The Software Report

BuildOps receives $127 million in funding from Titanium Ventures, StepStone Group, SE Ventures, Next47, Meritech Capital Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Founders Fund, Fika Ventures, BOND, B Capital , 137 Ventures, and 01 Advisors. BuildOps provides a business platform built exclusively for commercial contractors that empowers commercial contracting businesses by unifying scheduling, dispatch, project management, and financial reporting onto a cloud-based platform. Its real-time data capabilities and predictive analytics help technicians and administrators reduce overhead, and increase revenue opportunities. To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #venturecapital #commercial #contractors

Anthropic Raises $3.5B in Series E, Valuation Reaches $61.5B To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #research #artificialintelligence https://lnkd.in/g4wVsT3v

Amazon, Google, Meta, and Dow Join Cross-Sector Push to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050 To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #nuclearenergy #cleanenergy https://lnkd.in/g_Q2Bt_Z

Factorial receives $120 million in debt funding from General Catalyst. With over 12.000 clients worldwide in more than 95 countries, Factorial is one of the leading HR softwares for SMEs. They provide intuitive HR solutions that automate and centralize administrative tasks to provide insights and help your business run smoothly. To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #venturecapital #humanresources

ABBYY’s AI Momentum: New Labs, Growing Partnerships, and a Game-Changing OCR API ABBYY is making big moves in AI-driven document processing and automation. The company’s global partner program grew by 20% in 2024, reflecting the increasing demand for AI-powered efficiency. Organizations worldwide are leveraging ABBYY’s intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions to streamline workflows, reduce manual errors, and improve accuracy. Partners like FUJIFILM Business Innovation, Novelis, and Roboyo have reported efficiency gains of up to 80% and significant cost savings. In March, ABBYY launched AI Labs in the U.S., Hungary, and India, focused on accelerating the development of next-generation AI models for enterprise automation and security. With the intelligent process automation (IPA) market projected to reach $102 billion by 2028, the new labs aim to enhance AI reliability, compliance, and integration for business applications. A major expansion is also on the horizon. ABBYY is gearing up to launch a new cloud-based OCR API, built to help developers turn unstructured documents into structured, high-accuracy data in seconds. Designed for speed, scalability, and seamless integration, the API aims to simplify AI-powered automation without the guesswork of general-purpose models. Developers can sign up for early access to test-drive the platform and help shape its roadmap ahead of launch.

LILT AI’s Latest Moves: New Leadership, AI Advancements, and a Major Defense Deal LILT, an AI-powered translation and content generation company, is making significant strides across multiple fronts. The company recently appointed Werner Koepf as Chief Product and Technology Officer, bringing over 25 years of experience from Amazon, Expedia, and Ticketmaster. At LILT, he will focus on expanding the company’s AI architecture and platform capabilities, reporting directly to CEO Spence Green. The company also secured a multi-million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in December. The contract will integrate LILT’s AI language tools across multiple military services, enhancing the speed and efficiency of intelligence processing. The deal follows LILT’s prior work with the Defense Innovation Unit, where it demonstrated a 10x efficiency improvement in language translation for intelligence applications. LILT is also continuing to enhance its AI platform, rolling out new features during its latest AI Day showcase. Recent updates include Bring-Your-Own (BYO) Model, allowing businesses to integrate and manage multiple AI models within LILT’s platform, and AI Video Dubbing, which enables instant captioning, translation, and dubbing in a single step. The company has also expanded data labeling capabilities, helping businesses improve AI model training for multilingual applications.

Businesses Shift to Skills-Based Strategies Amid Talent Shortages To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #business https://lnkd.in/gtQDBVis

CrowdStrike 2025 Report Highlights Rising Cyber Threats To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/gEzHx3iz

Ahryun Moon’s $100 gamble: the startup story that’s reshaping hiring No connections, no money, just a $100 head start. GoodTime began with a $100 investment and a self-taught coder determined to change the hiring game. That’s what got the AI-powered company from ground zero to hero, now automating interview management tasks for companies like Hubspot, Spotify, Priceline, and Lyft, cutting time-to-hire in half. For Ahryun Moon, co-founder and CEO of GoodTime, the road wasn’t paved with elite connections or traditional credentials. After earning business degrees from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Texas at Austin, she started her career as a financial analyst. But when she used Python to automate a quarter of her work, she didn’t stop there. Moon doubled down, spending ten-hour days in coffee shops to learn how to code–building websites, apps, and, eventually, GoodTime. It’s no secret interviews are often the most dreaded part of the hiring process. Moon makes sure GoodTime tackles these pain points with human-centric AI, automating 90% of interview management tasks. The platform handles everything from automated multi-day interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports. The result? Top talent, hired faster and with less hassle. Breaking in wasn’t easy. Moon recalls moments that felt like hitting rock bottom and wondering if this was the moment where others gave up. Instead, she pushed forward– not just for herself, but for the next generation of female founders fighting for their place. She’s determined to help female entrepreneurs level the playing field, and hopes to help combat the “female founder discount,” the reality that women receive just 2% of all venture funding despite owning 38% of businesses. Now, she and GoodTime are proving that when opportunity isn’t given, it can be created.

Autodesk Announces Mary T. McDowell’s Departure from Board of Directors To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Company, click here: https://lnkd.in/gTyq35fK To nominate for Top Cybersecurity Executive, click here: https://lnkd.in/efkmkjA Sign up for our free email newsletter at https://lnkd.in/gNqDJab #software #saas #leadership https://lnkd.in/g9y5NbZ7