Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching Nov. 23 – Nov. 29.
Weekend AI News Briefs
Guest Post — Rethinking Your AI Startup’s GTM: Why the Middle of the Funnel Is Where Your $25M+ Breakthrough Happens
Most AI founders obsess over top-of-funnel momentum, but this guest post argues the real leverage point is the middle—where buying committees form, POCs stall, and deals either tighten or evaporate. Mark M.J. Scott breaks down why AI startups under $25M often drown in pipeline that never converts, and how a stronger middle-funnel architecture can flip stalled opportunities into revenue-ready outcomes.
He lays out a practical blueprint: role-specific content that builds consensus, analyst validation, category framing, structured customer advocacy, and AI-optimized middle-funnel assets. If you’re scaling an AI startup and struggling with long sales cycles or deal attrition, this is a must-read. (AI Insider)
OpenAI Launches Global Group Chats in ChatGPT, Expanding the Platform Into a Collaborative AI Space
OpenAI launched group chats for all ChatGPT users, enabling up to 20 people to collaborate with the AI in a shared conversation. Participants can co-plan, co-write, and research together while ChatGPT searches, summarizes, and provides tagged assistance. The rollout signals OpenAI’s push to turn ChatGPT into a social, collaborative platform following recent releases like GPT-5.1 and Sora. (AI Insider)
Lanchi Ventures Backed Genspark Secures $275M Series B, Launches AI Workspace to Put Busywork on Autopilot
Genspark raised $275 million in an oversubscribed Series B at a $1.25 billion valuation after hitting a $50 million run rate in just five months. The company’s AI Workspace uses a Mixture-of-Agents architecture to autonomously execute complex workflows using 30+ models and 150+ tools. Backed by major investors, Genspark aims to shift knowledge work from AI-assisted tasks to fully autonomous production across documents, analysis, and software. (AI Insider)
Vigilant AI.ai Raises £585K to Expand AI Governance Platform for Regulated Industries
Vigilant AI.ai secured £585,000 in pre-seed funding to scale its compliance-focused AI teammates for regulated industries. The company plans to expand engineering and go-to-market teams while moving pilots into full commercial deployments. Its platform embeds real-time guardrails and immutable audit trails to help financial and insurance organizations adopt AI while maintaining strict governance. (AI Insider)
Upcoming Earnings
Symbotic (SYM)
Symbotic will report its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results on November 24, followed by a 5 p.m. ET webcast for investors. The company, a leader in AI-enabled warehouse robotics, will make both the release and replay available on its investor relations site. (Nasdaq)
Alibaba (BABA)
Alibaba is expected to report quarterly earnings on November 25 before the market opens, with analysts forecasting EPS of $0.49 for the September 2025 quarter. This compares to reported EPS of $1.93 in the same quarter last year, according to Zacks Investment Research. (Nasdaq)
Autodesk (ADSK)
Autodesk is expected to report earnings on November 25 after the market close, with analysts projecting EPS of $1.78 for the October 2025 quarter. This compares with earnings of $1.51 in the same quarter last year, according to Zacks Investment Research. (Yahoo Finance)
NetEaseZscaler (ZS)(NTES)
Zscaler is expected to report earnings on November 25 after the market close, with analysts forecasting EPS of –$0.05 for the October 2025 quarter. This compares with –$0.04 in the same quarter last year, according to Zacks Investment Research. (Nasdaq)
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