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Skan AI raises $63M Series C to ground enterprise AI in actual work

The startup's platform observes how employees use enterprise software to build context for AI agents, now backed by Cathay Innovation and Dell.

“Everyone is obsessed with building a better car. We think the bigger opportunity is building a better navigation system.”— Avinash Misra, Co-founder and CEO of Skan AI · Skan AI official announcement · full quotes →
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Blacksmith's valuation soars 10x to $550M on AI code-testing demand

The 2024-founded startup raised $45M in Series B funding as AI-generated code creates new testing bottlenecks.

“Validating code is still a bottleneck, and it's an even bigger bottleneck because people are writing even more”— Aditya Jayaprakash, Co-founder and CEO, Blacksmith · TechCrunch · full quotes →
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