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Linker Vision secured US$35 million in Series A funding led by Abico Group with NVIDIA to scale Physical AI. Utilizing NVIDIA Cosmos Reason, the platform provides situational awareness for smart citieJan 6, 2026
Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli startup Koi Security for 400 million dollars. Koi secures 500,000 endpoints for leaders like OpenAI using its Wings AI engine to monitor software suppJan 6, 2026
Clipbook secured a 3.3 million dollar seed round co-led by Mark Cuban after scaling to over 1M dollars in ARR with a cash-flow positive model. This milestone underscores a systemic transition in the 1Jan 6, 2026
Egyptian startup Tactful AI has partnered with fintech giant Valu to centralize customer engagement across WhatsApp, mobile apps, and social media. Following a founder-led reacquisition in 2025, TactfJan 5, 2026
Takway unveiled Sweekar at CES 2026, an egg-shaped AI companion using generative models to evolve a unique personality. Unlike legacy virtual pets, this hardware uses local edge processing to preventJan 5, 2026
Sibiliter, creator of pet health platform Lifet, secured pre-Series A bridge funding reaching $1.39 million in total investment. Its AI diagnostic tool earned Korea’s first Class 3 veterinary medicalJan 5, 2026
Leona Health secured 14 million dollars in Seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale its AI co-pilot for doctors via WhatsApp. Founded by former Uber Eats executive Caroline Merin, the platformJan 5, 2026
Ambience Healthcare raised 243 million dollars in 2025, leading a digital health funding wave that hit 9.9 billion dollars by Q3. The industry is moving beyond simple AI scribing toward full-stack autJan 5, 2026
Moonshot AI has secured 500 million USD in Series C funding led by IDG Capital, lifting its valuation to 4.3 billion USD. 🚀 With a 1.4 billion USD cash reserve, the firm is skipping immediate IPOs toJan 5, 2026
GENISOM AI has closed successive funding rounds totaling hundreds of millions of yuan with strategic backing from AGIBOT to scale its embodied intelligence ecosystem. The company recently hit a milestJan 5, 2026
Subtle has launched Voicebuds, AI earbuds priced at 199 dollars that prioritize outgoing voice isolation over traditional noise cancellation. Using proprietary models, the device achieves 5 times feweJan 5, 2026
NewStore co-founders Alexander Ringsdorff and Kai-Thomas Krause have launched ShopAgentic, an AI-first agentic commerce system. This platform shifts retail from manual SaaS to autonomous agents managiJan 5, 2026
Looki secured $20M+ in Series A funding led by Ant Group and Meituan to scale its life replay AI hardware. Its 30g L1 wearable has reached 10,000 sales with a high 7.9-hour average daily usage. This sJan 5, 2026
Insilico Medicine secured an 888 million dollar partnership with Servier shortly after raising 293 million dollars in its Hong Kong IPO. The deal utilizes generative AI to discover oncology drugs, proJan 5, 2026
STUDIO LAB has secured its second CES Best of Innovation Award for Zency Studio, an AI and robotic platform for XR content. This milestone led a group of 17 winners from the Seoul Pavilion, supportedJan 5, 2026
Ascentiz launched the world first modular exoskeleton at CES 2026, enabling swappable hip and knee support for daily life. Its AI engine recognizes 7 activity types with 99.5 percent accuracy in underJan 5, 2026
Plaud unveiled the NotePin S and Plaud Desktop at CES 2026, evolving into a unified professional AI ecosystem. The 17.4g wearable provides 20 hours of recording with a 9.8-foot range, while the desktoJan 5, 2026
Code Four, founded by two 19-year-old MIT dropouts, raised 2.7 million dollars in seed funding to automate police paperwork using AI. The platform currently serves 25 departments by converting bodycamJan 5, 2026
Palo Alto Networks is in negotiations to acquire one-year-old startup Koi for 400 million dollars, targeting its AI-driven supply chain security. Koi protects over 500,000 endpoints by using its WingsJan 5, 2026
Cisco is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire cybersecurity leader Axonius for 2 billion dollars. Despite a prior 2.6 billion dollar valuation, Axonius remains a powerhouse with 36 percent mJan 5, 2026
Vyuhaa Med Data is scaling its AI-assisted digital microscopy platform from India to South Korea as a Top 40 finalist in the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025. Leveraging a databank of 100,000+ cytologyJan 4, 2026
Bhavish Aggarwal updated Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Krutrim progress in deploying India first sovereign AI stack. The startup is starting production of Bodhi 1 AI chips in 2026 to support the 10372Jan 4, 2026
HCLSoftware is acquiring Belgian agentic AI startup Wobby for 5.24 million USD, integrating autonomous data analyst agents into its Actian division. This move transitions business intelligence from stJan 4, 2026
Rideflux has secured 14M USD in Pre-IPO funding from Atinum Investment and Korea Development Bank, bringing its total capital to 52.3M USD. This capital injection marks a critical pivot toward the comJan 4, 2026
Harvey reached an 8 billion dollar valuation following a 160 million dollar funding round led by a16z. While the global legal market is worth 1 trillion dollars, tech spend is only 30 billion, leavingJan 4, 2026
Axiado has secured 100 million dollars in Series C+ funding to reinforce the security foundations of AI data centers. Their signature Trusted Control Unit (TCU) moves security from software to the harJan 4, 2026
Amsterdam-based Orq.ai raised 5 million euro in seed funding to bridge the prototype-to-production gap for AI agents, bringing total capital to 7.3 million euro. Supporting 300 plus models for 100 pluJan 4, 2026
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has launched Bolt Data and Energy, partnering with Texas Pacific Land to develop 10 gigawatts of AI data center capacity across 882,000 acres in West Texas. This $150 miJan 3, 2026
Shanghai Biren Technology surged 82% during its Hong Kong IPO debut today, marking the city's first listing of 2026 and raising $717 million. This explosive market entry reflects a systemic shift as iJan 3, 2026
Markopolo AI is scaling its revenue intelligence platform in Korea's 84 billion dollar e-commerce market through the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025. By adopting an agency-first model to tackle a 74.5Jan 3, 2026
Applied Digital shares rose 3.6 percent as the company advances the spin-out of its GPU cloud unit into ChronoScale via a deal with Ekso Bionics. 🚀 Retaining 97 percent ownership, APLD is positioningJan 3, 2026
TubePilot AI secured 450,000 dollars in private funding and incorporated in Delaware to scale its ecosystem of 80 plus specialized tools. Serving 1.2 million monthly users, the platform is evolving inJan 3, 2026
InsightMatches is automating the 480-hour administrative burden of Horizon Europe grants using an AI-driven matching and drafting engine. 🤖 With South Korea accessing 456 billion KRW in annual EU fundJan 3, 2026
Lending infrastructure firm Knight Fintech has raised 23.6 million USD in Series A funding led by Accel to scale its AI-native banking stack. With over 150 partnerships across 85 lenders, the companyJan 3, 2026
Zed has secured $16.5M in Series A funding led by Accel to scale its AI-driven credit platform in the Philippines. By leveraging LLMs for underwriting based on real-time data, Zed has grown transactioJan 3, 2026
Deep Intelligent Pharma raised nearly 50 million USD in Series D financing to scale its AI-native clinical trial engine. Utilizing a bionic ecosystem of 10,000 atomic agents, the platform achieves 99.Jan 3, 2026
LearningMole has launched a practical AI course for primary teachers to address the UK skills gap. With 30 percent of educators using AI weekly to save up to six weeks of work annually, this program uJan 3, 2026
Warp Solution will unveil its AI-driven Wireless Power Transfer platform at CES 2026, combining dual-axis beamforming with proprietary MFMC technology. The system leverages real-time AI tracking to deJan 3, 2026
California startup Pickle has launched Pickle 1, a 68g AR soul computer designed to function as a proactive AI companion that anticipates user needs. Priced at $799, the device features a 12-hour battJan 3, 2026
DigitalXForce secured 5 million USD in strategic capital at a 100 million USD valuation to scale its AI-native GRC platform globally. This milestone highlights a systemic shift from static audits to rJan 3, 2026
Nvidia is reportedly acquiring Israeli startup AI21 Labs for up to 3 billion dollars to unify its inference hardware and software stack. Following a 20 billion dollar deal with Groq, this move signalsJan 3, 2026
Pebble returns with the $199 Round 2 smartwatch and a $75 AI-powered smart ring, Index 01. By omitting heart rate sensors, the Round 2 achieves an 8.1mm profile and 14-day battery life on a color e-paJan 3, 2026
Homesage.ai has launched a specialized AI-powered analytics platform to automate due diligence for the hard money lending industry. By processing data on over 140 million residential properties, the sJan 3, 2026
Thai AI startup Edsy is entering South Korea via the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025, building on its success in 800+ schools in Thailand. Using Carnegie Mellon-based research, the platform targets theJan 3, 2026
Singapore-based Groundup.ai is one of 40 finalists in the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025, overcoming a 32:1 competition ratio to enter Korea's industrial market. Fresh from a 4.25 million dollar SerieJan 3, 2026
GroupBy is initiating a 3 billion won Series A round following 280 percent revenue growth in 2025. The platform reached a 57 percent job offer acceptance rate by using AI to solve information asymmetrJan 3, 2026
Orq.ai has secured 5 million EUR in seed funding to bridge the production gap for enterprise AI agents, bringing total capital to 7.3 million EUR. By providing a control layer for over 300 models, theJan 3, 2026
Knight FinTech raised 23.6 million USD in Series A funding led by Accel to scale its AI-native banking infrastructure. 🚀 Overseeing 125 billion USD in treasury assets and facilitating 7 billion USD inJan 3, 2026
Pinnacle Blooms has secured a 70 million USD Series A investment to scale its AI-orchestrated child development infrastructure. By leveraging its GPT-OS platform and 20 million therapy sessions, the cJan 3, 2026
Surgerii Robotics raised 100 million USD in Series D funding led by Loyal Valley Capital to scale its SHURUI single-port surgical platform globally. The system uses proprietary snake-like instrumentsJan 3, 2026
Northern Ireland startup Lyxity has launched its Intelligent Content platform, slashing production time from 100 hours to 45 minutes while delivering a 92% ROI improvement. 🚀 The system uses IP-protecJan 3, 2026
NVIDIA finalized a $20 billion deal to acquire Groq core IP and top talent, signaling a decisive shift toward real-time AI inference. By leveraging Groq SRAM-based LPU architecture, NVIDIA achieves 80Jan 3, 2026
Codepaper AI is collapsing the startup development cycle by delivering production-ready products in just 14 days for a 10,000 dollar fee. This model recently rebuilt HouseUp.ca in two weeks after theJan 3, 2026
Advantech and DEEPX have launched the EAI-1961 series, an energy-efficient Edge AI acceleration module featuring the DX-M1 NPU. This M.2 module delivers 25 TOPS of performance with 4GB of LPDDR5 memorJan 3, 2026
Shanghai Biren Technology soared 119% on its Hong Kong debut, raising $717 million as the first major GPU listing of 2026. A 2,348x retail oversubscription signals intense conviction in Chinas semiconJan 3, 2026
HONESTAI secured 10 million USD from AAK and ATON to scale its AI-powered Banking-as-a-Service platform. With cumulative loans exceeding 1.465 trillion KRW and a 4.2x surge in monthly originations, thJan 3, 2026
Knight FinTech secured 23.6 million dollars in a Series A led by Accel, becoming India’s first soonicorn of 2026. Dominating 70 percent of the co-lending market, it manages 125 billion dollars in treaJan 3, 2026
Baidu has officially filed for a Hong Kong IPO of its AI chip unit, Kunlunxin, at a 21 billion yuan ($3B) valuation. This spin-off highlights China's acceleration toward semiconductor self-sufficiencyJan 3, 2026
Marissa Mayer’s new startup, Dazzle AI, has secured $8M in seed funding at a $35M valuation led by Forerunner and Kleiner Perkins. The venture marks a move to bridge the usability gap between raw AI pJan 3, 2026
Arya.ag secured ₹725 crore in Series D funding from GEF Capital Partners to expand its climate-smart grain platform. With a 39 percent profit surge to ₹31.5 crore, the firm is scaling AI-driven insighJan 3, 2026
Sikkim-based AI startup Apuphi secured German FDI at a 4.4 million dollar valuation through Series I CCPS. This milestone for Northeast India challenges the capital concentration in major metros. By tJan 3, 2026
Biren Technology surged 76 percent in its Hong Kong IPO debut, raising 717 million USD with a retail subscription rate exceeding 2300 times. This landmark listing signals a systemic move toward sovereJan 3, 2026
OpenAI has acquired Jony Ive's startup io for $6.5 billion to spearhead its move into AI-native hardware. A new audio model architecture arriving in Q1 2026 will power an unobtrusive voice device aimeJan 3, 2026
BriefCatch has raised 6 million USD in a Series A upround led by Full In to scale its AI-assisted legal writing platform. The company maintains elite performance metrics, including 126% net revenue reJan 2, 2026
Biren Technology raised 717 million USD in its Hong Kong IPO, with shares surging 82 percent on its debut today. The offering saw a massive 2,348x retail oversubscription despite US trade restrictionsJan 2, 2026
Blackstone portfolio company Cvent has acquired AI video startup Goldcast for nearly 300 million dollars, highlighting a major push toward AI-driven B2B automation. This deal contributed to a massiveJan 2, 2026
Nvidia is acquiring AI21 Labs for up to 3 billion dollars, marking its transition from a chipmaker to a vertically integrated AI architect. This strategic move adds 200 specialized researchers and theJan 2, 2026
CrafterCMS has launched its open-source MCP Client Plugin, making it the 1st headless CMS to fully adopt the Model Context Protocol for AI interoperability. This integration allows 1 universal protocoJan 2, 2026
Moonshot AI has reportedly raised 500 million USD in Series C funding led by IDG Capital, pushing its valuation to 4.3 billion USD. Backed by Alibaba and Tencent, the firm now holds over 1.4 billion UJan 2, 2026
Mark Cuban-backed fintech Yendo raised $50 million to expand its AI platform serving the one in three Americans excluded from traditional credit. By using proprietary AI to automate underwriting againJan 2, 2026
Moonshot AI has closed a 500 million USD Series C round led by IDG, valuing the firm at 4.3 billion USD. Supported by Alibaba and Tencent, this boosts cash reserves to 1.4 billion USD for Kimi-K3 deveJan 2, 2026
AI-mediated research platform Outset recently secured 30 million USD in Series B funding led by Radical Ventures, bringing its total capital to 51 million USD. The startup is scaling an AI-native custJan 2, 2026
FaceOff has unveiled Contactless Capture AI, its 9th AI module designed to verify face and fingerprint biometrics using standard smartphone cameras. The system integrates multi-layer liveness detectioJan 1, 2026
Agibot has unveiled the Q1, an 80cm humanoid robot designed to fit in a backpack, marking a pivot toward accessible personal robotics. Having recently surpassed a production milestone of 5,000 units,Jan 1, 2026
Cambridge Mobile Telematics founder Hari Balakrishnan has launched Glia AI, securing 13.4 million dollars in seed funding. Co-founded with MIT professor Mohammad Alizadeh, the venture uses multi-agentJan 1, 2026
Moonshot AI has secured 500 million dollars in Series C funding led by IDG Capital, pushing its valuation to 4.3 billion dollars. With 1.4 billion dollars in cash reserves, the startup is prioritizingJan 1, 2026
Finnish healthtech MultivisionDx has raised 1 million EUR in pre-seed funding to commercialize AI-driven spatial biology diagnostics. Spun out from the University of Helsinki, the platform creates patJan 1, 2026
Unified data platform CtrlB secured 2.5 million USD in seed funding led by Chiratae Ventures to scale its diskless data lake architecture. The startup utilizes patent-pending indexing to reduce storagJan 1, 2026
Aidoptation secured 20 million Euro to transition high-speed autonomous driving from the racetrack to global mobility and defense. Backed by SFPIM and John Cockerill Defence, the funding scales the EdDec 31, 2025
Korean foodtech startup JOOMIDANG secured 3.8 million USD in Pre-Series A funding to scale its AI-driven production platform. 🍱 The company targets 11.1 million USD in revenue this year, up from 1.5 mDec 31, 2025
Sorcerics secured investment from NAVER D2SF to scale its autonomous ambient AI home system for a Q1 2026 North American launch. 🏠 By running five simultaneous AI models on-device, the platform reduceDec 31, 2025
MiniMax is launching a landmark Hong Kong IPO to raise up to $712 million, backed by Alibaba and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund. This move signals a systemic transition from venture-backed growth tDec 31, 2025
Meta has acquired AI agent startup Manus for over 2 billion dollars, signaling a definitive industry shift toward autonomous digital workflows. This move marks a pivot from conversational AI to proactDec 31, 2025
BrainHost.ai and Landing-Page.io are lowering technical barriers via zero-login AI website generation. BrainHost.ai integrates NVMe VPS hosting, while Landing-Page.io enables rapid testing via single-Dec 31, 2025
Hypereal AI secured seed funding to accelerate its high-performance API for production-scale image and video generation. This follows a 2025 trend where 42% of global seed capital flowed into AI infraDec 31, 2025
Sankun secured Series A funding led by Hyundai Investment Partners to scale its AI-driven construction procurement platform, Industry's Heroes. The platform analyzes 10 million records across 800,000Dec 31, 2025
Heidelberg-based Enzo raised 4 million Euro in Seed funding, totaling 6.2 million Euro to scale its AI-driven water damage prevention. 💧 The one.drop technology utilizes IoT sensors with 40x higher prDec 31, 2025
Robotics startup Hyphen secured a 25 million dollar Series B round with backing from Chipotle and Cava to scale its automated kitchen makelines. The system assembles a custom bowl every 10 to 15 seconDec 31, 2025
Octopus Energy is spinning out its AI arm, Kraken Technologies, at an 8.65 billion dollar valuation following a 1 billion dollar funding round. This move marks the decoupling of energy software from tDec 31, 2025
DeepSeek released Math-V2, the first open-source AI model to achieve a gold medal score at the International Mathematical Olympiad. The model solved 5 of 6 IMO 2025 problems and scored 118/120 on theDec 31, 2025
Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion, valuing its 200-person workforce at roughly $10-15 million per employee. 🚀 Coming just days after a $20 billion strategic deal wiDec 31, 2025
Axiom Math has secured 64 million dollars in seed funding at a 300 million dollar valuation to build the first self-improving AI mathematician. Founded by 24 year old Carina Hong, the startup targetsDec 31, 2025
Upstage is targeting a KRW 3 trillion valuation for its upcoming IPO, having appointed KB and Mirae Asset as lead underwriters. The company recorded KRW 17 billion in revenue for the first half of 202Dec 31, 2025
Rebellion has secured a KRW 350 billion Series C funding round, pushing its valuation to KRW 2 trillion as it eyes a 2025 IPO. Backed by strategic investors including Arm and Samsung, the company is tDec 31, 2025
Nvidia is acquiring Israeli AI startup AI21 Labs for 3 billion dollars to transition from a hardware provider to a full-stack AI leader. By integrating proprietary Jurassic series LLMs and 200 specialDec 31, 2025
Jeff Bezos is now co-CEO of Project Prometheus, an AI startup with 6.2 billion dollars to automate the physical economy. Alongside Vik Bajaj, they are building world models for aerospace and automotivDec 31, 2025
HOYA Lab secured seed funding and TIPS selection to scale its AI-powered crAIspr platform, addressing the critical off-target problem in gene editing. By using AI to redesign guide RNA, the startup aiDec 31, 2025
NAVER D2SF has invested in Sorcerics, an ambient AI startup launching an autonomous home system in North America by Q1 2026. The solution executes five proprietary on-device LLMs simultaneously to intDec 31, 2025
NeoSapien secured 2 million USD in seed funding led by Merak Ventures to scale its AI-native wearable ecosystem. Their flagship pendant, Neo 1, uses the NeoOS to process daily interactions across 100+Dec 31, 2025
JOOMIDANG, a Korean AI foodtech startup, secured 3.8 million USD in Pre-Series A funding after scaling revenue from 1.5 million USD to a projected 11.1 million USD this year. This 7.4x growth demonstrDec 31, 2025