Artificial Intelligence

Meta Breaks Ground On $10+ Billion 1-GW Indiana Data Center Campus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Meta is launching construction on a new hyperscale data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, positioning the 1-gigawatt site as a cornerstone of its growing compute footprint for both core products and next-generation AI workloads. The company said the project represents an investment of more than $10 billion in data center infrastructure and the surrounding community, making it one of Meta’s largest infrastructure commitments to date.

Options Technology To Acquire Crossvale To Expand Private Cloud And Data Sovereign AI Modernization

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

Options Technology announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Crossvale, positioning the combined business to help financial services firms modernize legacy technology, reduce technical debt, and accelerate private cloud and AI adoption in a security and compliance model designed for regulated markets.

Reco: $30 Million Series B Raised For AI SaaS Security Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 14, 2026

New York-based Reco, a company focused on securing AI-driven SaaS environments, has raised a $30 million Series B round as enterprises accelerate adoption of AI tools, agents, and SaaS platforms that expand identities, permissions, integrations, and potential attack paths.

Voximplant: Interview With Founder & CEO Alexey Aylarov About The Voice AI Orchestration Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

Voximplant is a Voice AI Orchestration Platform for real-time communication that enables businesses to to build and scale AI-powered communication systems without managing complex infrastructure. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Voximplant founder and CEO Alexey Aylarov to learn more.

RedTrack: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Vlad Zhovtenko About The AI-Based Marketing Analytics Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 13, 2026

RedTrack, co-founded by CEO Vlad Zhovtenko, is an all-in-one, AI-driven marketing analytics and automation platform that helps advertisers, e-commerce brands, and affiliate marketers track, attribute, and optimize their ad campaigns across multiple channels in a privacy-compliant, cookieless environment. Pulse 2.0 interviewed RedTrack co-founder and CEO Vlad Zhovtenko to learn more.

Read AI: Interview With CEO David Shim About The Productivity Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Read AI is a productivity platform that acts as an AI-powered copilot to automatically record, transcribe, and summarize meetings, emails, and messaging threads across various work platforms. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Read AI CEO David Shim to learn more.

Anthropic: $30 Billion Series G At $380 Billion Valuation Raised For Enterprise AI And Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Anthropic announced it has raised $30 billion in a Series G financing round, valuing the company at $380 billion post-money, led by GIC and Coatue and co-led by D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX. A broad set of investors participated in the round, including Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMP PBC, Appaloosa LP, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer Venture Partners, affiliated funds of BlackRock, Blackstone, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, Jane Street, JPMorganChase through its Security and Resiliency Initiative and Growth Equity Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NX1 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, TowerBrook, TPG, Whale Rock Capital, and XN. The company said the round also includes a portion of previously announced investments from Microsoft and NVIDIA.

MOVA: Interview With President Li Fei About The Smart Living Ecosystem Leader

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

MOVA is a global AI smart living leader that develops premium and intelligent ecosystems for the home, specializing in robot vacuums, mowers, and personal care appliances designed to enhance modern, connected living. Pulse 2.0 interviewed MOVA President Li Fei to learn more.

Maestro AI: $1.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Closed For Mortgage Origination AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Maestro AI, a vertical AI platform built for mortgage origination, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate go-to-market efforts, expand product capabilities, and scale adoption across the mortgage industry. The round was led by New Stack Ventures, with participation from Family VC, ZFO, Roark's Drift, and local angel investors.

OPAQUE: $24 Million Series B At $300 Million Valuation Raised For Confidential AI Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

OPAQUE, a Confidential AI platform positioned as a trust and security layer for enterprise AI, has raised a $24 million Series B round at an approximately $300 million post-money valuation. The financing was led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from returning investors Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures, and Thomvest, as well as new investor and strategic partner, the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). The round brings OPAQUE’s total funding to $55.5 million.

Lema AI: $24 Million Series A Raised For Modernizing Third Party Risk

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 12, 2026

Lema AI, an agentic AI security platform focused on enterprise supply chain and third-party risk, has emerged from stealth with $24 million in funding. The Series A was led by Team8, with F2 Venture Capital leading the Seed round and Salesforce Ventures participating.