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 vendors 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 made 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, helping 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 use agentic AI to create ‘digital workers’ who can undertake complex process automation tasks 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 because 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 intelligent 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 tasks, enhancing decision-making 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, fast to work and trustworthy.
Maisa is enabled by a method the company calls ‘HALP’ (human-augmented LLM processing), which is a fast, 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.
Maisa founders David Villalón and Manuel Romero
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a tying double with two outs in the ninth inning, Alec Bohm delivered with his glove and bat in the 10th, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Thursday night to sweep their split doubleheader.
Philadelphia trailed in the ninth inning of both games before rallying for two walk-off wins on the same day for the first time since July 24, 1998, a pair of 12-inning victories against the Florida Marlins.
Schwarber homered in the first inning of each game. Trea Turner launched a leadoff shot on Adrian Houser's first pitch in the nightcap, and Schwarber followed with a 446-foot drive to right-center for his 11th homer this season.
Jung Hoo Lee put the Giants ahead 5-4 in the ninth with a two-out RBI single against José Alvarado, but pinch-hitter Brandon Marsh doubled off Keaton Winn to open the bottom half. Garrett Stubbs walked and Turner grounded into a double play before Schwarber, who was 4 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored, doubled to right field on a full-count splitter.
San Francisco had runners at the corners with none out in the 10th when Game 1 winner Chase Shugart (2-0), the seventh pitcher used by the Phillies in a bullpen game, struck out Matt Chapman. Bohm then made a diving grab of Luis Arraez's line drive to third base, and Casey Schmitt flied out.
In the bottom half, Bryson Stott’s sacrifice bunt moved automatic runner Adolis García from second to third. Bohm, batting .151 this year, won it with a sacrifice fly to center against Matt Gage (2-1).
After sweeping the three-game series, the Phillies (12-19) are 3-0 since interim manager Don Mattingly took over after Rob Thomson was fired Tuesday. Philadelphia won the doubleheader opener 3-2 when Stott's tying triple keyed a two-run rally in the ninth.
Shugart became the first big league pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader since Minnesota’s Brian Duensing at the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 9, 2013. The previous Phillies pitcher to accomplish the feat was Terry Adams at Cincinnati on Sept. 21, 2002.
Arraez tied it 4-all with a two-run single in the seventh, following a 24-minute rain delay in the sixth.
Giants LHP Robbie Ray (2-3, 2.70 ERA) pitches Friday at Tampa Bay.
Philadelphia begins a four-game series in Miami, with RHP Zack Wheeler (0-1, 3.60) tentatively scheduled for Friday night.
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Grounds crew members pull a tarp onto the field during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Grounds crew members pull a tarp onto the field during the sixth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Philadelphia Phillies' Justin Crawford (2) celebrates his walk-off RBI single with Kyle Schwarber (12) after the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee watches his RBI single off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher José Alvarado during the ninth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Chase Shugart reacts after a fly out by San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt during the 10th inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm watches wal-off sacrifice fly during the 10th inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber reacts after hitting a RBI double off San Francisco Giants pitcher Keaton Winn during the ninth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm, secind from right, celebrates with teammates after his walkoff sacrifice fly during the 10th inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
