UK-based B2B software startup Souk has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding to develop its AI-powered partner management platform. Sure Valley Ventures led the round, with participation from Antler, Fuel Ventures and strategic angels. Founded in July 2025, Souk targets companies that manage partner relationships through spreadsheets and email. The platform centres on Coco, an autonomous AI agent handling tasks across the partnership lifecycle, including sourcing, engagement, performance monitoring and payouts. Souk says companies often focus on recruiting new partners whilst existing relationships become inactive. Early deployments of Coco have identified partnerships with potential seven-figure sales pipelines and secured contracts with several unicorn companies. The funding will support product development, focusing on Coco's core architecture.

Oriane, a Los Angeles-based AI video intelligence platform, has secured additional funding from Dopamine Sports Ventures, alongside existing investors Antler and Secways. The investment brings the company's total funding to $2.8 million. Since launching publicly on 1 April 2026, Oriane's revenue has doubled monthly. The platform makes social video searchable by processing millions of Instagram and TikTok videos daily, converting visual content, audio, faces, products, and logos into structured data. Oriane works with enterprise clients including LVMH Beauty, Dior, and advertising agencies such as Publicis Sapient and McCann. The company recently launched the Oriane API, providing partners access to structured data from social media videos. "Eighty percent of luxury discovery now starts on a screen, on platforms no brand owns," said Julien Rosilio, CEO and co-founder. Oriane plans to launch its MCP server in Q4 2026 and expand coverage to YouTube Shorts.