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Solid Data raises $20M to solve enterprise AI's context crisis with Semantics Engineering

Israeli startup Solid Data secured $20 million in seed funding to tackle the enterprise AI context crisis through a new discipline called Semantics Engineering. The company's AI-ready semantic models aim to boost AI agent reliability from 20-30% to over 85% by teaching systems to understand business data correctly, addressing the critical problem of data inconsistency that prevents organizations from trusting AI-generated insights.

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Solid Data raises $20M to solve enterprise AI's context crisis with Semantics Engineering

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Smart Bricks Raises $5M to Bring AI Agents and Institutional-Grade Insights to Real Estate

Proptech startup Smart Bricks has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to deploy AI agents that automate real estate investing. Founded by Mohamed Mohamed, the platform analyzes over 1 million data feeds to surface the top 0.1% of investment opportunities and streamline transactions that typically take weeks. The company aims to bring institutional-grade intelligence to individual investors who currently lack the advanced tools used by firms like BlackRock and Goldman Sachs.

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Smart Bricks Raises $5M to Bring AI Agents and Institutional-Grade Insights to Real Estate

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Matia raises $21M Series A to build AI-powered data engineer for unified DataOps platform

Israeli startup Matia secured $21 million in Series A funding led by Red Dot Capital to develop an AI-powered data engineer that automates pipeline creation and anomaly detection. The company's unified DataOps platform consolidates data management operations, helping customers reduce costs by 78% while growing revenue 10x in the past year.

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Matia raises $21M Series A to build AI-powered data engineer for unified DataOps platform

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Square launches AI assistant in UK to help SMEs turn data into smarter business decisions

Square has launched Square AI in the UK and Ireland, a free conversational AI assistant integrated into its commerce platform. The tool addresses a critical gap: while 53% of UK SMEs have experimented with AI, only 30% use it regularly. Square AI enables business owners to query sales, customer, and labour data in plain language, helping them combine instinct with insight without manual analysis.

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Square launches AI assistant in UK to help SMEs turn data into smarter business decisions

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Fundamental raises $255 million for AI model that tackles enterprise tabular data blind spot

DeepMind alumni launch Fundamental with $255 million in funding to solve a critical gap in AI: analyzing structured tabular data. The startup's Nexus model brings deep learning to enterprise spreadsheets, promising faster predictions than traditional machine learning algorithms. Fortune 100 companies have already signed seven-figure contracts.

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Fundamental raises $255 million for AI model that tackles enterprise tabular data blind spot

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Fractal Analytics sets IPO price band at Rs 857-900, becomes India's first pure-play AI listing

Fractal Analytics has set its IPO price band at Rs 857-900 per share, targeting a valuation of $1.6 billion as India's first pure-play AI company to list publicly. The Mumbai-based firm cut its issue size by 42% to Rs 2,834 crore and secured Rs 1,248 crore from anchor investors including SBI MF, ICICI Prudential, and Morgan Stanley. The offering opens February 9 amid a broader IT sector rout, positioning Fractal as a direct bet on enterprise AI rather than traditional outsourcing models.

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Fractal Analytics sets IPO price band at Rs 857-900, becomes India's first pure-play AI listing

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Snowflake commits $200 million to OpenAI in multi-year enterprise AI partnership

Cloud data company Snowflake has entered a $200 million multi-year AI deal with OpenAI, bringing advanced models directly into its platform for over 12,600 customers. The partnership embeds OpenAI's capabilities into Snowflake Cortex AI and Snowflake Intelligence, enabling enterprises to build AI agents and run natural language queries on their data across all major cloud providers without compromising security or governance.

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Snowflake commits $200 million to OpenAI in multi-year enterprise AI partnership

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SAP cloud revenues jump 23% as business AI adoption accelerates across enterprise customers

SAP reported cloud revenue of €21.023 billion for 2025, up 23% year-over-year, driven by surging customer interest in business AI. CEO Christian Klein revealed that over two-thirds of Q4 cloud order entry included business AI capabilities, with 60% of customers already actively using AI and another 20% in implementation. The company closed major deals with Adidas, L'Oréal, and the US Navy.

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SAP cloud revenues jump 23% as business AI adoption accelerates across enterprise customers

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Datarails raises $70M to bring AI Finance Agents to CFOs struggling with fragmented data

Israeli fintech Datarails announced $70 million in Series C funding led by One Peak, bringing total capital raised to over $175 million. The company launched AI Finance Agents that automate financial reporting, allowing CFOs to generate board-ready presentations instantly. The platform addresses data fragmentation across finance departments while maintaining Excel familiarity.

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Datarails raises $70M to bring AI Finance Agents to CFOs struggling with fragmented data

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OpenAI and Anthropic intensify enterprise AI push as business customers become primary revenue focus

OpenAI and Anthropic revealed at Davos that enterprise customers now represent 40% and 80% of their respective businesses. Both artificial intelligence startups are racing to expand their enterprise footprint, with OpenAI projecting enterprise revenue to reach 50% by year-end as competition intensifies for lucrative business contracts.

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OpenAI and Anthropic intensify enterprise AI push as business customers become primary revenue focus

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CEOs Report No Financial Returns from AI Despite Massive Investment in Enterprise Tools

A PwC CEO survey of 4,454 business leaders across 95 countries reveals that 56% of companies see no revenue growth or cost savings from AI. Only 12% report both increased revenue and reduced costs. Despite lackluster returns, 69% of CEOs say generative AI will require workforce upskilling, yet fewer than half have clear plans. The findings suggest companies are adopting AI mainly for maintaining market relevance rather than proven financial gains.

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CEOs Report No Financial Returns from AI Despite Massive Investment in Enterprise Tools

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Enterprise AI adoption stalls as governance gaps threaten agentic AI deployment at scale

Despite heavy investment in agentic AI, 60% of companies report minimal returns due to inadequate governance and data infrastructure. Leaders achieve five times the revenue gains by prioritizing foundational work over rapid deployment. Singapore introduces the world's first formal AI governance framework as enterprises struggle to balance autonomy with accountability.

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Enterprise AI adoption stalls as governance gaps threaten agentic AI deployment at scale

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PwC Survey: 56% of Companies Getting Nothing from AI as Leaders Forget the Basics

PwC's global chairman Mohamed Kande revealed at Davos that 56% of companies see zero returns from AI investments due to insufficient foundational groundwork. The 29th global CEO survey shows only 10-12% of firms report tangible benefits, while CEO confidence in revenue growth hits a five-year low at 30%.

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PwC Survey: 56% of Companies Getting Nothing from AI as Leaders Forget the Basics

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Percepta AI calls Palantir lawsuit attempt to stifle competition and destroy startup

Percepta AI executives have fired back at Palantir's lawsuit, calling it a baseless attempt to stifle competition. The AI startup denies allegations of stealing confidential information and poaching employees, claiming the legal action aims to scare former Palantir employees from leaving and destroy Percepta before it can grow.

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Percepta AI calls Palantir lawsuit attempt to stifle competition and destroy startup

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Google Gemini transforms Google Workspace with AI assistant features for Sheets and Keep

Google Gemini is reshaping how users interact with Google Workspace apps through deep integration with Sheets and Keep. Available via Google AI Pro at $20 per month, the AI assistant handles complex spreadsheet formulas, creates context-aware checklists, and acts as a semantic search layer across notes. Users report dramatic time savings on tasks like data analysis and information management.

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Google Gemini transforms Google Workspace with AI assistant features for Sheets and Keep

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