Artificial Intelligence

MaintainX: $150 Million Secured At $2.5 Billion Valuation For Machine Health Monitoring Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 11, 2025

MaintainX, a leading maintenance and asset management platform, announced $150 million in Series D funding. Key investors in this funding round include Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), D. E. Shaw Ventures, Amity Ventures, August Capital, Founders Circle Capital, Sozo Ventures, and Fifth Down Capital, and angel investors Rahul Mehta, co-founder of DST Global, and Dave McJannet, CEO of Hashicorp, and others. This investment brings the total funding raised to $254 million while reaching a new valuation of $2.5 billion.

HiringBranch: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Stephane Rivard About The Skills Assessment Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 11, 2025

HiringBranch is a company that uses responsible native AI to measure skills by role through tailored, open-ended voice and chat conversations with 98% accuracy. Pulse 2.0 interviewed HiringBranch co-founder and CEO Stephane Rivard to learn more about the company.

RealSense: AI-Based Computer Vision Company Raises $50 Million Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 11, 2025

RealSense, a leader in AI computer vision, spun out from Intel and closed a $50 million Series A led by a private equity firm, with investors like Intel Capital and MediaTek Innovation Fund. Now as an independent company, it focuses on AI, robotics, biometrics, and computer vision.

AirMDR: $15.5 Million Seed Round Secured For Managed Detection and Response Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 11, 2025

AI-native Managed Detection and Response (MDR) company AirMDR announced a $15.5 million seed round for R&D and AI analysts, plus an additional $10.5 million to scale sales and marketing for enterprise and SMB sectors underserved by current MDR offerings. Race Capital led the funding round with participation from Foundation Capital and Storm Ventures.

Theo Ai: Interview With Legal Product Lead Sarah Johansson About The Legal Prediction Engine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 10, 2025

Theo Ai is a company that is creating the world's most accurate legal prediction engine to forecast the outcome of legal disputes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Theo Ai Legal Product Lead Sarah Johansson to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Sundial: $23 Million Closed For Improving Data-Informed Decisions With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2025

Sundial, an AI-driven analytics platform, has announced that it has raised a total of $23 million, including a $16 million Series A funding round led by GPV partner DJ Patil, the first U.S. Chief Data Scientist. The company has also raised investments from notable firms such as Sequoia Capital and Electric Capital, as well as influential industry figures like Fidji Simo and Tobi Lütke.

Brainfish: $6.4 Million Pre-Series A Raised For AI-Based Customer Experience Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2025

Brainfish, an AI platform that enhances user interaction with digital products, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Prosus Ventures, bringing its total funding to $10 million. Existing investors, including Peak XV’s Surge and Macdoch Ventures, also participated.

Parspec: $20 Million Series A Raised For Enhancing Construction Supply Chain With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 9, 2025

Parspec is an AI-driven software platform that helps wholesale distributors and sales agents efficiently bid on and supply construction products. The company recently raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Threshold Ventures, with participation from Innovation Endeavors, Building Ventures, Heartland Ventures, and Hometeam Ventures.

Parter: $5.5 Million Raised For Helping Hardware Teams With Data Consolidation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2025

Parter, an AI-based company helping hardware teams from engineering and supply chain to R&D manage complexity and stay ahead of disruption, announced $5.5 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by StageOne Ventures, with participation from Zenda Capital, Mercer Ventures, and notable angel investors including former Sequoia partner Shmil Levy, executives from Cisco, Ariel Maislos, and founders of Avalor, Datorama, Epsagon, and Innoviz.

Argon AI: $5.5 Raised For AI Workspace Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2025

Argon AI, which is an AI-native workspace purpose-built for life sciences, announced it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. Crosslink Capital and Wireframe Ventures co-led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, and other leading investors in AI and digital health.

Arine: $30 Million Series C Raised For AI-Based Medication Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2025

Arine, a leader in AI-based medication intelligence, announced a Series C funding round. Town Hall Ventures led the round with participation from Kaiser Permanente Ventures and other existing investors.

Dreem: Interview With Founder & CEO Dmitri Litvinov About The AI-Powered Immigration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2025

Dreem is an immigration platform that combines human empathy with AI precision to help global tech talent secure U.S. work visas. Pulse 2.0 interviewed dreem founder and CEO Dmitri Litvinov to learn more about the company.

Wisq: $15 Million Secured For Agentic HR Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Wisq, a leader in Agentic HR and the creator of the the first AI HR Generalist, announced a $15 million funding round from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, and True Ventures. This funding will enhance Wisq's mission to pioneer the era of Agentic HR by transforming HR operations to be both AI-driven and more human-centered.

Deeto: $12.5 Million Series A Secured For Transforming B2B Buyer Journeys

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Deeto, an AI-native platform turning authentic customer voice into a dynamic engine for growth, announced a $12.5 million Series A round. The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from UpWest, TAL Ventures, Mertor, and TAU Ventures, bringing Deeto’s total funding to $17 million.

Genesis AI: $105 Million Raised For Building Universal Robotics Foundation Model

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2025

Genesis AI, a physical AI research lab and full-stack robotics company, emerged from stealth with a goal of unlocking unlimited physical labor. And the company is building a universal robotics foundation model (RFM) and a horizontal robotics platform, raising $105 million co-led by Eclipse and Khosla Ventures, with participation from Bpifrance, HSG, and visionary leaders Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel.

Zango AI: $4.8 Million Secured To Transform Financial Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Zango announced raising $4.8 million led by Nexus Venture Partners with participants including South Park Commons, Richard Davies (CEO of Allica Bank), Alan Morgan (former head of Financial Services at McKinsey EMEA), Mark Ransford, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures, and Start Ventures.

Levelpath: Over $55 Million Raised For Transforming Enterprise Procurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

AI-native procurement platform Levelpath announced over $55 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $100 million. Other investors in this round include Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, 01A, New View Capital, and World Innovation Lab.

Campfire: $35 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native ERP Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Campfire, a company specializing in AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, announced that it has raised $35 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Accel, with contributions from existing and new investors including Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, Capital 49, and several angel investors such as Marten Abrahamsen, CFO at Vercel; Dan Kang, CFO at Mercury; Alex Estevez, Former CFO at Atlassian; Michael Gordon, Former CFO at MongoDB; Sowmya Ranganathan, Former Controller at OpenAI; and Jack Zhang, Co-Founder & CEO at AirWallex.

Woodchuck: $3.75 Million Seed Raised To AI-Based Waste-To-Energy Conversion Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Woodchuck, a startup utilizing AI technology to convert waste into energy, has secured $3.75 million in seed funding, led by Mason Fink and other investors, including NorthStar Clean Energy, CMS Energy, Alloy Partners, and Beckett Industries.

xAI: $10 Billion In Debt And Equity Raised

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

xAI, the generative artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk and the company behind Grok, has raised $10 billion in debt and equity, according to Morgan Stanley. Half of this was secured through notes and term loans, and the other $5 billion was in the form of a strategic equity investment.

Poppulo: Interview With VP AI and Analytics Sanjay Rakshit About The Omnichannel Employee Communications Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2025

Poppulo is a company that is redefining how organizations connect with their people. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Poppulo VP of AI and Analytics, Sanjay Rakshit, to learn more about the company.

Gensmo: Over $60 Million Angel Funding Raised For Transforming Fashion E-Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Gensmo is an AI-based fashion agent that changes the way people find their style by making fashion discovery easier. And with its Try-On feature, users can see outfits on their digital avatars in real-time, making it simple to go from idea to outfit.

Klutch AI: $8 Million Seed Closed For Bringing Intelligent AI Agents To Construction

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2025

Klutch AI, a company that provides AI-based construction management, recently launched publicly and announced $8 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and Bling Capital, with participation from Brick & Mortar Ventures, Original Capital, Anthology Fund and prominent angel investors from Autodesk and BuildZoom.

Jupid: Interview With Founder & CEO Slava Akulov About The AI-Based Accounting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2025

Jupid is an AI-based accounting platform designed for small businesses. Jupid’s goal is to deliver affordable and AI-driven accounting and tax compliance for US entrepreneurs with revenues under $300K. The company offers free LLC formation and is forging embedded partnerships with regional banks and credit unions. Slava’s vision is to fully automate accounting, empower small business owners, and potentially redefine the traditional accountant’s role. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Jupid founder and CEO Slava Akulov to gain a deeper understanding of the company.