AI News Archive

The full archive of AI startup and funding news tracked by AI Market Watch. Page 6 of 41.

• Kohort raises $7M Series A led by The Raine Group for AI user acquisition agents targeting mobile gamingMay 12, 2026
• Coworked raises $1.8M to bring agentic AI to enterprise project managementMay 12, 2026
• Alibaba Cloud launches team-tier Token Plan with Qwen 3.6 and multimodal modelsMay 12, 2026
• Ethos raises $22.75M Series A from a16z for AI-powered expert-network hiringMay 12, 2026
• OpenAI launches $4B Deployment Company, acquires Tomoro to embed AI engineers in enterprisesMay 12, 2026
• Google launches AI Immersion Program for Indian startups with Antler IndiaMay 11, 2026
• OH MY GENIE! pitches ARM-OS, an AI disaster logistics mesh for ASEANMay 11, 2026
• Moonshot AI lands $2B round led by Meituan, crossing $20B valuation in China's foundation-model raceMay 11, 2026
• Sindhuja Microcredit raises $5M pre-Series D for rural lending expansionMay 11, 2026
• ShengShu Technology closes ~$275M Series B for general-purpose world model developmentMay 11, 2026
• OpenAI deploys $4B PE-backed consulting venture to capture enterprise implementation revenueMay 11, 2026
• District raises $14.7M to build AI commerce platform for independent businessesMay 11, 2026
• M2 Foundry raises pre-seed from New North Ventures for AI systems for critical infrastructureMay 11, 2026
• DeepSeek-V4 launches with million-token context, Ascend adaptation, and agentic capabilitiesMay 11, 2026
• HIX.AI upgrades AI slide creation with GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana Pro integrationMay 11, 2026
• Decube Launches AI Data Assistant for Enterprise Data ManagementMay 11, 2026
• MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches Natural-Language AI Trading Tool for Prediction MarketsMay 11, 2026
• Hightouch raises $150M at $2.75B valuation for AI-driven marketing platformMay 11, 2026
• Scout AI raises $100M Series A for military autonomous ATV brainMay 11, 2026
• Basata raises $21M Series A to automate healthcare administrative workflows with AI agentsMay 11, 2026
• Cerebras upsizes IPO to 30M shares at $150-$160, targeting up to $4.8B raise at $34.4B valuationMay 11, 2026
• Moonshot AI (月之暗面) Closes ~$2B Funding at $20B+ Valuation, Fueling Technical-Intensive AI PathMay 11, 2026
• Cerebras Systems IPO test investor appetite for AI chip startupsMay 11, 2026
• Krutrim abandons custom chip and sovereign AI model ambitions, pivots to cloud infrastructureMay 11, 2026
• Moloco launches AI-driven performance CTV ad solution for app marketersMay 11, 2026
• Rebellion and FuriosaAI amass ~$1.8B war chest, Korean AI chip contenders face M&A imperativeMay 11, 2026
• Agnikul Cosmos seeks $50-75M at $500M valuation, tracking India spacetech boomMay 11, 2026
• ProcurePro raises $11M led by QIC Ventures as Bouygues moves from customer to investorMay 11, 2026
• ProcurePro raises $15M to bring AI procurement to construction, QIC Ventures and Bouygues back Series BMay 11, 2026
• Enter raises $100M Series B at ~$1.2B valuation for AI legal tech in BrazilMay 11, 2026
• Moonshot AI and Step Intelligence raise new funding rounds amid China AI capital surgeMay 11, 2026
• Kimi raises $2B at $20B valuation, led by Meituan Longzhu and China MobileMay 10, 2026
• Skymizer launches HTX301 PCIe AI accelerator running 700B LLMs at 240W on 28nmMay 10, 2026
• SenseTime launches SenseNova 6.7 Flash-Lite with 60% token reduction for multimodal agentsMay 10, 2026
• Google for Startups and Antler India launch AI Immersion program for Indian startupsMay 10, 2026
• Anthropic's AI-IT services bet threatens Infosys, TCS, Jefferies warnsMay 10, 2026
• DeepSeek plans first external funding round up to $68B, valuation up to $483BMay 10, 2026
• Kunlunxin initiates STAR Market IPO tutoring, may pursue dual A+H listing as Baidu AI chip unit valued at ~$29BMay 10, 2026
• Voxpopme launches Compass AI research agent for enterprise customer intelligenceMay 10, 2026
• Anthropic launches financial services software for enterprise pushMay 10, 2026
• NEAR launches AI Agent Marketplace and confidential GPU marketplace, joins NVIDIA InceptionMay 10, 2026
• Moonshot AI completes ~$20B round at $20B+ valuation, joins CN LLM IPO raceMay 10, 2026
• Cloto's Hello Unicorn enhances project cost error detection, launches calculation rate calculatorMay 10, 2026
• ByteDance boosts AI infrastructure budget to $27.9B, increases domestic chip spendingMay 10, 2026
• Anthropic signs $1.8B compute deal with Akamai, extending multi-cloud infrastructure pushMay 10, 2026
• Helsing nears $18B valuation as defense AI startup surge acceleratesMay 10, 2026
• Firestorm Labs raises $82M Series B for mobile drone manufacturing platformMay 10, 2026
• PB Fintech secures SEBI debt brokerage licence, diversifying beyond insurance distributionMay 9, 2026
• Google explores AI infrastructure, server and drone manufacturing investments in IndiaMay 9, 2026
• Dell, SNS Network, and NVIDIA launch sovereign AI cloud service for MalaysiaMay 9, 2026
• NetSuite expands AI-powered ERP offerings in Southeast Asia to meet enterprise demandMay 9, 2026
• StepFun (阶跃星辰) releases StepAudio 2.5 Realtime, a real-time voice model with persona customizationMay 9, 2026
• ByteDance's Volc Engine partners with China Mobile to launch confidential model service for secure AI inferenceMay 9, 2026
• Anthropic Signs $1.8B Edge Compute Deal with Akamai for Claude Model InferenceMay 9, 2026
• Isomorphic Labs nears $2B funding round for AI drug discoveryMay 9, 2026
• Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's turnaround bet drives 490% stock surge despite fundamental challengesMay 9, 2026
• Cerence projects $305M-$320M fiscal 2026 revenue as BYD begins xUI productionMay 9, 2026
• Robotera raises over $200M for humanoid robotics, led by SF GroupMay 9, 2026
• OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for agentic software development on WindowsMay 9, 2026
• Anthropic signs $1.8 billion cloud deal with Akamai for infrastructureMay 8, 2026
• Anthropic adds memory, evals, and orchestration to Claude Managed Agents, deepening enterprise agent playMay 8, 2026
• DeepSeek nears first external fundraising at $50B valuation, backed by China Big Fund III and TencentMay 8, 2026
• Medtrip raises pre-seed funding for AI-powered medical concierge platformMay 8, 2026
• Moonshot raises $2B at $20B valuation, becomes China's most-funded AI labMay 8, 2026
• OpenAI brings GPT-5-class reasoning to real-time voice agents with new Realtime model lineMay 8, 2026
• ReFiBuy raises $13.6M seed for agentic commerce optimization platformMay 8, 2026
• Brain-CA Technologies raises $5M seed for energy-efficient AI chips inspired by cellular automataMay 8, 2026
• Robotera raises over $200M for logistics robots in ChinaMay 8, 2026
• Google for Startups and Antler India launch two-phase AI programme for Indian foundersMay 8, 2026
• Redis founder builds dedicated inference engine for DeepSeek V4 Flash, pioneering model-specific local inferenceMay 8, 2026
• Cloudflare cuts 20% of workforce to adopt agentic AI operating modelMay 8, 2026
• Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B+ valuation from Meituan and othersMay 8, 2026
• Pit raises $16M seed from a16z to build AI-native enterprise workflow platformMay 8, 2026
• RLWRLD releases AI foundation model for five-finger robotic handsMay 8, 2026
• RLWRLD releases RLDX-1 foundation model for five-finger robotic handsMay 8, 2026
• OpenAI launches three real-time voice models with GPT-5-level reasoning, cuts simultaneous translation to $0.034/minMay 8, 2026
• Anthropic launches 10 finance AI agents, targeting banking and insurance workflowsMay 8, 2026
• JetBrains Central: An open platform for unified AI agent management across dev toolsMay 8, 2026
• Adobe Acrobat Launches PDF Spaces, Transforming Static Documents into AI WorkspacesMay 8, 2026
• Krisp launches VIVA 2.0 voice AI infrastructure layer with real-time audio pre-processingMay 8, 2026
• Knowledge Sense updates ChatSense slide generation AI for enterprise accuracy and securityMay 8, 2026
• Moonshot AI gains ground with coding-capable Kimi LLM, challenging China's AI ranksMay 8, 2026
• Genesis AI debuts GENE-26.5 robot foundation model with 20-DOF dexterous hand, $105M seedMay 8, 2026
• Moonshot AI (月之暗面) raises ~$2B at $20B+ valuation, becomes China's best-funded AI labMay 7, 2026
• Mazrica adds Power Chart feature to AI sales database Mazrica TargetMay 7, 2026
• Anthropic signs compute deal with Musk's SpaceX AI, gaining access to 220K GPUs and doubling Claude rate limitsMay 7, 2026
• Check Point publishes AI Factory Security Blueprint for AI infrastructure protectionMay 7, 2026
• Elon Musk dissolves xAI, merges AI operations into SpaceX as SpaceXAI ahead of IPOMay 7, 2026
• IBM launches Bob coding agent and Concert AIOps platform for mainframe modernizationMay 7, 2026
• AstralQ raises seed funding for AI-driven materials discovery platform with MLH modelsMay 7, 2026
• Travv raises $1.6M seed for AI veterinary diagnostics platformMay 7, 2026
• Moonshot raises ~$2B at $20B+ valuation in one of largest AI funding rounds of the yearMay 7, 2026
• Adobe launches CX Enterprise, agentic AI system for customer experience at Summit 2026May 7, 2026
• Upstage completes acquisition of Kakao-backed Daum operator AXZMay 7, 2026
• Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation led by MeituanMay 7, 2026
• OpsMill raises €11.9M Series A to tackle infrastructure data readiness for AI agentsMay 7, 2026
• SpaceXAIMay 7, 2026
• SK Telecom AI data center revenue jumps 89%, signaling telco-led infrastructure pushMay 7, 2026
• Wuwen Xinqiong (无问芯穹) raises over 700M yuan, unveils AI productivity formula as token economy pivotMay 7, 2026
• DeepSeek seeks funding at reported $45B valuation, signaling capital-cycle shift for Chinese AI labsMay 7, 2026