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Pinnacle - AI Coaching
Pinnacle is a New York-based HR-tech startup building scalable AI coaching that lives inside the tools employees already use. Its AI coach, Pascal, embeds in Slack, Microsoft Teams, and video meetings to give managers and employees personalized, real-time guidance drawn from their actual work context - performance reviews, 360 feedback, company competency frameworks, and day-to-day communication patterns. Founded by former accelerator CEO and executive coach Alexei Dunaway, Pinnacle raised a $2.5M seed round in March 2025 to bring executive-grade coaching to every employee, not just the C-suite.
Readyly
Readyly is an agentic AI platform built for local government and service-driven enterprises. Instead of scripted chatbots, it deploys AI Agents that listen, decide, and act across chat, voice, email, text, and social channels in 200+ languages - handling resident inquiries, permits, 311 work orders, and emergency alerts around the clock. Founded in 2021 and led by CEO Kris Sandor, the company promises deployment in about a week and meets government-grade security standards (SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST AI RMF).