Artificial Intelligence

Pepper: $50 Million Series C Raised For Expanding Food Distribution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:23 AM

Pepper, an end-to-end technology platform serving independent food distributors, has raised $50 million in Series C funding to expand its product innovation, deepen AI-enabled capabilities, and accelerate adoption across the food distribution ecosystem. The round was led by Lead Edge Capital, with participation from existing investors including ICONIQ, Index Ventures, Greylock, Harmony Partners, and Interplay.

Qumis: $4.3 Million Seed Funding Closed For Attorney-Trained AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:50 AM

Qumis, an attorney-trained AI platform focused on commercial insurance coverage intelligence, has raised $4.3 million in an oversubscribed seed round, bringing its total funding to $6.75 million. The round was led by MTech Capital, with new strategic investor American Family Ventures and participation from all prior investors.

Plato: $14.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For AI Operating System For Distributors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:37 AM

Plato, a company building an AI operating system for distributors, announced it has raised $14.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Atomico, with participation from Cherry Ventures, D11Z. Ventures, Discovery Ventures, and Lucid Capital.

Odynn: $9.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Travel And Loyalty Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:32 AM

Odynn, an AI-powered platform that enables banks and fintechs to launch personalized travel and loyalty programs, has raised $9.5 million in seed funding led by Bonfire Ventures and co-led by Fiat Ventures. The company positions itself as the “AI Shopify for loyalty and travel,” helping financial institutions deploy personalized, branded travel portals in a matter of weeks rather than years.

Jump: $80 Million Series B Secured For Expanding Advisor Intelligence Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:41 PM

Jump, an AI platform built for financial advisors and other financial services professionals, announced it has closed an $80 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. The round included participation from new investors F-Prime, Allianz Life Ventures, TIAA Ventures and Peterson Partners, along with existing backers Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Pelion Venture Partners and Citi Ventures, as well as several angel investors. The financing brings Jump’s total capital raised to $105 million, following a $20 million Series A round led by Battery Ventures last year.

Freeform Announces $67 Million Series B To Advance Scalable AI-Native Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:40 PM

Freeform announced that it has closed a $67 million Series B funding round to accelerate its mission of scaling advanced metal additive manufacturing and eliminate traditional constraints on production capacity. The company said demand for its platform now consistently exceeds available capacity, shifting its focus from validating the technology to rapidly scaling production.

Origen Technology: $50 Million Strategic Investment Secured For Scaling AI In Real-World Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:39 PM

Origen Technology, an artificial intelligence company focused on deploying AI in real-world commercial environments, announced it has secured a $50 million strategic investment from BlueFive Capital.

Stacks: $23 Million Series A Raised For Agentic Enterprise Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:38 PM

Stacks, an agentic artificial intelligence platform built for enterprise finance teams, announced it has raised a $23 million Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from EQT Ventures, General Catalyst and S16VC. The financing comes less than a year after the company’s $12 million seed round led by General Catalyst, underscoring its early traction and growth momentum.

Mirai: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised For Building AI Capability Layer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:36 PM

Mirai announced it has raised $10 million in seed funding to build an on-device AI capability layer designed to make local inference accessible and efficient for developers. The round was led by Uncork Capital.

Rapidata: $8.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Scaling Global Human Feedback Network

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 11:33 PM

Rapidata announced it has raised an $8.5 million seed round to accelerate AI development by scaling on-demand human feedback for model training and evaluation. The round was co-led by Canaan Partners and IA Ventures, with participation from Acequia Capital and BlueYard Capital.

Onshore: $31 Million Series B Raised For AI-Based Tax Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:33 PM

Onshore, an AI-powered tax platform formerly known as SPRX, announced it has raised $31 million in Series B funding to accelerate its expansion across additional U.S. tax and accounting domains. The round was led by FPV Ventures, with participation from Vertex Ventures, ADP Ventures, Y Combinator, and Restive Ventures. The financing brings the company’s total funding to $46 million.

Nitrogen Launches Nucleus Agentic AI And Expands Tax Planning Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2026

Nitrogen, an advisor software leader, announced the launch of Nucleus, an agentic AI engine embedded directly into its platform, along with upgrades to its AI-powered tax planning tools. The unveiling took place during the company’s Winter 2026 product release keynote at the Fearless Investing Summit.

bQuest Launches AI-Powered Navigator Matchmaking Tool

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2026

bQuest, an aging-care and end-of-life planning intelligence platform built exclusively for financial advisors, has launched bQuest Navigator, an AI-powered matchmaking tool designed to help advisors connect clients with vetted aging-care and longevity service providers more efficiently.