Artificial Intelligence

Harrison.ai: $112 Million (Series C) Raised For AI-Based Medical Diagnostic Support

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Harrison.ai, a leading global healthtech company and developer of AI-based medical diagnostic support and workflow solutions, announced the accelerated expansion of its operations into the US, which is a move supported by $112 million of Series C funding. The funding round was co-led by Aware Super, ECP, and existing investor Horizons Ventures. New investors like Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Ord Minnett and Wollemi Capital Group also participated, along with existing investors including Blackbird Ventures and Alpha JWC Ventures. And Harrison.ai’s total capital raised to date exceeds $240 million.

Positron: $23.5 Million Raised For Designing Made-In-America AI Chips

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Positron, a growing force in AI inference technology for AI computing, announced it has raised $23.5 million in funding from a group of investors, including Flume Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, and Resilience Reserve.

Sidley: Jane Rheem Named As Chief Data And AI Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Sidley Austin announced that Jane Rheem has joined the firm as Chief Data & AI Officer. Across her 25-year career, she headed the data analytics and data science functions at multiple organizations. And more recently, Rheem was Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Zurich North America.

DevAI: $6 Million Raised For Empowering Enterprise IT With AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

DevAI, a company building agentic AI solutions for enterprise IT teams, announced it raised $6 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Emergence Capital. The funding round also included participation from Pear VC, Base10, and Benchstrength, and follows a $1 million pre-seed investment from Pear VC.

Atomicwork: $25 Million (Series A) Raised For Agentic Service Management Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Atomicwork, a leading innovator in agentic service management solutions for Enterprise IT, announced that it has raised $25 million for its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures and Z47, with participation from Battery Ventures, Blume Ventures, and Peak XV Partners.

Paxton: $22 Million (Series A) Secured For Transforming Legal AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Paxton, an AI platform transforming legal workflows, announced it closed a $22 million Series A funding round led by Unusual Ventures, alongside Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and Wisconsin Valley Ventures. This brings Paxton’s total funding to $28 million, following its $6 million seed round in 2023.

Boostly: $22 Million Raised For Automated SMS Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Boostly, a leading provider of automated SMS marketing and feedback solutions for restaurants, announced it has raised $22 million in growth capital led by PeakSpan Capital with participation from existing investors Y Combinator, Trestle Partners, and Singularity Capital. This significant Series A funding round comes just six months after Boostly's $5.6 million seed round, validating the company's extraordinary growth trajectory and market potential.

Noxus: $1.5 Million (Pre-Seed) Raised To Empower Enterprises To Build AI Workforces

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 11, 2025

Noxus – a company helping enterprises build their own AI workforces to unlock business-changing productivity, innovation, and growth – announced it had raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This round was led by SFC Capital and also saw participation from Antler, Bynd VC, Caixa Capital, AltaIR Capital, I2BF Global Ventures, Yellow Rocks, and Smart Partnership Capital along with prominent business angels from the European ecosystem. This funding will help further develop and scale Noxus’ platform and expand operations.

Centerseat.ai: $2.7 Million (Seed) Raised For Transforming AI-Based Physical Security Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Centerseat.ai, a leader in physical security compliance, announced the completion of a $2.7 million seed funding round. Silverton Partners led the round, which included contributions from well-regarded angel investors.

Model ML: $12 Million (Seed) Raised To Create Transformative AI Workspaces For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Model ML—an AI platform building the next generational platform transforming Wall Street and the City—announced it emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding. Led by YC and LocalGlobe, the round also included angel investments from some of the biggest banking and private equity names.

Self Inspection: $3 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Platform For Auto Inspections

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 10, 2025

Self Inspection, an AI-based platform for the automotive inspections market, announced that it closed a $3 million seed round. Costanoa Ventures and DVx Ventures co-led the round, which was participated in by Westlake Financial, one of the largest financial institutions for automotive loans.

Qount: $17 Million Raised For Streamlining Tax & Accounting Practice Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 9, 2025

Savant Growth (a data-driven private equity firm for capital-efficient B2B SaaS companies) and Qount (a developer of AI-based practice management software solutions for public accounting firms) announced a $17 million round led by Savant Growth, with funding from its investment partner, Kennet Partners with a sizable co-investment from the new leadership team.

Compatio AI: Interview With Founder & CEO Tim Baynes About The Product Recommendation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 7, 2025

Compatio AI specializes in product configuration and recommendation solutions, combining technology with human expertise to help businesses and customers make better product decisions, increasing revenues and improving margins for brands and retailers throughout the customer journey. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Compatio AI founder and CEO Tim Baynes to learn more about the company.

Cognida.ai: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Enterprise AI Adoption Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2025

Cognida.ai, a leader in practical AI solutions for enterprises, announced the closing of its $15 million Series A funding round, led by Nexus Venture Partners. This funding validates Cognida.ai's unique approach to making AI implementation practical and financially impactful for enterprises, demonstrated through deployments at over 30 leading organizations.

BlueFlame AI: Interview With CEO Raj Bakhru About The GenAI Platform For Alternative Investment Managers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2025

BlueFlame AI is a company that helps alternative investment managers take advantage of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to capture significant time savings and efficiency gains in a safe and compliant manner. Pulse 2.0 interviewed BlueFlame AI CEO Raj Bakhru to learn more about the company.

Perspective AI: Self-Reflection Platform Company Raises $4 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 6, 2025

Perspective AI announced it emerged from stealth to announce a $4 million seed funding round led by Village Global, Array Ventures, Honeystone VC, Recursive Ventures, Darkmode VC, and prominent angel investors.

Finout: FinOps-For-Enterprise Platform Raises $40 Million (Series C)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Finout, a leading FinOps-for-enterprise platform, announced a $40 million Series C funding round. This round of funding was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Pitango, Team8, Red Dot Capital, and Maor Investments.

Oligo Security: $50 Million (Series B) Raised For Transforming Security For Modern Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Oligo Security, a leader in Application Detection and Response (ADR), announced $50 million in Series B funding led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from Red Dot Capital Partners, Strait Capital, and existing investors Ballistic Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and TLV Partners.

Smart Wires: $65 Million Growth Capital Raised For Transforming Electric Grid Capacity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Smart Wires announced it raised $65 million to propel its growth and meet rising energy needs, driven by the appetite for electricity from data centers and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This funding includes new investments from BP Energy Partners and significant Keystone Group contributions.

Riley AI: $3 Million (Seed) Raised For Product Insights Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Riley AI, an AI-based product insights assistant, has launched from stealth with $3 million in seed funding led by Vertex Ventures US, with participation from NextView Ventures, Hyphen Capital, and leading product angel investors. The company designed the platform with 500+ community members of user researchers, designers, and product managers.

Kaya AI: Construction Supply Chain Intelligence Platform Closes $5.3 Million (Pre-Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Kaya AI, an advanced construction supply chain intelligence platform, announced it has officially launched out of stealth with $5.3 million in pre-seed funding led by 53 Stations, Suffolk Technologies, and Soma Capital, with additional backing from Barclays Black Formation Investments (BBFI) managed by Zeal Capital Partners, RXR, Mantis VC, Virta Ventures and other notable investors.

Observo AI: Agentic AI-Based Data Pipeline Company Raises $15 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Observo AI, an agentic AI-based data pipeline company that autonomously optimizes observability and security data, announced the appointment of Steven Hua as Senior Vice President of Marketing. And following the recent $15 million seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures, Hua will spearhead Observo AI's global marketing strategy as the company scales to meet enterprise demand for intelligent and self-optimizing data infrastructure.

Bonsai Robotics: $15 Million (Series A) Raised For Advancing Physical AI Solutions For Agriculture Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2025

Bonsai Robotics, a developer of physical AI solutions for agriculture applications, announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. Bison Ventures led the oversubscribed round with participation from new investor Cibus Capital and existing investors Acre Venture Partners, Congruent Ventures, Fall Line Capital, E14 Fund, SNR, and Serra Ventures. This latest funding round enables Bonsai to continue enhancing its software capabilities, expanding its physical AI platform and data set, driving more OEM partnerships, and accelerating commercialization efforts.

Tana: $25 Million Closed For Human-AI Collaboration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2025

Tana, an all-in-one workspace that naturally integrates AI into everyday work, announced a $14 million Series A round led by Tola Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northzone, Alliance VC, and firstminute capital. This funding round brought the total to $25 million.

Jump: $20 Million (Series A) Raised For AI-Based Financial Advisor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2025

Jump, a leading provider of AI-based solutions for financial advisors and other financial services providers, announced today the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round led by Battery Ventures, with additional participation from Citi Ventures and existing investors Sorenson Capital and Pelion Ventures Partners. This funding validates the growing demand for advisor-specific AI tools that streamline administrative tasks and empower financial professionals to elevate the advisor and client experience.

Athenic AI: Data Analysis And BI Company Closes $4.3 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2025

Athenic AI, a player in the data analysis and business intelligence (BI) space, announced $4.3 million in funding led by BMW i Ventures and joined by TenVC, Scrum Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, Beat Ventures, SpaceCadet, Boost VC and Abstraction Capital. This new funding round will enable Athenic AI to accelerate product development, enhance its market presence, and expand its reach to enterprise clients looking to unlock the true potential of their data.

Final Round AI: Job Search Journey Company Closes $6.88 Million (Seed)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2025

Final Round AI, an AI-based platform transforming how people find jobs, announced the closing of a $6.88 million oversubscribed seed funding round. With investment from Uncork Capital, Final Round AI aims to become the "Robin Hood of the modern recruiting industry," making career transitions faster, more innovative, and more equitable. Uncork was also joined by HF0, Linear Capital, Ritual Capital, Mento VC, AltaIR Capital, Alumni Ventures, Goodwater, Hico Ventures, Soma Capital, iSeed Ventures, Level One, Sky9 Capital, and notable angels. Along with the funding, the company is announcing a $8 million scholarship program fund for this year.

Apple Reports Over 2.35 Billion Active Devices And 1 Billion Subscriptions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2025

This week, Apple reported its best quarter ever for the fourth calendar quarter of 2024. For the quarter, Apple reported revenue of $124.3 billion and a net quarterly profit of $36.3 billion compared to revenue of $119.6 billion and a net quarterly profit of $33.9 billion during the same period a year earlier.

Synthesia: $180 Million (Series D) Raised To Advance AI Video For Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2025

Synthesia, a leading enterprise AI-powered video communications platform, announced the closing of its $180 million Series D funding round. The funding round was led by NEA, with participation from existing investors, including GV, MMC Ventures, and FirstMark, and new backers, including WiL (World Innovation Lab), Atlassian Ventures, and PSP Growth.

Eleos: $60 Million (Series C) Raised For Transforming Behavioral Health Using AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 26, 2025

Eleos, a leader in AI for behavioral health, announced a $60 million Series C funding round led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from existing investors such as F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads, Menlo Ventures, and ION — and new ones, including the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Union Tech Ventures, and Centerstone. This round brings Eleos’ total funding to over $120 million.