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Developments (83)
Multiple reports about the same development are grouped; each source is retained.- Crete becomes Currentunspecified
Crete Professionals Alliance announced its rebrand as Current.
Crete Professionals Alliance rebranded as Current.
OpenAI article reports drafting accuracy up to 97%.
- Tax AI operating evidenceunspecified
Thrive/OpenAI describe a pilot involving 7,000 tax returns.
FIS announced BankSouth core selection and API integration modernization.
- OpenAIpartnership
Eudia announces OpenAI partnership for government workflows.
Baldwin announced enterprise Claude expansion before the Sequence deal.
Reuters reports a $6.3B Amex GBT agreement announced May 4.
Amex GBT agreement: $9.50/share cash, approximately $6.3bn transaction value.
Reuters reported Long Lake agreed to acquire Amex GBT for $6.3 billion; completion was not established in this review.
- Europe and ARR updateexpansion
April 2026 release says ARR exceeded $100m in under two years.
- European transformation updatethesis update
GC reports more than 15 signed agencies and over 10,000 managed properties.
- Expert Digital Twinsproduct announcement
Enterprise Brain and MINDs encode institutional judgment for expert digital twins.
- BankSouth minority investment and operating partnership announcementinvestment announcementAnnounced
BankSouth announced a minority financial investment from Sequence.
Lee disclosed $75M raised across seed and Series A.
- Sales appointmentsleadership
Mitch Loquaci appointed US regional sales VP; Stephen Mulholland EMEA sales VP.
Shield announced $100M investment from Thrive.
- Multi-provider architectureproduct
January architecture announcement describes parallel multi-provider routing and more than ten models.
OpenAI becomes an equity owner with embedded technical collaboration.
- OpenAI ownership partnershipunspecified
Thrive announced an OpenAI partnership involving ownership; percentage unspecified.
- Beacon’s earlier funding expectationunspecified
Reuters reported Beacon’s $250 million Series B.
- Beacon Series B sponsor announcementfunding announcement
GC co-led Beacon’s $250m Series B.
- Outcome guaranteecommercial policy
Outcome guarantee advertises performance, launch-time and satisfaction commitments.
- Out-Houseacquisition announcement
Out-House acquisition announced; founder Lynden Renwick joins Eudia.
- Percepta launch announcementcompany launch announcement
GC describes Percepta as fully owned at launch.
- ARR outlookfinancial forecast
September 2025 release forecast exceeding $100m ARR by year-end.
- Eudia Counsel launchlaw firm launch
Reuters reports June 2025 approval and September 3 launch.
- Services roll-up thesisthesis publication
Targets: 10–20% combined organic/inorganic growth; 30–40% margins; Rule of 60.
- titan-event-launchfunding and acquisition announcement
Titan announced $74m funding led by General Catalyst.
- Johnson Hanaacquisition announcement
Johnson Hana acquisition announced; 300+ legal professionals cited.
Launch release reports $27.5M combined seed and Series A.
Shield launch disclosed over $100M from Thrive and ZBS.
- titan-event-rfaacquisition reported
WSJ’s accessible excerpt reports RFA acquired in June 2025.
Public launch announced April 29, 2025.
- Series A / GC Creationfunding announcement
General Catalyst identifies Eudia with its Creation strategy and led Series A.
- Fund XII capital allocation announcementfundraising announcement
Fund XII announcement allocates $1.5bn to Creation.