Artificial Intelligence

StackGen Buying OpsVerse To Advance Autonomous Infrastructure Vision

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 11:19 PM

StackGen, a leader in autonomous infrastructure technology, has acquired OpsVerse, a provider of AI-powered DevOps automation solutions. This acquisition brings OpsVerse's main product, Aiden —an intelligent DevOps assistant that utilizes AI to automate tasks and provide insights —into StackGen's platform, thereby strengthening the company’s AI capabilities.

EliseAI: $250 Million Series E Raised To Automate Healthcare And Housing Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:50 PM

EliseAI, a company that automates healthcare and housing systems, has raised $250 million in its Series E funding round. This round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and included new investor Bessemer Venture Partners, as well as current investors Sapphire Ventures and Navitas Capital.

Ohai.ai: Investment Raised To Help Parents Reduce Mental Load

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 10:33 PM

Ohai.ai, an AI-powered household assistant founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo of Care.com, has announced a new funding round led by Muse Capital, with participation from high-profile investors including Olivia Munn, Mindy Kaling, Abby Wambach, and others.

Bluefish: $20 Million Series A Raised For AI Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:26 PM

Bluefish, a leading AI marketing platform for Fortune 500 companies, recently announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by NEA, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and other investors, totaling $24 million within a year of its launch. The company introduced its Custom AI Audiences feature, allowing brands to manage their AI performance with greater precision.

Upstage: $45 Million Series B Secured To Advance Enterprise-Grade GenAI and Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2025

Upstage is a company that is making waves with its innovative focus on enterprise-grade generative AI solutions. Recently, the company unveiled a $45 million Series B bridge funding round, primarily backed by notable entities including the Korea Development Bank (KDB), Amazon, and AMD.

Casca: $29 Million Series A Secured For Replacing Legacy Lending

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2025

Casca, a leading AI-native loan origination platform, recently announced the completion of its Series A funding round, during which it raised $29 million. This investment propels Casca's total funding to an impressive $33 million since its inception. The funding round was led by Canapi Ventures, a growth equity firm that boasts backing from over 70 financial institutions. Existing investors Bankwell, Y Combinator, and Peterson Ventures, known for their focus on vertical SaaS investments, have all increased their stakes from the prior pre-seed funding round. In addition to these major investors, Alliance Funding Group actively participated in this latest funding round.

Zed: $32 Million Series B Raised For Scaling Collaborative AI Coding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2025

Zed Industries has raised $32 million in Series B funding, led by Sequoia Capital, bringing its total funding to over $42 million. The new funds will help enhance real-time collaboration between developers and AI agents within the code.

Functionize: $41 Million Series B Raised For Advancing AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2025

Functionize, an AI platform for creating software test cases, has completed a $41 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to over $67 million since its inception in 2015. Led by Mumford Investments and LHH Investments, with support from Canvas Ventures and Wipro Ventures, this funding will help accelerate Functionize's mission to enhance enterprise innovation by reducing repetitive tasks through self-correcting automation.

Databricks: Series K Funding Round At Over $100 Billion Valuation Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Databricks, a prominent player in the fields of Data and AI, has recently announced a significant development: the signing of a term sheet for its Series K funding round. This round, which is anticipated to close shortly, has garnered enthusiastic backing from existing investors and is poised to elevate the company's valuation to $100 billion or more.

Cohere: $500 Million Raised At $6.8 Billion Valuation To Build LLMs For Enterprise Apps

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 19, 2025

Cohere, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform specializing in large language models for enterprise applications, has announced a $500 million Series D funding round, which brings its valuation to $6.8 billion. Co-led by Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital, this funding reflects growing investor confidence in Cohere's innovative approach to natural language processing.

Polestar Analytics: $12.5 Million Raised For Advancing AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

Polestar Analytics, a leader in AI-driven data analytics and planning, has raised $12.5 million in growth capital from a consortium of US-based family offices and institutional investors. This funding will enhance its AI capabilities and further develop its 1Platform, a top-tier solution for enterprise-scale analytics.

IVIX: $60 Million Series B Raised To Help Governments Combat Financial Crime

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 18, 2025

IVIX, an AI-based platform designed to assist governments in combating financial crime, has completed a $60 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $85 million. The round was led by O.G. Venture Partners (OGVP) and included participation from several other investors.

Protege: $25 Million Series A Raised For Expanding AI Training Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2025

Protege, a platform for the secure exchange of proprietary data for AI training, has secured $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Footwork, with participation from CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and more.

Workday Buying Low-Code Platform Flowise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2025

Workday, an AI platform for managing people, finances, and agents, has announced its acquisition of Flowise. Flowise is a low-code platform that streamlines the development of AI agents, ranging from basic chatbots to complex automated workflows.

Celestial AI: Final Closing Of $255 Million Series C1 Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Celestial AI, a leader in optical interconnect technology addressing the scalability demands of modern AI infrastructure, announced the final close of its $255 million Series C1 funding round, which included strategic investors VentureTech Alliance and Samsung Catalyst Fund, along with deep semiconductor and foundry partnerships. This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to $520 million.

Darwinbox: $40 Million Raised For AI-Based Human Capital Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Darwinbox, a rapidly growing AI-powered human capital management (HCM) platform, today announced a $40 million investment from Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Drivepoint: $9 Million Raised For Strategic Finance Platform For Consumer Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Drivepoint, an AI-based strategic finance platform for consumer brands, announced today that it has secured over $9 million in new funding to accelerate product innovation and expand its go-to-market strategy.

Topline Pro: $27 Million Raised To Transform Local Home Services Into AI-Based Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

Topline Pro, an AI-based platform for home service businesses, has announced a $27 million Series B funding round led by Northzone, with new participation from Tactile Ventures, and Industry Ventures, alongside continued support from existing investors Forerunner Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, TMV, Flybridge, and BBG Ventures.

martini.ai: Interview With Co-Founder Rajiv Bhat About The AI-Based Fintech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2025

martini.ai is an AI-driven fintech company specializing in credit analytics for institutional investors, risk managers, and corporate financial teams. Pulse 2.0 interviewed martini.ai co-founder Rajiv Bhat to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Dealops: $7 Million Raised To Develop Effective Tools For Quoting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Dealops has raised $7 million to develop more effective tools for pricing and quoting, specifically targeting modern sales teams in AI and software companies. The funding comes from investors like Pear VC, General Catalyst, Depth VC, Elsa Ventures, and others, including leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Salesforce. The funding will be used to expand the team and enhance the product, enabling more companies to utilize it.

Carlyle Selling HSO Stake To Bain Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2025

Carlyle, a global investment firm, has decided to sell its stake in HSO to Bain Capital. HSO is a top independent Microsoft Dynamics services partner and has been a member of Microsoft's elite Inner Circle for 19 years. Founded in 1987, HSO provides comprehensive support for the Microsoft product suite to clients in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, encompassing Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, Fabric, and AI.

Appian: Interview With SVP Of Engineering Medhat Galal About Solving Enterprise Complexity With Simplicity

By Shan Sadiq ● Aug 11, 2025

Appian is a leading enterprise software platform that simplifies how organizations build, automate, and optimize business processes. Known for its low-code approach, Appian empowers enterprises to create powerful applications with minimal coding, bringing together workflow automation, AI, and data integration in a single unified environment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed SVP of Engineering Medhat Galal to learn more about his role.

Tracelight: $3.6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Make Financial Models Easier To Build

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 11, 2025

Tracelight, a UK-based AI firm, has secured $3.6 million in seed funding led by Chalfen Ventures, with notable angel investors participating. The company streamlines financial modelling by integrating large language models (LLMs) with Excel, automating tasks such as formula writing, model validation, and natural language analysis.

SentinelOne To Buy Prompt Security To Enhance GenAI And Agent Security Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 10, 2025

SentinelOne has agreed to acquire Prompt Security to enhance its AI-native Singularity Platform, aiming to secure generative and agentic AI tools in enterprise environments. The integration will provide organizations with real-time visibility into AI usage, control over data sharing, and automated policies to prevent security risks, such as prompt injection and sensitive data exposure.