Artificial Intelligence

VoiceRun: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Raised And Full-Stack Enterprise Voice AI Platform Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

VoiceRun, an enterprise platform for building and deploying Voice AI, has raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from RRE Ventures and Link Ventures. The company said it will use the funding to expand its product and go-to-market efforts as more enterprises push voice agents from pilots into production deployments.

Functionize: Interview With Founder & CEO Tamas Cser About The Test Automation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 14, 2026

Functionize is an AI-native, cloud-based test automation platform that uses autonomous, self-healing agents (digital workers) to create, run, and maintain end-to-end software QA workflows across applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Functionize founder and CEO Tamas Cser to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Horizon3.ai Secures Investment From Prosperity7 Ventures To Protect AI Datacenters And Critical Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Horizon3.ai announced it has received an investment from Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified venture fund of Aramco Ventures, as the offensive security company looks to accelerate efforts to safeguard AI datacenters and other critical infrastructure increasingly targeted by cyber adversaries.

Converge Bio: $25 Million Series A Raised To Expand Generative AI Drug Discovery Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Converge Bio, an AI platform focused on accelerating drug discovery and development, announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding, bringing total capital raised to $30 million. The highly oversubscribed round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from TLV Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, and Saras Capital, along with individual executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

Proxima: $80 Million Raised To Power The Next Generation Of Proximity-Based Medicines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Proxima, the AI-native biotech company developing drug discovery tools and therapeutics for proximity-based medicines, has raised an oversubscribed $80 million seed round and rebranded from VantAI as it sharpens its focus on proximity therapeutics. The financing was led by DCVC, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Braidwell, Roivant, AIX Ventures, Yosemite, Magnetic Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Modi Ventures, and other strategic and institutional backers. As part of the round, DCVC General Partner Jason Pontin will join Proxima’s board.

WitnessAI: $58 Million Raised To Expand Globally And Roll Out New Security Controls For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

WitnessAI, an enterprise AI security and governance vendor, said it has raised $58 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate global go-to-market efforts and broaden its product portfolio as more companies deploy autonomous, agent-based AI systems. The round was led by Sound Ventures, with participation from Fin Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and Forgepoint Capital Partners, according to the company. WitnessAI said the capital will be used to expand internationally and scale product development focused on securing AI agents alongside traditional large-language-model usage.

Euna Solutions Acquires GrantExec To Expand AI-Powered Grants Discovery And Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Euna Solutions has acquired GrantExec, an AI-native startup focused on simplifying grant discovery and research for nonprofits, universities, and community-focused organizations, as Euna looks to deepen AI-driven capabilities across its end-to-end grants platform.

Zepo Intelligence: $15 Million Seed Round Raised To Protect Workspaces From AI-Driven Social Engineering

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Zepo Intelligence, a human-centric cybersecurity startup focused on defending employees against AI-powered manipulation, has raised a $15 million seed round backed by European investors Kibo Ventures, eCAPITAL, and TIN Capital.

Sema4.ai: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Rob Bearden About The Enterprise AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Sema4.ai is a company that builds an enterprise AI agent platform that helps companies create, deploy, and manage secure AI agents that automate complex workflows across their data, documents, and business applications. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Sema4.ai co-founder and CEO Rob Bearden to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Dyspute.ai Launches Adri V2, A 24/7 Asynchronous AI Mediation Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Dyspute.ai announced the official launch of Adri V2, a 24/7 asynchronous AI mediation platform designed to guide parties through dispute resolution without live sessions or simultaneous participation. Announced January 13, 2026, the company said Adri V2 uses an AI mediator persona to manage the process end-to-end, from intake through negotiation and agreement, aiming to reduce scheduling friction, lower costs, and speed up outcomes.

Deepgram: $130 Million Series C At $1.3 Billion Valuation Raised And OfOne Acquisition

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

Deepgram announced it raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation to accelerate development of its real-time voice AI API platform and support new product and ecosystem initiatives, including an acquisition, expanded intellectual property efforts, and a new collaboration space in San Francisco.

OpenAI Acquires Torch In Reported $100 Million Equity Deal To Build Out ChatGPT Health

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2026

OpenAI has acquired Torch, a small health records startup, in a deal that was not publicly priced but is pegged at about $100 million in equity, according to a source cited by The Information. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition, while Torch said its four-person team will move over to OpenAI as part of the transaction—making the deal look less like a traditional buyout and more like a “acqui-hire.”

PulseAI: Seed Funding Secured To Advance AI-Driven ECG Diagnostics

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

PulseAI announced it has closed a seed funding round to expand deployment of its AI-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnostics platform and progress toward U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance, positioning the company to commercialize clinical decision-support tools for both primary care and acute care environments.

insitro To Buy CombinAbleAI, Launching TherML Platform To Unify AI-Driven Therapeutic Design Across Modalities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

insitro announced it will acquire CombinAbleAI and, alongside the deal, has launched TherML (Therapeutic Machine Learning), a platform it describes as a single, modality-agnostic AI engine for drug discovery and design.

Hippocratic AI Consolidates Life Sciences Leadership With Grove AI Acquisition And Executive Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Hippocratic AI announced it has acquired Grove AI and launched a dedicated Life Sciences Division, alongside leadership additions including a new president for the unit and a senior executive advisory council, as the company pushes to expand the use of patient-facing generative AI agents across biopharma and medtech workflows.

Google And Apple Sign Multi-Year Deal To Base Next-Gen Apple Foundation Models On Gemini

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Apple and Google announced they have entered into a multi-year collaboration that will see the next generation of Apple Foundation Models built on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology, positioning Gemini as a key backbone for future Apple Intelligence capabilities.

Hurricane Capital Acquires Kiyomi AI, Expanding Its AI-Driven Trading Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Hurricane Capital announced it has acquired Kiyomi AI, positioning the technology as a new portfolio-intelligence layer intended to deepen the firm’s AI-enabled institutional trading and execution workflows.

Allos: $5 Million Raised To Apply Causal AI Across Complex Drug Reformulation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Allos AI has raised $5 million in seed financing to commercialize what it calls the industry’s first “glass-box” Causal AI platform for reformulating complex generic drugs, as developers and manufacturers look for lower-risk ways to improve how established medicines are delivered and tolerated over long-term use.

AZIO AI Lands $107 Million Southeast Asia Government GPU Order

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

AZIO AI announced it has received a binding purchase order for 256 Nvidia B300 GPUs, a milestone the company said advances completion of a major government procurement program in Southeast Asia and represents approximately $107 million in contractual revenue.

FIS Unveils Agentic Commerce Platform For Issuing Banks, Expanding AI-Driven Card Transactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

FIS announced it has launched what it calls an industry-first offering designed to help banks support “agentic commerce,” enabling artificial intelligence agents to initiate and complete transactions safely across card networks while remaining within existing bank and network controls.

Row64: Interview With CEO Marc Stevens About Their Real-Time Visual Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2026

Row64 provides a GPU- and CPU-accelerated, real-time visual intelligence platform that enables enterprises to explore and act on massive real-time data instantly. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Row64 CEO Marc Stevens about their visual business intelligence platform.

Walmart And Google Turn AI Discovery Into Effortless Shopping Experiences

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Walmart and Google announced they plan to launch a new shopping experience that brings Walmart and Sam’s Club product discovery directly into Google’s Gemini, aiming to make purchases more intuitive through conversational AI.

Cloudforce: $10 Million Series A Raised To Advance International Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Cloudforce, a Maryland-based AI company focused on regulated industries, has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Owl Ventures, with strategic participation from M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. The company said the investment deepens its go-to-market alignment with Microsoft, including access to Microsoft’s enterprise sales organization and product teams, as Cloudforce expands deployment of its nebulaONE platform.

OpenAI Hires Team From Convogo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

The team behind Convogo, a software platform built to help executive coaches and HR leaders streamline leadership assessments and feedback reporting, is joining OpenAI, according to a LinkedIn post from Convogo co-founder Matt Cooper.

Torq: $140 Million Series D At $1.2 Billion Valuation Raised For Agentic AI-Focused Security Operations Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Torq, an agentic AI-focused security operations company, said it has raised $140 million in a Series D financing at a $1.2 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $332 million. The round was led by Merlin Ventures with participation from existing investors Evolution Equity Partners, Notable Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Ventures Partners and Greenfield Partners.

NVIDIA: Alison Wagonfeld Hired As Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 11, 2026

Alison Wagonfeld, a senior marketing leader at Google Cloud, announced she will leave Google in late January to join NVIDIA as chief marketing officer, where she will lead the company’s marketing and communications as it enters its “next phase of growth.”

april: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Ben Borodach About The Tax Filing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

april is a company that provides an AI-powered tax filing platform that helps individuals complete and optimize their taxes directly within financial apps. Pulse 2.0 interviewed april co-founder and CEO Ben Borodach to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

OpenAI And SoftBank Invest $1 Billion In SB Energy As Stargate Data Center Buildout Accelerates

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

SoftBank Group and OpenAI are investing a combined $1 billion in SB Energy to expand the company’s role as a development and execution partner for large-scale U.S. data center campuses and related energy infrastructure, the companies said Friday.

Brado Partners With Santé Ventures To Scale Conversational AI For Patient Navigation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Brado has entered a strategic investment partnership with Santé Ventures aimed at accelerating growth of Brado’s Conversational Engagement Platform, an AI-powered tool designed to help health systems guide patients through care options and next steps.

Silverfort: Interview With Director Of Product Management Ido Halevi About The Identity Security Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2026

Silverfort is a company that focuses on identity security, protecting the identities (human and non-human) that access systems, both on-premises and in the cloud. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Silverfort's Director of Product Management, Ido Halevi, to gain a deeper understanding of the company.