Artificial Intelligence

Eightco Holdings: $125 Million Secured To Expand AI, Blockchain, And Creator Platform Investments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2026

Eightco Holdings announced $125 million in new institutional funding commitments as the company expands its strategy of investing in artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and global digital consumer platforms.

Axiom: $200 Million Series A At $1.6 Billion Valuation Raised For Verified AI Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2026

Axiom, a startup focused on building artificial intelligence systems capable of mathematically verifying software and scientific reasoning, announced it has raised $200 million in Series A funding at a valuation exceeding $1.6 billion. The round was led by Menlo Ventures.

Delfos Energy: €3 Million Raised To Scale AI ‘Virtual Engineer’ For Energy Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2026

Barcelona-based energy AI company Delfos Energy announced that it has raised a €3 million seed extension round as the company surpasses 1,000 supported energy sites across Europe. The new funding brings the company’s total capital raised to €10 million and will support the continued expansion of its AI-powered “virtual engineer” platform for renewable energy infrastructure operators.

Publicis: AdgeAI Acquisition Expands AI-Powered Creative Performance Measurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2026

Publicis Groupe has acquired creative analytics company AdgeAI as the advertising giant continues to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities across marketing, media and production services.

Databricks: Acquisition Of Quotient AI To Advance AI Agent Evaluation And Reinforcement Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2026

Databricks announced it has acquired Quotient AI, a startup focused on evaluation and reinforcement learning technologies for AI agents. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

S&P Global: Capital IQ Pro Enhanced With AI Capabilities, Drift AI Acquisition, And Expanded Market Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2026

S&P Global announced significant upgrades to its flagship Capital IQ Pro platform, introducing new artificial intelligence capabilities, expanded financial datasets, and the acquisition of Drift AI to accelerate financial modeling workflows.

Rebel Audio: $3.8 Million Raised For AI-Powered Podcast Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Rebel Audio announced the launch of a new AI-powered podcasting platform designed to simplify the creation, production, and distribution of podcasts, alongside the close of a $3.8 million seed funding round and the addition of television producer Mark Burnett as an advisor.

Sybilion: €3.6 Million Raised To Build AI Decision Layer For Industrial Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Porto-based AI startup Sybilion has raised $4.2 million (about €3.6 million) in seed funding to develop a decision intelligence platform designed to help industrial companies respond faster to volatile global markets.

Lemrock: $7 Million Raised To Build Infrastructure For Agentic Commerce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Paris-based startup Lemrock announced it has raised $7 million to develop infrastructure that enables brands to distribute and sell products directly inside AI agents such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and other conversational platforms.

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen To Transition From Role After Successor Is Named

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced that he plans to step down as chief executive once a successor is identified, concluding an 18-year tenure leading the digital software company. Narayen shared the decision in a message to employees, noting that he has informed Adobe’s board and will work with directors in the coming months to identify the next CEO and ensure a smooth transition.

Databricks: AI Data Platform Launches Genie Code Autonomous Data Engineering Agent

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Databricks has introduced Genie Code, an autonomous artificial intelligence agent designed to help data teams automate complex analytics, engineering, and machine learning workflows across enterprise data systems. Genie Code expands Databricks’ broader “Genie” family of AI tools and aims to shift data teams beyond code assistance toward agent-driven execution. Rather than merely generating code, the system is designed to plan, execute and maintain production data workflows under human supervision.

Meta: AI Agent Social Network Moltbook Acquired To Bolster Superintelligence Labs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook, a niche social networking platform built specifically for artificial intelligence agents, as the technology giant intensifies its push into advanced AI systems and talent, according to Reuters. The acquisition brings Moltbook’s co-founders, Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, into Meta’s AI research division, known as Meta Superintelligence Labs. The unit is led by Alexandr Wang, the former CEO of Scale AI, and focuses on advancing next-generation AI capabilities and autonomous systems.

Animaj: Google’s AI Futures Fund Investment To Accelerate AI-Native Kids’ Media Production

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Animaj announced that it has joined the AI Futures Fund of Google, securing an investment and strategic partnership designed to accelerate the production of AI-driven children’s content for YouTube.

Meta To Deploy Four New MTIA Accelerators Through 2027

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Meta Platforms announced plans to deploy four new generations of its in-house artificial intelligence accelerators as the company expands its custom silicon strategy to power AI workloads across its global platforms.

Gumloop: $50 Million Raised For AI Automation And Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Gumloop announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its AI automation and agent platform designed to help employees automate work tasks. The round was led by Benchmark, with participation from Nexus Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Box Group, The Cannon Project, and Shopify Ventures.

Microsoft: Copilot Health AI Tool Launches To Analyze Medical Records And Wearable Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Microsoft announced the launch of Copilot Health, a new artificial intelligence feature designed to help users better understand their health information by bringing together medical records, wearable data, and personal health history in one place.

Google: Gemini-Powered Navigation Rolling Out To Google Maps Users Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Google announced that Gemini-powered navigation is rolling out in Google Maps, bringing a hands-free, conversational experience that lets users interact with the navigation system while driving.

Google: AI System Uses Historical News Data To Predict Flash Floods

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Google announced an expansion of its AI-driven flood forecasting capabilities, introducing a new approach that uses historical news reports and artificial intelligence to improve flash-flood predictions. The effort is designed to help communities, emergency responders, and governments better prepare for sudden flooding events, particularly in areas where traditional flood monitoring infrastructure is limited.

Interview With Ethica VoicePilot CEO Judd Hoffman On How VoicePilot Is Changing Real Estate Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Ethica’s VoicePilot is launching to help the real estate industry complete transactions faster by using AI to replace today’s lengthy, manual processes. This groundbreaking platform will streamline the entire transaction workflow and is set to launch in late March, with the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R) gaining early access before a broader national rollout later this year.

Wonderful: $150 Million Series B Raised For Enterprise AI Agent Platform Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 12, 2026

Wonderful, an enterprise AI agent platform, has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, IVP, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Vine Ventures. The company said the new capital will support continued development of its agentic platform and accelerate global expansion as enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents across core business workflows.

Translucent: $27 Million Raised For AI Healthcare Finance Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Translucent, an AI platform focused on healthcare finance, announced it has raised $27 million in a Series A funding round led by GV, with continued participation from NEA, Virtue, and FPV Ventures. The round comes only months after the company raised $7 million in seed funding in August 2025 and was described as preemptive and oversubscribed, reflecting growing demand for tools that provide real-time financial visibility across healthcare organizations.

Mind Robotics: $500 Million Series A Raised For AI Industrial Robotics Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Mind Robotics, an AI-enabled industrial robotics company, announced a $500 million Series A financing round to support the development and deployment of AI-powered robotic systems at an industrial scale.

Axiamatic: $54 Million Raised For Agentic Platform For Enterprise Transformations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Axiamatic, an AI company focused on helping organizations manage large-scale enterprise transformation programs, has emerged from stealth with $54 million in funding from Greylock Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

AppOmni: Interview With CMO Chandra Sekar About The SaaS and AI Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

AppOmni is a leading provider of SaaS and AI security that secures enterprise applications end to end and prevents breaches by providing clear visibility into security posture, access, third-party connections, AI-related activity, and discovering unsanctioned SaaS and shadow AI tools. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AppOmni CMO Chandra Sekar to learn more.

Amphix AI Infrastructure Platform Debuts Across 30 U.S. Sites Ahead Of NVIDIA GTC 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

RAVEL, Strata Expanse, and Available Infrastructure announced the launch of the Amphix AI Infrastructure Platform, a modular AI infrastructure solution designed to streamline the path from physical site development to fully operational AI production environments. The platform is debuting across 30 sites in the United States and will be showcased at NVIDIA GTC 2026.

Google Expanding Gemini AI Features In Chrome To India, New Zealand, And Canada

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Google announced that it is expanding Chrome’s built-in artificial intelligence capabilities to new global markets, bringing the Gemini-powered browsing assistant to users in India, New Zealand, and Canada. The rollout extends Chrome’s AI functionality beyond the United States and adds support for more than 50 additional languages, including several widely used Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil.

LinkSquares: Bill Hewitt Appointed Interim CEO To Lead Next Phase Of AI-Powered CLM Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

LinkSquares announced that veteran SaaS executive Bill Hewitt has been appointed interim chief executive officer, effective immediately, as the company continues expanding its artificial intelligence–powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform.

Anchr: $5.8 Million Raised For AI-Native Automation Platform For Food Distributors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Anchr announced that it has raised $5.8 million in seed funding to develop an AI-native operating system designed specifically for food distributors. The New York-based startup aims to automate core operational workflows across the food supply chain, replacing manual processes that still dominate the industry.

Replit: $400 Million Series D At $9 Billion Valuation Raised To Expand AI Software Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Replit announced it has raised $400 million in a Series D funding round led by Georgian and backed by investors including G Squared, Prysm Capital, 1789 Capital, Y Combinator, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, and Qatar Investment Authority. The round also included strategic investments from Accenture Ventures, Databricks Ventures, Okta Ventures, and Tether, as well as participation from individual investors, including Shaquille O’Neal and Jared Leto. The financing values the AI-powered software development platform at $9 billion.

Chowbus: $81 Million Raised For AI-Powered Restaurant Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2026

Chowbus, an AI-powered technology platform serving culturally rooted restaurants, announced it has raised $81 million in a new funding round led by Prysm Capital and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Dutchess, Fika, and Avid Bank.