Artificial Intelligence

Cerebras: AI Chipmaker Raises $1 Billion Series H At About $23 Billion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Cerebras Systems, an AI chipmaker focused on wafer-scale processors for training and inference, said it has closed a $1 billion Series H financing at a post-money valuation of approximately $23 billion. The company said the round was led by Tiger Global and included participation from Benchmark, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Atreides Management, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMD, Coatue, and 1789 Capital, among others.

Airrived: $6.1 Million Seed Funding Raised For Enterprise Security and IT Agentic OS Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 5, 2026

Airrived launched from stealth on Thursday with $6.1 million in seed funding to bring agentic AI into the core of enterprise cybersecurity, IT, and business operations. The round was led by Cannage Capital, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Rebellion Ventures, and Inner Loop Capital, along with strategic investments from cybersecurity veterans Manoj Apte, Mahendra Ramsinghani, and Saqib E. Awan.

SENAI: $6.2 Million Seed Funding Raised For Video Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

SENAI, an Online Video Intelligence platform focused on turning open-source video into real-time, geospecific security intelligence, has raised $6.2 million in seed funding as it emerges from stealth. The round was led by 10D Ventures, with participation from FS Ventures, 1948 Ventures, and other global investors.

Fibr AI: $7.5 Million Seed Funding Closed For Agentic Website Optimization Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Fibr AI, an agentic website optimization platform focused on transforming high-traffic consumer-facing websites into adaptive, revenue-driving experiences, has raised $7.5 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Accel, with participation from WillowTree Ventures and MVP Ventures, and included Fortune 100 operators serving as angel investors and advisors.

Skillsoft Unveils Next-Generation Percipio Platform To Expand AI-Native Skills Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Skillsoft announced it has launched the next generation of its Skillsoft Percipio Platform, positioning the release as a response to rising enterprise demand for tools that better connect learning activity to measurable workforce capability and business outcomes.

Zocks And Wealth.com Launch AI Integration To Streamline Estate Planning Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Zocks and Wealth.com have launched a new partnership and two-way integration to help financial advisors complete estate plans faster and improve the quality and personalization of the client experience.

Positron AI: $230 Million Series B At $1+ Billion Valuation Closed For Inference Hardware Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Positron AI said it raised an oversubscribed $230 million Series B at a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion to scale what it describes as energy-efficient AI inference hardware and accelerate development of its next-generation custom silicon. The round was co-led by ARENA Private Wealth, Jump Trading, and Unless, with strategic participation from Qatar Investment Authority, Arm, and Helena, alongside existing backers including Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management, DFJ Growth, Resilience Reserve, Flume Ventures, and 1517.

GenLogs: $60 Million Series B Raised For Freight Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

GenLogs, a freight intelligence provider deploying its Truck Intelligence technology to improve supply chain efficiency and combat cargo theft, has closed a $60 million Series B financing. The round was led by Battery Ventures with participation from IVP, Cathay Innovation, and 9Yards, alongside existing investors including Venrock, Steel Atlas, HOF Capital, TitletownTech, and Autotech Ventures. The company said it has now raised $81 million across seed, Series A, and Series B rounds.

Bedrock Robotics: $270 Million Series B At $1.75 Billion Valuation Raised For Autonomous Construction Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Bedrock Robotics, an autonomous construction technology company, has raised $270 million in Series B funding at a $1.75 billion valuation as it pushes from single-machine deployments toward “system-level” autonomy that can coordinate connected fleets across large infrastructure and earthmoving jobs. The round was co-led by CapitalG and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from Xora, 8VC, Eclipse, Emergence Capital, Perry Creek Capital, NVentures, Tishman Speyer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgian, Incharge Capital, C4 Ventures, and others. The financing brings Bedrock’s total funding to more than $350 million.

SynthBee: $100 Million Closed To Scale Collaborative Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

SynthBee, a stealth startup building a proprietary “Collaborative Intelligence” (CI) platform, said it has completed $100 million in funding with Crosspoint Capital Partners following an initial $20 million seed round and an additional $80 million secured last week. The company said the investment will support expansion into new markets, ongoing hiring, and continued development of its CI technology.

beHuman: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale AI-Driven Early Cancer Detection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

beHuman, a physician-led preventive care platform focused on improving early cancer detection for underserved populations, has raised a $4 million seed round to expand nationally and grow its network of health insurance partners and end customers.

Expert Intelligence: $5.8 Million Seed Funding Raised To Bring AI Decision Automation To Regulated Laboratories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 4, 2026

Expert Intelligence, a Santa Clara-based startup developing AI systems that automate expert decision making in regulated laboratory settings, has raised a $4.7 million seed round led by Sierra Ventures, with participation from TSVC and Acorn Pacific Ventures. The company positions its platform as “foundational infrastructure” for autonomous decision-making in high-compliance environments where data is scarce, tightly controlled, and difficult to use for conventional machine learning approaches.

One Inc Unveils Model Context Protocol To Speed Insurance Payments Integrations And Secure AI Data Access

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

One Inc announced new AI-driven capabilities intended to help insurance carriers integrate more quickly with its platform while securely analyzing and managing payment data. At the center of the update is Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open protocol designed to work with a client’s own corporate LLM-based AI assistants to accelerate integration and raise service standards.

GrubMarket: $50 Million Series H At $4.5 Billion Valuation Raised To Accelerate AI And Global E-Commerce Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

GrubMarket announced it has raised around $50 million in Series H financing, positioning the round as a significant up round that values the company at a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation. The company described itself as an AI-powered technology enabler for the American food supply chain and one of the largest private food technology and e-commerce businesses globally.

Revena: $8 Million Raised To Cut Hospital Revenue Losses With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Revena, an artificial intelligence platform focused on automating the hospital revenue cycle, has raised a US$8 million seed round backed by Canary, Flourish Ventures, and Caravela Capital. The company said the financing comes after deployment across more than 60 hospitals and a 20x growth in 2025, as providers seek ways to reduce revenue leakage and administrative burden associated with complex billing processes.

CloudForge: $3.95 Million Secured To Bring AI Sales And Procurement To The Metals Supply Chain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

CloudForge, an AI-powered sales and procurement platform built for the metals supply chain, has emerged from stealth with $3.95 million in funding from Zero Infinity Partners, Resolute Ventures, and Bienville Capital.

BizTrip AI Adds $1.5 Million Tranche As Pre-Seed Funding Reaches $2.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

BizTrip AI, a maker of AI-powered travel management technology, has raised $1.5 million in new preseed financing, marking the third tranche of its preseed round and bringing total funding to $2.5 million. The latest tranche was led by RRE Ventures, with participation from AI Fund, BAG Collective, BAG Ventures, and Correlation Ventures. Sabre Corporation also participated, alongside ten individual qualified investors, including Michael Cain, Mike Daly, and Valerie Layman.

Biorce: $52.5 Million Series A Raised To Expand Globally And Apply AI to Clinical Trial Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 3, 2026

Biorce, a Barcelona-based health AI company focused on using artificial intelligence to improve how clinical trials are designed and executed, announced it has closed a $52.5 million Series A round to accelerate international expansion and scale its platform, Aika.

Day AI: $20 Million Series A Raised And CRMx Platform Launched For Agent-First Sales Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Day AI, a company building an AI-native customer relationship platform, said it has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital and has made its product generally available. In a post on LinkedIn, founder and CEO Christopher O'Donnell argued that traditional CRM workflows force teams to spend too much time “context-switching” across records and tools, while leaders wait weeks for insights into why deals are slipping or which messages resonate in demos.

Loop AI: $14 Million Series A Raised To Expand Agentic Back-Office Platform for Restaurants And Retail

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 2, 2026

Loop AI, an enterprise-grade AI platform built for restaurant and retail back-office teams, has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Nyca Partners, adding a roster of new and returning backers as it accelerates product expansion and hiring across multiple offices.

Oracle Details $45 Billion-$50 Billion Equity And Debt Funding Plan For 2026 OCI Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Oracle announced it plans to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in gross cash proceeds during calendar year 2026 to fund the expansion of its rapidly growing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business, as it works to build additional capacity to meet what it described as contracted demand from its largest OCI customers.

Tarabut Acquires Servable To Build AI-Native Financial Infrastructure Across MENA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Tarabut, a regulated open banking platform operating across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, has acquired Servable.dev, a Bahrain-founded full-stack AI engineering company built for regulated industries. The deal positions Tarabut to expand from open banking connectivity into what it describes as a full-stack, AI-native financial platform, aiming to help banks and fintechs move beyond basic data access into real-time, intelligent financial decisioning delivered securely, compliantly, and at scale.

Drupal CMS 2.0 Launches Visual Builder, Optional AI Tools, And Site Templates For Faster Website Creation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 1, 2026

Drupal CMS 2.0 represents one of the most significant updates in Drupal’s history, introducing a new visual building experience, optional AI assistance, and ready-made site templates designed to help teams launch polished, fully branded websites much faster, while still being built on Drupal core and retaining the enterprise-grade security, scalability, and flexibility the platform is known for.

Tesla’s $2 Billion xAI Bet Comes With A Big Pivot: Retiring Model S/X As Robots And AI Infrastructure Take Center Stage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Tesla announced it is tightening the links between its automotive, energy, and artificial intelligence ambitions in a way few public companies have attempted: by investing directly into xAI while simultaneously reshaping its manufacturing roadmap around robotics. These moves, disclosed in SEC filings and earnings-call coverage, position Tesla less as a premium EV maker and more as a vertically integrated “physical AI” platform, spanning data centers, grid-scale batteries, humanoid robots, and autonomy.

Autonomize AI: Interview With CEO Ganesh Padmanabhan About The AI-Based Healthcare Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 31, 2026

Autonomize AI provides a HIPAA-compliant "human-in-the-loop" AI platform that uses specialized agents and copilots to organize, structure, and summarize unstructured clinical data (such as notes, faxes, and PDFs) to reduce administrative burden and accelerate workflows for healthcare, payer, and life sciences organizations. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Autonomize AI CEO Ganesh Padmanabhan to learn more.

Hexaware Appoints Amit Vij As Chief Private Markets Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Hexaware Technologies announced that it has appointed Amit Vij as Chief Private Markets Officer, a new senior role designed to deepen the company’s engagement with private markets investors and their portfolio companies.

ADP Launches New AI Agents to Tackle Workforce And Payroll Challenges

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

ADP introduced a new set of “ADP Assist” AI agents designed to help organizations reduce friction across HR and payroll processes, improve decision-making, and cut down on manual work across the employee lifecycle. The company said the agents are designed to think, plan, and act with human oversight, combining automation with ADP’s longstanding workforce expertise.

MITO AI: $4.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Closed For Collaborative AI Video Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

MITO AI, a Madrid- and San Francisco-based startup building a collaborative platform for AI-native video creation, has raised a $4.5 million pre-seed round led by Paul Murphy at Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company said the financing included participation from Kibo, Kfund, Sequoia, and A16Z scouts, LifeX, and angel investors, including unicorn founders and executives with ties to USV, Roblox, and GitHub.

Northslope: $22 Million Series A Raised To Scale Palantir-Native And Mission-Specific AI Applications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

Northslope, an applied AI company built specifically for the Palantir operating system, has raised $22 million in a Series A financing to scale its forward deployed engineering model and expand its Palantir-native AI application platform.

RobCo: $100 Million Series C Raised To Scale Physical AI Robotics In U.S. And Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 30, 2026

RobCo, a Munich-founded physical AI-driven robotics company, has raised $100 million in Series C funding to advance its “Physical AI” roadmap, expand enterprise deployments, and deepen its presence in the U.S. market. The company, founded in 2020, builds AI-enabled robotic systems designed to operate inside real production environments, targeting industrial use cases where autonomy and adaptability are increasingly critical.