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Welcome to the Small Business Daily Podcast. Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories: a mix of funding news, new AI tools, and leadership moves that signal how fast the small-business tech stack is evolving.
PraxisPro raises $6M seed from AlleyCorp to coach medical sales reps
PraxisPro secured a $6 million seed round to scale its AI coaching platform for medical sales teams, using smaller, domain-specific language models to improve compliance and conversation outcomes. The tool lets reps role-play and prepare for typical pushback across up to 15 touchpoints, aiming to shorten cycles and sharpen messaging. For go-to-market leaders in regulated industries, it’s a targeted way to uplevel skills without bloating training costs.
Nightfall expands data protection with AI Browser Security for browsers, endpoints and SaaS
Nightfall launched an AI-native browser security solution that detects and blocks data leaks in real time across browsers, endpoints, and SaaS—filling gaps legacy DLP tools miss. Its detection engine uses LLMs and computer vision to catch sensitive info in uploads, pastes, forms, and screenshots before it leaves the organization. For teams adopting AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot, this offers guardrails without disrupting workflows.
Ivo AI raises $55M to scale contract intelligence for legal teams
Ivo AI raised $55 million at a $355 million valuation to expand its contract review and intelligence platform used by companies like Uber, Reddit, and Shopify. The company breaks contract work into 400 specialized AI tasks to improve accuracy and extract insights on obligations, risk, and deviations from standards. It’s a practical step for legal and ops teams looking to accelerate reviews while maintaining defensibility.
Voice AI startup Bolna raises $6.3 million from General Catalyst, others
Bolna secured $6.3 million to scale its vernacular voice AI platform, which now handles 200,000 calls a day across 10+ Indian languages for 1,050+ customers. The company pitches costs as low as Rs 2.5 per minute versus Rs 6–7 for human callers, with self-serve tools for fast deployment. For high-volume outreach in markets with linguistic complexity, the economics and coverage are compelling.
Agentic risk and compliance automation startup RiskFront raises $3.3M to hunt down financial fraudsters
RiskFront raised $3.3 million to build Airos, an agentic AI system that automates due diligence research, transaction analysis, and document review for compliance teams. The platform aims to flip time allocation from manual research to higher-value analysis and decision-making, backed by SOC 2 controls on AWS. As regulators push for stronger controls amid rising fraud, this promises scale without adding headcount.
Fabless startup Sensesemi raises Rs 25 crore to build edge-AI chips
Sensesemi raised Rs 25 crore (~$2.75M) to develop ultra-low-power edge-AI SoCs that fuse AI inference, wireless mesh, and precision analog on a single chip. With first tape-out slated this quarter and production next year, the company is targeting the surge toward 30 billion connected devices by 2030. For hardware-minded builders, this signals growing momentum in India’s semiconductor ecosystem.
Osome Achieves Record Growth and Names Eugenio Ferrante as CEO
Osome appointed Eugenio Ferrante as CEO amid back-to-back record months and rising ARR and ARPU, doubling down on AI-enabled accounting and business administration across multiple markets. The company says it serves nearly 10% of tech startups in Singapore and is prioritizing clearer financial visibility and automation over vanity metrics. For founders operating across jurisdictions, it’s a signal that AI-first back-office platforms are maturing.
Across sales, security, legal, voice, compliance, chips, and back-office operations, the throughline is clear: AI is shifting from experiments to specialized, ROI-driven tools. For small businesses, the takeaway is to adopt where the impact is measurable—protect your data, train your teams, accelerate reviews, and automate the routine—so you can focus on building what matters.
