own clients.
The product is a multitenant AI control plane. It gives MSPs governance guardrails, spend tracking and automatic routing to leading frontier models, and it lets them sell the service under their own brand.
Hatz AI also ships prebuilt agents and workflows. These cover IT ticket triage, technical operations, process automation, marketing content, sales lead qualification and bookkeeping.
“These SMBs need help from people they trust,” Hatzell told SiliconANGLE. He has described the company’s approach as giving MSPs control over three areas: security, spend and scope.
Hatz Activate
Hatz Activate helps MSP sales teams pitch AI to existing clients. An MSP connects its professional services automation (PSA) system, and agents research each client’s AI risks and suggest workflows it could build.
Tim Guim, CEO of PCH Technologies, was one of the first Hatz AI customers. He said his MSP earns AI revenue from about 20% of its clients.
Hatz AI growth since the seed round
Jimmy Hatzell and serial entrepreneur Aidan Kehoe co-founded Hatz AI. The company launched with $2.5 million in seed funding and four employees.
It now has more than 60 employees, up from 14, and has opened an office in New York City. Its active MSP partner base has tripled over the last year, though the company has not given an exact count.
Hatz AI partners operate in all 50 US states, nine Canadian provinces and nine other countries. The company has issued more than 15,000 AI builder certifications. It says revenue is growing faster than its partner base but has not shared figures.
Together, the two rounds bring disclosed Hatz AI funding to $26.5 million.
How Hatz AI will use the Series A funding
The company will build its own model-routing engines and internal software factory infrastructure. It will also hire for its forward-deployed engineering and AI research teams.
“This capital accelerates our mission to put practical and secure AI within reach of every SMB in the world,” Hatzell said.
Why investors backed Hatz AI
Josh Schertzer of Nadia Partners said MSPs are the most logical partners to help smaller companies adopt AI. He said Hatz AI has built “a true dominance in channel-delivered AI.”
Hatzell worked in the MSP channel before starting Hatz AI. He held roles at Skout Cybersecurity, which Barracuda acquired, and later at CyberQP.
The round is small next to this week’s billion-dollar deals, but it follows a pattern of steady early-stage investment in applied AI. Our daily AI startup funding tracker logs these rounds by stage, sector and lead investor.
Agent platforms for business operations have also drawn growth capital. Serval, Fragment and Hyphenate all raised rounds in late October, as listed in our Oct 26 to Nov 1 roundup.
FAQ
How much did Hatz AI raise?
Hatz AI raised $24 million in a Series A round announced on November 12, 2026. Nadia Partners led, with Vestigo Ventures and The Private Shares Fund participating.
What does Hatz AI do?
Hatz AI sells an AI platform to managed service providers. MSPs use it to deliver governed, branded AI tools and agents to their small and medium-sized business clients.
Who founded Hatz AI?
Jimmy Hatzell and Aidan Kehoe co-founded Hatz AI. Hatzell is CEO and previously worked in the MSP channel at Skout Cybersecurity, Barracuda and CyberQP.
How will Hatz AI use the funding?
Hatz AI will build model-routing engines and internal software factory infrastructure, and hire forward-deployed engineers and AI researchers.
How many employees does Hatz AI have?
Hatz AI has more than 60 employees, up from 14. It also opened a new office in New York City.
