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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.
Chai Discovery, an OpenAI-backed AI drug discovery startup, has raised $400 million at a $3.8 billio...
Chai Discovery, an OpenAI-backed AI drug discovery startup, has raised $400 million at a $3.8 billion valuation, tripling its worth in just seven months. The round brings total funding to over $600 mi...
Miles Wang exits OpenAI to launch $2B AI drug discovery startup
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is leaving the company to start a new venture focused on AI-driven drug discovery, with plans to raise approximately $200 million at a $2 billion valuation, according to s...
WHALE (帷幄) CLOSES $40M SERIES C3, CUMULATIVE C ROUND EXCEEDS $100M
Chinese enterprise AI company Whale (帷幄) has raised a $40 million Series C3 round, bringing its total Series C funding to over $100 million. The round was disclosed via Chinese tech media outlet PingW...
FuriosaAI, Nuvacore, and D-Matrix are among AI chip startups raising new funding rounds as venture c...
FuriosaAI, Nuvacore, and D-Matrix are among AI chip startups raising new funding rounds as venture capital interest in AI hardware surges, driven by demand for alternatives to incumbent suppliers like...
Hippo Harvest, a California-based agri-robotics startup, has raised $30 million in Series C funding...
Hippo Harvest, a California-based agri-robotics startup, has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Cox Farms, a major North American greenhouse operator, with participation from Congruent Vent...
DeepSeek reportedly raising $1.5B at $71B valuation, planning 2027 IPO
Chinese foundation model developer DeepSeek is in talks to raise approximately $1.5 billion at a $71 billion valuation, with plans to pursue an IPO as early as late 2027, according to Bloomberg. This...
Connectorian raises pre-seed from Bluepoint Partners for AI decision infrastructure
South Korean startup Connectorian (커넥셔너리) has secured pre-seed funding from deep-tech accelerator Bluepoint Partners. The investment amount was not disclosed. Connectorian is developing what it calls...
Flex raises $70M Series B1 for AI payment tools and credit for mid-sized companies
Flex, an AI-driven fintech platform offering payment tools, credit, and financial operations software for mid-sized companies, has raised a $70 million Series B1 round led by Halo Fund. The company se...
Thira raises $21M seed round to bring AI automation to enterprise back offices
Enterprise AI startup Thira has raised $21 million in seed financing to automate complex operational work in back offices. The funding signals growing enterprise demand beyond AI-driven insights towar...
TYLsemi, a custom AI chip design startup, raised $43M in early-stage funding led by Matter Venture P...
TYLsemi, a custom AI chip design startup, raised $43M in early-stage funding led by Matter Venture Partners to develop modular chip architectures for specialized AI workloads. The round underscores su...
Datawise raises funding from PKSHA Algorithm Fund for people flow analytics AI
Japanese AI startup Datawise has raised an undisclosed amount from PKSHA Algorithm Fund and other investors, the company announced July 9. Datawise provides 'Datawise Area Marketer,' a service that co...
ZeamiCyberSecurity raises ¥50M pre-Series A for AI security platform Zeami Intelligence
ZeamiCyberSecurity, a Japanese startup developing an internal AI security intelligence platform called Zeami Intelligence, has raised ¥50 million (approximately $330,000) in a pre-Series A round. The...
Exmore raises seed funding for clinic AI chat reception service SuguDesk
Tokyo-based exmore has closed a seed-round third-party allotment for SuguDesk, a 24/7 AI chat reception service for medical clinics. The round was led by Oikaze Ventures, with participation from indiv...
PixVerse raises $439M at $2B+ valuation, expands world model push
Singapore-based video-generation startup PixVerse has closed a $439 million Series C extension, pushing its valuation past $2 billion, according to a company statement. The round includes participatio...
Connectionary raises pre-seed from Bluepoint Partners for AI decision infrastructure
Connectionary, a South Korean AI decision infrastructure startup, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed round from Bluepoint Partners. The company's platform, built around what it calls Atomic Intelligen...
Algorix Raises Pre-Seed Funding From Kakao Ventures to Build Unified Data Layer for Enterprise AI
South Korean AI data infrastructure startup Algorix has secured pre-seed funding from Kakao Ventures, the venture arm of Korean internet giant Kakao. The company is building a data engine that unifies...
Emerald AI is raising approximately $100 million at a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion, acc...
Emerald AI is raising approximately $100 million at a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion, according to a report from Axios. The company develops data center management software, positioning it...
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes AI agent, is finalizing a new funding round...
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes AI agent, is finalizing a new funding round led by Robot Ventures with participation from USV at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to sources...
Qujing Technology completes Series A funding led by Henan Investment Group Huirong Fund, raising ove...
Qujing Technology completes Series A funding led by Henan Investment Group Huirong Fund, raising over RMB 1 billion (~$138M) in six months. The startup specializes in producing high-efficiency AI infe...
Augmodo raises $21M for AI-powered Smartbadges tracking retail shelf inventory
Seattle-based Augmodo has raised $21 million in a funding round led by TQ Ventures for its AI-powered 'Smartbadges' — wearable devices worn by retail employees that use computer vision to automaticall...