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Plato, the technology startup building AI-powered solutions for wholesale distribution and supply-chain digitisation, has raised $14.5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate product development, expand commercial operations, and drive adoption of its intelligent supply-chain platform.The investment underscores strong investor confidence in AI-driven tools that help wholesalers unlock efficiencies, automate pricing and demand forecasting, and streamline order orchestration across complex distribution networks.The seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and strategic angel investors who recognise Plato’s potential to transform wholesale and supply-chain workflows using predictive AI and real-time optimisation models.The fresh capital will support enhancements to Plato’s core AI engine, broader integrations with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and expansion into new verticals where wholesalers face pressure to modernise legacy processes.Plato’s platform combines machine learning, demand forecasting, dynamic pricing, and automated fulfilment capabilities that help distribution partners reduce waste, increase margins, and respond to shifting market conditions with agility.The company plans to use the funding to strengthen partnerships with distributors, logistics providers, and technology integrators while building its team across engineering, product, and customer success roles.Plato is headquartered in United States, where it continues to innovate at the intersection of AI, supply-chain operations, and wholesale commerce infrastructure.

Avantos, the AI-driven financial infrastructure startup focused on powering next-generation fintech products and services, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round to expand its AI platform capabilities, accelerate go-to-market execution, and strengthen integrations across banks, fintechs, and financial services partners.The funding highlights growing investor confidence in embedded finance and AI-enabled financial infrastructure that helps businesses deliver smarter, faster, and more scalable financial products.The Series A round was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Entrée Capital, Standard Investments, and Founder Collective, alongside strategic angel investors. The capital will be used to enhance Avantos’ AI-powered platform, deepen partnerships with ecosystem players, invest in engineering and regulatory compliance, and support expansion into new markets where fintech adoption continues to accelerate.Avantos’ platform provides modular APIs, real-time analytics, and AI-native services that allow businesses to embed financial products, automate risk decisions, and personalise customer experiences at scale. The company says this investment will help it meet rising demand for scalable infrastructure that bridges traditional financial services with AI-driven innovation.Avantos is headquartered in United States, where it continues to grow as a key player in the AI-fintech infrastructure landscape.

Roopya, an India-based Web3 compliance and security startup focused on building automated audit and monitoring tools for blockchain applications, has raised ₹4 crore in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures.The funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand engineering capacity, and strengthen go-to-market efforts as demand grows for secure, compliant infrastructure in decentralised ecosystems.The seed round was led by Inflection Point Ventures, with participation from angel investors and strategic backers who see strong potential in Roopya’s platform to improve transparency, security, and governance across smart contracts, DeFi protocols, and token ecosystems. This early backing reflects increasing investor interest in tools that help Web3 projects meet evolving compliance, risk management, and audit requirements.Roopya plans to deploy the capital to enhance its automated security intelligence products, integrate deeper with blockchain developer tools, and expand partnerships with projects that seek to mitigate vulnerabilities and reinforce trust within decentralised communities.Roopya is headquartered in India, where it continues to build foundational Web3 infrastructure that supports developers, auditors, and enterprise partners navigating the complexities of blockchain compliance and operational resilience.

Adronite, the technology company building solutions that enable enterprises to accelerate cloud migrations and adopt generative AI capabilities, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round to expand its product portfolio, scale go-to-market operations, and deepen integrations across cloud and data platforms.The investment highlights growing demand for tools that help businesses simplify complex cloud migrations and unlock productivity with AI-enabled services.The Series A round was led by XYZ Ventures, with participation from TechGrowth Partners, CloudScale Capital, and other strategic backers who see value in Adronite’s hybrid cloud and AI-oriented enterprise offerings. The capital will be used to enhance product development, expand customer acquisition, and invest in technical talent to support deeper enterprise engagements.Adronite’s platform is designed to support organisations in modernising legacy systems, migrating workloads to cloud environments, and embedding generative AI into business-critical applications to accelerate insights and operational efficiency.As enterprises increasingly prioritise digital transformation and cloud-native strategies, Adronite aims to capture market share in the cloud services and AI ecosystem.The company is headquartered in United States, where it continues to innovate in cloud-migration tooling and AI-driven enterprise software.

Nvidia and OpenAI have restructured their highly publicised funding and partnership plans, with the AI chip giant now poised to make an approximately $30 billion direct equity investment in OpenAI as part of the latter’s broader funding round replacing a previously discussed $100 billion multiyear framework that never progressed beyond initial terms.The revised investment forms part of OpenAI’s ongoing effort to raise capital that could exceed $100 billion, potentially valuing the company near $830 billion and reflecting the critical importance of compute and infrastructure in advanced AI development.The earlier $100 billion plan, announced in late 2025, was structured as a letter of intent linking staged Nvidia capital commitments to OpenAI’s expanding data-center deployments and chip purchases, but it was never finalised. Instead, Nvidia’s pivot to a direct equity commitment simplifies capital allocation and separates investment from merchandise contracts, offering a cleaner ownership stake in OpenAI while still underpinning deep strategic alignment between AI hardware and model development.OpenAI intends to deploy the fresh funding toward expanding its computing infrastructure, accelerating data-center growth, and advancing large-language model research and deployment.Nvidia’s investment underscores its role as a key strategic partner in powering artificial intelligence systems globally and continues a long-standing relationship between the world’s largest AI accelerators and one of the most influential AI developers.

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