Artificial Intelligence

Sturdy.ai: $6 Million (Seed) Raised For AI-Based Customer Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2025

Sturdy.ai, a rapidly growing AI-based customer intelligence company, announced it has raised $6 million in Series Seed funding. Voyager Capital led this funding round, with participation from Fortson VC and existing investor, Grotech Ventures.

Ropes: $3.1 Million (Seed) For Scaling AI-Driven Skills-Based Hiring

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2025

Ropes, an AI-based platform transforming how engineering talent is evaluated, announced it has raised $3.1 million in seed funding. The seed funding round, led by GSV Ventures with participation from Box Group, will advance the company's goal of bridging the gap between technical assessment and real-world performance.

Opsera: $20 Million (Series B) Secured For AI-Based DevOps Platform Innovation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2025

Opsera, an AI-based DevOps platform trusted by many companies, announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by Prosperity7 with participation from Hitachi Ventures. This funding round represents a breakout year with several product releases that position Opsera as one of the market's most flexible and intelligent AI-powered DevOps platforms for all apps and teams.

Hi Auto: $15 Million (Series A) Secured For Scaling Conversational AI For Quick-Service Restaurant Drive-Thrus

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2025

Hi Auto, a startup pioneering AI-based voice technology for the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Delek Motors, the Zisapel Family, Vasuki Tech Fund, and a publicly traded strategic investor from the restaurant sector. This new funding round, which brings Hi Auto's total capital raised to $23 million, also included participation from Allied Group, Goldbell Investments, and the Meir Barel Group. Along with the funding, Hi Auto has secured a $4 million credit line to support its growth and expansion efforts.

Actively AI: $22.5 Million Secured For Maximize Revenue For Sales Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 6, 2025

Actively AI, a company that applies AI reasoning for revenue teams, announced it has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. And First Round Capital, which led their previously unannounced $5 million seed round, also participated. Plus, prominent angel investors include Jason Boehmig, co-founder and CEO at Ironclad; Ali Rowghani, former Y Combinator managing partner and Twitter COO; and Frederic Kerrest, vice chairman and co-founder at Okta. With this funding round, Actively has raised $22.5 million to date.

Redpanda: $100 Million (Series D) Raised For Agentic AI Service for the Enterprise

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

Redpanda announced it has closed $100 million in Series D funding led by GV, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners. With this latest funding round, Redpanda is now valued at $1 billion, with a total of $265 million raised.

Unframe: Turnkey AI Platform Company Raises $50 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2025

Unframe, an all-in-one turnkey AI platform for global enterprises, emerged from stealth today with $50 million in funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, TLV Partners, Craft Ventures, Third Point Ventures, SentinelOne Ventures, Cerca Partners, and Terra Nova Ventures. The funding will support Unframe’s global expansion and sales growth while enhancing its platform by accelerating R&D and innovation.

University Of Tennessee Research Foundation Invests In VisualizAI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2025

The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s (UTRF) Accelerate Fund announced its second investment of $150,000 to VisualizAI, a pioneering AI startup focused on transforming healthcare claims processing.

Parallel Works: Interview With CEO Matthew Shaxted About Solving The Challenges of Multi-Cloud Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2025

Parallel Works is a company that aims to democratize HPC and AI and solve many of the challenges of hybrid multi-cloud computing. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Parallel Works CEO Matthew Shaxted to learn more about the company.