Artificial Intelligence

Impala: Interview With CEO Marisa Sires About AI-Powered Philanthropy Intelligence And Data Transparency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:49 PM

Impala is a philanthropy data intelligence platform that helps foundations, nonprofits, and philanthropic networks understand funding patterns, research organizations, evaluate potential grantees, and make more informed decisions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Impala CEO Marisa Sires to learn more about her background, the company's AI-powered data platform, Philanthropy Hubs, MCP Server, customer success stories, revenue growth, and plans to build a shared system of record for philanthropy.

Sentra Raises $150 Million Led By Capital One Ventures To Expand Agentic AI Data Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 12:43 PM

Sentra, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based data security company, has raised $150 million in strategic capital led by Capital One Ventures to accelerate the development of its agentic data security platform and expand its global operations. The investment follows a year in which the company reported more than 300% year-over-year growth, reflecting increasing enterprise demand for security solutions designed to protect sensitive information as artificial intelligence adoption accelerates.

Clark Raises $11 Million Seed Round Led By Touring Capital And Launches Autonomous AI Audit Employees

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:48 AM

Clark, an artificial intelligence company developing software for accounting and audit professionals, has raised $11 million in seed funding led by Touring Capital.

Omen AI Acquires Aquatic Labs For $16 Million To Expand Data Center Cooling Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 8:46 AM

Omen AI, a San Francisco-based company developing automated fluid-monitoring technology for artificial intelligence data centers, has acquired Aquatic Labs for $16 million in cash and stock.

Mercer Advisors Appoints Kyle Pounder To Lead Data And AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:23 AM

Mercer Advisors, a national wealth management firm with approximately $114 billion in client assets, has appointed Kyle Pounder, Ph.D., as Vice President of Data.

uStudio: Interview With Founder And CEO Jen Grogono About AI-Powered Enterprise Media And Workforce Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:37 PM

uStudio is an enterprise media technology company that helps organizations create, distribute, and measure secure audio and video content for employee communications, training, learning, and AI-driven workforce transformation. Pulse 2.0 interviewed uStudio Founder and CEO Jen Grogono to learn more about the company's origins, its enterprise streaming technology, AI-powered content creation tools, competitive differentiation, and evolution from video management to a broader enterprise media platform.

Covera Health Names Two Executives As AI Imaging Platform Expands To Nearly 6 Million Covered Lives

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:40 PM

Covera Health, an artificial intelligence-powered radiology quality and diagnostic accuracy platform, has appointed Jeremy Livianu as Chief Legal Officer and Adam Travis, M.D., as General Manager, Imaging Strategy & Growth.

Menlo Microsystems Appoints John B. Kennedy As CFO To Support AI Infrastructure And Semiconductor Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:24 PM

Menlo Microsystems, a semiconductor technology company developing high-performance switching solutions, has appointed John B. Kennedy as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Tutor Intelligence Raises $75 Million Series B Led By Andreessen Horowitz For AI Robotics Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:11 PM

Tutor Intelligence, a robotics research and deployment company based in Watertown, Massachusetts, has raised $75 million in Series B financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, bringing its total funding to $117 million.

TELUS Digital: Interview With VP Of AI Growth & Solutions Sce Pike About Physical AI, Robotics Training Data, And Industry Standards

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:56 PM

TELUS Digital is a global technology company providing AI data solutions and services that support the development of generative AI, physical AI, robotics, and automotive systems for enterprise customers and frontier AI laboratories. Pulse 2.0 interviewed TELUS Digital VP of AI Growth & Solutions Sce Pike to learn more about her background, the challenges of collecting physical-world training data, robotics safety, data standardization, and the technologies needed to bring intelligent robots into everyday environments.

Valantor: Interview With CEO And Co-Founder Pat McCamley About Visual Intelligence And Outcome-As-A-Service

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:49 PM

Valantor is an AI company focused on visual intelligence for complex enterprise documents. Its GroundX platform reads tables, forms, diagrams, and layouts and returns structured data and source-linked answers, while Outcome Plug-ins such as FraudX and ExtractX apply the technology to specific business workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Valantor CEO and Co-Founder Pat McCamley to learn more.

Hidonix: Interview With Founder and CEO Achille De Pasquale About Spatial Intelligence And Defense Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:46 PM

Hidonix is a technology company developing spatial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, robotics, and immersive technologies for defense, security, and other complex physical environments. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Hidonix Founder and CEO Achille De Pasquale to learn more about his background, the company's evolution from indoor navigation to defense technology, its spatial intelligence capabilities, and its plans to introduce additional technologies at CES 2027.

nPhase Raises $30 Million Series D Led By Viking Global Investors To Expand AI-Native Clinical Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 2:41 PM

nPhase has raised $30 million in Series D funding led by Viking Global Investors to expand its AI-native clinical data platform for pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. The financing marks nPhase’s first equity raise since 2017 and will support the company’s global expansion, product development, and continued investment in agentic AI capabilities across the clinical data lifecycle.

Lazarus AI Raises $43 Million To Expand Independent AI Platform For Enterprises And Governments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:54 PM

Lazarus AI has raised $43 million in funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for enterprises and governments that want greater control over their data, models, infrastructure, and deployment economics. Investors participating in the financing include QBE, Mucker Capital, Motivate Ventures, State Farm Ventures, Wave Function Ventures, Indelible Solutions, Joyance Partners, AllegisNL Capital, One Way Ventures, AngelList, Techstars, Plug and Play, and others.

Guava Raises $12.5 Million Seed Round Led By Acrew Capital For Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:53 PM

Guava has raised $12.5 million in seed financing to expand its developer platform for building AI-powered voice agents for enterprise customer interactions. The round was led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Flourish Ventures, WillowTree Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, and existing investor Commerce Ventures.

Traversal Raises $120 Million At $1 Billion Valuation To Expand AI Site Reliability Engineering Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:53 PM

Traversal has raised $120 million in new funding at a $1 billion valuation to expand its artificial intelligence platform for enterprise site reliability engineering. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures, and Amex Ventures. The financing brings Traversal’s total funding to $173 million.

Querio Raises $5 Million To Build Git-Native Analytics Platform For AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:48 AM

Querio has raised $5 million to expand its git-native analytics platform, which is designed to give companies a single, owned source of business logic that can be used consistently across AI tools, dashboards, notebooks, and other analytics workflows. Investors in the round include BMW i Ventures, LAUNCH, Haatch Ventures, Araya, Forum Ventures, Secways, and angel investors from OpenAI, Slack, Robinhood, and Google.

Lumana: Interview With Vice President Of Operations Ilan Ofek About Physical AI And Intelligent Video Security

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Lumana is an AI-powered video security technology company that transforms existing IP cameras into intelligent monitoring systems, helping enterprises improve physical security, accelerate investigations, and gain real-time operational insights through its hybrid-cloud platform. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Lumana Vice President of Operations Ilan Ofek to learn more about the company's origins, Physical AI technology, enterprise security capabilities, operational applications, competitive advantages, and growth milestones.