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Quilt is building AI assistants for solutions teams

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Quilt is building AI assistants for solutions teams
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Quilt, a platform developed by entrepreneur Dan Chen and Michael Graczyk, aims to support solutions sales teams with AI-powered assistants. These assistants help with tasks such as filling out requests for proposals and answering technical questions, allowing solutions engineers to spend more time with customers and close more deals. Quilt distinguishes itself from other generative AI platforms by incorporating engineers' technical knowledge and focusing on separating facts from hallucinations that can undermine customer trust. Concerns about privacy and security risks associated with generative AI are addressed, as Quilt does not share data across organizations and allows users to delete their information at any time.

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SaaS startup Scalekit raises $5.5 Mn in seed round led by Together Fund and Z47

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SaaS startup Scalekit raises $5.5 Mn in seed round led by Together Fund and Z47
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SaaS startup Scalekit has raised $5.5 million in a seed round led by Together Fund and Z47, with participation from angel investors including Adam Frankl, Oliver Jay, and Jagadeesh Kunda. Founded by Satya Devarakonda and a team of ex-Freshworks engineers, Scalekit offers modular, drop-in infrastructure for SaaS and AI-first teams. Products include MCP Auth for agentic servers, Agent Actions for secure API calls with consent and revocation, and modern human authentication with enterprise features like SSO and SCIM. Unlike monolithic solutions like Auth0, Scalekitโ€™s ร -la-carte approach lets developers adopt only what they need. The founding team previously developed Freshworksโ€™ in-house auth platform, now used by over 50,000 businesses and 2 million users, and saw firsthand how painful it was for SaaS teams to deliver secure, enterprise-ready authentication. The firm is building the authentication and actions layer for AI-native applications. With protocols like the Model Context Protocol (MCP), applications are exposing functionality directly to agents, breaking traditional identity systems designed for humans. Scalekit is now building the authentication foundation for the agentic era. Already used by startups such as Hubbl, Sifthub, Fello, Unstract, Tiphaus, and Aerchain, Scalekit helps teams move agentic workflows from prototypes to production.

This new Microsoft Teams feature will mean an end to unwanted calls โ€” but you'll probably never get it

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This new Microsoft Teams feature will mean an end to unwanted calls โ€” but you'll probably never get it
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Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature called "private line" to enhance privacy during calls and meetings. Users will now have a private phone number that they can share with selected contacts to receive direct and private calls, bypassing assistants or delegates. Calls to the private line will have a unique notification and ringtone to distinguish them from regular calls. Initially available for Microsoft Teams desktop users on Windows, the feature aims to accommodate executives and leaders who often need uninterrupted communication during busy schedules. Microsoft is continuously improving Teams to provide a more convenient user experience.

AI paralegal startup Jhana raises $1.6 Mn in seed round

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AI paralegal startup Jhana raises $1.6 Mn in seed round
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Jhana, a legal-tech startup specializing in AI-powered legal assistants, has raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round led by Girish Mathrubootham (founder of Freshworks) and Manav Garg (founder of Eka Software), through their VC fund, Together Fund. The round also saw participation from several high-profile investors, including Shyamal Anadkat of OpenAI, Scott Davis from VMWare, Kunal Shah, founder of CRED, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumarโ€”the founders of Razorpay, Cory Levyโ€” the founder of First Text, Z Fellows, and, After School, and Ojas Shukla, the company said in a press release. As per the company, additional funds are expected from Indian investors, with the complete round to be publicly disclosed soon. Jhana plans to use the new capital to develop its proprietary legal datasets and models further, while also expanding its team with researchers in law and artificial intelligence, the company added. Founded in 2021 at Harvard University, Jhana provides AI-driven legal assistants designed to help lawyers, law firms, and in-house legal teams streamline research and document review processes. Jhanaโ€™s AI paralegal solutions allow users to produce legal outputsโ€”such as propositions, citations, and full-fledged memosโ€”based on natural language inputs. The system draws from a proprietary database of over 15 million case law records, statutes, academic sources, and web-based references, ensuring accuracy and comprehensiveness in legal research. The startup also offers customizable and siloed AI solutions for enterprise clients, enabling them to integrate AI into their existing cloud and file ecosystems. By leveraging AI, Jhanaโ€™s solutions aim to increase productivity and reduce errors in legal work. With this funding, Jhana is set to advance its AI-driven legal technology and expand its footprint in India and beyond.

Executive assistants, high salaries, and other ways early-stage founders will trigger a seed VC | TechCrunch

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Executive assistants, high salaries, and other ways early-stage founders will trigger a seed VC | TechCrunch
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Jenny Fielding, co-founder of Everywhere Ventures and former Techstars managing director, sparked a conversation about the appropriateness of early-stage founders having executive assistants (EAs) to help them schedule. Some suggested using AI executive assistants, while others defended the need for human assistance. Fielding's point was that founders should focus on building a product rather than excessive spending. Seed investors, like Fielding, believe founders should spend their cash as they see fit, but early-stage VCs will still evaluate their cash management when it's time to raise the next round. Fielding also mentioned that certain titles and high salaries at early-stage startups can raise red flags for VCs.

India teams power our global AI ambitions, says IBM Research AI head

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India teams power our global AI ambitions, says IBM Research AI head
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IBM's India research teams are playing a vital role in developing the company's Watsonx Code Assistant, focusing on AI-driven code modernization. The teams are also leading the development of Watsonx Orchestrate and Watsonx.data. IBM has installed Watsonx on the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing's GPU infrastructure. The company is collaborating with L&T Semiconductor Technologies to foster innovation in semiconductor solutions. IBM is adopting three key AI elements: the Granite series, the InstructLab open-source project, and the Watsonx platform. The company is advocating for an open approach to AI models and has launched the AI Alliance. Several Indian companies have joined the movement.

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