Early-stage AI ventures win fresh capital across niches

A wave of early-stage AI startups is landing pre-seed and seed funding, from Advocacy’s litigation workspace and Potpie AI’s context layer for software to Diligent AI’s KYC automation and DiligenceSquared’s M&A due-diligence platform. Travel-focused BizTrip AI, Cheerio AI, and others like MeltPlan, Elly, and Gushwork AI are also spotlighted in recent funding roundups and media coverage. Together, these deals highlight investor appetite for highly vertical, workflow-specific AI tools and underscore how tight customer feedback loops are shaping the next generation of enterprise AI companies.