Beacon Software, a holding company that acquires smaller software businesses and uses artificial intelligence to transform them, has raised $250 million to fund its AI roll-up strategy, the company told Reuters. The Series B round, led by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and D1 Capital, valued the company at $1 billion.  With $335 million raised in total since its launch last year, the funding underscores investors’ optimism around how AI-led automations will reshape traditional