Augment

Center for Global Innovation and Leadership Development

Augment by Center for Global Innovation and Leadership Development is a podcast exploring how organizations, leaders, and cultures are evolving in the age of AI. Each week, we dive deep into the human side of technological transformation, examining how the most successful organizations are reshaping leadership, culture, and organizational design for an AI-driven future. This isn't just about implementing AI tools. It's about fundamentally rethinking how we lead, build culture, and create organizations that thrive alongside artificial intelligence. Through candid conversations with CEOs, organizational leaders, and culture architects, we explore the critical questions: How do leaders adapt their approach when AI changes everything? What does organizational culture look like when humans and AI collaborate? How do we build resilient, adaptive organizations for an uncertain future? What we feature: Leadership strategies for navigating AI transformation Cultural shifts required for human-AI collaboration Organizational redesign for the AI era Case studies of companies successfully evolving their culture Frameworks for building AI-ready leadership capabilities The psychology of change in technology-driven organizations Augment is your strategic guide to leading organizations and shaping culture in the age of AI — where human wisdom and artificial intelligence create unprecedented possibilities. Subscribe and join the conversation about the future of organizational leadership.

  1. 03/08/2021

    Nektar.ai and Nozomi Networks raise funds | McAfee Enterprise has announced the launch of MVISION Private Access | Baxter International Inc. is partnering with Amazon Web Services | Bridgestone Americas acquires Azuga Holdings | Salesforce acquires Serv

    Nektar.ai, a B2B productivity startup, has raised an additional $6 million seed funding round led by B Capital Group, 3One4 Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners. Several well-known Go To Market players in the US-Asia cross-border SaaS ecosystem took part in the round. McAfee Enterprise has announced the launch of MVISION Private Access, an integrated strategy for granular ‘Zero Trust’ access and extending data and threat security capabilities to private apps hosted across hybrid IT environments.  Baxter International Inc., a global medical products firm, is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS). As part of a company-wide push to increase cloud usage, Baxter has extended its multi-year strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services. Bridgestone Americas enters a definitive agreement to purchase Azuga Holdings for $391M from shareholders to strengthen its Silicon Valley presence and accelerate its progress towards delivering sustainable tire-centric and mobility solutions.  Salesforce announced a definitive acquisition agreement with Servicetrace (financials undisclosed) to integrate it with a previously acquired company, MuleSoft. The transaction would close this October and the new Robotics Process Automation (RPA) capabilities of Servicetrace would enhance Salesforce’s Einstein Automate solution and enable end-to-end workflow automation. Nozomi Networks has announced a $100M in Series D and a pre-IPO funding round led by Triangle Peak Partners. It states that this has been a year of record growth, topping a 110 percent increase in annual recurring revenue and a two-fold increase in customer base.

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  2. 29/07/2021

    Algolia, Dixa, LogicGate,QuotaPath and Contentful raise funds | Limelight Networks acquires Layer0 | A group of SaaS pioneers in India has announced the forming of the Together Fund | Airwallex has launched Capital 49

    Algolia attains the unicorn tag, raising $150M in Series D from Lone Pine Capital. The round quadrupled its valuation achieved during its Series C in 2019, taking it to $2.25B. The company plans to address the increased demand for its search and recommendation products, continue its product expansion using the fund. Limelight Networks has announced its definitive acquisition agreement with Layer0, to purchase the latter in a cash and stock deal. The acquisition is aimed at making Limelight meaningfully transform into an edge SaaS provider and also driving its revenue, margins and EBITDA. Dixa has raised $105M in Series C funding from General Atlantic and aspires to inject funds into product development, potential acquisitions in the future, hiring for engineering teams and scaling its global presence. The company’s total funding raised to date crossed $157M with this round of funding. LogicGate has raised $113M in a Series C funding round and aims to use the proceeds to fuel all elements of its business, including product development, notably targeted at its risk quantification solution that is likely to be released later this year. The company’s total funding raised to date touched $156M. A group of SaaS pioneers in India has announced the forming of the Together Fund. With an initial capital of $85 million, the fund would support young Indian software-as-a-service startups. The group consists of Girish Mathrubootham of Freshworks; Shubham Gupta, formerly with investment firm Matrix; Avinash Raghava, formerly with Nasscom, iSPIRT, and SaaS BOOMi; and Manav Garg of Eka Corporation. Together Fund aims to invest in 20 to 25 businesses at various stages from pre-seed to Series B. In an interview with TechCrunch, Mr. Garg stated that the firm’s check size would vary from $250,000 to $3 million. QuotaPath, a commission-tracking solution for sales and revenue teams, raised $21.3M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners. QuotaPath intends to grow its staff by the end of the year with the new fund. The company has raised a total of $26.3M since its inception, including this round. Contentful, a content platform, raised $175M in a Series F round, valuing the company at over $3B, making it a unicorn. The funds will be used to extend Contentful’s global marketing and sales reach and to continue investing in its growth. Airwallex, a major worldwide payments network, has launched Capital 49, a new venture capital fund run by the company’s founders. The new fund is anticipated to receive $200M from Airwallex’s founders and other investors. So far, Capital 49 has invested in two fintech firms.

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  3. 29/07/2021

    Loopin, Gumlet, Pendo, Yoco, Wiliot and DataRobot raise funds | Google has announced Google Cloud Retail Search | Atos acquires Nimbix

    Loopin, a SaaS company, has acquired $820K from Venture Highway in a seed round. The additional cash received in this round will be used to grow the staff and develop the platform. Loopin is a calendar-based productivity application designed for professionals.  Gumlet, a SaaS company that automates the publishing process for media, has raised $1.6M in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge. Gumlet enables developers worldwide to scale and optimize their pictures and videos to fit the device or browser of the end-user. Pendo has raised $150M in Series F at a $2.6B valuation to help companies deliver software that meets customer expectations. The company has also reached $100M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). It plans to further its aggressive global expansion using the proceeds from the funding. Yoco has raised $83M (R1.23 billion) in a Series C funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group to accelerate product development. It aspires to move beyond South Africa and help one million merchants in the next four years using its services. Google has announced Google Cloud Retail Search, a new tool aimed at helping merchants enhance their e-commerce systems’ product search capabilities. Retail Search is a fully managed service that complements Google’s Retail Product Discovery Solutions.   Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has acquired Nimbix, high-performance computing (HPC) cloud platform provider. The combined solution, which incorporates multi-cloud bursting and hybrid capabilities, boosts self-service and automation and enhances Atos’ capabilities. Wiliot has raised $200M in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to accelerate its mission of creating a new IoT era where intelligence and connectivity are brought to trillions of products that move the global supply chains. DataRobot has raised $300M in Series G funding and announced its acquisition of Algorithmia. The company said that the funding alongside the acquisition would bolster its augmented intelligence platform and help extract value from AI better and faster, and allow customers to run machine learning models reliably.

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  4. 28/07/2021

    Nium,Vision Quest Velocity LLP, Sila, Solarisbank, King River Capital raise funds | Tekmetric has established a partnership with AutoVitals | Marble Financial has inked a formal credit facility agreement with CHP Agent Services Inc | Dover has acquired

    Nium, a global B2B payments network, has raised more than $200M in a Series A round, at a valuation of more than $1B, making it a unicorn. The money will be used to expand the company’s payments network infrastructure, develop new products, and recruit top industry personnel. Tekmetric has established a partnership with AutoVitals, a shop management software for vehicle repair companies. The two auto repair company systems are now working together, allowing for easier two-way communication and a better customer experience.   Vision Quest Velocity LLP, a virtual cycling company, has raised $3.4M in a seed funding round led by strategic financial partners. The strategic investment will be used by Velocity to develop ground-breaking software, new technologies, and platform awareness. Marble Financial, an AI-based financial solution business, has inked a formal credit facility agreement with CHP Agent Services Inc. Under the Credit Agreement, Marble will receive a $10 million credit facility through its wholly-owned Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) subsidiary.  Dover has acquired CDS Visual Inc., a provider of SaaS solutions. Dover’s Engineered Products business will house CDS Visual as an operational unit. CDS Visual’s software is built on a patented unique technology that enables for “live” 3D setup. Sila has announced its fundraise of $13M in a Series A funding round led by Revolution Partners and others. Its total funding has crossed $20.7M with this round, and it said that it would continue to bridge the gap between outdated banking systems and emerging financial systems built using blockchain Solarisbank attains the unicorn tag after raising €190M ($224M) in an oversubscribed funding round led by Decisive Capital Management. It has also announced that it would acquire Contis to fulfill its aspirations of providing banking-as-a-service across Europe. King River Capital (KRC) has announced the first close of its second fund, raising $95M from a range of existing and new investors. It would continue supporting founders in scaling their products and platform, and its aspirations of building innovative technology companies in the US and Australia. Deloitte has made two acquisitions – TransientX and Sentek Global – for an undisclosed sum to bolster secure networking and cybersecurity offerings to clients. TransientX’s services would benefit Deloitte’s zero-trust offerings and Sentek Global would beef up its system engineering and cybersecurity offerings.

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Augment by Center for Global Innovation and Leadership Development is a podcast exploring how organizations, leaders, and cultures are evolving in the age of AI. Each week, we dive deep into the human side of technological transformation, examining how the most successful organizations are reshaping leadership, culture, and organizational design for an AI-driven future. This isn't just about implementing AI tools. It's about fundamentally rethinking how we lead, build culture, and create organizations that thrive alongside artificial intelligence. Through candid conversations with CEOs, organizational leaders, and culture architects, we explore the critical questions: How do leaders adapt their approach when AI changes everything? What does organizational culture look like when humans and AI collaborate? How do we build resilient, adaptive organizations for an uncertain future? What we feature: Leadership strategies for navigating AI transformation Cultural shifts required for human-AI collaboration Organizational redesign for the AI era Case studies of companies successfully evolving their culture Frameworks for building AI-ready leadership capabilities The psychology of change in technology-driven organizations Augment is your strategic guide to leading organizations and shaping culture in the age of AI — where human wisdom and artificial intelligence create unprecedented possibilities. Subscribe and join the conversation about the future of organizational leadership.