Databricks Secures $3B Round at $188B Valuation
Databricks is finalizing a $3 billion funding round valuing the cloud data platform company at $188 billion, led by Coatue with new and existing investors. The ...
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Ex-DeepMind Founder Raises $55M at $300M Valuation
Andrew Dai left Google DeepMind to pursue visual AI, raising a $55 million seed round at a $300 million valuation before launching a product. His startup, Elori...
Fireworks AI Raises $1.5B, Valued at $17.5B
AI infrastructure startup Fireworks AI has closed a $1.5 billion Series D round at a $17.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Atreides Management, Index Ve...
OpenAI Researcher Leaves to Build $2B Drug Discovery Startup
Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher focused on AI-driven scientific discovery, is leaving to launch a drug discovery startup. Several other OpenAI researchers are ...
Hinge Founder Raises $18M for AI Dating Service
Justin McLeod, founder of Hinge, has raised $18 million to launch Overtone, a new AI-powered dating service backed by Match Group, FirstMark Capital, and Pace C...
SpaceX Shares Recover After Data Center Lawsuit Scare
SpaceX shares rebounded to $152.35 on Thursday, recovering after briefly nearing their $135 IPO price earlier in the week. The dip was triggered by a lawsuit th...
Paris AI Voice Startup Gradium Raises $100M Seed
Gradium, a Paris-based voice AI startup, has raised $100 million in seed funding after reopening its round to new investors including Nvidia. The company plans ...
Prime Intellect Hits Unicorn Status With $130M Round
AI training startup Prime Intellect has raised $130 million at a $1 billion valuation, backed by Nvidia's NVentures, Intel Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, a...
Kaon AI Raises $60M for Interactive AI Entertainment
Kaon AI, formerly FlowGPT, has raised $60 million to build AI-driven interactive entertainment. Backed by B Capital, Redpoint Ace, Goodwater Capital and DCM, th...
Norm Ai Hits $1.2B Valuation With $120M Raise
Norm Ai, a platform embedding legal operations into AI agents, has raised $120 million in a Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the company at $1.2 b...
Nvidia Trades Compute Power for Startup Revenue
Nvidia has launched a new program offering AI-focused start-ups access to computing power in exchange for a share of their future profits. The initiative provi...
TwelveLabs Raises $100M for Video AI Intelligence
TwelveLabs has secured $100 million in Series B funding, co-led by NEA and NAVER Ventures, with participation from Amazon, Index Ventures and others. The raise ...
Together AI Raises $800M, Now Worth $8.3B
Together AI, operator of a cloud platform optimized for open-source AI models, has closed an $800 million Series C round led by Aramco Ventures, with participat...
Venice.ai Hits $1B Valuation With Privacy-First AI
Venice.ai has raised $65 million at a $1 billion valuation, positioning itself as a private, uncensored alternative to mainstream AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Foun...
Omen AI Raises $31M for Coolant Monitoring
Omen AI has raised $31 million in Series A funding to address a hidden threat to AI data centers: bacterial and particle contamination in liquid cooling systems...
Etched Hits $5B Valuation With $1B AI Chip Orders
Nvidia rival Etched has revealed $1 billion in contract orders for its AI inference chips and systems, alongside $800 million in total funding. The startup's la...
Stathera Raises $55M for Silicon AI Chip Oscillators
Montreal-based Stathera has secured $55 million in Series A funding led by Maverick Silicon, with participation from MediaTek's venture arm and Celesta Capital....
8090 Raises $135M to Automate Software Development
AI software development startup 8090 Solutions has raised $135 million in a Series A round led by Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Palo Alto Network...
Patronus AI Raises $50M to Stress-Test AI Agents
Patronus AI has secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Notable Capital, Datado...
Sail Research Raises $80M for AI Agent Optimization
Sail Research has raised $80 million at a $450 million valuation, with a Sequoia-led Series A forming the bulk of funding. Notable investors include Intel CEO L...