The new wave of AI startups is focused on integration and execution, with this week’s announcements revealing a market shift toward products that connect intelligence to real-world workflows. From developer infrastructure to compliance automation and communication tools, companies are creating systems that make AI practical, scalable, and business-friendly.
Reflection AI raises $2 billion to automate software development
Thinking AI raised $2 billion in new funding, bringing its valuation to $8 billion, according to Reuters. Founded by former DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin And Ioannis Antonoglouthe company develops tools that automate software development. Thinking AI previously raised approximately $130 million at a valuation of $545 million.
Reuters reports that the company plans to use the new funding to expand its technology and partnerships. Investors in the round include NVIDIA, Citi, Sequoia Capital and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Reflection AI’s software is designed to help businesses write, review and test code more efficiently, part of a growing category of tools that apply artificial intelligence directly to software engineering.
Supabase expands its infrastructure for AI-based applications
Supabase raised $100 million in a Series E funding round at a valuation of $5 billion. The company provides an open source back-end infrastructure that powers applications with databases, authentication services and real-time data. Supabase allows developers to release products faster by offering a managed environment that can also be self-hosted.
Its tools integrate with development platforms such as Replit and Vercel, allowing teams to build and deploy software without maintaining separate server systems. Supabase’s open source model has helped it attract a broad base of startups and companies developing AI-based applications.
AI tools applied to power operations
David A.I. has raised $50 million to expand its platform that converts voice data from customer meetings and calls into structured information. Bloomberg Reports that the company’s software analyzes tone and sentiment, transforming unstructured audio into searchable data that can be used for training and compliance purposes. As PYMNTS Reports Note, the ability to analyze and authenticate voice content is becoming increasingly important as synthetic voices become more difficult to distinguish from human voices.
Advertisement: Scroll to continue
Here raised $30 million to acquire AI services companies and expand its enterprise communications platform. TechCrunch Reports Prezent’s software helps businesses automate the creation of presentations and reports by combining data visualization and content generation tools. The platform is used by business teams to produce slide presentations and executive summaries faster.
AiPrise has raised $12.5 million in new funding to expand its AI-powered compliance platform. The company, which describes itself as a global compliance operating system, helps businesses automate know your customer (KYC), know your business (KYB) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks. According to PR Newswire, its software unifies identity verification, document analysis and risk scoring across more than 150 countries, reducing the need for separate regional tools.
The round was led by Headline with participation from Y Combinator, Hiro Capital and SixThirty Ventures. AiPrise says its orchestration layer connects multiple verification and data providers through a single interface, allowing customers to streamline compliance workflows and maintain standardized review processes.
Together, these companies illustrate how AI funding focuses on products designed for true business adoption rather than research. PYMNTS Analysis shows that AI continues to attract significant venture capital investment as companies prioritize tools that improve productivity and support business integration.
