Artificial intelligence accounting automation platform startup Numeric said today it has raised $51 million in new funding to expand from close management into a broader compound startup model that delivers a unified data platform for enterprise finance teams. Founded in 2020, Numeric began as an accounting-automation startup with a mission to reduce the heavy manual workload ...

Artificial intelligence procurement and risk platform startup Coverbase Inc. revealed today that it has raised $16.5 million in new funding to fuel expansion into new segment and scale out its risk-aware procurement platform beyond third-party risk management into the broader procurement lifecycle. Founded in 2024, Coverbase is a San Francisco-based company that’s attempting to reimagine ...

Cisco Systems Inc. is expanding its push into secure-by-default networking with a new initiative announced today. It’s aimed at eliminating insecure legacy features, hardening device configurations and preparing enterprise infrastructure for emerging threats such as artificial intelligence-powered attacks and post-quantum cryptography. The effort, detailed in a blog post by Anthony Grieco, Cisco’s chief security and trust ...

Adobe Inc. revealed today that it plans to acquire digital marketing and search engine optimization company Semrush Holdings Inc. for $1.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. Founded in 2008, Semrush provides digital marketing and search engine optimization tools for businesses and agencies. The company’s platform is used for keyword research, competitive analysis, site audits, backlink ...

The race to build new infrastructure to support the ongoing boom in artificial intelligence continued apace today with two new announcements involving deals with Nvidia Corp. Elon Musk’s xAI Inc. and Nvidia are partnering on a large data center project in Saudi Arabia, and Brookfield Asset Management is launching a program that could scale to ...

Enterprise resource planning software company Workday Inc. today announced that it plans to acquire Pipedream Inc., a startup that offers an integration platform for artificial intelligence agents, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2019, Pipedream provides a low-code, event-driven environment where developers can write small amounts of production code, such as in Node.js or Python, ...

Shares in Palo Alto Networks Inc. declined more than 2% in late trading today after the company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal 2026 first quarter and announced that it will acquire cloud-native observability company Chronosphere Inc. For the quarter that ended on Oct. 31, Palo Alto Networks reported adjusted earnings per share of ...

Artificial intelligence-powered risk intelligence platform startup Orion today revealed that it has raised $3.5 million in new funding to scale up its platform, which allows enterprises to detect, quantify and act on real-world threats before they escalate. Founded in 2024, Orion is building intelligence infrastructure that gives teams foresight into what’s coming in terms of ...

Cybersecurity startup Guardio Ltd. revealed today that it has raised $80 million in new funding to bring enterprise-grade capabilities to consumers and safeguard users in the age of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2018, Guardio brings enterprise-grade protection to everyday internet users with a platform that offers real-time detection across browsers, devices and online services. The ...

Credit intelligence platform startup Kaaj Technologies Inc. revealed today that it has raised $3.8 million in funding to accelerate product development and expand its agentic artificial intelligence-powered platform across the U.S. small-business and equipment-finance lending markets. Founded in 2024, Kaaj is on a mission to expand access to affordable capital for all small businesses through ...