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Happy Wednesday!
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In this Issue:
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
The Raise Recap
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
The Peloton comeback that not many saw coming! The company is relaunching with new AI-powered equipment and a strategic shift in their business model. Time to get back on that bike! 🚴 Read More
Microsoft Azure AI Foundry is launching a "multimodal revolution" to unleash creativity at scale. Get ready to mix and match all your data types! 🎨 Read More
The economic times report that AI regulatory violations could increase legal disputes for tech firms by 30% by 2028. Better lawyer up! ⚖️ Read More
To follow up on the topic, a law firm is highlighting that the rise of AI is bringing up the potential for new class actions in Canada, prompting a look at the legal implications. As the law evolves, there are some interesting stakes at play on the horizon! 🚨 Read More
A new report explains why some AI skills are improving faster than others, calling it "The Reinforcement Gap." AI learning is a complex process! 🧠 Read More
Oasis Learning AI, a Canadian startup I’ve had the pleasure of watching grow in the past year, is giving corporate training an AI overhaul. Say goodbye to boilerplate training sessions! 🎓 Read More
A new report breaks down where startup dollars are really going in the AI application spending landscape. Investors are making big bets! 💰 Read More
Thinking Machines has released its first official product, "Tinker," an API for new AI capabilities. Get ready for some tinkering! 🛠️ Read More
Forbes is discussing the importance of predictable pricing models for driving AI adoption in SaaS. Customers like knowing what they pay! 💲 Read More We follow it up with Forbes suggests that modern AI pricing is key to rethinking the SaaS customer experience. AI is changing everything, even the bill! 🧾 Read More
This new paper dives pretty deep into an interesting topic concerning countries with aging populations: Where can AI play into filling the care services gap? Check out the abstract ⤵
Latest from OpenAI: The Showcase Reel
It’s clear that with a massive increase in investments, OpenAI has had to look to more ways to monetize as it continues to establish itself. The fact that 3 new products have been announced in a week is pretty impressive (read: bonkers)
First up, we’ve got a personal agentic assistant straight form the source!
Second, we’ve got a Agent Builder!
Lastly we’ve got the nonsensically high-potential AppBuilder!
If you thought that was enough, think again! AMD and OpenAI are announcing a strategic partnership to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs. That's a lot of processing power for AI! ⚡ Read More
OpenAI has announced you can now buy items directly within ChatGPT! AI is becoming your new personal shopper. 🛍️ Read More
This Week’s Raise Recap 📈💰
Lupa, a SaaS company, has closed a Series A funding round, securing $20 million! They're definitely on the rise! ⬆️ Read More
DualEntry, another SaaS company, just raised an impressive $90 million in Series A funding. That's a huge boost for their growth! 💸 Read More
Heidi, an AI health startup, secured a $65 million investment round, led by Point72, valuing the company at $465 million. Health tech is booming! 🩺 Read More
CoreWeave is set to acquire Monolith, expanding its AI cloud platform into industrial innovation. They're building a massive AI infrastructure! ☁️ Read More
Ultralytics is accelerating its vision AI innovation after securing a $30 million Series A round. They're making big moves in AI imaging! 📸 Read More
Filigran has secured a massive $58 million in Series C funding! Looks like they're going to expand their threat management offerings in a big way. 🚀 Read More
Reveal Healthtech is advancing AI-driven healthcare after raising a $72 million Series A funding round, led by Leo Capital. Good news for the future of medicine! 💡 Read More
Lastro secured a $15 million Series A round, led by Prosus Ventures, to scale its AI agent that helps over 2 million homebuyers. Buying a home just got smarter! 🏡 Read More
KiHealth raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed round to launch its first-of-its-kind diabetes diagnostic. This is a game-changer in medical tech! 🔬 Read More
InOrbit AI secured Series A funding to scale its robot orchestration platform, which is all about new software-driven physical workflows. Robots are getting an upgrade! 🤖 Read More
Circuitry AI has officially closed its seed funding round! Congratulations to the team working on service operations for manufacturers! 🎉 Read More
Stay well, and see you next week!
-✌🏽 Sam
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