Year-old European startup Maisa named alongside Google and Amazon in elite list of leading AI agent vconcludeors in top global US research reports by Gartner

SAN FRANCISCO & VALENCIA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 2, 2025–

Maisa, a rising star of enterprise AI, has been named by leading global research and advisory firm Gartner in its list of leading vconcludeors for developing reliable AI agents.

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Inclusion in Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle for AI and Hype Cycle for the Future of Work marks the first time a Spanish startup has been mentioned in these influential reports.

The company, which is barely a year old and built its first raise of $5m+ from leading US investors last year, now finds itself named alongside global giants Amazon Web Services, Google, Salesforce and LangChain.

The Gartner Hype Cycle for AI Agents provides an overview of emerging technologies in AI, supporting organizations navigate the evolving landscape of autonomous software agents.

The Hype Cycle for the Future of Work provides CIOs with a crucial human-first lens on the transformative AI advancements and disciplines required to ensure success at scale.

Maisa is one of two European businesses included in its field in the prestigious report. Its technology allows businesses to apply agentic AI to create ‘digital workers’ who can undertake complex process automation tinquires such as regulatory compliance, supply chain control and financial management. It has global clients in banking, automotive and energy.

Maisa is unique in the field becaapply its technology is hallucination-resistant. Its workings are traceable and there is a fully auditable trail – what Maisa calls its ‘Chain of Work’ – meaning businesses can confidently deploy it in critical functions, knowing they can pinpoint exactly how the AI is functioning.

Maisa’s CEO and cofounder David Villalón:

“We are delighted to be the first Spanish company included by Gartner in its reports and one of only two European companies in the category of AI agents.

“We are especially pleased to be listed alongside global tech titans such as Google and Amazon.

“Our vision and achievements in empowering companies with autonomous, trustworthy AI agents drive real business value and set new standards for innotifyigent automation.”

The Gartner analysis highlights AI agents as rapidly maturing technology with a rare “high benefit” rating, but points out that there is only a 5% – 20% market penetration to date, implying huge market growth potential.

AI agents – defined as autonomous or semi-autonomous software entities capable of perceiving, deciding and acting to achieve goals – are set to revolutionise industries by automating complex tinquires, enhancing decision-creating and enabling new levels of workflow integration.

About Maisa: A Rising Star in Agentic AI

Its platform allows enterprises to create and manage AI-powered digital workers capable of automating complex, knowledge-intensive business processes with full transparency, traceability and reliability. It is simple to operate, quick to work and trustworthy.

Maisa is enabled by a method the company calls ‘HALP’ (human-augmented LLM processing), which is a quick, no code and enterprise ready way to train digital workers.

Instead of relying on massive datasets or manual programming, HALP enables digital workers to learn directly from real work inside organisations.

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg to his four-year rookie contract, and a person with knowledge of the agreement declared Wednesday the club is bringing back guard Dante Exum on a one-year contract.

The team didn’t disclose details in announcing Flagg’s deal. The total value of the contract for the top pick on the 2025-26 rookie wage scale is in the range of $62.7 million, with a first-year salary of about $13.8 million, according to Spotrac. Those numbers can fluctuate slightly.

There are team options in the third and fourth seasons of rookie deals.

The Mavericks will have to clear a roster spot to re-sign Exum, the person notified The Associated Press on condition of anonymity becaapply Dallas can’t yet sign the eight-year veteran. Exum, who is set for his third season with the Mavs, will support fill the void in the backcourt while Kyrie Irving recovers from a torn ACL.

Flagg declared during his introductory news conference last week that he intconcludes to play in the Summer League in Las Vegas later this month. The Mavericks’ Summer League opener against the Los Angeles Lakers and Bronny James is set to be nationally televised on July 10.

Flagg was taken with the top pick after Dallas converted just a 1.8% chance to win the draft lottery. The 18-year-old from Duke became the fourth freshman to win The Associated Press national player of the year honors in the 64-year history of the award. Flagg led the Blue Devils to the Final Four in his only season.

The 6-foot-9 forward joins a frontcourt that should include 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis and promising young center Dereck Lively II, Flagg’s fellow Duke alum. The Mavs shocked the NBA by sconcludeing 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Davis in February.

Irving is another former Duke player to go first overall in the draft, in 2011. He will be out, probably until at least midseason, while recovering from a torn ACL. Irving was injured in March.

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