Translucent, an AI platform for healthcare finance, has raised $27 million in a Series A round led by GV, the venture arm of Google. The round also includes continued participation from NEA, Virtue, and FPV Ventures. The raise was preemptive and oversubscribed, closing just months after the company’s $7 million seed round announced in August

Maisa, an enterprise AI infrastructure company focused on auditable “digital workers,” has reported 400% year-on-year growth and a fivefold increase in client adoption over the past year, as organisations deploy AI beyond pilot projects into business-critical production environments. The company was named a Rising Star in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Programme 2026, an annual

BackOps has raised $26 million in Series A funding as it looks to grow its AI platform for supply chain operations. The round was led by Theory Ventures, with participation from Gradient, Construct Capital, and 10VC. The company said the new capital will help it expand its team and move faster on product development as

Proposed acquisition positions Zendesk to lead the agentic service era, projecting 2026 as the year AI agents will surpass human service  Zendesk expects autonomous AI to handle more service interactions than humans this year, marking a structural shift in customer service. To lead this transition, the company today announced it has entered into a definitive

Green Security has appointed David Newton as Vice President of AI Orchestration to lead the company’s applied AI strategy and accelerate automation and intelligence across its healthcare vendor credentialing platform. A veteran healthcare product and AI leader, Newton will oversee research, data science, and machine learning initiatives aimed at turning fragmented hospital data into practical

The startup uses AI to generate highly optimized GPU kernels, improving AI workload performance without changing models or hardware. Standard Kernel, a startup building AI systems that automatically generate ultra-optimized GPU software, today announced a $20 million seed round led by Jump Capital, with participation from General Catalyst, Felicis, Cowboy Ventures, Link Ventures, Essence VC, and

SMB leaders show strong interest in AI, but gaps in skills and data are slowing impact ECI Software Solutions, a leader in AI-powered, cloud-based business management software and services, today released its AI Readiness Report: Data, Trends, and Real-World Challenges. The new research shows SMB leaders are bullish on AI, but many are not yet prepared

HABS, a global pioneer in Neuro-AI, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft, to accelerate the development and responsible deployment of human-centered artificial intelligence. This collaboration brings together HABS’s scientific leadership in cognitive signal interpretation with Microsoft’s cloud, data, and AI platform to create a new category of AI experiences: systems that understand and adapt to

Built on Validation confirms Gravity’s production use of Databricks SQL, Managed MLflow, and Delta Lake, enabling healthcare organizations to accelerate AI innovation and integrate agentic workflows into practice. Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare AI company, today announced it has achieved Built on Validated Partner status with Databricks, the Data and AI Company. The validation recognizes Gravity’s

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