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Honeycomb, which offers an AI-powered insurance platform for multi-unit residential properties, raised $40M led by Zeev, bringing its total funding to $95M (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune: Honeycomb, which offers an AI-powered insurance platform for multi-unit residential properties, raised $40M led by Zee, bringing its total funding to…
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Canada to Provide Funding, Buy Equity Stakes in AI Startups
Canada will provide funding to help artificial intelligence companies scale up, and plans to take equity stakes in the country’s most promising AI firms to accelerate the creati…
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Robotics startup Generalist, which released its GEN-1 model to complete short physical tasks in April, raised $400M led by Radical Ventures at a $2B valuation (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Robotics startup Generalist, which released its GEN-1 model to complete short physical tasks in April, raised $400M led by Radical Ventures at a $2B valua…
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Nvidia-Backed Robotics Startup Generalist AI Valued at $2 Billion
The company raised $400M in a funding round led by Radical Ventures
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Flourish, which is building Cortex AI, a brain-like synthetic intelligence system that uses less power than LLMs, raised $500M, including $100M from Jeff Bezos (Steven Levy/Wired)
Steven Levy / Wired: Flourish, which is building Cortex AI, a brain-like synthetic intelligence system that uses less power than LLMs, raised $500M, including $100M from Jeff Be…
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Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
With $500M in funding and a reported $2.5B valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.
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Collate, whose AI tools automate paperwork for life sciences companies, raised $95M led by Redpoint at a ~$1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $125M (Amy Feldman/Forbes)
Amy Feldman / Forbes: Collate, whose AI tools automate paperwork for life sciences companies, raised $95M led by Redpoint at a ~$1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $125…
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Lila Sciences Said in Talks for Funds at $8.5 Billion Valuation
Lila Sciences, a cutting-edge AI research startup, is on the cusp of securing a massive $2 billion funding injection at an estimated valuation of $8.5 billion. This influx of ca…
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Wordsmith, whose AI tools help in-house lawyers draft contracts, handle legal questions, and more, raised a $70M Series B, bringing its total funding to $100M (Melia Russell/Business Insider)
Melia Russell / Business Insider: Wordsmith, whose AI tools help in-house lawyers draft contracts, handle legal questions, and more, raised a $70M Series B, bringing its total f…
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Dalio Sees AI Bubble Bursting as Wealth Is Converted Into Money
Ray Dalio, billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, warns that the AI market is on the verge of a bubble burst. He believes that as wealth is converted into c…
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AI Funding Boom Reaches Muni Market With Google-Tied Deal
Google parent Alphabet Inc. is poised to enter the municipal-bond market’s prepaid energy space by participating in a $1B transaction out of California, a major development in t…
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AI Music Startup Suno Raises Capital at $5.4 Billion Valuation
Suno Inc.'s $400 million funding at a $5.4 billion valuation signifies a significant milestone in the AI music industry. As a result, music producers and composers will have acc…
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DeepSeek Close to Sealing $7 Billion Funding in Historic AI Deal
DeepSeek is close to finalizing a deal to raise about 50B yuan ($7.4B) from investors including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its own founder in one of China’s largest startup finan…
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Barcelona-based HR software startup Factorial raised a $150M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $2.5B valuation to expand AI agents and grow in Germany (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)
Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal: Barcelona-based HR software startup Factorial raised a $150M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $2.5B valuation to expand AI agents and grow…
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DeepSeek is set to raise ~$7.4B in its first funding round from investors including Tencent and CATL at a valuation of between ~$52B and ~$59B (Reuters)
Sources: DeepSeek is set to raise ~$7.4B in its first funding round from investors including Tencent and CATL at a valuation of between ~$52B and ~$59B - Chinese AI startup Deep…
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The $100M Architecture Split: Why AI Agent Payment Infrastructure Is Forking
$100M+ flooded into AI agent payments this week. Catena raised $30M. Sapiom raised $15M. Crossmint launched their Agentic Cards API with Visa. Coinbase shipped agent wallets. Vi…
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Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses
Cyera, a data storage security company, is poised to secure a $12 billion valuation through a $300 million funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners. Despite operating loss…
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Alphabet's plan to sell $80 billion in stock to fund its AI buildout isn't all bad
It's the latest step in an aggressive effort by big tech companies to secure future funding for AI infrastructure.
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An interview with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman about catching up with "what was state of the art just a few months ago", refusing to use distillation, more (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
Reed Albergotti / Semafor: An interview with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman about catching up with “what was state of the art just a few months ago”, refusing to use distilla…
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Sources: the EU's €20B investment plan for five AI data centers is floundering, with delays and funding issues alienating some potential partners (Bloomberg)
Sources: the EU's €20B investment plan for five AI data centers is floundering, with delays and funding issues alienating some potential partners - SoftBank Announces €75 Bln AI…
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EU’s AI Data Center Plans Stumble Due to Delays, Funding Issues
The European Union’s €20B ($23.3B) investment plan for five massive artificial intelligence data centers is floundering, with delays and funding issues alienating some potential…
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Alphabet Sets $80B AI Funding Goal
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has set an ambitious $80 billion funding goal for its artificial intelligence (AI) endeavors. This significant investment aims to acceler…
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Vendor Training Robots With Human Data Raises $60 Million
The vendor, a key player in the physical AI market, has secured $60 million in funding to develop robots trained with human data. This innovative approach has significant implic…
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SoftBank in Early Talks to Back $800 Million Agile Robots Round
SoftBank Group Corp. is in preliminary talks to invest $800 million in Agile Robots, a German industrial robotics startup. This move reflects investors' growing interest in comp…