Today's SaaS Pulse
FINNY rolls out enterprise AI growth platform with Mercer Global Advisors
FINNY, a New York‑based AI prospecting startup, unveiled an enterprise growth platform aimed at centralized marketing and business‑development teams of large wealth‑management firms. Mercer Global Advisors, which oversees roughly $83 billion in assets, became the flagship user, expanding the tool from a regional pilot to outreach for tens of thousands of prospects.
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By the numbers: fonio.ai raises $17M for omnichannel AI platform
Huckleberry Signals Is Helping the Fresh Produce Supply Chain Turn Scattered Data Into Answers
Huckleberry Signals, founded by industry veterans Joe Vargas and Amanda Kuelker, has launched an AI‑powered conversational analyst called Huck that sits atop existing ERP, warehouse, BI and spreadsheet systems in the fresh‑produce supply chain. The platform creates a governed data layer, aligning definitions and surfacing answers to plain‑language queries within seconds. By flagging missing data instead of guessing, Huck turns fragmented information into actionable insights, especially for “memory” questions about inventory shortfalls and at‑risk stock. Early adopters report dramatically faster decision‑making, cutting hours of manual data hunting.
LexisNexis Announces New Security, Agentic AI Updates to Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis unveiled a suite of security enhancements and agentic AI features for its Lexis+ platform, integrating the Protégé AI engine. The upgrades include multi‑factor authentication, end‑to‑end encryption, and AI‑driven document drafting tools. They arrive just months after Lexis+ launched its...
Tested: 5 Best Productivity Bots Software for 2026
The 2026 G2 Spring Grid report ranks Zapier as the top productivity bot for most teams, thanks to its extensive app catalog, no‑code workflow automation, and AI‑driven agents. Workato, Zoom Workplace, Matter, and TextExpander round out the list, each excelling...
Imply Launches Lumi Enterprise, a Bring-Your-Own-Cloud Offering Designed for Observability Data
Imply announced Lumi Enterprise, a Bring‑Your‑Own‑Cloud (BYOC) version of its Lumi observability warehouse that runs entirely inside a customer’s AWS account. The solution promises 60‑80% lower storage and investigation costs compared with traditional indexing tools like Splunk, while preserving existing...
GBrain Expands to Support Diverse Local and Cloud Topologies
GBrain will soon support multiple topologies 1/ local PGLite 2/ multiple thin-clients (e.g. Hermes Agent works with OpenClaw's hosted GBrain MCP server) 3/ multiple thin-clients WITH local PGLite for code repos (e.g. Claude Code worktrees with code indexing stay local while GBrain plan...
Ginja Launches AI-Powered Productivity App That Turns Mental Clutter Into Action and Support Collaboration
Ginja has launched an AI‑powered productivity platform that captures users' scattered thoughts and instantly converts them into structured to‑dos. The app’s flagship "Brain Dump" feature lets users offload ideas without manual formatting, while the AI generates clear next steps and...
Pleo and Iplicit Partner to Boost Expense Management
Pleo has partnered with iplicit to embed smart corporate cards and AI‑driven spend optimisation into iplicit’s cloud‑native accounting platform for UK and Ireland mid‑market firms. The integration will sync expense data in real time, giving finance teams a unified view...
RELEX Launches RELEX Open, Giving Customers Three Ways to Accelerate AI Adoption
RELEX Solutions unveiled RELEX Open, an AI‑native platform architecture that lets retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers accelerate AI adoption through three distinct pathways: deploying proven planning capabilities, connecting external AI agents, and extending functionality on the platform. The solution builds on...
7 Best Contractor Payment Software I Recommend in 2026
The article ranks the seven top contractor payment platforms for 2026, highlighting Deel as the overall leader, followed by Gusto, Remote, Rippling, RUN Powered by ADP, Fiverr Enterprise, and Payoneer Workforce Management. It bases the rankings on G2 data, user...
NiCE Advances the Future of AI-First Customer Experience with ServiceNow
NiCE announced a joint solution with ServiceNow that embeds its CXone AI platform directly into ServiceNow Customer Service Management workflows. The integration enables real‑time customer intent to trigger enterprise‑wide processes the moment an interaction begins, unifying front‑office engagement with back‑office...
Nimble CRM Adds Web Chat, Closing the Loop From Website Visitor to Customer Relationship
Nimble announced Nimble Web Chat, a real‑time chat widget that automatically creates CRM contacts and logs every interaction. The feature is bundled with Nimble Web Forms and priced at a flat $12 per month per company, with no per‑seat fees....
Infinitus Introduces The First Solution to Evaluate Every Healthcare Interaction Led by AI or Humans
Infinitus Systems launched Lens, a conversation insights engine that evaluates every healthcare interaction—AI or human—by scoring calls against unified criteria. It claims to provide 100% coverage, automatically detecting adverse events, product complaints, and compliance gaps, turning unstructured audio/text into structured...
Claude MCP Integrations Drive Tool Adoption and Usage
the tools I actually use daily are the ones connected to Claude via MCP 👀 💡 HubSpot Slack Gmail Gcal Gdrive Fathom Vercel I'm in these tools more than ever because I can pull from all of them in one...
PROPTECH-X : AI Agents Are About to Make SaaS Look Cheap
The piece warns that AI agents are reshaping proptech from traditional SaaS licensing to consumption‑based pricing. Instead of flat per‑user fees, AI workloads are billed by tokens, so compute costs rise with every autonomous action. A midsize estate agency could...
Toast Launches Unified Drive-Thru Solution to Modernize Enterprise Quick-Service Restaurant Operations
Toast announced Toast Drive‑Thru, an enterprise‑grade platform that unifies point‑of‑sale, kitchen display, digital menu boards, and AI voice‑ordering for quick‑service restaurants. The solution replaces fragmented hardware and software with a single ecosystem built on Delphi’s trusted drive‑thru hardware. It adds...
Startup Profile: Hazel - The AI Procurement Platform for Government Agencies
Hazel offers an AI‑native, end‑to‑end procurement platform designed exclusively for government agencies. The solution lets public‑sector teams define requirements, auto‑generate solicitations, conduct market research, and evaluate vendor responses within a single interface. Backed by Y Combinator, Hazel positions itself as...
Salesforce Overhauls Revenue Reporting for AI‑Driven 'Agentforce' Strategy
Salesforce announced on May 1 that it will restructure its revenue reporting beginning fiscal 2027, dividing core revenue into two AI‑centric segments. The plan lifted the stock more than 4% and underscores the company's push to position its CRM suite...
Atlassian Unveils AI‑Native Teamwork Graph and Rovo Agentic Execution at Team ’26
Atlassian announced at its Team ’26 conference that its Teamwork Graph now contains more than 150 billion connections and is open to external agents, while the Rovo AI assistant has been upgraded to an autonomous, agentic executor. The move, backed by...
KPMG India Partners with CleverTap to Embed AI‑driven Engagement in Enterprise Transformations
KPMG India and CleverTap have formed a strategic alliance to embed the latter’s AI‑powered engagement platform into KPMG‑led enterprise transformation projects. The partnership targets banking, financial services, retail and consumer sectors, aiming to cut churn and boost customer lifetime value...
TeachBetter.ai Rolls Out Version 5.0 with PaperQR Live Quiz, a Device‑free Real‑time Assessment Tool
TeachBetter.ai unveiled Version 5.0 of its AI‑driven teaching platform, introducing PaperQR Live Quiz – a QR‑code based, device‑free assessment system. The feature lets teachers capture real‑time student responses, aiming to close the gap between instruction and learning in K‑12 classrooms across...
Workato Debuts Otto, Autonomous AI Teammate for Enterprise Workflows
Workato announced Otto, an autonomous AI teammate that can execute tasks across a company’s entire application stack while preserving IT‑level controls. The new agent promises to move beyond single‑app copilots by combining end‑to‑end automation with role‑based access, auditability and governance...
Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs
Artera, formerly WELL Health, has introduced an AI Services Model that replaces generic SaaS with clinic‑specific, agentic solutions. The company deploys AI Service Squads—small teams of AI builders who work alongside providers—to deliver bespoke tools for scheduling, prior authorizations, referral...
Zip Deploys AI Agents to Cut Invoice Processing Time by 96% for Large Enterprises
Zip introduced AI Automation for Procure-to-Pay, a suite of agents that automate the full accounting workflow. Early adopters report invoice coding up to 96% faster and a three‑fold increase in monthly processing volume, while the platform has already flagged more...
Monday.com Rebrands as AI Work Platform, Launches Native Agents for All Users
Monday.com announced today that it is relaunching as an AI work platform, embedding native AI agents that can draft campaigns, qualify leads and run workflows for every customer without setup. The move positions the Israeli‑born SaaS firm against rivals such...
AWS Launches General Availability of MCP Server for Secure AI Agent Access
Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of its Managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, a managed service that gives AI agents authenticated, fine‑grained access to over 15,000 AWS APIs. The rollout adds IAM context keys, a sandboxed run_script tool,...
Ocean Beds Launches Villa Distribution with Intuitive API Partner
Ocean Beds announced that Intuitive iVector is the first certified distribution partner to go live with its new API, unlocking access to more than 6,000 hotels and 3,000 villas. The launch shifts the company from platform development to large‑scale distribution...
Lock a Single Face Across All AI Video Clips
This is kind of insane. I just found the fix for every AI video creator's biggest headache. Bach lets you upload one photo, AI locks that face across every clip. Same face, same skin, same eyes and no drift, no reshoot, no fixing...
Modernizing Reservations: How Signature Vision Supports Smarter Operations
Signature Aviation introduced Signature Vision, a unified user portal that streamlines aircraft reservation management and provides real‑time flight‑journey visibility. The platform aggregates pricing, scheduling and ground‑operation updates, allowing operators to reduce manual processes and improve coordination from pre‑arrival planning through...
Box Launches Box Automate to Orchestrate Agentic Workflows
Box announced the general availability of Box Automate, an AI‑driven workflow platform built into its content management suite. The no‑code solution lets enterprises trigger actions on document state, metadata, or AI insights, integrating Box AI, Extract, Sign, DocGen and other...
Lexis Launches Protégé Work, Expands Offering
LexisNexis has upgraded its Lexis+ AI platform with Protégé Work, a multi‑faceted system that interprets natural‑language legal goals and routes them to specialized AI skills and workflows. The suite adds Agentic Drafting, Workrooms for secure collaboration, Shepard’s Verify Trust Markers,...
Bootstrapped SaaS: $12M ARR Across 5 Products With a Team of 10
In this episode, host Omar Khan talks with Thibaut Louis‑Lucas, the founder of Teammaker, a bootstrapped SaaS holding company that now generates about $12 million ARR across five products with a ten‑person team and no external funding. Thibaut shares how early...
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Eurobites: Vodafone Entrusts 'Sovereign' Cloud to AWS
Vodafone has signed a multi‑year agreement with Amazon Web Services to deliver a sovereign, Europe‑only cloud using Skaylink’s expertise, ensuring all data stays within the EU. Telecom Italia reported a 1.7% drop in Q1 EBITDA to €1 bn, with domestic earnings...
Aline Integrates Prospect‑Centered Selling Into New CRM Platform for Senior Living
Aline announced the full integration of its Prospect‑Centered Selling® (PCS) methodology into the newly built Aline CRM platform. The move lets senior‑living operators keep proven sales behaviors while shifting to a more flexible, AI‑enhanced system. Executives say the rollout preserves...
Vori Secures $22 Million Series B to Build AI Operating System for Grocery Stores
Vori announced a $22 million Series B funding round led by Cherryrock Capital, with Greylock Partners and The Factory also participating. The capital will fund the rollout of an AI‑driven operating system that automates checkout, inventory, pricing and supplier interactions across...
What’s Gone Wrong at GitHub?
GitHub’s reliability has sharply declined, with uptime dropping to roughly 84.9% over the past 90 days and 48 major outages recorded between May 2025 and April 2026. The surge in AI‑driven development workflows, especially through GitHub Actions, has overwhelmed the platform, causing...
Mashvisor Brings Live U.S. Rental Data to ChatGPT, Enabling Real‑Time Investment Analysis
Mashvisor has launched a ChatGPT app that delivers live rental‑investment data for more than 2 million U.S. properties to the AI platform’s 800 million weekly users. The integration lets investors, agents and analysts pull cap rates, Airbnb occupancy and cash‑flow projections without...
Wolters Kluwer Unveils Enhanced Libra AI Workspace with Contract Review Automation
Wolters Kluwer announced today the launch of an upgraded Libra AI workspace that adds sophisticated contract‑review automation and tighter workflow integration. The upgrade, driven by client feedback, reorganizes project handling, boosts review flexibility, and introduces a modern visual design, positioning...
PagerDuty Introduces AI‑Powered Triage to SRE Agent for Faster Incident Resolution
PagerDuty has rolled out AI‑driven triage capabilities within its SRE Agent, enabling automated classification and routing of incidents. The enhancement aims to cut response times and lessen the need for manual intervention, marking a notable upgrade to the company's incident‑management...
VIP Software Hires Chris Kennedy to Scale rateIQ Insurance Intelligence Platform
VIP Software announced the hiring of Chris Kennedy as Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations to drive the next phase of expansion for its rateIQ™ platform. The move targets scalable execution as the insurance intelligence layer gains traction across carriers...
Roadzen’s VehicleCare Partners with Global Auto Parts Network TISAG-TEMOT to Build Integrated Claims-to-Repair Infrastructure in India
Roadzen’s AI‑driven VehicleCare platform has partnered with Germany‑based TEMOT’s global auto‑parts network to create an end‑to‑end claims‑to‑repair pipeline in India. The collaboration links VehicleCare’s garage connectivity with TEMOT’s distributor base, enabling demand aggregation, faster parts sourcing and better pricing for...
From Data Overload to Measurable Gains: How AI Is Driving Hotel Performance
Hotel operators face a flood of fragmented utility data that rarely translates into action. AI‑driven platform Cadae converts Building Management System outputs and dashboard metrics into prioritized, on‑site tasks, delivering roughly 25% energy and water cost reductions. Its Performance Hotel...
Atlassian Rolls Out Flex Value‑Based Model and AI Partner Program
Atlassian announced Flex, a value‑based commercial model that lets large enterprises allocate a fixed wallet across its AI‑enabled portfolio, and unveiled an AI‑focused partner program at its Team ’26 event in Anaheim. The moves aim to accelerate cloud AI adoption...
Temenos Launches Composable Deposits and Lending to Speed Core Modernization
Temenos announced the launch of composable retail deposits and lending solutions, cloud‑native modules that let banks modernize core banking functions one at a time. The move targets large institutions seeking faster, lower‑risk digital transformation, and builds on design‑partner feedback from...
Influ2 Unveils Contact-Level GTM Orchestration Platform with 99% Accuracy
Influ2 announced a new omni‑channel, contact‑level go‑to‑market orchestration platform for account‑based marketers, debuting a beta website‑visitor identification tool and claiming 99% accuracy on individual intent signals. The launch targets mid‑market and enterprise B2B revenue teams seeking precision beyond traditional account‑level...
“Governance Was Designed in From Day One”: Inside Wolters Kluwer’s New Invoice Review AI Agent
Wolters Kluwer has launched LegalVIEW BillAnalyzer Invoice Review Agent, an AI‑driven tool that automatically flags and adjusts non‑compliant legal invoice line items. Trained on more than $200 billion of invoice data and built by a team of over 1,000 specialists, the agent...
Weekly Cap Still Throttles Heavy Users Despite Doubled Limits
Anthropic doubled Claude Code limits. I still hit the weekly cap. I'm on Max — the plan for heavy users. My bottleneck isn't the 5-hour window. It's the weekly one. The announcement doesn't touch it.
Growth Rate Is Startup’s Vital Pulse—Launch First
By default my first question to any startup is "What's your growth rate?" That's the patient's pulse. Which is why we push startups to launch. Till then you have no pulse; till then you have no idea if you're doing...
ByteDance Explores AI Monetization for Doubao with Paid Subscription Tiers
ByteDance’s AI assistant Doubao is set to launch a paid subscription model alongside its free tier. The company announced three plans—Standard at $10 per month, Enhanced at $29.3 per month, and Professional at $73.3 per month—with annual discounts. While the...
Making Labs Smarter for Scientific Breakthroughs
Lab Thread, founded by Ryan Cawood—formerly of OXGENE and WuXi—offers an integrated digital platform that merges electronic lab notebooks, LIMS, molecular biology tools, and collaboration features. The solution addresses the chronic fragmentation of lab software, promising faster experiment setup, reduced...
Is the AI Infrastructure Layer Now More Valuable than Software? Boomi CEO Steve Lucas Raises the Stakes with Boomi World...
Boomi CEO Steve Lucas used Boomi World 2026 to argue that AI infrastructure now outweighs traditional software in enterprise value. He introduced the concept of an "active data foundation"—real‑time, contextual data that fuels AI agents across a four‑layer stack: connected,...