DoorDash Q4 Earnings Highlight Deliveroo and Agentic AI Push
PYMNTS / pymnts - DoorDash used its fourth-quarter earnings call to make a broader point about where it sees the next leg of competition: not just in meal delivery, but in owning the software and logistics stack that powers local commerce. “We believe these investments are…
- At headquarters: DoorDash pushes agentic AI and global platform (3)
- From the lab: agentic AI hype clashes with enterprise ROI (8)
- On the trading floor: investors react to weak Q4 results (3)
At headquarters: DoorDash pushes agentic AI and global platform
From the lab: agentic AI hype clashes with enterprise ROI
On the trading floor: investors react to weak Q4 results
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 19394 / 14 stories in 16 days
Flexible agentic marketing startup Kana Intelligence scores $15M in seed funding
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Marketing professionals have a mountain of artificial intelligence tools to choose from, but the founders of a new startup called Kana Intelligence Inc. believe there’s still an urgent need for a platform that can adapt to user’s needs. The company today …
- Agentic sales AI emerges: startups turn calls into revenue signals (4)
- Industry adoption: private equity embeds AI to streamline operations (1)
- Kana seed raise: founders launch agentic marketing platform with $15M (3)
- Vertical AI agents for revenue: hotels and SMB marketing adoption (5)
Agentic sales AI emerges: startups turn calls into revenue signals
Industry adoption: private equity embeds AI to streamline operations
Kana seed raise: founders launch agentic marketing platform with $15M
Vertical AI agents for revenue: hotels and SMB marketing adoption
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 19393 / 13 stories in 16 days
Render Raises $100 Million to Build Cloud Tech for AI Agents
PYMNTS / pymnts - Cloud technology company Render has raised $100 million in new funding. The firm’s Series C extension, announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), values Render at $1.5 billion and will help it build cloud runtime for artificial intelligence (AI) agents and applications…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 19309 / 5 stories in 17 days
AI field operations startup FYLD raises $41M to help build large-scale infrastructure
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - FYLD Ltd., a London-based artificial intelligence-powered startup that assists infrastructure and utility fieldwork operators, today announced it has raised $41 million in a Series B funding to accelerate the delivery of large-scale infrastructure project…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19288 / 3 stories in 17 days
AI startup automating medical device compliance work secures pre-seed round
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - AI-powered medtech startup Klaris has raised a $1m (£730,000) funding round in support of its automated regulatory compliance platform for medical device companies. The London-based startup was founded to address the challenges of securing regulatory appr…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 19270 / 3 stories in 17 days
Bootstrapped And Profitable AI InsurTech Company mea Platform Secures €42.2M Funding
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - mea Platform (mea), a UK-based AI-first InsurTech company, has secured a €42.2 million ($50 million) minority growth equity investment from London-based SEP (Scottish Equity Partners) to accelerate product development and enhance customer engagement. Boot…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 19269 / 4 stories in 17 days
OpenClaw Founder Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI for AI Agents
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has hired OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger to lead autonomous AI agent development as CEO Sam Altman advances the company's multi-agent vision.The post OpenClaw Founder Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI for AI Agents appeared first on WinBuzzer.
- Industry sprint: rival agents, infrastructure and startups racing (20)
- On the ground: OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger (5)
- On-site: malware and misbehaving agents threaten OpenClaw users (6)
- Other: research findings and critiques lingering around agents (1)
Industry sprint: rival agents, infrastructure and startups racing
On the ground: OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger
On-site: malware and misbehaving agents threaten OpenClaw users
Other: research findings and critiques lingering around agents
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19251 / 32 stories in 18 days
TUM spinout Sitegeist grabs €4M for AI robots fixing concrete renovation labour crunch
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe has a major backlog of infrastructure repairs. Many bridges, tunnels, parking structures, and public buildings need urgent…
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 19226 / 4 stories in 18 days
Waymo is Asking DoorDash Drivers To Shut the Doors of Its Self-Driving Cars
msmash / slashdot - Waymo's autonomous vehicles can transport passengers across six cities without a human driver, but the Alphabet-owned company has discovered that its cars become completely inert if a passenger accidentally leaves a door open. The company confirmed that i…
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19127 / 8 stories in 21 days
Didero Raises $30M to Reinvent Procurement With AI
Ekemini / ventureburn - Didero is pioneering agentic AI tools, automating enterprise procurement, and has recently secured $30 million dollars in Series A funding to improve and accelerate the building of tools aimed atThe post Didero Raises $30M to Reinvent Procurement With AI …
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19124 / 3 stories in 21 days
IBM to triple entry-level US hiring, as roles ‘reimagined’ for AI era
Laura Varley / siliconrepublic - The company has announced that the expansion of roles will be across the board, impacting a wide range of departments. Read more: IBM to triple entry-level US hiring, as roles ‘reimagined’ for AI era
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 8:20 am / permalink 19122 / 4 stories in 21 days
Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Spotify credits Claude Code and its internal AI system Honk with speeding up development.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 8:20 pm / permalink 19111 / 6 stories in 22 days
Manufact raises $6.3M to help developers connect AI agents with Model Context Protocol
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Manufact Inc., formerly mcp-use, an infrastructure platform developing the next generation of artificial intelligence agents built on Model Context Protocol, today announced it raised $6.3 million in seed funding led by Peak XV. Liquid 2 Ventures, Ritual …
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 19072 / 5 stories in 22 days
Coinbase Launches Wallet for AI Agents With Built-In Guardrails
Jason Nelson / decrypt - The company says its sandboxed, self-custodial design keeps private keys isolated as the autonomous bot boom continues.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 7:20 pm / permalink 19047 / 4 stories in 23 days
Overmind Raises £2M Funding To Advance Agentic AI Development
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Overmind, a startup building a supervision layer for AI agents, has raised £2 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by cybersecurity-focused investor Osney Capital, with participation from 14Peaks, Portfolio Ventures, Antler, and…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:23 am / permalink 19023 / 4 stories in 23 days
Apptronik raises $520M to produce humanoid Apollo robot commercial deployments
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Apptronik Inc., the maker of artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots, today announced it has raised $520 million more in early-stage funding, bringing the total capital raised by the company to nearly $1 billion. The Series A-X extension round fol…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19018 / 5 stories in 23 days
Andercore is expanding its AI-based industrial trade platform following a $40M Series B raise
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Berlin-based Andercore, an AI-enabled industrial supplytrade platform, has raised $40 million in a Series B round comprising equityand debt to support its expansion in Europe. The round includes parti...
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 19009 / 6 stories in 23 days
Defence startup testing AI drones with Ukraine raises £2.6m
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - Occam, a UK-based defence tech startup developing AI autonomous drones being tested with the Ukrainian military, has raised a £2.6m investment. Founded in 2025, Occam is one of many tech firms founded to meet the defence needs of modern geopolitcal confli…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 19008 / 4 stories in 23 days
Porters Raises €2.7M Pre-Seed Funding For Banking Back-Office Software
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Porters has raised €2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop AI-powered software for banking operations. The investment was led by Earlybird, with additional backing from Seedcamp, fintech founders, and industry professionals. Angel investors in…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 19006 / 3 stories in 23 days
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Raises Record $60M for New Startup Entire
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke launches Entire with a record $60M seed round to build developer tools for managing AI coding agents. Includes exclusive interview.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 4:23 pm / permalink 18992 / 7 stories in 24 days