‘Commerce is entering the agentic era’: Envive raises $15M to build AI agents for online retailersGeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. (LinkedIn Photo)Envive, a Seattle-based startup that builds AI agents for online retailers, raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Seattle-area venture firm FUSE. Envive, previously known as Spiffy, is part of a broader trend as companies move from static websites and basic chatbots toward AI agents that can supercharge customer interactions. Envive’s core technology traces its roots to research at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2). Envive CEO Aniket Deosthali previously helped Walmart build its generative AI-powered shopping assistant.