Helios wants to be the AI operating system for public policy professionals

Rwazi has raised a $12 million Series A led by Bonfire Ventures to help companies with market intelligence and consumer insights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Firefly Space has filed for a initial public offering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite conspiracy theories, there's no way that cloud seeding operations days before the storm could have influenced the floods, scientists say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

RealSense is building vision tech that helps machines like robots and drones navigate and respond to a 3D world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helios, a startup aiming to build an AI-powered operating system for policy professionals, has raised $4 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Devin won’t replace humans developers at the bank. It will be supervised by them. Also, Sarah Smith launches $16M fund, says AI can ‘unlock’ so much for solo GPs like herself. Smith launched her eponymous fund in 2022 and is a solo GP. She said she’s “stunned” by what AI can unlock for firms like hers, solo and next-generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While highly sought after, federal software contracts frequently come with a hidden cost: Achieving government SaaS security compliance, known as FedRAMP, can take years and require substantial resources. Achieving this certification typically takes up to three years and costs more than $3 million, covering everything from security operations engineer salaries to security audits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital. Also, French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices