NanoClaw Raises $12M Seed — Secure, Container-Isolated Alternative to OpenClaw Built on Claude Agent SDK

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NanoClaw, a security-focused AI agent framework built on Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK, raised a $12M seed round. Unlike OpenClaw's application-level permission model, NanoClaw runs every agent group inside isolated Docker containers with OS-level security in just ~700 lines of code across 15 files. It integrates with WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Gmail, routing credentials through Agent Vault so agents never hold raw API keys. The Cohen brothers' AI marketing firm uses it as a secure alternative for agent-driven work.