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Kodiak Hub, a Stockholm-based platform that helps businesses manage relationships with suppliers, announced today it raised $6 million in new funding from Oxx to expand its operations into the United States. Kodiak’s platform provides a cloud-based, artificial intelligence-powered supplier relationship management solution …
Harness and Traceable announce merger to bring API security to AI-driven software delivery
Continuous software delivery startup Harness Inc. announced a merger today with application programming interface security startup Traceable Inc., which will bring its cybersecurity technology to the development and operations pipeline. Harness and Traceable are co-founded and helmed by Jyoti Bansal (pictured), who …
Mistral adds major updates to its AI assistant, mobile apps and high-speed responses
Paris-based artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI rolled out several major updates to its AI assistant Le Chat today, including new features and mobile apps, while overhauling its pricing structure. The new Le Chat has received an upgrade to its web interface and …
Market research AI platform GetWhy raises $8.4M funding
GetWhy A/S, a Copenhagen-based agentic AI-powered consumer research tech platform that helps companies carry out market research studies via video-based interviews, today said it has received 60 million DKK, or about $8.4 million in a debt financing. The money came from CIBC …
Olas raises $13.8M to launch decentralized app store for AI agents
Olas announced Tuesday it has raised $13.8 million to launch Pearl, a blockchain-based decentralized artificial intelligence agent marketplace. The round was led by 1kx with participation from Tioga Capital, Sigil Fund, Zee Prime Capital and Spaceship DAO. Olas, also Autonolas DAO, launched a …
Google expands access to Gemini 2.0 AI models and debuts experimental versions
Google LLC today said it’s expanding its Gemini artificial intelligence model family and increasing the availability of existing models. To start, Google is making an updated Gemini 2.0 Flash generally available in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, the company’s managed machine …
Astra raises $2.7M to simplify cybersecurity by mimicking hacker behavior with AI-powered solutions
Astra Security, a cybersecurity startup specializing in artificial intelligence-driven penetration testing, today announced it has raised $2.7 million in early-stage funding to enhance its AI capabilities and expand its cloud offerings. Launched in 2018, Astra provides a platform that simplifies the cybersecurity …
Pipedrive introduces agentic AI teammates for the sales process
Pipedrive, a sales customer relationship management system backed by artificial intelligence, today announced a network of intelligent AI agents that will assist customers at every stage of the sales process like teammates. Pipedrive helps salespeople manage and automate the sales process so …
Opera launches web browser focused on well-being and mindfulness
Norwegian web browser developer Opera announced today released a new free browser, Opera Air, that will help users reduce stress through relaxation and mindfulness exercises. “The web is beautiful but it can be chaotic and overwhelming,” said Mohamed Salah, senior director of …
Observo reduces observability costs using agentic AI-powered data pipelines with $15M raise
Observo AI, an artificial intelligence-powered data pipeline company that helps companies solve observability and security issues, said Thursday it has raised $15 million in seed funding led by Felicis and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As AI-generated data becomes the norm, enterprise businesses face …