Aura Completes Series G Funding Round

Aura Completes Series G Funding Round, Raises $140 Million in Equity and Debt

News Release – BOSTON, March 24, 2025 – Aura, the leading AI-powered online safety solution for individuals and families, today announced the closing of its Series G funding round, led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Madrone Capital and with participation from new investor AT&T Ventures. Existing investors Accel, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst also participated in the round. The round, which had an initial close in August … Continue reading Aura Completes Series G Funding Round, Raises $140 Million in Equity and Debt

Apptronik Closes Additional Series A Funding

Apptronik Closes Additional Series A Funding

Mercedes-Benz, Japan Post Capital, RyderVentures, ARK Invest join B Capital, Capital Factory and Google in oversubscribed round to accelerate commercialization of next-generation humanoid robots Press Release – Austin, Texas – March 18, 2025 – Apptronik, the AI-powered humanoid robotics company, today announced the successful close of an oversubscribed $403M Series A funding round, adding an extra $53 million to the previously announced $350M round led by B Capital … Continue reading Apptronik Closes Additional Series A Funding

Cisco unveils new Webex AI solutions that predict and automate customer and employee experiences

Cisco Paves the Way with Agentic AI Collaboration

Cisco unveils new Webex AI solutions that predict and automate customer and employee experiences News summary:  New solutions for end users and IT teams include Webex Calling Customer Assist, new features within Webex Control Hub, and new workflow automation solutions for the Cisco AI Assistant for Webex.   Furthering Cisco’s agentic AI journey, Cisco expands its Collaboration portfolio to include the general availability of Webex … Continue reading Cisco Paves the Way with Agentic AI Collaboration

Oracle and NVIDIA Collaborate to Help Enterprises Accelerate Agentic AI Inference

Oracle and NVIDIA Collaborate to Help Enterprises Accelerate Agentic AI Inference

Oracle Database and NVIDIA AI Integrations Make It Easier for Enterprises to Quickly and Easily Harness Agentic AI Press Release – Austin, Texas and San Jose, Calif.—GTC—March 18, 2025 – Oracle and NVIDIA today announced a first-of-its-kind integration between NVIDIA accelerated computing and inference software with Oracle’s AI infrastructure and generative AI services to help organizations globally speed the creation of agentic AI applications. The new integration … Continue reading Oracle and NVIDIA Collaborate to Help Enterprises Accelerate Agentic AI Inference

Photo: During a fireside chat at CERAWeek 2025, National Grid CEO John Pettigrew, right, discussed National Grid Partners' new $150M commitment to fund artificial intelligence startups. At left is Eduard Sala de Vedruna, Vice President of S&P Global Commodity Insights.

National Grid Partners commits $100 million to invest in AI startups advancing the future of energy

Press Release – 17th March 2025 – On Wednesday 12 March 2025, National Grid Partners – our corporate venture capital and innovation arm – announced a commitment to invest $100 million (₤77.3m) in artificial intelligence (AI) startups that are advancing the future of energy. The funds will accelerate development of a more efficient, resilient and dynamic grid that supports economic growth, reduces customer costs, helps … Continue reading National Grid Partners commits $100 million to invest in AI startups advancing the future of energy