Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI: Expansion Of Trusted Access For Cyber And Launch Of GPT-5.4-Cyber To Strengthen Defensive Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

OpenAI announced the expansion of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program alongside the introduction of GPT-5.4-Cyber, a model specifically designed to support advanced cybersecurity defense use cases.

PreciseFP: Interview With EVP Of Product And Strategy Richard Thoeny The Financial Advisor Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

PreciseFP is an AI-enabled platform that helps financial advisors streamline data gathering, client onboarding, and lead generation through interactive fact-finders, secure document sharing, and integrations with CRM systems, enhancing the efficiency of the onboarding process. Pulse 2.0 interviewed PreciseFP Executive Vice President of Product and Strategy Richard Thoeny to learn more.

nEye.ai: $80 Million Series C To Scale Optical Circuit Switching For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

nEye.ai announced it has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the development and manufacturing of its optical circuit-switching technology for AI infrastructure.

Accel: $5 Billion Late-Stage Fund To Back Next Generation Of AI-Driven Technology Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

Accel announced it has raised $5 billion in late-stage capital to support high-growth technology companies, reinforcing its strategy of partnering with founders from inception through scale.

Allbirds: $50 Million Convertible Facility And Pivot To AI Compute Infrastructure As ‘NewBird AI’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

Allbirds announced it has executed a $50 million convertible financing facility as part of a broader strategic pivot to AI compute infrastructure, alongside plans to rebrand as “NewBird AI.”

HockeyStack: $50 Million Raised To Launch AI-Powered Revenue Agents Platform For Enterprises

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

HockeyStack announced it has raised $50 million in funding alongside the launch of its Revenue Agents platform, designed to transform enterprise sales through AI-driven automation. The round includes participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, and Uncorrelated Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to over $50 million.

CoreWeave: $6 Billion AI Cloud Agreement And $1 Billion Equity Investment From Jane Street

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

CoreWeave, announced a $6 billion AI cloud agreement with Jane Street, alongside a $1 billion equity investment, significantly expanding the partnership between the two companies.

Emergent Launches Wingman, An Autonomous AI Agent For Personal And Business Productivity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

Emergent announced the launch of Wingman, a new autonomous AI agent designed to function as a personal assistant across professional and business workflows, extending the company’s vision of making advanced technology accessible to non-technical users.

Coreworks: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Pavan Sondur About The AI Super Analyst Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 15, 2026

Coreworks AI is a startup that utilizes multi-agent AI to transform raw business data into fully traceable, boardroom-ready reports, spreadsheets, and presentations in minutes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Coreworks co-founder and CEO Pavan Sondur to learn more.

Fortreum: Kovr.AI Acquisition Expands AI-Driven Cybersecurity Compliance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2026

Fortreum, a cybersecurity assessment and advisory firm backed by Gryphon Investors, announced the acquisition of Kovr.AI, an AI-native compliance platform designed for organizations operating in highly regulated industries.

Bluefish: $43 Million Series B Fuels Expansion Of Agentic Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2026

Bluefish, an enterprise marketing technology company focused on AI-driven “agentic marketing,” announced the close of a $43 million Series B financing round co-led by Threshold Ventures and NEA.

OpenGradient: $9.5 Million Raised To Build Verifiable AI Compute Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2026

OpenGradient, a decentralized AI infrastructure company, announced it has raised $9.5 million in total funding to advance its platform for verifiable AI model execution.

Graftcode: €2.1 Million Raised To Eliminate Software Integration Complexity For AI Era

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2026

Graftcode announced it has raised €2.1 million in seed funding as it launches the beta version of its platform, bringing total funding to €6.5 million and positioning the company to redefine how software systems integrate in the age of AI.

Synera: $40 Million Series B Raised To Scale Agentic AI Engineering Platform For Global Manufacturers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2026

Synera announced the close of a $40 million (€35 million) Series B financing round to accelerate global expansion and scale its agentic AI platform for industrial engineering.

Novo Nordisk Partners With OpenAI To Accelerate Drug Discovery And AI-Driven Healthcare Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2026

Novo Nordisk announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI aimed at transforming how medicines are discovered, developed, and delivered, while embedding advanced AI capabilities across its global operations.

iManage: Interview With CIO Joe Logan About The Intelligent Cloud-Enabled Software Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2026

iManage is a leading provider of intelligent cloud-enabled software that helps legal, accounting, and financial professionals securely manage, govern, and collaborate on documents and emails using AI-powered secure knowledge work platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed iManage CIO Joe Logan to learn more.

XOi: Interview With Founder & CEO Aaron Salow About The Field Service Data Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2026

XOi Technologies provides a comprehensive data intelligence platform for field service contractors, enabling technicians to capture jobsite data, access virtual support, and deliver actionable insights for improved productivity and equipment uptime. Pulse 2.0 interviewed XOi Technologies founder and CEO Aaron Salow to learn more.

Brado AI: Acquisition Of ProviderIQ From Hatchleaf To Advance Precision Routing In Healthcare Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2026

Brado AI announced the acquisition of ProviderIQ from Hatchleaf, strengthening its Conversational Engagement Platform with enhanced precision routing and patient-provider matching capabilities driven by clinical data and real-world workflows.

Joint Ai: Interview With Founder Dr. Tony DiGioia About The Healthtech Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2026

Joint Ai is a Pittsburgh-based healthtech company that utilizes an AI-powered platform to automate X-ray evaluation and patient-reported outcomes, aiming to streamline the triage of knee and hip arthritis patients and determine appropriate surgical or non-operative care pathways. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Joint Ai founder Dr. Tony DiGioia to learn more.

Narwhal Labs: £20 Million Investment Fuels Launch Of DeepBlue Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2026

Narwhal Labs announced the launch of DeepBlue OS alongside a £20 million investment from UK investors, supporting its expansion into enterprise-grade agentic AI for regulated industries and government use cases.

CoreWeave: $21 Billion Expanded Agreement With Meta To Scale AI Infrastructure Through 2032

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2026

CoreWeave announced a long-term expansion of its partnership with Meta Platforms, securing an agreement valued at approximately $21 billion to provide AI cloud capacity through December 2032.

Wedbush Fund Advisers Launches AI Power & Infrastructure ETF To Capitalize On Energy Demand From AI Boom

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2026

Wedbush Fund Advisers announced the launch of the Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF (Ticker: IVEP), a new investment vehicle designed to provide exposure to companies supporting the energy and infrastructure backbone of artificial intelligence.

Elorian AI: $55 Million Raised For Multimodal Reasoning Research Lab Founded By Former DeepMind Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2026

Elorian AI, a newly launched multimodal reasoning research and product lab, has raised $55 million to advance the next frontier of artificial intelligence focused on visual understanding. The company was co-founded by Andrew Dai, a former leader at Google’s Brain and DeepMind divisions, where he spent nearly 14 years contributing to large-scale AI development.

Natter: $23 Million Raised To Scale Enterprise AI Conversation Intelligence Platform Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2026

Natter announced it has raised $23 million to accelerate global expansion and enhance its enterprise AI conversation intelligence platform, which enables organizations to capture real-time insights from large-scale employee, customer, and stakeholder interactions. The funding round was led by Renegade Partners, with participation from Kindred Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Rackhouse Ventures, Village Global, and Asymmetric Capital Partners.

Anthropic: $200 Million Investment Planned In Private Equity AI Venture (Report)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 12, 2026

Aria Networks: $125 Million Raised For AI-Native Networking Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2026

Aria Networks, an artificial intelligence networking startup, announced it has raised $125 million in its first funding round as it looks to build infrastructure tailored for the growing demands of AI workloads, according to a report via Reuters.

Lumonus Partners With Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center To Advance Treatment Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2026

Lumonus, a healthcare technology company focused on AI-driven radiation oncology workflows, announced a strategic collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to advance automated radiation therapy treatment planning.

Adobe: Student Spaces In Acrobat Aims To Simplify Classwork And Career Prep With AI Tools

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2026

Adobe has introduced Student Spaces within Adobe Acrobat, a new free beta feature designed to help students manage coursework, study more effectively, and prepare for future careers using AI-powered tools. The offering is positioned as an all-in-one environment that supports studying, collaboration, and productivity.

NeuBird AI: $19.3 Million Raised To Scale Agentic AI For Production Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2026

NeuBird AI announced it has raised $19.3 million in an oversubscribed funding round to expand its agentic AI platform designed for enterprise production operations. The round was led by Xora Innovation, with participation from Mayfield, StepStone Group, Prosperity7 Ventures, and M12, Microsoft’s venture fund.

Anthropic Hires Microsoft Executive Eric Boyd To Lead AI Infrastructure Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 11, 2026

Anthropic has hired senior executive Eric Boyd from Microsoft to lead its infrastructure efforts, as the artificial intelligence company scales capacity to meet surging demand for its products.