Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Dubai-based startup Cercli has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Picus Capital to expand its AI-native HR and payroll platform for MENA businesses.
Lithuania-based Nexos.ai has secured €30 million in Series A funding co-led by Evantic Capital and Index Ventures to expand its enterprise AI orchestration platform across Europe and North America.
Los Angeles-based Dialogue AI has launched with a $6 million seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company’s platform uses live conversational AI to automate customer research workflows and deliver real-time insights for teams across industries.
Matters.AI has secured $6.25 million in funding to develop its AI Security Engineer, an autonomous system designed to identify, understand, and protect sensitive enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and endpoint environments.
Montreal-based startup Ready Plan Go has secured $750,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its AI platform that automates administrative tasks for accountants, aiming to reduce manual paperwork and improve efficiency.
Sigma Defense has acquired Aries Defense to strengthen its tactical edge ISR and CJADC2 capabilities, integrating Aries’ sensor and video systems with Sigma’s Olympus ecosystem.
C2A Security has acquired Pittsburgh-based Vigilant Ops, a company specializing in product security and SBOM automation for healthcare and MedTech organizations. The acquisition enhances C2A's AI-driven security platform and broadens its reach into regulated industries.
Pentera has acquired DevOcean, an AI-based remediation management platform, to integrate automated risk resolution into its security validation platform. The move aims to streamline the process from vulnerability detection to remediation for enterprise customers.
True Global Ventures has joined a $30 million funding round for Prezent AI, supporting its acquisition of business presentation firm Prezentium to expand AI-driven enterprise communication solutions.
ServiceNow has acquired Work4Flow’s Now Assist Readiness Evaluation solution to help enterprises assess AI readiness and accelerate adoption of agentic AI capabilities.
AbbVie has completed the acquisition of Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals’ investigational compound bretisilocin, a next-generation psychedelic currently in Phase 2 trials for major depressive disorder.
Kicksaw has acquired Northbound to enhance its contract lifecycle management and quote-to-cash automation capabilities for Salesforce customers. Tequity acted as the exclusive financial advisor for the transaction.
Viven has emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital to develop AI-powered digital twins that replicate employees’ knowledge and workflows for enterprise use.
Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, integrating the open-source hardware maker into its edge AI strategy. The companies introduced the Arduino Uno Q, a dual-processor board combining Qualcomm's Dragonwing QRB2210 with an STM32 microcontroller for AI and real-time applications.
Airtable has acquired AI research platform DeepSky and appointed former OpenAI executive David Azose as its new Chief Technology Officer, marking its transition into a multi-product, AI-native company.
Barron Venture Partners, a new venture capital firm led by Andrew Worden, has launched its first fund to support early-stage companies working on transformative technologies across North America, the UK, and Europe.
Irys has secured $12.5 million in seed funding led by Markd, with Deepwork Capital, Florida Opportunity Fund, and others participating, to scale its AI-native insurance operating system across the U.S. and Canada.
Planera has raised $8 million in new funding to expand its visual scheduling platform for data center construction, bringing total funding to $26.5 million.
Glide Identity has secured over $20 million in Series A funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Amigos Venture Capital, Singtel Innov8 Ventures, and Sir Ronald Cohen, to expand its SIM-based cryptographic authentication platform for the AI era.
HavocAI has secured $85 million in new funding to scale its autonomous vessel technology and meet increasing demand from the U.S. military and international partners.
