DataSnipper, the intelligent automation platform for audit and finance teams, has unveiled its AI Agents—Disclosure Agents and Excel Agents—designed to tackle two of the profession’s most time-consuming and error-prone tasks. By embedding AI directly into familiar workflows, the platform promises faster, more accurate, and transparent audit and reporting processes.
Phaidra, the startup designing AI agents for AI factories, has raised over $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Helena, Index Ventures, NVIDIA, Sony Innovation Fund, and others. The funding will accelerate the company’s mission to make AI data centers dramatically more energy-efficient.
Quantum Metric, the customer-driven digital analytics platform, has scored the Artificial Intelligence Award at the 2025 ISG Software Innovation Awards™ for North America. The accolade recognizes software providers whose innovations are transforming business and IT—an honor Quantum Metric is claiming thanks to its generative AI-powered Felix AI.
Axon (formerly AppLovin) is quietly reshaping the ad tech conversation with referral-only access just as marketers ramp up for peak season. After analyzing $50 million in ad spend across active brands, the company is uncovering performance patterns that most traditional attribution tools completely miss.
SINGAPORE, 22 September 2025 – CloserStill Media, a global producer of market-leading
events, has unveiled the notable attendees and programme highlights for Tech Week Singapore
2025, returning to Sands Expo & Convention Centre on 8–9 October 2025.
Clinch, the agentic AI platform for omnichannel campaign orchestration, has been recognized with the Best AI Tool award at the 2025 Digiday Awards for its Flight Control Copilot. The honor highlights how the AI system transforms campaign planning, execution, and scaling—enhancing creativity, efficiency, and performance without sacrificing control.
A new global survey by Protiviti highlights that more than 68% of multinational organizations plan to integrate autonomous or semi-autonomous AI agents into core operations by 2026. Nearly one in four respondents (23%) indicated they are within six months of deploying semi-autonomous AI agents, capable of operating under human supervision with defined guardrails.
Avalara, Inc. is redefining tax and compliance automation with the launch of Agentic Tax and Compliance™, a new class of AI agents designed to observe, advise, and execute entire compliance workflows autonomously. Launching October 2025, the platform promises speed, scale, and accuracy across the full compliance lifecycle.
Plutus, founded by former ServiceNow executives Chirag Jindal (CEO), Kara Anderson (COO), and Abhishek Bajpai (CTO), is bringing industry-specific AI agents to the insurance sector. With pre-configured, AI-native solutions for claims, underwriting, and servicing, Plutus aims to modernize workflows across P&C, L&A, and broker ecosystems.
