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Axios
a day ago
- Business
- Axios
Commure raises $200M from GC's marketing fund
Health care AI infrastructure startup Commure raised $200 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's "customer value fund," a vehicle GC created to power companies' sales and marketing budgets. Why it matters: The structure means Commure must tie financing to customer performance rather than equity — a notable move for GC, which poured millions into now-shuttered AI health infrastructure play Olive. What's next: CEO Tanay Tandon expects to see Commure go public in the next two years. Commure is considering a tender offer sometime later this year, per Tandon, who sees it as a good opportunity to consolidate its core investors. The company may also raise another round of capital later this year, Tandon tells Axios Pro. Zoom in: With this funding, Commure is effectively raising against the cashflows of its existing customers. If the marketing campaigns underperform, GC absorbs the loss. Today, Commure has $200 million in live, contracted annual revenue, per Tandon. The company has about six years of runway, and is on track to be cashflow positive by the middle to end of next year, he adds. What he's saying:"Ambient and RCM lines are about 70-75% of our sales and marketing focus," says Tandon. The raise "effectively lets us accelerate our investments in eng[ineering], because it's taken S&M off our balance sheet," he adds. How it works: GC wants Commure to set the blueprint for AI-native infrastructure in U.S. health systems. Reality check: That's an effort the investment firm underwrote previously in Olive AI, the $4 billion hospital-facing automation startup whose technology didn't live up to the promise. While Commure has multiple health tech assets via previous M&A activity — including those of patient navigation startup Memora Health and ambient AI company Augmedix — it's unclear which ones, if any, are consistently profitable. Tandon says Commure's fastest-growing business lines are in revenue cycle, workflow management, and ambient AI. What they're saying: "I see revenue cycle as [Commure's] core revenue engine that allows us to fund other modules that live on top, like ambient [AI] and clinical copilots," Tandon says. Friction point: Commure faces considerable hurdles in the form of dominant electronic medical records giants (EMRs), several of whom are expected to release their own competitive AI tools.
Business Wire
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
TENEX.AI and WitnessAI Partner to Deliver Managed Security and Compliance Services for Enterprise AI
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WitnessAI, creator of the first enablement platform for safe AI use, and the AI-native cybersecurity company transforming enterprise security, today announced a partnership to provide managed security and compliance services for enterprises using AI for employee productivity, customer effectiveness, and operational security. For enterprises seeking to use GenAI to improve productivity and competitive position, will provide operational and policy expertise to ensure ongoing success, using the WitnessAI Safe AI Enablement Platform. 'Together, we're enabling enterprises to adopt AI quickly and safely—combining deep visibility, policy control, and expert-managed security.' According to a recent study by McKinsey, AI has 'potential impact poised to surpass even the biggest innovations of the past, from the printing press to the automobile,' and three times more employees are using AI for their work than their employers imagine. Organizations are investing heavily to capitalize on the opportunities AI brings. To do so, these same organizations need technology solutions and operational expertise. Together, WitnessAI and deliver this combination. WitnessAI provides software to securely observe, control, and protect employee and customer use of AI applications. WitnessAI analytics help organizations understand risks from AI usage, threats to users and information, and areas for ROI and operational improvements. provides managed services and trusted expertise for enterprises looking to securely adopt AI and use AI to protect their people and data. TENEX helps enterprises navigate the complexities of security, compliance, and the safe use of artificial intelligence. 'Enterprise interest in safe AI adoption is off the charts, and organizations are looking for expertise beyond the technology itself,' said Rick Caccia, CEO, WitnessAI. ' helps to fully solve the AI adoption challenge by delivering services around the software. We help enterprises use AI to move fast but stay safe together.' 'Secure AI adoption isn't just a security problem; regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and organizational improvement are key factors in ensuring success,' said Eric Foster, CEO, 'Combining our expert services and WitnessAI's visibility and policy controls solve the whole problem for enterprise security and privacy teams, enabling customers to become industry leaders.' Both companies are already working with global organizations to secure and govern AI usage. They are backed by leading investors, including Andressen Horowitz, Ballistic Ventures, Shield Capital, and Google Ventures—firms that have had notable success picking major security winners. About WitnessAI WitnessAI enables safe and effective adoption of enterprise AI through security and governance guardrails for public and private LLMs. The WitnessAI Secure AI Enablement Platform provides visibility of employee AI use, control of that use via AI-oriented policy, and protection of that use via data and topic security. Learn more at About is a cybersecurity company leveraging advanced artificial intelligence and human expertise to transform enterprise security. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Shield Capital, TENEX's flagship offering is a next-generation Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, transforming how organizations detect and respond to threats. With deep expertise in Google and Microsoft security ecosystems and state-of-the-art AI capabilities, TENEX empowers enterprises to strengthen threat detection, agility, and resilience while maximizing the value of their security investments.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Can Charlotte AI Give CrowdStrike an Edge in Cybersecurity?
CrowdStrike CRWD is positioning Charlotte AI as a key part of its competitive advantage in delivering automated and scalable cybersecurity. CrowdStrike describes Charlotte as an agentic security analyst that can complete tasks and make decisions to supercharge human security operations center (SOC) is continuously enhancing the capabilities of its Charlotte AI by introducing new features. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, CRWD expanded Charlotte AI's detection triage. This enables Charlotte AI to deliver autonomous expert-level triage, reasoning and response at machine speed. Charlotte AI's extended capabilities help flatten the hiring curve, save time, and improve security global healthcare customer signed an eight-figure Falcon Flex expansion during the first quarter, where Charlotte AI was central to their AI-native SOC transformation. The company also replaced a legacy Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) in the AI is also driving automation in vulnerability management. Combined with Falcon Exposure Management, Charlotte AI now delivers AI-powered network scanning for managed and unmanaged devices. A large financial services customer bought Exposure Management for 120,000 devices during the first quarter, replacing both its legacy vulnerability management vendor and existing attack surface management vendor as believes Charlotte's role goes beyond automating today's SOC. It also sees a major opportunity to become the security layer for AI agents themselves, protecting the identity, data, infrastructure, and the underlying AI models behind them. This long-term vision supports CrowdStrike's broader strategy to lead in agentic, AI-first growing adoption and measurable customer wins, Charlotte AI is shaping up to be a strong differentiator for CrowdStrike in automated security. Competitors like Palo Alto Networks PANW and SentinelOne S are also gaining ground through platform expansion and AI innovation. In the third quarter of fiscal 2025, Palo Alto Networks saw robust growth in its AI-driven XSIAM platform. The growth was driven by increased customer adoption of PANW's advanced cybersecurity offerings, including its AI-driven XSIAM platform, which saw annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth of more than 200% year over comparatively a small competitor, SentinelOne posted year-over-year growth of 24% in its ARR. The growth was fueled by the rising adoption of SentinelOne's AI-first Singularity platform and Purple AI. Shares of CrowdStrike have gained 40.5% year to date compared with the Security industry's growth of 20.1%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, CrowdStrike trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 23.23X, slightly higher than the industry's average of 14.52X. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CRWD's fiscal 2026 earnings implies a year-over-year decline of 10.94%, while for fiscal 2027 earnings implies year over year growth of 34.74%. The estimates for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027 have been revised upward in the past 30 days. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research CrowdStrike currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report SentinelOne, Inc. (S) : Free Stock Analysis Report Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) : Free Stock Analysis Report CrowdStrike (CRWD) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Business Wire
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Levelpath Expands AI-Native Platform with Newly Released AI Front Door and Pipeline
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Levelpath, For most employees, engaging with procurement feels like navigating a maze—complex forms, unclear processes, and endless back-and-forth that delays critical business initiatives. Today, Levelpath, the leading AI-native procurement platform, announced the launch of two breakthrough innovations that eliminate this friction: AI Front Door, a conversational interface that uses Levelpath's Hyperbridge reasoning engine to guide users to the right workflows through natural language, and Pipeline, a centralized project visibility layer that brings real-time insight into procurement priorities and performance. These features continue Levelpath's mission to eliminate the complexity of traditional procurement tools through intelligent automation, an intuitive user experience and enterprise-grade architecture designed to delight the business in the AI-native era. "Procurement teams must move with urgency without sacrificing strategic insight. With AI Front Door and Pipeline, we are removing the friction that slows them down,' said Alex Yakubovich, Co-founder and CEO of Levelpath. 'AI Front Door simplifies the user experience through intelligent guidance, and Pipeline gives teams a clear view of every project in flight, making it easier to prioritize work and demonstrate value. Together, these tools help organizations reduce complexity and operate with greater focus." AI Front Door marks the latest expansion of Levelpath's AI-native capabilities, designed to delight business stakeholders while empowering procurement teams to deliver exceptional service across the enterprise. By combining natural language input with contextual awareness, AI Front Door eliminates friction for employees seeking procurement support, enabling them to simply describe their needs and be intelligently guided to the right workflows. This breakthrough allows procurement teams to transform their internal customer experience, moving beyond traditional barriers to create seamless, efficient interactions that drive measurable business outcomes. Customers are already seeing measurable results with Levelpath's approach. TreeHouse Foods achieved over 200% return on investment in just six weeks by completely redesigning their claims intake process, eliminating spreadsheets and manual routing through Levelpath's intelligent automation. "That level of efficiency at such a low investment is very rare," said Jim O'Rourke, former CPO at TreeHouse Foods. "The new AI front door and Pipeline capabilities unlock visibility, control and value in the long-overlooked tail spend where there was none before." AI Front Door: A New Conversational Experience The new AI front-door experience makes navigating organizational procurement policies and procedures intuitive and effortless. Enabled by Levelpath's Hyperbridge reasoning engine, stakeholders can type freeform into a chat window and be intelligently routed to the appropriate intake form to support requested procurement activities. The platform interprets the user's request, understands the context of their needs, and applies the organization's specific policies and procedures to guide them through the correct procurement process. If clarification is needed, Levelpath's AI will ask targeted questions based on the organization's unique intake structure and policy requirements. For example, if a stakeholder requests to make a purchase, the AI will guide them through their organization's specific approval categories and compliance requirements. Once the AI understands what the stakeholder needs, it routes them to the correct workflow while pre-populating available information according to organizational policies. This feature eliminates the need to manually research organizational policies or memorize complex procurement procedures. Instead, stakeholders can simply describe their needs in natural language, and the platform automatically applies the relevant organizational guidelines and compliance requirements. AI Front Door seamlessly integrates with each organization's existing policies and approval structures without requiring changes to established procedures. By making organizational procurement policies more accessible and easier to navigate, Levelpath enables teams to spend less time deciphering compliance requirements and more time driving business results. Pipeline: Real-Time Visibility Into Every Project Pipeline allows teams to centrally visualize every procurement project from initial identification through completion in the Levelpath Hub. It surfaces critical metadata such as estimated spend, projected and actual savings, contract value, suppliers and project status in one accessible location. Projects are created either through intake or directly in the Hub. From there, key fields such as requester, department and estimated spend are automatically populated and updated as the project progresses through workflow steps from initiation to completion. Pipeline equips procurement and finance leaders with a unified, real-time view of their active and upcoming work. This makes it easier to allocate resources, track financial performance and align procurement activities with broader business goals. Users can filter projects by supplier, department, legal entity, region, cost center and other variables to focus on the most strategically important business issues. By highlighting key savings metrics and project outcomes, Pipeline shifts procurement from reactive task management to proactive value generation. The platform supports strategic planning by helping teams align on high-impact projects, rebalance workloads based on capacity and priorities, and clearly demonstrate their contribution to organizational success. This visibility enables procurement leaders to showcase the tangible value their teams deliver while ensuring resources are directed toward initiatives that drive the greatest business impact. Enhancements planned for later this quarter will include saved views, quick project summaries and filters based on project start and creation dates. These features will support more effective quarterly planning and allow organizations to surface trends, track impact and stay aligned at every stage of the procurement lifecycle. The New Foundation for Strategic Procurement Procurement is undergoing a structural shift. No longer bound by the constraints of legacy systems, leading organizations are embracing AI-native platforms that streamline operations, improve visibility and unlock enterprise-wide value. With AI Front Door and Pipeline, Levelpath gives procurement teams the ability to initiate transactional tasks through natural language and focus on strategic execution. 'We're leaving behind monolithic legacy systems in favor of AI-native platforms built for operational efficiency,' said Dr. Elouise Epstein. 'By automating transactional noise and streamlining workflows, sourcing, payments, contracts, we enable procurement professionals to focus where it matters: managing risk, building supplier relationships and unlocking competitive intelligence.' The era of procurement as a reactive business function is reaching its end. With intelligent automation, seamless user experiences and real-time insight, organizations now have a path forward that matches the speed and complexity of modern business. Supporting Procurement Leaders Through Technology Investment Success Levelpath has published a comprehensive white paper, " Getting to Yes: The CPO's Guide to Technology Investment Approval," designed to help procurement leaders secure approval and drive adoption of critical technology initiatives. The guide provides actionable strategies for overcoming common implementation barriers, from budget constraints and stakeholder resistance to change management complexities. The whitepaper addresses the unique challenges procurement teams face when advocating for AI investments, including how to build compelling business cases that resonate with finance and IT stakeholders, navigate organizational politics, and demonstrate measurable ROI. With AI transformation accelerating across enterprises, procurement leaders need proven frameworks to position their teams as strategic value drivers rather than cost centers. Key insights include the Power Framework for stakeholder engagement, strategies for quantifying efficiency gains, and methods for avoiding common failure patterns that derail technology projects before they deliver results. The guide also provides specific guidance on communicating AI benefits in language that resonates with different organizational functions, from technical specifications for IT teams to ROI projections for CFOs. Download " Getting to Yes: The CPO's Guide to Technology Investment Approval" to access practical tools that help procurement teams secure investment, drive adoption, and deliver transformational results through AI-native solutions. To learn more about Levelpath's AI-native procurement platform, visit About Levelpath Levelpath is the AI-native procurement platform transforming how global enterprises manage indirect spend. Built from the ground up for the AI era, our platform unifies procurement operations through intelligent automation, featuring an intuitive stakeholder interface, advanced workflow orchestration, and our proprietary Hyperbridge reasoning engine that delivers real-time intelligence and complete visibility across all procurement activities. Trusted by leading Fortune enterprises worldwide, including Ace Hardware, Amgen, Coupang, Fortrea, GATX, SiriusXM, SSM Health, and Western Union, Levelpath's AI-native architecture enables organizations to collaborate smarter, operate faster, and scale procurement operations that drive measurable business value. Headquartered in San Francisco, Levelpath is backed by Benchmark, Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Ventures, NewView Capital, and World Innovation Lab. Learn more at or connect with us on LinkedIn.
Korea Herald
4 days ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
ValueLabs Announces Plans to Become the Enterprise OS of the Agentic Era
HYDERABAD, India, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ValueLabs, a global technology services and AI solutions company, today announced its plans to transition into the Enterprise Operating System (Enterprise OS) of the Agentic Era, powered by its proprietary AiDE ® platform. AiDE ®, originally built to accelerate software delivery, has evolved into the intelligence layer that now supports how ValueLabs operates across the board. From product development and sales to recruitment and client operations, all core enterprise functions are being reimagined through modular, autonomous, and context-aware agents delivered as AiDE Applications. "We are not just deploying AiDE ®. We are becoming AiDE ®," said Arjun Rao, Founder and Executive Chairman of ValueLabs. "This transformation is not about tools. It is a redesign of how we work, how we learn, and how we deliver outcomes. It is also a model we believe others can adopt in their journey to becoming AI-native." ValueLabs' internal transformation includes the deployment of AiDE ® in the following areas: A key next step in this transformation will be Pipe, ValueLabs' internal enterprise collaboration and orchestration platform. Once live, Pipe will work in tandem with AiDE ® to serve as the control system for the enterprise. Together, they will enable real-time, conversational, and adaptive interfaces to trigger actions, connect teams, and automate operations. Whether resolving a client issue, generating a proposal, or managing an internal process, AiDE ® and Pipe are expected to become the company's intelligent backbone. "We are not simply automating. We are building toward autonomy," said Sam Alva, CEO of ValueLabs. "AiDE Applications are orchestrating work across teams. Our systems handle the routine and escalate only what needs human judgment. This lets our people focus on creativity and strategy." ValueLabs' roadmap includes: This transformation moves ValueLabs toward an operating model that embraces distributed decision-making, Agentic governance, and intelligent system-based escalation. The company expects this will not only optimize internal workflows but also provide clients with a blueprint to build AI-native operations of their own. About ValueLabs ValueLabs & AiDE ®: Enterprise OS of the Agentic Era From Engineering to Everything — custom agents powering AI-native enterprises. Founded in 1997, ValueLabs is a global Agentic AI Services firm helping enterprises reinvent themselves as AI-native organizations. At the core of this transformation is AiDE ® — ValueLabs' proprietary platform and the Enterprise Operating System for the Agentic Era. AiDE ® integrates custom-built autonomous AI agents seamlessly across software engineering, business operations, analytics, and strategic workflows. With over 7,000 professionals serving more than 300 enterprise clients globally, ValueLabs leverages AiDE ® and innovative Service-as-Software delivery models to unlock productivity, agility, and sustainable competitive advantage.
