Artificial Intelligence

Data Guardians Network: $5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Raised For AI Training Data Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

droppGroup, a US-based company specializing in AI and blockchain solutions, has completed a $5 million pre-seed funding round for Data Guardians Network (D-GN), a platform providing accurate and ethically sourced training data. Saudi businessman Hamoud Al-Rumayyan and the crypto firm Hub Culture led this investment.

Memories.ai: $8 Million Seed Funding Raised To Build Visuals For AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

Memories.ai, an AI research lab focused on creating visual memories for artificial intelligence, has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Susa Ventures, along with contributions from Samsung Next, Crane Venture Partners, Fusion Fund, Seedcamp, and Creator Ventures.

Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company Raises $15 Million Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has launched to advance AI development by creating a confidence infrastructure for AI agents. The company has raised $15 million in seed funding, led by Nat Friedman at NFDG, with contributions from Emergence, Terrain, and others, including Ben Mann, co-founder of Anthropic.

Datasite Buys Agentic AI Company Blueflame

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2025

Datasite, a global SaaS provider of AI-powered workflow solutions for M&A, announced it acquired Blueflame AI, a provider of agentic AI solutions for investment and finance. The terms were undisclosed.

Slingshot Reveals $93 Million In Funding And Launches Ash

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 25, 2025

Slingshot AI has launched Ash, the first AI specifically designed for therapy, following an extension of its Series A funding co-led by Radical Ventures and Forerunner Ventures. With a total of $93 million raised from investors like a16z, Felicis, and Menlo, Ash is now available as a free app for iOS and Android, providing personalized mental health support to smartphone users.

Volca: $5.5 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Based Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Volca, an AI-based marketing platform for home services businesses, has secured $5.5 million in seed funding led by Pathlight Ventures, with contributions from MetaProp, GTMFund, Recall Capital, and various founders and executives from notable tech companies.

Vaudit: $7.3 Million Raised For AI-Based Auditing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Vaudit, formerly BlokID, has closed a $7.3 million seed financing round led by Mucker Capital, with contributions from AVV, AppWorks, Plug and Play, and Kyber Knight. Notable investors include Omar Hamoui, founder of AdMob, and Binh Tran, co-founder of Klout. Including a pre-seed raise of $1.25 million, Vaudit has raised a total of $8.5 million.

Mark Cuban Foundation: 2025 AI Bootcamps Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

The Mark Cuban Foundation has announced an expansion of its free AI Bootcamps, bringing advanced artificial intelligence education to underserved high school students and educators in 29 U.S. cities this fall.

Poseidon: $15 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI Data Licensing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Poseidon, a company focused on the decentralized data layer for AI training workflows, has secured $15 million in seed funding, led by a16z crypto, the cryptocurrency fund of Andreessen Horowitz. This funding underscores the rising interest in blockchain solutions for artificial intelligence.

CandorIQ: $4.8 Million Seed Funding Raised For Helping People Manage Spend

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

CandorIQ, an AI-based platform for managing organizational people spend, secured $4.8 million in seed funding led by Array Ventures, with contributions from Y Combinator, CRV, and Switch Ventures.

NWN: Interview With President & CEO Jim Sullivan About The IT Services Provider

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

NWN is the leading AI-driven IT services provider in North America, helping organizations such as Penn Medicine, The Kraft Group (owner of the New England Patriots), Eversource, Boston College, Plymouth Rock Assurance and others inject AI into their enterprises and help their employees thrive with new workplace automation. With over 6,000 CIO-level customers, NWN is taking business away from consulting giants due to deep AI expertise and focus on improving the employee experience. Pulse 2.0 interviewed NWN President and CEO Jim Sullivan to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Vanta: $150 Million Series D Funding Raised At $4.15 Billion Valuation For AI-Based Trust Management Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Vanta, a leading AI-driven trust management platform, announced that it has secured $150 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $4.15 billion. Wellington Management led this round, which also included contributions from existing investors such as Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Sequoia, J.P. Morgan, Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, Atlassian Ventures, and CrowdStrike Ventures. The total funds raised by Vanta now amount to $504 million.

Magentic: $5.5 Million Raised For AI Agent Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Magentic, an AI Agent Platform that hunts and delivers savings in manufacturing supply chains, announced a $5.5 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The raise, including participation from The Westly Group, First Momentum Ventures, and angel investors from SAP, Airbus, McKinsey & Company, Hugging Face, Ironclad, and Rosberg Ventures, will boost growth.

Delve: $32 Million Series A Raised For Building AI Agents For Compliance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 24, 2025

Delve revealed a $32 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from CISOs at Fortune 500 firms. This investment supports Delve's goal of eliminating compliance busywork by utilizing AI agents that handle compliance tasks behind the scenes.

Scrunch AI: $15 Million Raised For Improving AI Search

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Scrunch AI, a company dedicated to helping brands understand and improve their presence in AI search, has announced a $15 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Decibel, with participation from Mayfield, Homebrew, and other strategic investors.

Amdocs Studios: Interview With Global GTM Leader Deborah Koens About Using AI For Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 22, 2025

Amdocs Studio encompasses a comprehensive suite of cloud services, platforms, and expertise designed to help large enterprises across telecom, financial services, and other verticals navigate, adopt, and optimize their operations within cloud environments. With embedded GenAI and Agentic AI expertise, it enables smarter, scalable transformations that deliver measurable value at every stage of an enterprise’s cloud journey. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Amdoc Studios’ Global Go To Market Leader, Deborah Koens, to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Blueshift: Interview With Co-Founder & CEO Vijay Chittoor About The AI-Based Customer Engagement Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2025

Blueshift is a company that provides AI-powered customer engagement across all channels. And now, marketers can use leverage their data with AI to automate customer engagement across the customer lifecycle intelligently. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Blueshift co-founder and CEO Vijay Chittoor to learn more about the company.

Radical AI: $55 Million Series Seed+ Raised For Advancing Materials Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 21, 2025

Radical AI is a company focused on transforming materials science and advanced manufacturing through the power of artificial intelligence. Its core mission is to dramatically accelerate the discovery, development, and production of new materials, which has traditionally been a slow and resource-intensive process. The company announced a $55 million Series Seed+ funding round led by RTX Ventures, with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA's VC arm), Noa, Infinite Capital, Eni, AlleyCorp, and others.

Confident Security: $4.2 Million Raised To Enable Provably Private AI Interactions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2025

Confident Security, a company focused on private AI interactions, has launched with $4.2 million in funding from Decibel, South Park Commons, Ex Ante, and Swyx. With AI managing sensitive data, such as medical records and trade secrets, privacy is a critical concern.

BrightAI: $51 Million Raised For Bringing AI Into The Physical World

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 19, 2025

BrightAI, a company specializing in integrating AI into physical infrastructure, has raised $51 million in Series A funding, co-led by Khosla Ventures and Inspired Capital. With previous funding from Upfront Ventures, BrightAI's total funding now stands at $78 million.

GigaIO: $21 Million Closed For Scaling AI Inferencing Infrastructure Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 18, 2025

GigaIO, a leader in scalable AI inferencing infrastructure, has secured $21 million in the first tranche of its Series B financing, led by Impact Venture Capital with contributions from CerraCap Ventures, G Vision Capital, Mark IV Capital, and SourceCode Cerberus.

Quandri: $12 Million Raised For Scaling AI Automation For Insurance Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Quandri, an AI platform modernizing servicing work for insurance brokerages and agencies, has raised $12 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding to over $20 million since its inception in 2021. This round was led by Framework Venture Partners, with existing investors FUSE and Defined Capital increasing their investments, and Intact Ventures also participating.

Backstroke: $2.8 Million Raised For GenAI Email Marketing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2025

Backstroke, a generative AI email marketing platform for e-commerce brands, has raised $2.8 million in growth funding led by Allos Ventures, with support from High Alpha and Ground Game Ventures.

Vultron: Interview With CEO Mac Liu About The AI-Native Operating System

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Vultron is an AI-Native Operating System designed to help federal contractors accelerate and scale proposal development. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Vultron CEO Mac Liu to gain a deeper understanding of the company.

Helios: $4 Million Seed Closed For AI-Based Native OS For Public Policy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Helios, a technology company developing the first AI-native operating system for public policy professionals, has raised $4 million in seed funding, led by Unusual Ventures and supported by Founders Inc., Alumni Ventures, and strategic angel investors. The company is gaining traction in the U.S. market, which exceeds $10 billion in annual software and lobbying spending.

Callidus Legal AI: $10 Million Raised For Automating Core Litigation Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Callidus Legal AI, a platform that automates and accelerates litigation workflows, has announced $10 million in new funding, bringing its total to $13 million. This oversubscribed round was led by Cervin Ventures and included participation from AI Fund and others. The new capital will help Callidus continue its growth, doubling the speed of product development for its 1,000+ customers and expanding its market presence.

Trupeer.ai: $3 Million Closed For AI Video Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Trupeer, an AI video platform designed specifically for software and business workflows, has secured $3 million in funding to revolutionize this process. The seed funding round was led by RTP Global, with participation from Salesforce Ventures—following Trupeer’s win at the Salesforce AI Pitchfield—and a group of over 20 CIOs and CTOs from Fortune 500 companies.

Franzy: $2.2 Million Seed Funding Secured For First Dedicated Franchise Resale Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Franzy, an AI-based franchise marketplace, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding to make business ownership more accessible. The funding round was led by York IE, with participation from Front Porch Capital, Overline, Avalanche VC, and Daren Cotter Investments.

Cognition Acquiring Windsurf On The Heels Of Google Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Cognition, the artificial intelligence startup behind the AI coding agent Devin, announced today its acquisition of Windsurf, an AI coding company. This move comes just days after Windsurf's CEO and several other senior employees joined Google.

Thinking Machines Lab: $2 Billion Raised At $12 Billion Valuation For AI Technology

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 16, 2025

Mira Murati, formerly the Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, announced that her new artificial intelligence startup, Thinking Machines Lab, has successfully raised $2 billion in a new round of funding at a $12 billion valuation, according to Reuters. Murati stated the company's first product is expected to be unveiled "in the next couple months."