Artificial Intelligence

Vercel: $300 Million Series F At $9.3 Billion Valuation Raised For Scaling AI Cloud

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2025

Vercel, the innovative company behind v0, Next.js, and the AI Cloud, has recently announced that it has closed a significant Series F funding round, successfully raising $300 million. This funding round was notably oversubscribed, resulting in a post-money valuation of $9.3 billion for the company.

Zendesk Reveals AI Innovations To Transform Customer And Employee Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2025

Leading AI service provider Zendesk has announced significant advancements in AI innovation during its recent AI Summit. These breakthroughs are designed to enhance its Resolution Platform, addressing the increasing complexity and high volume of customer and employee interactions. This comprehensive AI-first solution, tailored specifically for service, enables Customer Service, Employee Service, and Contact Center teams to resolve issues more efficiently, resulting in improved outcomes for users.

Qualtrics: $6.75 Billion Deal For Press Ganey Forsta

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2025

Qualtrics, a renowned leader in the experience management (XM) sector, has recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75 billion. This deal marks a significant move in the realm of experience measurement and data analytics, with the goal of enhancing organizational performance across various fields.

AudioShake: $14 Million Series A Closed For AI-Based Audio Separation Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2025

AudioShake has recently announced it raised $14 million in Series A funding. This funding round was led by Shine Capital, with notable contributions from Thomson Reuters Ventures, Origin Ventures, Background Capital, as well as existing investors Indicator Ventures and Precursor Ventures.

Cyvl: $14 Million Series A Raised For AI Infrastructure Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2025

AI Infrastructure Intelligence Platform company Cyvl recently announced that it has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round, led by Sentinel Global. This funding will enable Cyvl to expand its innovative technology further and enhance its impact on infrastructure management nationwide.

Feedzai: $75 Million At Over $2 Billion Valuation Raised To Fight Financial Crime

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2025

Feedzai, a company focused on AI-driven RiskOps for financial crime prevention, announced an investment round of about $75 million, which has raised its company valuation to over $2 billion. This latest funding round attracted new institutional investors, including Lince Capital, Iberis Capital, and Explorer Investments, alongside continued support from existing investors such as Oxy Capital and Buenavista Equity Partners.

Reo.Dev: $4 Million Seed Funding Secured For AI-Native GTM Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2025

Reo.Dev, an innovative Intent Platform created specifically for software companies that prioritize developers, announced a $4 million seed investment today. This funding round is led by Heavybit (an investor in the developer ecosystem), with additional participation from renowned firms such as India Quotient and Foster Ventures.

AMD And OpenAI Sign Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2025

AMD and OpenAI have entered into a significant agreement involving the deployment of 6 gigawatts of power to support OpenAI's next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure. This collaboration will utilize multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs, starting with the introduction of the AMI Instinct MI450 GPUs, which are scheduled to begin deployment in the second half of 2026.

MAI: $25 Million Raised To Launch AI Agents That Automate Performance Marketing For Small Businesses

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2025

MAI, a company focused on automating performance marketing with artificial intelligence, has launched its flagship product and announced a $25 million seed funding round. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins, with additional participation from Gaorong Ventures, UpHonest Capital, and other investors. This funding will be used to grow MAI’s product and engineering teams and accelerate the development of its AI agent platform.

Dashmote: $6 Million Series A Raised To Advance DashSalesAI And Expand Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2025

Dashmote, an AI-based data analytics platform, has announced a $6 million Series A1 funding round co-led by Blossom Street Ventures and Rabobank. This latest investment brings the company’s total funding to $14 million.

Phaidra: Over $50 Million Series B Raised For Building AI Agents For AI Factories

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2025

Phaidra, a company focused on building AI agents to manage and optimize data centers built for AI workloads, has announced a Series B funding round exceeding $50 million. The round was led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Helena, Index Ventures, NVIDIA, Sony Innovation Fund, and other strategic investors.

Circuitry.ai: Seed Funding Closed For Advancing Decision Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2025

Circuitry.ai, a company focused on transforming service operations for manufacturers of complex and mission-critical equipment, has announced the closing of its seed funding round. The investment was led by DeepWork Capital, an early-stage venture firm based in Central Florida, and joined by Florida Opportunity Fund, Lasagna, and Lookout Ventures.

Datawizz: $12.5 Million Seed Funding Raised To Scale Specialized Language Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2025

Lunos AI: $5 Million Pre-Seed Closed To Automate Accounts Receivable For B2B Finance Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2025

Lunos AI, a fintech startup focused on transforming how businesses manage accounts receivable, has launched with a $5 million pre-seed funding round. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and Cherry Ventures, with additional backing from a select group of angel investors, including current and former CFOs and executives from Eli Lilly, Trustly, Deliveroo, Typeform, and GoCardless.

AdPipe: $12 Million Secured For Scaling Authentic Video For Enterprise Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2025

AdPipe, a fast-growing AI-powered video platform, has announced the close of a $12 million Series A funding round aimed at helping enterprise brands scale authentic video content. The round was led by LGVP, with participation from notable investors including Emery Wells, founder of Frame.io, Atlanta Ventures, Tom Noonan, Engage VC, and other leaders in SaaS, enterprise AI, and video innovation.

apiphani: $25 Million Series A Raised For AI-Based Application Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2025

apiphani, a company specializing in AI-native platforms and managed services for enterprise applications, has raised $25 million in Series A funding. Insight Partners led the round and it marks a significant step in apiphani’s expansion into regulated sectors such as energy, utilities, and telecommunications—industries where uptime, security, and performance are non-negotiable.

Eve: $103 Million At $1 Billion Valuation Raised To Transform Plaintiff Law Firms With AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 3, 2025

Eve, an AI-based platform reshaping how plaintiff law firms operate, has raised $103 million in Series B funding, surpassing its valuation of $1 billion. The round was led by Spark Capital and included continued support from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Menlo Ventures.

B2B Stars: Interview With CEO Raffaele Apostoliti About The People Analytics Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2025

B2B Stars operates as an AI-native B2B database, offering comprehensive analytics on over three million U.S. and Western European companies. The platform provides free search access to a vast online directory, verified B2B reviews, and a corporate reputation score database. Pulse 2.0 interviewed B2B Stars CEO Raffaele Apostoliti to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

OpenAI Reportedly Valued At $500 Billion Following Share Sale

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2025

OpenAI - the pioneering artificial intelligence company known for introducing the world to the conversational tool ChatGPT - has reportedly seen its valuation surge to $500 billion, according to sources with Reuters. This figure was achieved following a transaction in which a group of current and former employees sold about $6.6 billion worth of their company shares.

Terakeet: Interview With Co-Founder & CTO Patrick Danial About The Brand Reputation Management Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2025

Terakeet is a reputation management company that specializes in search and AI. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Terakeet co-founder and CTO Patrick Danial to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Inspiren: $100 Million Series B Raised For AI-Based Solutions Redefining Senior Living

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2025

Inspiren, a leader in AI-powered solutions that are redefining senior living, has announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding. This financing round was led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from Avenir, Primary Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Story Ventures, Third Prime, and Studio VC. With this new funding, Inspiren’s total funding now stands at $155 million.

Amplio: $11.1 Million Series A Raised For Scaling AI-Based Surplus Solutions For Global Manufacturers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2025

Amplio, an innovative AI company dedicated to revolutionizing how enterprise manufacturers manage their surplus inventory, has recently announced it raised $11.1 million in a Series A funding round. This funding round was led by prominent investors Hitachi Ventures and Yamaha Motor Ventures, with crucial participation from existing backers such as Construct Capital, Slow Ventures, Alpaca VC, and High Alpha Capital.