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Latest AI startup funding news, investment rounds, Series A/B/C announcements, and venture capital activity in the artificial intelligence sector.
ModelBest (面壁智能) Raises $7 Billion, Tops $28 Billion Valuation as China's Dominant Edge AI Unicorn
ModelBest, the Beijing-based edge AI company also known as 面壁智能, has raised over 50 billion RMB (~$7 billion) in total funding during the first half of 2026, achieving a post-money valuation exceeding...
Netflix invests $587M in Ben Affleck's AI startup InterPositive for post-production tools.
Streaming giant Netflix has invested $587 million in InterPositive, an AI startup founded by Ben Affleck that specializes in post-production tools for film and television. The investment signals Netfl...
OpenEvidence nears $30B valuation as healthcare AI platform proves vertical specialization can outrun general-purpose models.
What happened: OpenEvidence, a Boston-based startup building a clinical AI chatbot for physicians, has received a $200 million investment offer that would value the company at approximately $20 billio...
DeepSeek valued at ~$52B, begins external fundraising and IPO preparations
DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI startup behind the low-cost V3 and R1 models, has disclosed a valuation of approximately 350.88 billion RMB (~$51.8 billion) via a public filing from luggage maker Anhu...
DeepPrinciple closes nearly $140M Series A, largest AI4M funding round in China
DeepPrinciple (深度原理), an AI for Materials (AI4M) startup co-founded by two MIT PhDs, has closed a Series A round totaling nearly 1 billion yuan (~$140M), marking the largest single fundraising in Chin...
Citadel Securities invests $400M in Crypto.com at $20B valuation
Citadel Securities has made a $400 million investment in Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, valuing the company at $20 billion. The deal, reported by Axios, marks a major crossover be...
Walden Robotics raises $300M at $1.1B valuation for robotics AI in energy-climate sector.
Cambridge, Mass.-based robotics startup Walden Robotics has raised a $300 million funding round led by Toyota and Deviation Capital, reaching a $1.1 billion valuation. The company applies AI-driven ro...
DeepSeek seeks $74B valuation in fresh funding round ahead of potential onshore IPO
Chinese AI foundation model lab DeepSeek is planning a new fundraising round at a valuation of roughly $74 billion, positioning it for a potential onshore IPO in China. The company, one of the country...
Valar Atomics, a startup developing small modular nuclear reactors tailored to power data centers, i...
Valar Atomics, a startup developing small modular nuclear reactors tailored to power data centers, is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion at a pre-money valuation of approximately $5 billion. The...
Ethed, an AI inference chip startup, is raising capital at a valuation of approximately $20 billion,...
Ethed, an AI inference chip startup, is raising capital at a valuation of approximately $20 billion, according to sources. The company designs specialized hardware optimized for running AI model infer...
Kazakhstan's Higgsfield Becomes Central Asia's First AI Unicorn with $120M Raise
AI video startup Higgsfield has raised $120 million in a funding round, securing a $1.2 billion valuation and becoming Central Asia's first AI unicorn. The company, founded in Kazakhstan but reportedl...
Katalyze AI raises $10.5M seed for agentic operating system in pharma manufacturing
Katalyze AI, a San Francisco-based life sciences AI startup, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation from Inovia Capital, Ripple Ventures, Alumni Ventures,...
SpectroCloud, an AI infrastructure management software company, has raised over $100 million in a Se...
SpectroCloud, an AI infrastructure management software company, has raised over $100 million in a Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives Growth Equity, with participation from AMD Ventures,...
Logcat.AI raises $2.55M pre-seed to automate OS debugging for Android and Linux devices
Logcat.AI has secured $2.55 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven platform that automates operating system engineering and debugging for Android and Linux-based devices, targeting hardwa...
General Compute secures $400M loan from Upper90 backed by inference chip collateral
General Compute, an AI inference cloud startup, has secured a $400 million loan from investment firm Upper90, using its inference-specific SambaNova SN50 chips as collateral. This marks the first majo...
Rime has raised $24 million in a funding round led by M13, with participation from Twilio Ventures,...
Rime has raised $24 million in a funding round led by M13, with participation from Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, Cadenza Ventures, and Unusual Ventures, to develop a voice AI platform positioned a...
Databricks set to hit $188 billion valuation with new investment from Coatue
Databricks is poised to reach a $188 billion valuation — a roughly 40% increase — following a new investment from Coatue Management. The capital injection underscores surging demand for the company's...
Flow Labs raises $14M Series A for geospatial AI traffic optimization
Flow Labs, a geospatial AI company specializing in traffic flow optimization, has raised approximately $14 million in a Series A funding round. The company applies AI to address urban transportation c...
**AI dental startup Reality selected for 'First Penguin' program, secures $15.5M for global expansion**
Reality (리얼티쓰), a South Korean AI digital dental startup, has been selected for the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund's 'Deep Tech First Penguin' program, securing a $3.1M won (~$7.8M) guarantee. The compan...
Emergent becomes India's second AI unicorn in a month, closing $300M Series C for vibe coding platform
Emergent, a Bengaluru-based vibe coding (ambiente programming) startup, has raised $300 million in a Series C round at a $1.5 billion valuation, becoming India's second AI unicorn within a month. The...