Artificial Intelligence

Newforma Acquires Lumi AI To Add Verifiable AI Analytics Across AECO Project Data

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2026

Newforma has acquired Lumi AI, a Toronto-based artificial intelligence company whose analytics engine is designed to turn plain-language questions into explainable and verifiable answers across complex project data.

Pigment Raises $250 Million Series E At $2.3 Billion Valuation To Advance Autonomous Business Planning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2026

Pigment has raised $250 million in Series E funding at a $2.3 billion valuation as the AI business planning and performance management company accelerates development of autonomous planning capabilities for large enterprises. The financing was led by the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, with participation from World Innovation Lab, existing investors Greenoaks, ICONIQ, IVP, and Meritech, and a planned investment from NVIDIA.

Leena AI: Investment From IBM Ventures To Scale Enterprise Agentic AI For HR, IT And Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2026

IBM Ventures, IBM's venture capital arm, has made a strategic investment in Leena AI as the enterprise software company expands autonomous AI agents for human resources, IT, and finance operations. The investment adds IBM Ventures to a group of existing backers, including Greycroft and Bessemer Venture Partners.

VisionHammer Expands Into Gulf And U.S. Markets With AI-Native Software Assurance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2026

VisionHammer is expanding internationally across the Gulf region and the United States as the Portuguese AI-native software assurance company targets organizations struggling to understand increasingly complex software environments. The company is backed by Google for Startups.

SpaceX: Q3 Revenue Surges 161% To $14.6 Billion As Super Intelligence And Starlink Growth Accelerate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2026

SpaceX reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $14.6 billion, up 161% from $5.6 billion a year earlier, as rapid growth in its Super Intelligence business and continued Starlink expansion drove a sharp acceleration in financial performance. The company generated $2.8 billion in operating income and $4.4 billion in net income, compared with a $1.1 billion net loss in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased 306% to $8.8 billion.

Cognizant Selected By Ingenico For Five-Year AI And Technology Modernization Agreement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2026

Cognizant has been selected by Ingenico as its global strategic technology partner under a five-year agreement aimed at simplifying and modernizing the payments company's technology operations. The work will include embedding AI across Ingenico's infrastructure and operations, security, and data environments while creating a more scalable technology foundation for future growth.

Sunlight AI Raises $17.4 Million Seed And Acquires Bradford Medical Associates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Sunlight AI has launched with $17.4 million in seed funding and the acquisition of Bradford Medical Associates as the company builds an AI-enabled operating platform for independent medical practices. The financing was led by Lan Xuexhao, founder of Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Sofeon Ventures, Social Leverage, Actions Capital, Overlook Ventures, Early Light Ventures, and additional healthcare investors, family offices, and technology founders.

Reliable Robotics Raises $115 Million To Scale Autonomous Aircraft Systems At $1 Billion-Plus Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Reliable Robotics has secured $115 million in new capital, increasing its previously announced Series D financing to $275 million and pushing the autonomous aviation company’s valuation above $1 billion. The additional financing was raised following increased investor demand and includes a $25 million term loan from Silicon Valley Bank. Nimble Partners led the latest round as a returning investor, with new participation from Gideon Capital, RockCreek, Geek Ventures, Gold Hill Capital, Sparkwave Capital, and others. Island Green Partners also participated as a returning investor. Allen & Company supported the Series D fundraising process.

Workday To Acquire C1.ai To Expand Identity Governance For People And AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Workday has signed a definitive agreement to acquire C1.ai, an agentic identity platform that manages access to enterprise applications and systems for employees and AI agents.

Stout Acquires Flightline To Advance AI Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Stout has acquired Flightline, an agentic AI company that has worked with the global advisory firm for more than 12 months to develop AI-enabled workflows for complex professional services engagements.

Navara Technologies Acquires PieQ To Expand Agentic AI Into Regulated Vertical Markets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Navara Technologies has acquired PieQ, an AI-native company focused on agentic workflows and predictive intelligence, expanding Navara’s capabilities across biosecurity, government, insurance, and back-office automation for small and medium-sized businesses.

Salesforce To Acquire Braze For $5.66 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire customer engagement platform Braze for approximately $5.66 billion in enterprise value, expanding Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud and broader Customer 360 platform with additional real-time customer engagement and AI decisioning capabilities.

Specialty1 Partners Expands AI Investments Across More Than 225 Dental Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2026

Specialty1 Partners is expanding its investment in artificial intelligence technologies across its national specialty dental network, targeting clinical documentation, patient access, administrative automation, contract management, and employee productivity.

MassRobotics: Interview With Co-Founder And Chief Of Operations Joyce Sidopoulos About Robotics Innovation And Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

MassRobotics is a nonprofit independent robotics innovation hub that provides startups with workspace, laboratories, accelerators, workforce development programs, corporate partnerships, and connections to funding, talent, and industry partners. The organization has supported more than 250 robotics startups and serves as a neutral platform connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, academia, government, researchers, and other participants across the robotics ecosystem. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MassRobotics Co-Founder and Chief of Operations Joyce Sidopoulos to learn more about the organization’s origins, its founder-first model, and how it is supporting the development and commercialization of robotics and physical AI technologies.

Anthropic Commits 5% Of Shares To New Public Benefit Fund With Potential For Future Increases

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Anthropic is establishing the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity that will hold a growing stake in the AI company and support initiatives aligned with its public benefit mission.

Ferveret: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Reza Azizian About Nuclear-Inspired Cooling For AI Data Centers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Ferveret is developing a waterless cooling system for AI data centers using heat-transfer principles derived from nuclear reactor technology. Its proprietary Adaptive Phase Cooling (APC) technology is designed to manage the increasing heat generated by high-performance AI processors while reducing energy consumption and simplifying data center operations. The company's flagship product is a modular, rack-mounted cooling system designed to fit into existing data center infrastructure without requiring a facility redesign. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Ferveret Co-Founder and CEO Reza Azizian to learn more about the company's origins, cooling technology, pilot deployments, and plans to support the next generation of AI infrastructure.

Adonis: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Akash Magoon About AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Management

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Adonis is an AI orchestration platform built for healthcare revenue cycle management, helping health systems and provider groups identify revenue cycle issues, manage insurance claims and denials, and automate workflows through its Intelligence and AI Agents products. The company was founded in 2022 by brothers Akash and Aman Magoon. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Adonis Co-Founder and CEO Akash Magoon to learn more about AI-powered revenue cycle management, autonomous agents, and the company's growth.

XRlabs Raises $8.4 Million Seed Led By Playground To Expand Surgical Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

XRlabs has raised $8.4 million in seed funding led by Playground Global, with participation from Eka Ventures, to accelerate development and clinical deployment of its device-agnostic Surgical Intelligence platform. The London-based company, which also has offices in Palo Alto, is building software that places a real-time artificial intelligence layer inside the operating room without requiring hospitals to replace the surgical systems they already use.

Davenport University Awarded $3 Million Federal Grant To Prepare Students For AI-Enabled Workforce

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

Davenport University has been awarded a $3 million Strengthening Institutions Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education to prepare students for an AI-enabled workforce and expand academic, technology, and student-success programs across the university.

AngelAi And Sun West Mortgage: Interview With CEO Pavan Agarwal About AI-Powered Mortgage Automation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2026

AngelAi is an artificial intelligence platform developed by Celligence to execute complex financial transactions rather than simply answer questions or generate content. The platform combines a deterministic Transactional Language Model, specialized Angel Agents, and Warranted Intelligence to collect and reconcile information, apply rules, make decisions, and carry transactions through to completion. AngelAi has been operating within Sun West Mortgage since 2019, giving its technology a production environment for handling real financial transactions. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sun West Mortgage Company CEO and Founder/CEO of Celligence and AngelAi, Pavan Agarwal, to learn more about AngelAi’s development, approach to deterministic AI, and ambitions beyond mortgage lending.

Robots & Pencils Acquires Tiger Pistol To Expand Agentic AI And Marketing Automation Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2026

Intuit To Acquire AI-Native Revenue Management Platform Sequence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2026

Intuit has signed an agreement to acquire Sequence, an AI-native revenue management platform designed to automate the entire quote-to-revenue process for businesses. The acquisition will expand Intuit's financial technology capabilities and strengthen its offerings for mid-market businesses through Intuit Enterprise Suite and QuickBooks Online Advanced.