Artificial Intelligence

Sakana AI Announces Strategic Partnership With Google

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Sakana AI announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Google following its Series B round, and that Google is also making a financial investment in the company to further strengthen the relationship.

Norm Law Names Former Sidley Austin Chair Mike Schmidtberger As Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Norm Law, an AI native law firm serving global institutional clients, has appointed longtime Sidley Austin leader Mike Schmidtberger as Chairman, Partner, and Head of its Investment Funds and Regulatory practice, a move the firm framed as a marker of how it intends to combine senior legal judgment with an integrated AI platform and engineering-driven workflows.

Structurely Names Corey Welch As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Structurely, an AI-powered sales automation platform built for high-volume, compliance-driven industries, has appointed Corey Welch as chief executive officer, naming a veteran mortgage and fintech operator to lead its next stage of disciplined, industry-focused expansion.

Goodfin Launches Goodfin Go, Bringing AI Agent Support To Pre-IPO Private Market Investing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 24, 2026

Goodfin has unveiled Goodfin Go, a new agentic system designed for pre-IPO investors that aims to shrink private-market investing workflows from weeks to minutes. The San Francisco-based company said Go is now publicly available after engagement with thousands of users and testing by human advisors, positioning the product as an AI-powered companion that supports the full investment process, from research and analysis through to execution.

Baseten: $300 Million At $5 Billion Valuation Raised As Inference Becomes Core AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Baseten, an AI inference company focused on running modern models in production, has raised $300 million in new financing at a $5 billion valuation. IVP, CapitalG, and NVIDIA anchored the round, as demand accelerates for high-performance infrastructure that can reliably deploy and operate AI models at scale.

Cubby: $63 Million Series A Raised To Expand AI-Native Self-Storage Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Cubby has raised a $63 million Series A minority investment to accelerate the growth of its property management platform for self-storage operators, the company said. The round was led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with existing investors also participating.

PayPal To Buy Cymbio To Expand Agentic Commerce And AI-Channel Selling

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

PayPal has agreed to acquire Cymbio, a multi-channel orchestration platform that helps brands sell across “agentic” AI shopping surfaces and other e-commerce channels, as the payments company moves to deepen its commerce offering inside emerging AI-driven discovery and checkout experiences.

Yuki: $6 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build An AI ‘Control Layer’ For Data Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Yuki, a data cost optimization startup, has emerged from stealth with a $6 million seed round, targeting a growing pain point for enterprises facing rising data and AI infrastructure bills. The financing was led by Hyperwise Ventures, with participation from VelocitX, Tal Ventures, Fresh.fund, and Yakir Daniel, the founder of Spot.io (which was acquired by NetApp and is now part of Flexera).

Mia Labs: $20 Million Series A Closed To Expand AI ‘Super Employee’ For Auto Dealership Communications

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 23, 2026

Mia Labs, the company behind an AI-powered conversational platform designed specifically for automotive dealerships, has raised a $20 million Series A round to accelerate product development, expand its team, and scale deployments across the U.S. The financing brings the company’s total capital raised to $29 million.