OpenAI confirmed, on January 16th, that advertising is being explored and will be tested inside ChatGPT. After years of running mainly on subscriptions and enterprise deals, the company is now opening the door to ads as part of its broader revenue plan. The announcement has raised real questions among users, developers, and businesses that rely

Adronite has secured $5 million in Series A funding, led by Gatemore Capital Management, marking a key step in the company’s growth. The investment strengthens Adronite’s position as it expands its AI-powered platform designed to analyze and understand entire software codebases. As part of the round, Liad Meidar, Managing Partner of Gatemore, has been appointed

Jump has secured $80 million in Series B funding, marking a major step forward in its effort to build a full artificial intelligence operating system for financial advisors. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from new investors F-Prime, Allianz Life Ventures, TIAA Ventures, and Peterson Partners. Existing investors including Battery Ventures, Sorenson

Grotto AI has raised $10 million in seed funding to address one of the housing sector’s most measurable problems: vacancy related revenue loss. The round was led by ICONIQ, marking one of the firm’s earliest stage investments. Asymmetric Capital Partners also participated, alongside advisors and angel investors including David Dear of BILT and former Equity

Veteran AI and cloud infrastructure leader to drive next phase of innovation for Cirrascale’s private AI cloud services Cirrascale Cloud Services, the expert neocloud built for Private AI, today announced the appointment of Alex Nataros as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Nataros previously served as Vice President of AI Software Engineering at Cirrascale, where he played

New product delivers on the company’s Intent Security vision with real-time behavioral analysis at sub-50ms speeds and 99.83% detection accuracy Lasso Security, the platform enabling secure AI adoption at enterprise scale, today launched Intent Deputy: the industry’s first behavioral intent framework purpose-built for securing AI agents. Intent Deputy is the foundational product behind what Lasso defines

Valuation doubles and annual recurring revenue grows nearly four times, driven by Fortune 1000 adoption Selector, a leader in AI-driven observability and network intelligence, today announced a $32 million funding round, doubling the company’s valuation to $375 million. The new round was led by AVP alongside Ansa Capital, Two Bear Capital, Sinewave Ventures, Singtel Innov8

Renowned optimization and AI technologies leader to advance hybrid approaches for demanding decision challenges. Gurobi Optimization, LLC, the leader in decision intelligence technology, is pleased to announce that Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck has joined the company as head of the Gurobi AI Innovation Lab (GAIL). As part of Gurobi’s long-term product and technology strategy, the

The world of e-commerce in 2025 is perhaps the clearest example of the convergence of technology, consumer preferences, and AI. It has evolved from a platform of convenience, which it was ten years ago, to a channel of necessity today. With billions of buyers and sellers transacting on these platforms across a wide array of

Mistral AI has acquired Paris-based cloud startup Koyeb, marking the model-maker’s first acquisition and entry into the enterprise infrastructure market. This suggests a strategic shift for the French company, which has built its reputation on frontier models but is now investing heavily in compute capabilities and expanded deployment options. The acquisition folds Koyeb’s serverless deployment