Artificial Intelligence

Utilidata Raises $40 Million Extension To Complete $100 Million Series C

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Utilidata, a leader in embedded AI for power infrastructure, announced that it has secured an additional $40 million in Series C funding, completing a $100 million Series C round. The extension was led by existing investor Renown Capital Partners with participation from Keyframe Capital. The financing follows Utilidata’s initial $60.3 million Series C round announced in April 2025, which also included participation from Keyframe Capital, Quanta Services, and NVIDIA.

Geordie AI: $30 Million Series A Raised To Help Enterprises Govern Autonomous AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 31, 2026

Geordie AI announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst and Ten Eleven Ventures, as well as new investor Crosspoint Capital.

Eleveight AI: $120 Million Invested In Armenia’s First Blackwell-Powered AI Factory

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2026

Eleveight AI announced the launch of a GPU-native AI Factory in Gagarin, Armenia, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs. The facility is the first deployment of NVIDIA’s Blackwell B300 architecture in Armenia and the South Caucasus, representing an investment of up to $120 million in its first phase and positioning the region as an emerging hub for global AI infrastructure.

Opto Investments: AI Venture Fund Closes To Back Next Generation Infrastructure And Applied AI Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2026

Opto Investments announced the close of its AI-focused venture fund, a multi-strategy vehicle designed to provide registered investment advisors (RIAs) and family offices with exposure to private companies developing foundational technologies and real-world applications across the artificial intelligence ecosystem.

FMG: AI-Based Marketing Intelligence System Launched To Better Serve 80,000+ Advisors And Insurance Professionals

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

FMG, a marketing technology platform serving the wealth management and insurance industries, announced the launch of its Marketing Intelligence System, an internal AI-powered platform designed to help its teams access approved sales materials, customer proof points, product information, campaign assets, and institutional knowledge through natural-language search and AI-assisted retrieval.

Orbital Industries: $50 Million Series B Raised To Scale AI Engine For The Physical Economy And Data Centre Hardware

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Orbital Industries, an AI-powered industrial technology company focused on building physical infrastructure for the AI era, announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Plural, with participation from existing and previous investors NVentures (NVIDIA), Radical Ventures, Compound, and Fly Ventures.

Airis Labs: $31 Million Series A Closed As Defense AI Company Emerges From Stealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Airis Labs, a defense technology and AI company focused on intelligence and video-first analytics, announced that it has emerged from stealth mode after three years of building largely behind the scenes. The company also revealed that it recently raised a $31 million Series A financing round led by PSG Equity, bringing its total capital raised to just under $60 million.

Greenhouse: Acquisition Of Ezra AI Labs To Bring Conversational AI To Hiring

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Greenhouse, a hiring platform used by more than 7,500 companies, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ezra AI Labs, a voice AI interviewing company focused on structured, on-demand candidate conversations. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.

Qualified, from Salesforce: Interview With CMO Maura Rivera About The Agentic Marketing And Conversational Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Qualified, from Salesforce, is an agentic marketing and conversational platform that uses an AI Sales Development Representative (SDR) agent named "Piper" to help B2B companies identify high-intent website visitors and generate a sales pipeline in real-time. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Qualified CMO Maura Rivera to learn more.

Pax: $40 Million Seed Raised After Cutting Crime 27% Across Brazilian Cities

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2026

Pax, an AI-native public safety technology company, announced a $40 million seed funding round co-led by Greenoaks and Benchmark. The financing is one of the largest seed investments in Latin America and will support the company's expansion of its real-time intelligence platform for law enforcement agencies across the region.