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Freehand Raises $75M to Deploy Agentic AI in Supply Chain Spend

Freehand Raises $75M to Deploy Agentic AI in Supply Chain Spend

AI, Application Development, Supply Chain /

Freehand has raised $75 million to scale autonomous AI agents that manage supply-chain spend for enterprises including Meta, Unilever, and Pfizer. The company’s Category Context Graph architecture gives its agents the situational knowledge of experienced procurement analysts. ECI Research data shows why the timing aligns with a critical enterprise need for innovation capacity.

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Baz Planner Targets AI Code Governance at the Source

Baz Planner Targets AI Code Governance at the Source

AI, Application Development, Application Security, DevOps, Machine Learning /

Baz announced Baz Planner, a pre-code gateway that intercepts AI-generated code at the planning stage to eliminate vulnerabilities before they are written. The company also closed a $9M seed extension, bringing total funding to $17M. ECI Research identifies AI code governance as the top enterprise security investment priority heading into 2026.

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