Key Takeaways BigBear.ai is gaining ground in defense AI with a $385M backlog and a major U.S. Army contract. BBAI cut$57.7M in debt and raised 64.7M, strengthening its balance sheet for future R&D. Veritone refocused on AI software, hitting 58.7M ARR with 81% subscription-based revenue.Artificial intelligence analytics is a burgeoning niche, and BigBear.ai (BBAI) and Veritone (VERI) have emerged as two notable small-cap players in this space. Both companies offer AI-driven software and solutions that ...