Artificial Intelligence

Big Rentals: $2.8 Million Seed Funding Raised To Digitize U.S. Equipment Rental Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 19, 2025

Big Rentals announced that it has secured $2.8 million in seed funding. SNAK Venture Partners led the round with participation from Ironspring Ventures, Forum Ventures, the LAUNCH Fund (founded by Jason Calacanis), and NuFund Venture Group.

Hapiko: $7 Million Raised To Launch Stickerbox, An AI-Powered Sticker Printer for Kids

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 19, 2025

Brooklyn-based creative tech firm Hapiko announced the launch of its new product, Stickerbox — described as the first AI-powered voice-to-sticker printer built specifically for children. The device enables kids to verbally describe an image, such as “a dinosaur on a skateboard” or “a Viking ship sailing through outer space.” Then it prints a high-quality black-and-white sticker that children can colour and customise. The product works without a smartphone or laptop, offering independent, hands-on play.

Lambda: Over $1.5 Billion Series E Raised To Build Superintelligence Cloud Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Cloud infrastructure provider Lambda announced it has secured more than $1.5 billion in a Series E funding round led by TWG Global, with participation from US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and several existing investors.

Google Announces Advanced AI Model Gemini 3

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Google introduced Gemini 3 on Tuesday, marking what the company calls a significant leap forward in AI reasoning, multimodal understanding, and agentic capabilities. The launch represents the next phase of Google’s two-year Gemini initiative, an effort that CEO Sundar Pichai described as one of the company’s most significant scientific and product undertakings. Pichai noted that the Gemini ecosystem has expanded rapidly, with AI Overviews reaching 2 billion monthly users and the Gemini app surpassing 650 million monthly users. Google reports that more than 70% of its Cloud customers now use its AI tools, and over 13 million developers have built with Gemini models.

Myuser: Interview With Founder Ibrahim H. About The B2B Sales Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Myuser is an autonomous B2B sales platform powered by proprietary AI. It automates the entire outreach motion - targeting, hyper-personalized copy, follow-ups, inquiry handling, meeting scheduling, and lightweight landing pages- so teams can scale quality conversations without adding headcount. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Myuser founder Ibrahim H. to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Keychain: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Oisin Hanrahan About The CPG Manufacturing Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Keychain is a company that has developed a proprietary AI-powered platform that helps brands and retailers quickly find the perfect manufacturing partners. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Keychain co-founder and CEO Oisin Hanrahan to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Span: $25 Million Secured To Strengthen AI-Driven Developer Intelligence Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Span, a San Francisco-based AI native developer intelligence platform, has secured $25 million in Seed and Series A financing from Alt Capital, Craft Ventures, SV Angel, BoxGroup, and Bling Capital. The investment includes participation from more than 100 founders, CTOs, and operators from companies such as Slack, Notion, Rippling, and Square, reflecting strong validation from industry leaders who have experienced the engineering challenges Span aims to resolve.

Peec AI: $21 Million Series A Raised To Expand Its AI Search Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Peec AI, a marketing technology platform designed for the emerging age of AI-driven search, announced a $21 million Series A financing round on November 18, 2025. The investment was led by European venture firm Singular, with participation from Antler, Combination VC, identity.vc, and S20. The round brings the company’s total funding to $29 million following its Seed raise led by 20VC in July 2025, making it one of the largest Series A financings in the AI search category to date.

UJET Acquires Spiral To Expand AI Capabilities And Strengthen Customer Data Analysis

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

UJET announced the acquisition of Spiral, a conversational analytics and artificial intelligence company, to expand its AI capabilities and add a standalone customer intelligence product to its portfolio. The transaction enhances UJET’s core CCaaS platform and accelerates its roadmap for conversational AI, predictive analytics, and large-scale customer data analysis.

Anthropic Secures Up To $45 Billion In New Strategic Commitments From Microsoft And Nvidia To Scale Claude Globally

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Microsoft, Nvidia, and Anthropic unveiled a sweeping set of strategic partnerships that will significantly expand access to Claude, accelerate infrastructure development, and deepen long-term collaboration across engineering, cloud computing, and model optimization.

Hammerhead AI: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised To Accelerate AI Factory Deployment

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Hammerhead AI has emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed round to accelerate the deployment of AI factories by enabling operators to maximize power utilization for AI workloads. The oversubscribed round was led by Buoyant Ventures, with participation from SE Ventures, AINA Climate AI Ventures, MCJ Collective, WovenEarth Ventures, Bombellii Ventures, Clearvision Ventures, Stepchange, Acclimate Ventures, and several prominent industry leaders, including Jack Cogen of CoreWeave’s Board of Directors.

Agentio: $40 Million Series B At $340 Million Valuation Raised To Advance Expansion Of AI Creator Ad Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Agentio announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Forerunner, bringing its total capital raised to $56 million and valuing the company at $340 million. The company plans to expand its AI-native infrastructure, which enables brands to transition substantial portions of the massive digital advertising market into creator-led channels.

Data Squared: Interview With Veteran & CEO About Mission-Critical Analytics And Automation Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

Data Squared (Data²) is an AI-based data analytics and automation company that helps organizations transform complex datasets into actionable insights. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Data Squared CEO Jon Brewton to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

RebuilderAI: Pre-Series A Funding Raised To Accelerate Global Expansion In 3D Modeling AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 18, 2025

NAVER D2SF-backed RebuilderAI has secured KRW 4.5 billion in new capital through a Pre-Series A funding round that adds ASICS Ventures, Medici Investment, IBK Capital, and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund to its investor base. The round marks a new stage of momentum for the Seoul-based company, which continues to gain global recognition for its 3D modeling AI technology after receiving a CES Innovation Award and being named a Top 100 Global Startup at the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2025.

Alembic: $145 Million Raised To Advance Enterprise Adoption Of Causal AI And Expand Supercomputing Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Alembic Technologies has raised $145 million in Series B and growth funding, marking one of the most significant recent financings in the enterprise artificial intelligence sector. The round represents a 15.7 times increase in valuation since the company’s Series A, positioning Alembic among the leading labs pushing the boundaries of next-generation enterprise intelligence. The funding was co-led by Prysm Capital and Accenture, with participation from Liquid 2 Ventures, NextEquity, Friends & Family Capital, WndrCo, and growth financing from SLW.

Accenture Strategically Invests In Alembic To Advance AI-Driven Marketing Measurement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Accenture has made a strategic investment in Alembic, an AI-powered causal marketing intelligence platform, as part of the company’s broader effort to help enterprises better understand which marketing activities drive measurable revenue. The investment, made through Accenture Ventures, also establishes a partnership between the two companies to jointly serve clients seeking to modernize their marketing measurement capabilities and improve return on investment.

AlertD: $3 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised And AI Agentic SRE And DevOps Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

AlertD has emerged from stealth with the launch of its AI-driven SRE and DevOps platform and the announcement of $3 million in pre-seed funding led by True Ventures partner Puneet Agarwal. The San Francisco Bay Area startup aims to redefine how engineering teams manage cloud operations by introducing specialized AI agents that instantly surface AWS insights, reduce operational toil, and provide verifiable system visibility through a natural-language interface.

Mate: $15.5 Million Seed Funding Closed To Advance AI-Driven Security Operations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Mate, a cybersecurity startup based in Tel Aviv, announced its launch from stealth with a $15.5 million seed round led by Team8 and Insight Partners. The funding will support rapid hiring across engineering, expand collaborations with design partners, and prepare the company for broader enterprise deployment as demand grows for more efficient and adaptive Security Operations Centers.

Keychain: $10 Million Secured To Launch AI Operating System For Private Label Retailers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Keychain has raised $10 million to accelerate the rollout of Keychain360, an AI-powered operating system designed to streamline private label product development and supply chain management for retailers. The investment includes funding from W23 Global, the venture capital fund supported by Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Empire Company Limited/Sobeys, and Shoprite Group.

Sakana AI: ¥20 Billion Series B Raised To Advance Sustainable AI In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

Tokyo-based research company Sakana AI has secured ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) in Series B funding to accelerate its work on sustainable, efficiency-focused AI technology and expand deployment across major Japanese industries. The round included participation from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Khosla Ventures, Factorial, Macquarie Capital, Fundomo, Mouro Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Geodesic Capital, Lux Capital, Ora Global, MPower Partners, Shikoku Electric Power, and In-Q-Tel.

No Barrier: $2.7 Million Raised To Expand Real-Time Medical Interpretation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

No Barrier, a fast-growing healthcare AI company focused on eliminating language barriers in clinical settings, has raised an oversubscribed Seed Round of $2.7 million led by A-Squared Ventures, Esplanade Ventures, Rock Health Capital, and Fusion. The new funding will support broader deployment of the company’s real-time, compliant medical interpretation technology across hospitals, clinics, and specialty care environments.

BluePill: $6 Million Seed Round Raised To Launch AI Consumer Twins For Instant Market Insights

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 17, 2025

BluePill has raised $6 million in seed financing to accelerate the rollout of its AI consumer-insights platform, which uses digital twins of real audiences to help brands test new products, campaigns, and creative concepts in minutes. The round was led by Ubiquity Ventures with participation from Pioneer Square Labs and Flying Fish Ventures.

Obello: $8.5 Million Seed Round Raised To Accelerate AI-Driven Creative Production For Leading Global Brands

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Obello, a San Francisco-based AI graphic design platform founded by design leaders behind global brands such as Apple, DoorDash, Nike, Netflix, and Instagram, has raised $8.5 million in new seed funding led by Obvious Ventures. The round included continued participation from Baukunst as well as contributions from AVV and Preview Ventures, bringing the company’s total funding to $9.5 million.

Cisco To Buy NeuralFabric To Expand Enterprise AI Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Cisco announced its intention to acquire NeuralFabric, a Seattle-based provider of enterprise AI platforms, in a move designed to accelerate the company’s strategy for delivering domain-specific AI models and reinforce its position in the rapidly evolving enterprise AI market. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of Cisco’s fiscal year 2026.

Chubb Unveils New AI Engine To Power Embedded Insurance Growth For Digital Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

Chubb announced the launch of a new AI-driven optimization engine within Chubb Studio, its global embedded insurance distribution platform. Revealed at the Singapore Fintech Festival, the new capability is designed to personalize insurance offerings at the point of sale, helping digital partners expand engagement, conversions, and revenue.

YOOBIC Accelerates AI Retail Leadership With Humanitics Acquisition And Launch Of Store Manager Copilot

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

YOOBIC announced a significant expansion of its AI capabilities with the acquisition of Humanitics and the debut of YOOBIC Store Manager Copilot, marking an important advancement in AI adoption for frontline retail teams. The company said the acquisition will deepen its leadership in AI-powered retail operations by integrating advanced analytics that enhance store performance, employee productivity, and overall customer experience.

OpenAI Expands GPT-5.1 With Major Upgrades To Instant And Thinking Models

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 16, 2025

OpenAI announced today the rollout of GPT-5.1, introducing major upgrades across its flagship ChatGPT models and expanding tools that allow users to customize the assistant’s tone and communication style. The update begins rolling out immediately, starting with paid users. OpenAI’s launch of GPT-5.1 introduces sweeping upgrades to its two primary ChatGPT models, GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, each designed to address different user needs in terms of speed, reasoning, and communication style.

Google Rolls Out Major AI Shopping Upgrade Ahead Of The Holiday Season

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2025

Google announced a comprehensive set of AI-driven shopping features designed to simplify product discovery, comparison, and purchasing across Search, Google Shopping, and local retail channels ahead of the 2025 holiday season. The update integrates Google’s latest advances in AI and agent-based technology with the company’s expansive Shopping Graph, providing consumers with a faster and more intuitive way to find gifts, track prices, and confirm in-store availability.

LinkedIn Rolls Out AI-Based People Search To Premium Members In The U.S.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2025

LinkedIn has launched a new AI-powered people search experience for Premium subscribers in the United States, marking a significant upgrade to how professionals discover and connect on the platform. The new feature enables users to search for people using natural, conversational language, transforming what had long been a highly literal, keyword-based process.

Salesforce To Buy Doti, Expanding AI R&D And Agentic Search Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 15, 2025

Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Doti, an agentic enterprise search company known for its work in unified search and knowledge discovery. The acquisition will expand Salesforce’s AI R&D hub in Israel and accelerate the development of a unified, agentic search experience across the company’s platform.