Artificial Intelligence

Betterworks Acquires Rypple to Advance AI-Native Performance Management And Manager Effectiveness

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Betterworks, an enterprise performance management platform, announced the acquisition of Rypple, an AI-native platform designed to help managers lead more effectively in the flow of work. The acquisition expands Betterworks’ investment in connecting real-time performance management with manager enablement and reflects the company’s belief that manager effectiveness is a critical driver of business performance.

Envirotech Vehicles Builds 500 MW AI Infrastructure Platform Across 548-Acre Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. announced significant progress in developing a large-scale, energy-backed digital infrastructure platform designed to support the growing power demands of artificial intelligence and data center operations as it continues executing its Merger and Development Agreement (MDA) with AZIO AI.

Phia Raises $35.5 Million Series A And Reveals Star-Studded Investor Roster To Expand AI-Powered Shopping Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

Phia, the AI-powered shopping platform founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $35.5 million Series A financing round. The company also revealed a roster of more than 30 celebrity, fashion, entertainment, and technology investors backing the business as it scales its personalized shopping platform. The round builds on a previously announced financing led by Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins and brings the company's total funding to $43.5 million.

Flourish: $500 Million At $2.5 Billion Valuation Raised To Reinvent AI By Decoding The Brain’s Core Algorithm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 6, 2026

A new artificial intelligence startup called Flourish has emerged from stealth with an ambitious goal: to discover the brain’s “core algorithm” and use it to build a radically more efficient form of AI. Backed by Jeff Bezos and other prominent investors, the company has raised $500 million at a reported valuation of $2.5 billion, according to Wired.

SpaceX: Reported $920 Million-Per-Month Google Deal Highlights AI Infrastructure Strategy Ahead Of IPO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

SpaceX disclosed that it has signed a major infrastructure agreement with Google under which the technology giant will pay approximately $920 million per month for AI compute capacity hosted at SpaceX data centers, according to a regulatory filing reported by CNBC.

Zip Launches AI Agents To Automate Accounting Workflows And Accelerate Procure-To-Pay Processes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Zip, an AI-powered enterprise procurement platform, announced the launch of AI Automation for Procure-to-Pay (P2P), a suite of AI agents designed to automate accounting workflows from purchase request through payment. The company said the new offering extends its procurement automation capabilities to finance and accounting teams responsible for ensuring spending is accurately recorded and managed.

Fivetran And dbt Labs Complete Merger To Build Trusted AI Data Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Fivetran announced the completion of its merger with dbt Labs, creating a combined company focused on delivering the data infrastructure needed to support trusted AI agents at scale. The all-stock transaction, which was originally announced in October 2025, brings together two leading data platforms that serve more than 100,000 data teams globally. The combined company will initially operate as Fivetran + dbt Labs, with George Fraser continuing as CEO and Tristan Handy serving as President.

NVIDIA Reveals Open Humanoid Robot Platform for Academic Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

NVIDIA announced the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, describing it as the first open humanoid robot reference design built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor and the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T development platform. The company said the platform is designed to help democratize humanoid robotics research by combining advanced hardware, onboard AI computing, and an open software stack without requiring researchers to rely on proprietary systems.

Hexaware Enhances Agentverse To Help Enterprises Scale AI With Governance And Lifecycle Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Hexaware, a global technology and business process services company, announced significant enhancements to Agentverse, its enterprise AI agent platform, adding new governance, development, and lifecycle management capabilities designed to help organizations deploy and scale AI with greater confidence.

PatientGain Launches HIPAA-Compliant AI Agents For Healthcare Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

PatientGain, a healthcare marketing technology company serving medical and dental practices, announced the launch of new HIPAA-compliant healthcare marketing AI agents that use Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) technology. The new AI capabilities are being offered as part of the company’s PLATINUM monthly service at no additional cost.

XFolio AI Acquires Absolute Payment Solutions To Unify Treasury and Payments for UK Corporates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Paris-based treasury and cash management technology company XFolio AI announced the acquisition of Absolute Payment Solutions (APS), a Pay.UK-accredited Bacs service provider in the United Kingdom. The deal creates an integrated platform that combines treasury management, Bacs processing, open banking, risk management, and multi-rail payments capabilities for businesses across the UK.

Centrical Raises $39 Million To Advance Performance Intelligence For The AI Era Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Centrical, a provider of frontline workforce performance solutions, announced a $39 million Series D funding round led by Leeds Illuminate and Kingfisher Investment, with participation from existing investors including JVP. The funding will support the company’s global expansion and accelerate the development of AI-powered tools designed to help enterprises manage and optimize performance across both human employees and digital workers.

OpenAI: Codex Introduces Role-Specific Plugins, Sites, And Annotations To Expand Beyond Software Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

OpenAI announced a major expansion of Codex, introducing role-specific plugins, interactive Sites, and annotations aimed at making the platform more useful for a broader range of professionals beyond software developers. The company said more than 5 million people now use Codex weekly, with non-developers including analysts, marketers, operators, designers, researchers, investors, and bankers accounting for about 20% of users and growing more than three times faster than developers.

Findigs Raises $32 Million Series C Funding To Expand AI-Native Leasing Decisioning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Findigs, an AI-native leasing decisioning platform for residential property operators, announced it has raised $32 million in Series C funding. The round was led by RPM Ventures Managing Director Marc Weiser, with participation from existing investors Nyca Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and Western Technology Investment.

AI Clear: Interview With Founder Eduardo Samayoa About The AI Transparency Rating Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

AI Clear is known as an independent AI transparency rating agency, and it operates a public registry that scores companies on how transparently they disclose their use of AI, particularly in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and insurance. According to the site, companies are graded using a published methodology rather than self-reported surveys. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AI Clear founder Eduardo Samayoa to learn more.

Supabase Raises $500 Million At $10.5 Billion Valuation To Expand Agentic Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Supabase, an open source Postgres development platform, announced a $500 million Series F funding round at a $10.5 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by GIC, with participation from existing investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, Felicis, Peak XV Partners, and Coatue. The company also noted that Stripe made its second investment in Supabase, while Salesforce Ventures joined the round.

Optilogic Launches Ada, An Agentic AI System For Supply Chain Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Optilogic, an AI-first supply chain design and optimization platform, announced the general availability of Ada, an agentic AI system designed specifically for supply chain design. Unveiled at the company’s annual user conference, OptiCon, in Detroit, Ada is intended to help organizations model, analyze, optimize, and continuously redesign supply chains faster by automating many of the most complex and time-consuming tasks. I attended OptiCon and will put together an article about it soon.

Suno Raises Over $400 Million In Series D Funding At $5.4 Billion Valuation For Music Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Suno, an AI-powered music creation platform, announced that it has raised more than $400 million in a Series D funding round at a $5.4 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Bond Capital and included participation from IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, and Schroders Capital. The new financing comes roughly six months after Suno's $250 million Series C round, which valued the company at $2.45 billion.

Palantir And Kirkland & Ellis Launch AI-Powered Platform To Transform Private Equity Fundraising

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Palantir Technologies and Kirkland & Ellis announced the launch of a proprietary enterprise platform designed to modernize private equity fundraising through the use of artificial intelligence. The platform is part of a multiyear partnership expansion between the two organizations and is built on Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), creating a custom fund-formation engine that streamlines legal workflows, scales institutional knowledge, and supports fund-formation clients and investors throughout the fundraising lifecycle.

Ramp Raises $750 Million Series F At $44 Billion Valuation For Financial Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Ramp announced a $750 million Series F financing round led by ICONIQ, GIC, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, valuing the company at $44 billion. The new funding brings Ramp's total equity financing to more than $3 billion and will be used to accelerate investments in artificial intelligence capabilities for customers. New investors in the round include Goldman Sachs Alternatives, D.E. Shaw & Co., Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Generation Investment Management, Insight Partners, and BroadLight Capital, alongside participation from numerous existing backers.

Tripo AI: Interview With Chief Scientist Dr. Yanpei Cao About the AI 3D Foundational Model Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Tripo AI is a world-leading general-purpose artificial intelligence company dedicated to leading the democratization of creation through cutting-edge algorithmic research and the practical application of AI 3D foundation models and world models.

StratusGrid Raises $3 Million Seed Round To Advance AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure Optimization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

StratusGrid, a cloud infrastructure optimization company helping enterprises move from cloud visibility to verified outcomes, announced that it has raised $3 million in seed financing, marking the company's first outside capital raise. The round was led by Dogwood Ventures, with participation from Market Square Ventures, LaunchTN, VentureSouth, Service Provider Capital, and several strategic angel investors.

Arpio Raises $15 Million In Series A To Advance AI-Native Automated Recovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

Arpio, a cloud recovery and resilience platform for cloud environments, announced the close of a $15 million Series A financing round co-led by S3 Ventures and Paladin Capital Group, with participation from Draper Associates, Uncorrelated, Valor Ventures, CreativeCo Capital, and Lookout Ventures.

Perk Raises $300 Million Credit Facility To Accelerate Global Expansion Of Its AI-Native Travel And Spend Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

Perk, formerly known as TravelPerk, announced the closing of a $300 million private credit facility led by Neuberger Specialty Finance, alongside Blue Owl Capital, Hercules Capital, and Liquidity. The new facility replaces and upsizes the company’s 2024 credit facility on materially improved terms, increasing available capital while further strengthening Perk’s balance sheet.

OMNI Acquires Nara Logics to Expand Trusted AI Capabilities for National Security Missions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

OMNI announced the acquisition of Nara Logics, a Boston-based artificial intelligence company known for its decision-intelligence platform and neuroscience-inspired AI technologies. The deal strengthens OMNI’s ability to provide trusted AI solutions to customers across the U.S. Department of War, Intelligence Community, and other national security agencies.

Harness Acquires Codecov To Strengthen Software Delivery Governance In The AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2026

Harness, the AI software delivery platform company, announced the acquisition of Codecov from Sentry, a move designed to bring code coverage intelligence directly into the software delivery process as AI accelerates software development.

Waypoint Bio Raises $20 Million Series A To Advance AI-Designed Cell Therapies Toward The Clinic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2026

Waypoint Bio, an AI-native biotechnology company focused on developing next-generation CAR T therapies for solid tumors using spatial biology and artificial intelligence, announced the closing of a $20 million Series A financing round. The funding round was led by Amplify Partners. Additional participation came from General Catalyst, Time BioVentures, Mitsui Global Investments, Lux Capital, and existing investor Hummingbird Ventures. As part of the financing, Amplify Partners Partner Elliot Hershberg will join Waypoint Bio’s board of directors.

SignalPlus Raises $50 Million At $500 Million Valuation To Expand Trading Infrastructure And Launch AI-Powered Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2026

SignalPlus, a Hong Kong-based provider of institutional digital asset options and derivatives trading infrastructure, announced the closing of a $50 million Series B1 funding round at a post-money valuation of $500 million. The round was led by HashKey Capital, with follow-on participation from BlockBooster and AppWorks. Goldman Sachs served as the sole financial advisor on the transaction.

Robo.ai Completes Neurovia AI Acquisition To Strengthen AI Software Infrastructure Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2026

Robo.ai announced the completion of its acquisition of Neurovia AI, acquiring 100% of the company's equity and making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal marks a significant step in Robo.ai's strategy to expand its AI software capabilities and establish a stronger foundation in AI data infrastructure.

Microsoft Unveils Wave Of AI Tools And Platforms At Build 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2026

Microsoft used its Build 2026 developer conference in San Francisco to announce a sweeping set of artificial intelligence products and platforms, signaling the company's most aggressive push yet into the agentic AI era. The announcements spanned in-house AI models, new search infrastructure for AI agents, an AI behavior testing framework, a next-generation device platform, and an always-on personal work agent, collectively painting a picture of a company repositioning itself from a software provider to an AI-native enterprise.