| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.09.2026 | Aristotle Secures $5M Seed Funding |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Aristotle, a voice-first AI tutoring platform, announced $5 million in seed funding.
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| 27.08.2026 | SBVA Appoints Two Global Investment Veterans as Venture Partners to Strengthen Portfolio Growth Support | - Two former SoftBank Vision Fund investment professionals join SBVA, expanding its global network across the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia
- SBVA to deepen support for portfolio companies, from identifying promising companies globally to... |
| 27.08.2026 | Instinct Raises $250 Million At $2.5 Billion Valuation As AI Assistant Goes Viral In Silicon Valley | Instinct, an AI assistant developed by Spear Street Technology, is raising $250 million in Series B funding at a $2.5 billion valuation as the product gains traction among Silicon Valley technologists, according to a Wall Street Journal rep... |
| 19.08.2026 | One chart shows a big warning sign for the future of AI | The "AI-native" generation that leading companies are counting on is souring on the technology.
A higher share of adults under 30 are "more concerned than excited" about AI than vice versa, according to a Pew Research Ce... |
| 12.08.2026 | StoreEase and Sierra Partner to Bring Outcome-Driven AI to Self-Storage | Illuminated Storage Units
StoreEase's AI agent, built on Sierra, is measured and priced on the outcomes it delivers, not the conversations it just deflects to the office or a callback.
We price on outcomes because that is the only number th... |
| 04.08.2026 | Tech leaders keep talking about 'spikes.' Here's how to find yours. | To stand out in this job market, think like a porcupine.
Hiring leaders are on a "spike" kick, dropping the term on podcasts and social-media posts. These recruiters aim for employees who lead in one skill, rather than those who a... |
| 01.08.2026 | Внедрение AI в дизайн-процесс: что реально работает, а что пока только обещано | В твиттере дизайн уже "мёртв". Хендофф "не нужен". Любой человек с промптом якобы делает за час то, на что раньше уходила неделя работы дизайн-команды. Стивен Хейни, основатель дизайн-инструмента Paper, решил это провери... |
| 26.07.2026 | CEOs and execs can't agree on what AI means for Gen Z workers | For young Gen Zers entering the workforce, the rise of generative artificial intelligence has brought no shortage of uncertainty.
Anthropic's CEO has warned that the tech could wipe out many entry-level roles, while other executives have ar... |
| 21.07.2026 | OpenAI appoints two new members to board of directors | OpenAI said it’s appointed longtime financial executives David Vélez and Robin Vince to its nonprofit and for-profit boards.
Vélez is CEO of Nubank, the largest digital bank in Latin America, and Vince runs financial services company BNY.
O... |
| 17.07.2026 | U.S.-China AI feud sees ASML walk tightrope between sales and geopolitics | Skip the noise. Get the download.
China will contribute around 20% of ASML’s net sales across the whole of 2026, the company’s CFO said.
While that figure is a sizable drop from previous years, political headwinds in the U.S. are pushing fo... |
| 06.07.2026 | Sierra cofounder says some of his best employees are AI-savvy 22-year-olds | AI-native graduates can have a key edge in the workplace, one startup founder says.
Clay Bavor, who cofounded Sierra in 2023, said some of the company's most effective employees are in their early 20s because they're more comfortable using ... |
| 11.06.2026 | Kraken Launches Autonomous Agents for Utility Customer Service Built in Partnership with Sierra | Kraken, the most-loved operating system for utilities, today unveiled Autonomous Agents, utility-specific AI agents that orchestrate complex workflows to deliver customer resolutions at scale. Developed in partnership with Sierra, Autonomou... |
| 06.05.2026 | Sierra: $950 Million Raised At $15 Billion Valuation For AI Customer Experience Platform | Sierra announced it has raised $950 million from new and existing investors led by Tiger Global and GV at a valuation exceeding $15 billion.
The company said the new financing brings Sierra’s total capital raised to more than $1 billion, wh... |
| 04.05.2026 | AI agent startup Sierra valued at $15B in new $950M funding round | Eight months after closing a $350 million funding round, Sierra Technologies Inc. today announced that it has raised an additional $950 million at a $15 billion valuation.
Alphabet Inc.’s GV venture capital arm and Tiger Global led the inve... |
| 04.05.2026 | Top Startup and Tech Funding News – May 4, 2025 | It’s Monday, May 4, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds reflect a clear shift toward infrastructure that powers AI, defense, and real-world systems. From enterprise AI agents and customer data... |
| 04.05.2026 | Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra raises $950M at $15.8B valuation as demand for AI agents surges | Sierra, the AI startup founded by Bret Taylor, has raised $950 million in new funding at a $15.8 billion post-money valuation, according to CNBC. The raise lands in the middle of a deal surge, as investors race to back companies they believ... |
| 02.05.2026 | Netomi raises $110 million as Accenture and Adobe bet on AI for customer service | Netomi, the San Francisco-based startup building AI systems for enterprise customer service, said Thursday that it has raised $110 million in new funding in a round led by Accenture Ventures, with participation from Adobe Ventures, WndrCo, ... |
| 10.04.2026 | Стартап Sierra начал разрабатывать интерфейсы для ИИ, а не для людей | Стартап Sierra заявил, что в ближайшие годы люди смогут управлять программами с помощью обычного языка — без привычных интерфейсов. Компания уже создала ИИ-инструмент, который умеет автоматически создавать и запускать других агентов.
Immo W... |
| 22.01.2026 | OpenAI chair Bret Taylor says AI is ‘probably’ a bubble, expects correction in coming years | Bret Taylor said AI is “probably” a bubble, and he expects to see a correction over the next few years.
Taylor, who serves as the chairman of OpenAI’s board and co-founded the AI startup Sierra, said he is an AI optimist.
He said the free m... |
| 13.10.2025 | Salesforce adds voice calling to Agentforce AI customer service software | Salesforce announced Agentforce Voice, a feature that allows companies to have artificial intelligence agents answer customer service calls.
The Agentforce product, which also includes text chat, now has more than 12,000 implementations, Sa... |
| 23.09.2025 | VCs to AI startups: please take our money | Synopsis
The lavish VC overtures are part of a larger Silicon Valley frenzy for AI, driven by startupsâ astonishing revenue growth and investorsâ belief that these companies can dethrone tech giants. US startups have raised around $200 ... |
| 08.09.2025 | Cognition valued at $10.2 billion two months after Windsurf purchase | Cognition said it closed a $400 million funding round at a valuation of $10.2 billion.
The startup is the creator of an artificial intelligence software engineer called Devin.
In July, Cognition acquired AI coding startup Windsurf, days aft... |
| 05.09.2025 | AI Agent Powerhouse Sierra Valued at $10 Billion After $350M Funding Round | AI powerhouse Sierra clinches a massive $350 million. Its valuation soars to an astonishing $10 billion. Greenoaks Capital spearheads this crucial funding. Sierra pioneers advanced AI agent development for major enterprises. Their innovativ... |
| 05.09.2025 | Broadcom stock jumps 9% on new $10 billion customer that analysts say is OpenAI | Broadcom said on its earnings call that it secured $10 billion in orders for its custom AI chips from a fourth customer.
While Broadcom didn’t name the customer, analysts speculate that it’s OpenAI, which was reported by the Financial Times... |
| 05.09.2025 | Trump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple | President Donald Trump threatened to launch a trade investigation to “nullify” what he said were discriminatory penalties levied by Europe against U.S. tech firms such as Google.
Trump’s Truth Social post came after Google caught a nearly $... |
| 05.09.2025 | Стартап в сфере ИИ Бретта Тейлора Sierra оценен в $10 млрд | Компания Sierra Technologies Inc., стартап в области искусственного интеллекта, основанный Бреттом Тейлором, председателем совета директоров OpenAI и сооснователем таких компаний, как FriendFeed и Quip, а также бывшим топ-менеджером Google ... |
| 05.09.2025 | FTC commissioner questions status of Snap AI chatbot complaint: ‘People deserve answers’ | FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter raised questions about the status of a complaint against Snap that her agency referred to the Department of Justice earlier this year.
In January, the FTC revealed the existence of a non-public complaint r... |
| 04.09.2025 | Sierra Is Raising $350 Million at a $10 Billion Valuation
Only paid subscribers can comment on this post | Sierra is an artificial intelligence startup that specializes in building conversational AI agents for enterprise customer service. The company's AI-powered chatbots are designed to handle customer interactions with a human-like touch, whil... |
| 04.09.2025 | Ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s Sierra is the latest $10 billion AI startup | Bret Taylor’s artificial intelligence startup Sierra has closed a $350 million funding round at a $10 billion valuation.
Taylor is the chairman of OpenAI’s board, and he previously served as co-CEO of Salesforce.
Sierra builds and implement... |
| 03.09.2025 | Updated: AI agent startup Sierra raises $350M in funding at $10B valuation
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| 03.09.2025 | AI agent startup Sierra nears $350 million round at $10 billion valuation | Synopsis
AI startup Sierra is close to raising $350 million, led by Greenoaks Capital, valuing it at $10 billion. The company, founded in 2023, builds AI chatbots for large enterprises and is nearing $100 million in enterprise annual recurr... |
| 07.08.2025 | Lorikeet Raises $35M to Build AI Concierges Beyond Chatbots | Lorikeet, the company that helps businesses create universal AI concierges for their customers, today announced it has raised $35 million USD in Series A funding to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts. The round was led ... |
| 06.08.2025 | Lorikeet Raises $35 Million USD Series A to Deliver AI-Powered Universal Customer Concierges Able to Solve Real Challenges-- Not Just Chatbots | QED Investors leads round, joined by Blackbird, Square Peg, Airtree and founders of Airwallex and Canva, as Lorikeet sees 10x growth and a product performance that sets it apart from competitors
SYDNEY, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorikeet... |
| 25.06.2025 | Perplexity AI: the acquisition Apple might regret not making | Apple CEO Tim Cook
Now that the Big Tech conference season is behind us, the smart money in Apple Land is saying that CEO Tim Cook should be preparing to open his chequebook for a huge AI deal, so apparent are the company’s shortcomings.
Th... |
| 01.03.2025 | The AI Arms Race: Anthropic's Bold Move Against OpenAI and DeepSeek | The landscape of artificial intelligence is shifting. Anthropic has just launched Claude 3.7 Sonnet, a model that could redefine how businesses interact with AI. This release is not just a product; it’s a declaration of war in the AI arms r... |
| 24.02.2025 | Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet takes aim at OpenAI and DeepSeek in AI’s next big battle | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
Anthropic just fired a warning shot at OpenAI, DeepSeek and the entire AI industry with the launch of Claude 3.7 ... |
| 07.02.2025 | Конец программирования в том виде, в котором мы его знаем | Тим О’Райли
Американский издатель, основатель издательства O’Reilly.
В СМИ много говорят о том, что разработчики ПО скоро потеряют работу из-за ИИ. Я в это не верю.
Это не конец программирования. Это конец программирования в том виде, в кот... |
| 27.11.2024 | The Rise of AI Tools: Transforming Marketing and Agent Evaluation | In the fast-paced world of digital marketing and artificial intelligence, two recent innovations stand out: Superside's Superads and Salesforce's Agentforce Testing Center. These tools represent a shift in how businesses approach creative p... |
| 21.11.2024 | Salesforce launches Agentforce Testing Center to put agents through paces | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
The next phase of agentic AI may just be evaluation and monitoring, as enterprises want to make the agents they’r... |
| 04.11.2024 | Sierra Technologies Scores $175M Funding |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Sierra Technologies, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by ex-Salesforce Inc. co-Chief Executive Bret Taylor, has closed on a $175 million funding round.
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| 31.10.2024 | Eye On AI: The Never-Ending AI Valuation Escalation | 2 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here.
It really never stops.
It’s only been a few weeks since OpenAI announced its long-awaited raise of $6.6 billion at a... |
| 28.10.2024 | Generative AI agent startup Sierra Technologies raises $175M at $4.5B valuation
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One click below supports our mission to p... | Sierra Technologies Inc., a hot artificial intelligence startup co-founded by ex-Salesforce Inc. co-Chief Executive Bret Taylor, said today it has closed on a $175 million funding round that brings its valuation to $4.5 billion.
The round w... |
| 28.10.2024 | Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra secures $175 million at a $4.5 billion valuation | Sierra, a customer service AI startup led by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, has just secured $175 million in new funding from Greenoaks Capital, quadrupling its valuation to a remarkable $4.5 billion. This funding comes shortly after... |
| 01.08.2024 | Sam Altman: Next OpenAI model will first undergo safety checks by U.S. Government | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
Amid growing concerns over the safety of advanced intelligence systems, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that the c... |
| 01.07.2024 | Anthropic launches new program to fund creation of more reliable AI benchmarks
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One click below supports our mission to pr... | Generative artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC wants to prove that its large language models are the best in the business. To do that, it has announced the launch of a new program that will incentivize researchers to create new in... |
| 24.06.2024 | AI startup Emergence AI raises a ton of cash to enhance office worker productivity
Orchestrating LLMs
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One click below sup... | Emergence AI, a generative artificial intelligence startup that’s focused on enhancing the productivity of business employees, said today it has closed on a $97.2 million funding round led by Learn Capital.
Adding to those funds, it has als... |
| 20.06.2024 | Sierra’s new benchmark reveals how well AI agents perform at real work | Don’t miss OpenAI, Chevron, Nvidia, Kaiser Permanente, and Capital One leaders only at VentureBeat Transform 2024. Gain essential insights about GenAI and expand your network at this exclusive three day event. Learn More
Sierra, the custome... |
| 28.05.2024 | OpenAI begins training new frontier model — but GPT-5 won’t come for at least 90 days | Time's almost up! There's only one week left to request an invite to The AI Impact Tour on June 5th. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to explore various methods for auditing AI models. Find out how you can attend here.
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| 19.02.2024 | How Bret Taylor’s new company is rethinking customer experience in the age of AI | We’ve been hearing about the notion of customer experience forever, the idea that we could improve customer interactions with brands digitally. So far, the results have been mixed at best.
Sierra, the new startup from Bret Taylor and Clay B... |
| 13.02.2024 | OpenAI board chairman launches AI agent startup to elevate customer experiences | Bret Taylor, the former co-CEO of Salesforce and the current chairman of OpenAI’s board, just made his play in the rapidly growing conversational AI space with the launch of Sierra, an AI agent startup for businesses.
Founded with Google’s ... |
| 13.02.2024 | Bret Taylor’s new AI company aims to help customers get answers and complete tasks automatically | We’ve been hearing about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s latest gig since he announced he was leaving the CRM giant in November 2022. Last February we heard he was launching an AI startup built with former Google employee Clay Bavor.... |
| 13.02.2024 | Sierra announces launch of conversational AI platform for customer service
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One click below supports our mission to provid... | Sierra Technologies Inc. today announced the launch of its conversational artificial intelligence platform designed to help companies interface with their customers using AI agents that can make recommendations, answer questions, take actio... |
| - | Sierra | “Elevate your customer experience with AI. ” |
| - | Sierra | “Sierra helps businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI.” |
| - | Sierra | “Elevate your customer experience with conversational AI tailored to your business. Designed with the highest commitment to security, compliance, and trust. ” |
