Artificial Intelligence

Ori Merges With Brookfield’s Radiant To Form $100 Billion-Backed AI Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Ori has entered a new phase of growth, announcing a merger with Brookfield’s newly launched Radiant to form a vertically integrated, end-to-end AI infrastructure company aimed at delivering sovereign compute capacity worldwide.

DDN Appoints Guido Torrini As Chief Financial Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

DDN, a provider of AI data storage and data management platforms, announced the appointment of Guido Torrini as Chief Financial Operating Officer as the company scales its global AI infrastructure operations.

VoiceLine: €10 Million Raised To Scale Enterprise-Grade Voice AI For Frontline Organizations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

VoiceLine has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round led by Alstin Capital and Peak, with participation from existing investors Scalehouse Capital, Venture Stars, and NAP. The company will use the capital to scale its AI platform, expand internationally, and accelerate growth across additional frontline-heavy industries, including pharma, medtech, food and beverage, insurance, and financial services.

Franzy: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Alex Smereczniak About The Franchise Opportunity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Franzy is an AI-driven platform that matches aspiring franchise owners with franchise brands and helps them research and invest in the right opportunity. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Franzy co-founder and CEO Alex Smereczniak to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

AUI Acquires Quack AI To Expand Customer Service Agent Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2026

Augmented Intelligence (AUI), the company behind the Apollo-1 neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence model, announced it has acquired Quack AI, a developer of AI agent technology focused on customer service. The agreement is expected to double the size of AUI’s Israeli R&D team in Tel Aviv.

Kris@Work: $3 Million Seed Raised By AI-Native GTM Execution Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Kris@Work, an AI-native go-to-market execution platform for enterprise revenue teams, announced it has raised $3.0 million in seed funding led by InfoEdge Ventures, with participation from JN Capital & Growth Advisory and several angel investors.

Koah: $20.5 Million Series A Raised For AI-Native Monetization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Koah has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native advertising infrastructure, positioning itself as what it calls the “AdSense for AI.” The round was led by Theory Ventures and brings the company’s total funding to more than $26 million following a $5 million seed round in September 2025.

Slang AI: $36 Million Series B Closed For Hospitality Voice AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Slang AI, an AI platform purpose-built for the hospitality industry, announced it has raised $36 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $68 million to date. The round was led by US Venture Partners and included $28 million in equity and $8 million in debt. Additional participants included Thayer Investment Partners, Claire Hughes Johnson, as well as existing investors Homebrew, Stage 2 Capital, Active Capital, Wing VC, Collide Capital, and Underscore VC.

CyberProof: Interview With CEO And CISO Tony Velleca About The Managed Detection And Response Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

CyberProof, a UST company, delivers AI-powered Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services and advanced, threat-led defense strategies to help global enterprises anticipate, detect, and respond to cyber threats more efficiently. Pulse 2.0 interviewed CyberProof CEO and UST Chief Information Security Officer Tony Velleca to learn more.

Axelera AI: Over $250 Million Raised For Global Expansion Of AI Semiconductor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Axelera AI, a European AI semiconductor company focused on edge and data center acceleration, announced it has secured more than $250 million in new funding to accelerate global commercial growth. The round was led by funds managed by Innovation Industries, with participation from new investors including BlackRock and SiteGround Capital, as well as existing backers Bitfury, CDP Venture Capital, European Innovation Council Fund, SFPIM, Invest-NL, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Verve Ventures.

Letter AI: $40 Million Series B Raised For AI-Native Revenue Enablement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Letter AI, an AI-native revenue enablement platform for enterprise go-to-market teams, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Lightbank, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, and existing investors. The round comes just four months after the company’s previous raise and reflects accelerating enterprise demand for AI-driven platforms designed to improve deal outcomes.

Jampack AI: $3.2 Million Raised For Agentic Wholesale Automation Platform For CPG Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Jampack AI, an agentic platform automating wholesale operations for consumer packaged goods brands, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. The round was led by Maveron, with participation from Timber Grove Ventures and a group of industry angels.

Basis: $100 Million Raised At $1.15 Billion Valuation For AI Agent Platform Serving Accountants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Basis, an AI agent platform built for accountants, has raised $100 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation. The round was led by Accel, with participation from GV and Lloyd Blankfein, alongside existing backers including Khosla Ventures, which doubled down on its investment. Accel’s Miles Clements will join Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois on the company’s board.

Comeryx: $7.5 Million Raised For AI-Native MGA Serving Small Business Artisan Contractors In E&S Insurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Comeryx announced its formation and the closing of a $7.5 million funding round to build an AI-native, fully digital managing general agent focused on small business artisan contractors in the excess and surplus insurance market. The round was led by Altai Ventures, with participation from American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Arch Capital Group Ltd., and Echelon.

Portkey: $15 Million Raised For Unified Control Plane For Production AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Portkey announced it has raised $15 million in series A funding to scale what it describes as the unified control plane for production AI. The round was led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Lightspeed.

Inscope: $14.5 Million Series A Raised For AI Financial Reporting Platform For Accounting Firms And Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Inscope, an AI-powered financial reporting platform built for accounting firms and enterprises, announced it has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Storm Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and strategic operators across finance and enterprise software.

Subject: $28 Million Raised For AI-Based K-12 Curriculum And Online Learning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Subject, an AI-powered education platform serving grades 6–12, announced it has secured a $28 million investment led by Vistara Growth, with participation from NextEquity Partners, Green Street Impact Partners, and Outcomes Collective, alongside existing investors Kleiner Perkins, True Equity, L'Attitude Ventures, and Hannah Grey.

Canoe Intelligence: Interview With Partner & Chief Strategy Officer Mike Muniz About The Wealth Management Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Canoe Intelligence provides AI-driven, cloud-based technology that automates the ingestion, extraction, and management of unstructured documents and data for institutional investors, capital allocators, and wealth managers, thereby streamlining alternative investment reporting workflows. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Canoe Intelligence Partner and Chief Strategy Officer Mike Muniz to learn more.

Shearwater Aerospace: $3 Million Raised For AI-Powered Autonomous Flight Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Shearwater Aerospace announced it has closed a $3 million seed financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its Smart Flight platform for uncrewed aircraft operations. The Montreal-based company said the funding will support the rollout of its AI-powered mission-planning technology across the dual-use sector, including both commercial and defense applications.

Flinn: $20 Million Raised To Automate The Product Lifecycle In Medtech And Pharma With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Flinn, a Pan-European AI-powered regulatory and quality automation software company serving MedTech and Pharma, has received an additional $20 million in funding to expand automation across the medical and pharmaceutical product lifecycle. The round was led by HV Capital, with participation from US-based healthcare specialist BHI – Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments and continued backing from Cherry Ventures, Speedinvest, and SquareOne.

Myriad360: $900 Million Global AI And Enterprise Infrastructure Platform Formed Through Advizex Technologies Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Myriad360 announced it has acquired Advizex Technologies, forming a scaled global AI and enterprise infrastructure platform representing more than $900 million in annual run-rate gross revenue. The transaction combines two technology solutions providers with complementary strengths across cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, artificial intelligence, data, and managed services.

Kong Names Bruce Felt As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Kong, an API and AI connectivity technology company, announced that Bruce Felt has joined the company as chief financial officer as it looks to scale through its next stage of accelerated growth.

Agaton: $10 Million In Total Seed Funding Raised For AI Sales Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Agaton, an AI-powered sales intelligence platform focused on unlocking insights from enterprise conversations, announced it has raised $10 million in total seed funding.

Emergent Hits $100 Million ARR In Eight Months And Launches Mobile App

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

Emergent announced it has reached $100 million in annual run rate in just eight months, positioning itself among the fastest-growing vibe coding platforms. The milestone comes alongside the launch of Emergent AI, the company’s new mobile app that lets users build and publish software directly from their smartphones.

World Labs Raises $1 Billion To Advance Spatial Intelligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2026

World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup co-founded by renowned AI expert Fei-Fei Li, announced it has secured $1 billion in new funding to accelerate the development of its “world models” — artificial intelligence systems designed to perceive, generate, reason and interact with three-dimensional environments.

Microsoft And Responsible AI Leaders Pledge $50 Billion To Bridge The Global AI Divide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Microsoft’s leadership is urging swift action to confront what it describes as a widening artificial intelligence divide between developed and developing regions of the world, outlining a multiyear commitment to expand access, opportunity and skills in emerging markets.

Salesforce To Acquire Momentum For Expanding Conversational Intelligence And Revenue Orchestration

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Salesforce announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Momentum, expanding its capabilities in conversational intelligence and revenue orchestration. The acquisition is designed to strengthen Salesforce’s ability to capture and analyze unstructured customer interaction data and embed actionable insights directly into its broader platform.

Cognee: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For Building Enterprise Grade Memory Layer For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Berlin based AI infrastructure startup Cognee has announced it has raised $7.5 million in a seed funding round to scale its enterprise grade memory technology designed to help artificial intelligence systems retain structured, long term context. The round was led by Pebblebed, with participation from 42CAP and Vermilion Ventures, along with angel investors from Google DeepMind, n8n, and Snowplow.

Incorta Acquires AI Coding Platform Layout.dev To Accelerate Agentic Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Incorta announced it has acquired Layout.dev, a no-code AI application-building platform, as enterprises increasingly move beyond static dashboards toward AI-driven decision workflows.

Venice Security: $33 Million Funding Raised For Adaptive Privileged Access Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 23, 2026

Venice Security, formerly known as Valkyrie, has officially launched with $33 million in total funding, including a $25 million Series A round, as it aims to modernize privileged access management for enterprises navigating increasingly complex, AI-driven environments.