Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — daydream, a leading AI-native agency for organic search, announced a $15 million Series A funding round led by WndrCo, along with First Round Capital and Basis Set Ventures. The round brings daydream’s total funding to $21 million and will be used to accelerate hiring, product development, and go-to-market expansion. “We are thrilled […]
Rosella, an AI-native commercial insurance brokerage, has raised $3.7 million in pre-seed funding to modernize insurance operations through automation. The round was led by Peak XV Partners and Intact Private Capital, as the company targets inefficiencies across the $215 billion U.S. commercial insurance brokerage market. Co-founded by Sean Stuart, Rosella is focused on applying AI […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Numos, an AI platform built for enterprise finance teams, announced a $4.25 million seed round led by General Catalyst with participation from Operator Collective. Numos’ AI platform sits on top of a company’s existing finance stack and continuously analyzes transactions across accounting systems, billing tools, data warehouses, and spreadsheets, allowing companies to […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Cognichip, the company pioneering ACI® — Artificial Chip Intelligence — for semiconductor design, announced an oversubscribed $60 million Series A financing led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from SBI Investment and additional semiconductor-focused investors. All seed investors, including Mayfield, Lux Capital, FPV, and Candou Ventures, participated above pro rata allocations, bringing the company’s total funding to […]
Anthropic is accelerating its position in the AI sector through a combination of political engagement, strategic acquisition, and rising investor demand. The company has established a new political action committee, AnthroPAC, signaling a deeper commitment to shaping AI regulation. The initiative, overseen by treasurer Allison Rossi, will support candidates across parties as AI policy becomes […]
Nexus, a startup building enterprise AI agents, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate adoption of agent-based AI in business operations. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Y Combinator, Transpose Platform, Twenty Two Ventures, Phosphor Capital, and individual investors including Gokul Rajaram, Raphael Schaad, and Jake Mintz. Founded in […]
OpenAI has acquired Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN), marking its first acquisition of a media company as it looks to expand how artificial intelligence is communicated and understood globally. The show will operate under OpenAI’s strategy team and report to Chris Lehane, with continued editorial independence. TBPN, founded and hosted by John Coogan and Jordi […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — VerbaFlo, an AI communications platform built for student housing and multifamily operators, announced it has raised a $7 million seed round led by Pi Labs. The round also included participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital (University of Edinburgh’s venture investment arm) and a group of global family offices, alongside follow-on […]
Tallinn-based Pickmybrain has raised €1.8 million in pre-seed funding from investors including Garri Zmudze, Raison.app, and additional backers, as it develops AI-powered “Digital Brains” for professionals and public figures. Founded in 2022 by Sergei Verbitski, the platform enables experts to transform their knowledge into AI-driven advisors that deliver personalised, on-demand insights. The system trains models […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Sona, the AI platform for real economy businesses, has turned what was a ten-year product vision into a one-year execution plan. With core products already powering scheduling, HR, payroll and other business-critical workflows, Sona is fast-tracking its evolution into the operational foundation these organizations run on — the platform providing the infrastructure, collaborative agents […]