AgentSmyth, the autonomous agent platform for trading and investment delivering real-time, institutional-grade intelligence to professional traders, has closed an $8.7 million Seed round, co-led by FinTech Collective and Thomson Reuters, with BNY joining through its Ascent fintech-innovation program. The new capital brings the company's total funding to $11.2 million, including a $2.5 million pre-seed led by Michael Rafferty, president and CEO of Rafferty Holdings, who also participated in the current round.