vivenu, IAB Tech Lab, and Stellarus Unveil New AI Innovations - Sales & Marketing AI Weekly #65
August 10, 2026 -
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Welcome to this week's edition of Sales & Marketing AI Weekly.
In this edition, we bring you the latest developments in AI-driven sales and marketing tools. Tercera has launched a new Advisory practice to support technology services firms in their AI transformation and market strategies, complementing its investment arm, Tercera Capital. Meanwhile, Kumkuat AI has unveiled a synthetic audience intelligence platform designed to help enterprises gauge audience reactions to communications before they are publicly released.
Additionally, BluePill has introduced the AI Consumer Twin Marketplace, featuring over 1,000 AI Consumer Twins of real US breakfast consumers, allowing brands to engage with synthetic respondents for various research activities. On the healthcare front, Parlance has launched AI solutions for healthcare contact centers, offering instant updates to greetings and messages, along with AI-generated call summaries to enhance patient transfers. Stay tuned for more updates on how AI is reshaping the sales and marketing landscape.
Welcome to this week's edition of Sales & Marketing AI Weekly.
In this edition, we bring you the latest developments in AI-driven sales and marketing tools. Tercera has launched a new Advisory practice to support technology services firms in their AI transformation and market strategies, complementing its investment arm, Tercera Capital. Meanwhile, Kumkuat AI has unveiled a synthetic audience intelligence platform designed to help enterprises gauge audience reactions to communications before they are publicly released.
Additionally, BluePill has introduced the AI Consumer Twin Marketplace, featuring over 1,000 AI Consumer Twins of real US breakfast consumers, allowing brands to engage with synthetic respondents for various research activities. On the healthcare front, Parlance has launched AI solutions for healthcare contact centers, offering instant updates to greetings and messages, along with AI-generated call summaries to enhance patient transfers. Stay tuned for more updates on how AI is reshaping the sales and marketing landscape.
vivenu Launches AI Assistant for Ticketing
On July 30, 2026, vivenu announced the launch of its AI Assistant, aimed at enhancing ticketing processes in the live entertainment sector. Read more
IAB Tech Lab Launches AAMP 2.3 for AI in Advertising
IAB Tech Lab has released AAMP 2.3, enhancing AI in advertising with enterprise-grade infrastructure and privacy features. The update supports Amazon Bedrock, Meta buying, and Google Ad Manager reporting. Read more
Stellarus Launches AI-Powered CSR Chat for Healthcare
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Lokam.ai Expands in U.S. with New Sales Director and QoreAI Partnership
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Unimarket Introduces AI Feature Beacon for Procurement
Unimarket has launched Beacon, an AI feature to enhance efficiency in procurement and spend management through a chat bot interface. Read more
Jasper Appoints New CMO and CFO
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Tercera Launches AI Advisory Practice
On August 3, 2026, Tercera announced a new Advisory practice to aid technology services firms in AI transformation and market strategies, complementing its investment arm, Tercera Capital. Read more
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Parlance Introduces AI for Healthcare Contact Centers
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Bidbus Raises $15 Million for AI-Driven Marketplace
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Thunder and AWS Collaborate on AI Contact Center Solutions
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VestGen Expands Partnership with Zocks for AI Solutions
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EZ Texting Introduces AI Tools for SMS Marketing
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Creatio Sees 255% Growth in AI Bookings for Q1 FY27
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Lucihub Introduces AI Video Management Tool
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Delightree Raises $25 Million for AI Operating System
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BestEx Research Unveils Pulse AI for Trading Analytics
BestEx Research Group LLC has introduced Pulse AI, an AI-powered platform for institutional trading analytics, enhancing trading cost analysis with proprietary models and market data. Read more
Ambition Introduces AI OS for Sales Management
Ambition has launched Agent Skills, an AI operating system aimed at automating sales management tasks to enhance coaching and data access for sales teams. Read more
IIFL Capital Partners with Flytxt for AI-Driven Investor Engagement
IIFL Capital Services Limited has partnered with Flytxt to leverage AI technology for enhancing investor engagement and boosting asset growth. Read more
Delight.ai Launches Delight Agent MCP
On August 5, 2026, Delight.ai introduced the Delight Agent Model Context Protocol (MCP), which allows AI assistants to securely access live customer service data using natural language. Read more
Hyro and ServiceNow Collaborate on AI in Healthcare
The partnership between Hyro and ServiceNow focuses on integrating AI agents to enhance healthcare workflows, aiming to automate patient interactions and streamline administrative tasks. Read more
Symphony Talent Launches AI Search Visibility Solutions
Symphony Talent has introduced AI Search Visibility Solutions to help organizations improve their visibility on AI search platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini, enhancing employer branding in the hiring process. Read more
intelo.ai Unveils Merchant AI for Retail Merchandising
On August 5, 2026, intelo.ai announced the launch of Merchant AI, a platform designed to improve retail merchandising with advanced AI capabilities. Read more
Aqurio Offers Free Trial of SmartAnalytics for Healthcare
Aqurio has launched a no-cost trial of its SmartAnalytics™ tool to help healthcare organizations improve patient access and recover lost revenue. The trial aims to identify operational inefficiencies and provide a roadmap for improvement. Read more
GIGR Launches Playad Autopilot for Marketing
On August 5, 2026, GIGR introduced Playad Autopilot, an AI solution aimed at enhancing performance marketing by integrating various marketing processes into one platform. Read more
Naïve Secures $28.5M to Enhance AI Business Automation
The startup Naïve has raised $28.5 million in a Series A funding round to further develop its AI-driven business automation infrastructure. Read more
Malachyte Secures $10M for AI E-commerce Tech
Malachyte, founded by former Spotify employees, has raised $10 million to develop AI technology for e-commerce personalization. The funding will support their Vector AI system, which predicts shopper intent in real-time. Read more
OiiOii AI Launches Seedance 2.5 Video Model
OiiOii AI has released Seedance 2.5, an AI video generation model now fully available without a waitlist, featuring enhanced capabilities for video creation. Read more
Rival Shark Launches AI Competitive Intelligence Platform
On August 3, 2026, Rival Shark introduced an AI-driven platform to deliver rapid market insights for businesses, focusing on competitor analysis and industry conditions. Read more
India's Mobile App Market Hits $345 Million in Q2 2026
India's mobile app market reached a record $345 million in consumer spending in Q2 2026, driven by increased spending on AI, entertainment, and productivity apps. Non-gaming apps contributed significantly to this growth. Read more
Instructure and AWS Launch AI Tools for Education Equity
Instructure, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), is introducing AI-powered tools to enhance education equity, targeting underserved communities and aiming to reach 900,000 learners in the first year. Read more
Science Branding Communications Launches MEDSTORY•AI
Science Branding Communications has launched MEDSTORY•AI, a platform designed to create scientific narratives in 90 minutes, significantly reducing the traditional timeline of one to four months. Read more
Simpli.fi and Freshpaint Launch HIPAA-Compliant Ad Solution
Simpli.fi and Freshpaint have partnered to introduce a HIPAA-compliant programmatic advertising solution for healthcare organizations, enabling targeted patient acquisition campaigns while ensuring privacy compliance. Read more
Straata Relaunches as AI Service for Payments Management
On August 4, 2026, Straata announced its relaunch from Utopaya, introducing an AI-native service aimed at enhancing payments revenue management for various financial entities. Read more
Shopify's AI Search Increases Traffic and Sales
During its earnings call, Shopify announced that AI search is significantly boosting traffic and sales, especially for smaller merchants, with AI-driven traffic and orders tripling year-over-year. Read more
OneBill Software Launches AI Solution for Quoting
The software company OneBill Software has introduced CPQ360.ai, an artificial intelligence-based solution designed to streamline and enhance the quoting process for businesses with complex needs. Read more
GLG Introduces AI-Moderated Calls in 10 Languages
GLG has launched a new feature that uses AI to moderate expert calls in 10 languages, aiming to streamline research processes for clients. Read more
Wizstar Integrates Seedance 2.5 for AI Video Enhancement
Wizstar is integrating Seedance 2.5 to improve its AI video creation capabilities, offering users longer and higher-quality videos. The platform is already used by brands like Samsung and FAW-Volkswagen. Read more
Fairground Entertainment Launches AI-Only FAST Channel
Fairground Entertainment has announced the launch of Fairground AI Creator TV, a FAST channel dedicated to AI-generated content, set to debut in August 2026. The channel will feature programming from notable creators and over 40 AI content studios. Read more
Captello Launches AI Healthcare Database
Captello has introduced a new AI-powered Healthcare Database aimed at improving revenue attribution for healthcare marketers. The database offers real-time access to verified records of 6.8 million U.S. healthcare providers, including essential information like NPI and specialty. Read more
Rokt Launches Brain V4 AI Engine
Rokt has unveiled Brain V4, an AI engine aimed at improving real-time decision-making during the purchase finalization process. The system is designed to optimize customer experiences across billions of transactions by 2026. Read more
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