Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI: Codex Introduces Role-Specific Plugins, Sites, And Annotations To Expand Beyond Software Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

OpenAI announced a major expansion of Codex, introducing role-specific plugins, interactive Sites, and annotations aimed at making the platform more useful for a broader range of professionals beyond software developers. The company said more than 5 million people now use Codex weekly, with non-developers including analysts, marketers, operators, designers, researchers, investors, and bankers accounting for about 20% of users and growing more than three times faster than developers.

Findigs Raises $32 Million Series C Funding To Expand AI-Native Leasing Decisioning Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

Findigs, an AI-native leasing decisioning platform for residential property operators, announced it has raised $32 million in Series C funding. The round was led by RPM Ventures Managing Director Marc Weiser, with participation from existing investors Nyca Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and Western Technology Investment.

AI Clear: Interview With Founder Eduardo Samayoa About The AI Transparency Rating Agency

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2026

AI Clear is known as an independent AI transparency rating agency, and it operates a public registry that scores companies on how transparently they disclose their use of AI, particularly in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and insurance. According to the site, companies are graded using a published methodology rather than self-reported surveys. Pulse 2.0 interviewed AI Clear founder Eduardo Samayoa to learn more.

Supabase Raises $500 Million At $10.5 Billion Valuation To Expand Agentic Infrastructure Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Supabase, an open source Postgres development platform, announced a $500 million Series F funding round at a $10.5 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by GIC, with participation from existing investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, Felicis, Peak XV Partners, and Coatue. The company also noted that Stripe made its second investment in Supabase, while Salesforce Ventures joined the round.

Optilogic Launches Ada, An Agentic AI System For Supply Chain Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Optilogic, an AI-first supply chain design and optimization platform, announced the general availability of Ada, an agentic AI system designed specifically for supply chain design. Unveiled at the company’s annual user conference, OptiCon, in Detroit, Ada is intended to help organizations model, analyze, optimize, and continuously redesign supply chains faster by automating many of the most complex and time-consuming tasks. I attended OptiCon and will put together an article about it soon.

Suno Raises Over $400 Million In Series D Funding At $5.4 Billion Valuation For Music Creation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Suno, an AI-powered music creation platform, announced that it has raised more than $400 million in a Series D funding round at a $5.4 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Bond Capital and included participation from IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, and Schroders Capital. The new financing comes roughly six months after Suno's $250 million Series C round, which valued the company at $2.45 billion.

Palantir And Kirkland & Ellis Launch AI-Powered Platform To Transform Private Equity Fundraising

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Palantir Technologies and Kirkland & Ellis announced the launch of a proprietary enterprise platform designed to modernize private equity fundraising through the use of artificial intelligence. The platform is part of a multiyear partnership expansion between the two organizations and is built on Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), creating a custom fund-formation engine that streamlines legal workflows, scales institutional knowledge, and supports fund-formation clients and investors throughout the fundraising lifecycle.

Ramp Raises $750 Million Series F At $44 Billion Valuation For Financial Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Ramp announced a $750 million Series F financing round led by ICONIQ, GIC, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, valuing the company at $44 billion. The new funding brings Ramp's total equity financing to more than $3 billion and will be used to accelerate investments in artificial intelligence capabilities for customers. New investors in the round include Goldman Sachs Alternatives, D.E. Shaw & Co., Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Generation Investment Management, Insight Partners, and BroadLight Capital, alongside participation from numerous existing backers.

Tripo AI: Interview With Chief Scientist Dr. Yanpei Cao About the AI 3D Foundational Model Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2026

Tripo AI is a world-leading general-purpose artificial intelligence company dedicated to leading the democratization of creation through cutting-edge algorithmic research and the practical application of AI 3D foundation models and world models.

StratusGrid Raises $3 Million Seed Round To Advance AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure Optimization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

StratusGrid, a cloud infrastructure optimization company helping enterprises move from cloud visibility to verified outcomes, announced that it has raised $3 million in seed financing, marking the company's first outside capital raise. The round was led by Dogwood Ventures, with participation from Market Square Ventures, LaunchTN, VentureSouth, Service Provider Capital, and several strategic angel investors.

Arpio Raises $15 Million In Series A To Advance AI-Native Automated Recovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

Arpio, a cloud recovery and resilience platform for cloud environments, announced the close of a $15 million Series A financing round co-led by S3 Ventures and Paladin Capital Group, with participation from Draper Associates, Uncorrelated, Valor Ventures, CreativeCo Capital, and Lookout Ventures.

Perk Raises $300 Million Credit Facility To Accelerate Global Expansion Of Its AI-Native Travel And Spend Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

Perk, formerly known as TravelPerk, announced the closing of a $300 million private credit facility led by Neuberger Specialty Finance, alongside Blue Owl Capital, Hercules Capital, and Liquidity. The new facility replaces and upsizes the company’s 2024 credit facility on materially improved terms, increasing available capital while further strengthening Perk’s balance sheet.

OMNI Acquires Nara Logics to Expand Trusted AI Capabilities for National Security Missions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 3, 2026

OMNI announced the acquisition of Nara Logics, a Boston-based artificial intelligence company known for its decision-intelligence platform and neuroscience-inspired AI technologies. The deal strengthens OMNI’s ability to provide trusted AI solutions to customers across the U.S. Department of War, Intelligence Community, and other national security agencies.