22 updates tagged sales.
On September 16, 2026, OpenAI began piloting Sponsored Agents, clearly labeled advertiser-run chats, inside ChatGPT with US brands like Angi and Wayfair, and shipped its first ecom…
On September 11, 2026 Salesforce launched seven named Agentforce agents (Casey, Paige, Carter, Hunter, Marshall, Piper and Fin) preconfigured for jobs across service, sales, commer…
Rogo Technologies secured roughly $30 million in strategic financing on September 10, 2026, from Citi, Barclays, BNP Paribas and MUFG, among others. Rogo builds financial AI for in…
The European Commission published its Public Procurement Act on September 9, 2026, replacing the three 2014 procurement directives with one directly applicable Regulation for publi…
Clay announced a $115M Series D on September 9, 2026, led by Wellington with Sequoia and a16z, doubling its valuation to $7.1B from August 2025. It now serves 17,000+ customers, in…
Lightfield closed a $47M Series A led by a16z on September 9, 2026, with Greylock, Lightspeed and Coatue joining. The AI native CRM, a pivot from presentation startup Tome, reports…
New York insurtech Axle AI announced a $17.5M Series A on Sept 3, 2026, led by Base10 Partners. Its AI agents automate claims, coverage verification and policy endorsements for ins…
Austin-based HiddenLayer raised a $100 million Series B announced September 2, 2026, led by Delta-v Capital with Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft's M12 and Booz Allen…
OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising business crossed a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate as of August 31, 2026, fewer than 200 days after its February 2026 pilot launch. It marks the…
On Aug 28, 2026 a federal court ruled the Defense Department unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic for refusing a contract without safety restrictions on lethal autonomous weapon…
On Aug 26, 2026 Salesforce and Anthropic announced Claudeforce, making Claude a default reasoning model across Agentforce, Slack and developer tools. It ships with a 'Salesforce in…
Salesforce's Dreamforce 2026 takes place September 15-17 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, centered on the 'Agentic Enterprise' with 1,600+ breakout sessions and 50+ keynotes…
Via Trade Notice No. 16 dated 6 August 2026, DGFT expanded the 'Source from India' service on the Trade Connect ePlatform to DPIIT-recognised startups, letting them build dedicated…
On 5 August 2026 national charity Venture for Canada launched Solopreneurship, a six-week hybrid program helping Canadians build a business around a single skill or service without…
FinovateFall runs Sept 9-11, 2026 at the New York Marriott Marquis, showcasing seven-minute live product demonstrations across fintech, payments, lending, and banking-tech sectors.…
On 7 July 2026, Austrade confirmed its Landing Pads program continues into FY2026-27, after supporting 327 Australian scaleups through 13 programs over the prior 12 months across f…
On 7 July 2026 Austrade released its 2026-27 Landing Pads calendar, offering Australian tech scaleups government-backed international expansion support across five markets: Indones…
On July 6, 2026, Public Services and Procurement Canada launched the Small Business Procurement Program (SBPP) to help small firms win a share of the government's $37 billion in an…
On July 6, 2026, Public Services and Procurement Canada and ISED launched new Small Business Procurement Program (SBPP) measures, backed by $79.9M over five years for Innovative So…
Money20/20 USA, the sector's largest payments and fintech gathering, runs October 18–21, 2026 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, with 11,000+ senior attendees from 3,400+ companies…
Global Affairs Canada's CanExport SMEs program is accepting 2026-27 applications from Feb 4 until 12:00 PM ET on Aug 31, 2026, with roughly $31 million available. Approved firms ge…
After the Eighth Circuit vacated the amended Negative Option Rule on July 2, 2025, the FTC issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 11, 2026 seeking comment on revi…