Monk, the AI‑native accounts receivable platform founded by George Kurdin and Joe Zhou, announced a $25 million Series A round on April 21, 2026. Co‑led by venture firms Footwork and Acrew Capital with continued participation from BTV, the financing lifts total capital raised to $29 million and positions Monk to accelerate product development for its contract‑to‑cash AI stack. Funding Round and…
Vertafore launches Velocity AI Platform at Accelerate 2026, a new suite of insurance‑focused artificial intelligence tools designed to cut friction across the distribution chain. Unveiled in Denver before a crowd of more than 2,000 insurers, agents and technology partners, the platform promises to blend core digital infrastructure, proprietary data, and generative AI agents into a single workflow…
Sydney, AUSTRALIA, April 20, 2026 — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced the appointment of Simon Davies as its Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ). The region continues to be one of Databricks’ fastest-growing, achieving over 85% year-over-year growth during its Q4. As part of its investment in the…
Spektr Raises $20 M Series A to Eliminate Manual Compliance Work Across Financial Services, positioning its AI‑driven platform as a potential game‑changer for banks and fintechs still wrestling with labor‑intensive KYC and KYB processes. What’s the deal? Copenhagen‑based spektr announced a $20 million Series A round led by NEA, with participation from Northzone, Seedcamp and PSV Tech. The fresh…
Rockwell Automation’s AI‑orchestrated automation platform took center stage at Hannover Messe 2026, promising a shift from fragmented engineering tools to a unified, AI‑native workflow that can design, simulate, and validate factory control systems before a single piece of hardware is installed. A New AI‑Native Engineering Workflow Rockwell demonstrated a prototype that stitches together Emulate3D® digital‑twin technology, a…
Treon Unveils AI‑driven platform that automates maintenance workflows across large‑scale asset fleets, promising to cut downtime, reduce labor reliance, and streamline decision‑making for factories, warehouses and logistics hubs. What Treon is launching The company’s AI‑native Maintenance Orchestration Layer combines three core capabilities: embedded intelligence inside equipment, contextual AI that enriches sensor data with lifecycle and…
1. The advertising ecosystem is evolving quickly as organizations adapt to new privacy expectations, identity frameworks, and AI-driven technologies. From your vantage point leading revenue at Optable, what are the biggest shifts shaping how brands and publishers approach audience data today? Three forces of change are converging, creating a real sense of urgency. The industry’s…
Lanai Launches AI @ Work Operating System — the company unveiled its AI @ Work Operating System, a platform designed to discover, measure, and manage every AI workflow across large enterprises, giving leaders the data they need to scale effective models and retire underperforming ones. Lanai, a startup focused on AI accountability, announced the general availability of its AI @ Work…
DURHAM, N.C., April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sennos, the leader in AI sensing, precision hardware, analytics, and automation for the fluidics and fermentation industries, today announced it has raised $20 million in its second funding round in the past 12 months. The investment, led by TomEnterprise, the Stockholm-based investment firm founded by Thomas von Koch and…
