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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.
OpenRouter raises $113M Series B for AI model switching gateway, processing 25T tokens weekly
OpenRouter raises $113M Series B for AI model switching gateway, processing 25T tokens weekly OpenRouter, the AI gateway that lets developers route requests across 400+ models from 70+ providers via a...
XCENA raises $135M Series B at $570M valuation for in-memory AI compute chips
XCENA raises $135M Series B at $570M valuation for in-memory AI compute chips XCENA, a chip startup with offices in South Korea and the US, has raised $135 million in a Series B round at a $570 millio...
Mecka AI raises $60M to train robots on direct human data, targeting physical AI deployment
Mecka AI raises $60M to train robots on direct human data, targeting physical AI deployment Mecka AI, a New York City-based startup founded in 2025, has raised $60 million in a two-part funding round...
ZeroDrift raises $10M seed for AI governance layer that rewrites non-compliant model outputs
ZeroDrift raises $10M seed for AI governance layer that rewrites non-compliant model outputs ZeroDrift, a startup offering an AI compliance filtering service, announced a $10 million seed round led by...
Bayshore exits stealth with €6.9M seed to automate legal and compliance workflows using agentic AI
Bayshore exits stealth with €6.9M seed to automate legal and compliance workflows using agentic AI Munich-based Bayshore has exited stealth with €6.9 million ($8 million) in seed funding led by Earlyb...
Zhipu AI plans to raise RMB 15 billion (~$2.1B) in a Shanghai STAR Market IPO, according to a PingWe...
Zhipu AI plans to raise RMB 15 billion (~$2.1B) in a Shanghai STAR Market IPO, according to a PingWest report, accelerating a dual-listing strategy that already includes a Hong Kong filing. The Beijin...
Moment raises $78M Series C led by Index Ventures for AI trading platform
Moment raises $78M Series C led by Index Ventures for AI trading platform Moment, a developer of an AI operating system for investment management, announced a $78 million Series C round led by Index V...
Ocean raises $20M Series A led by Lightspeed for AI agent email security
Ocean raises $20M Series A led by Lightspeed for AI agent email security Ocean, a Tokyo-based email security startup, announced a $28M total raise including a $20M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture P...
Sam Altman Backs Stealth Robot Software Startup Alfred
Sam Altman Backs Stealth Robot Software Startup Alfred OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is investing in Alfred, a stealth startup building a software platform to accelerate robotics and automotive engineering. F...
Japanese humanoid robotics startup Atom has raised 3 billion yen (approximately $19 million) in seed...
Japanese humanoid robotics startup Atom has raised 3 billion yen (approximately $19 million) in seed funding to develop what it describes as a "new species" of AI-powered bipedal robots. The round was...
Ubifly raises strategic investment from Naver to scale physical AI drone operations
Ubifly raises strategic investment from Naver to scale physical AI drone operations South Korean drone swarm and autonomous flight platform specialist Ubifly has secured a strategic investment from Na...
Sekai raises $26M seed and Series A for no-code AI software creation platform
Sekai raises $26M seed and Series A for no-code AI software creation platform Sekai, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised a combined $26 million in Seed and Series A funding to build a consumer c...
**Sekai raises $20M Series A for AI-powered mini app creation platform**
**Sekai raises $20M Series A for AI-powered mini app creation platform** Sekai, a startup led by founder and CEO Lucky Zhang, has raised a $20 million Series A to scale its platform that lets users cr...
MASO raises $530K seed round for AI image analysis platform MitteFlow
MASO raises $530K seed round for AI image analysis platform MitteFlow MASO, a Japanese startup offering AI-powered image analysis technology, has raised 81.5 million yen (~$530K) in a seed round from...
VAST raises nearly $200M in A+ and A++ rounds, reveals world model roadmap
VAST raises nearly $200M in A+ and A++ rounds, reveals world model roadmap General AI company VAST has completed approximately $200 million in combined A+ and A++ funding rounds, led by undisclosed in...
Mecka AI raises $60M to train robots with human data from body sensors and iPhones
Mecka AI raises $60M to train robots with human data from body sensors and iPhones Mecka AI, a New York-based startup founded by four non-traditional AI founders with backgrounds in fintech, crypto, a...
INDUSTRIAL-X raises 1.93 billion yen Series C for AI agent platform
INDUSTRIAL-X raises 1.93 billion yen Series C for AI agent platform INDUSTRIAL-X, a Japanese startup providing AI agent-based business transformation, announced a 1.93 billion yen (~$13.7M) Series C r...
**UAE sovereign fund MGX increases pre-IPO stake in Anthropic’s $65B round**
**UAE sovereign fund MGX increases pre-IPO stake in Anthropic’s $65B round** Abu Dhabi’s MGX, a sovereign investment vehicle launched in 2024 by G42 and Mubadala and chaired by National Security Advis...
Vast raises $200M to develop production-grade 3D AI models for video games, becomes China's AI unicorn
Vast raises $200M to develop production-grade 3D AI models for video games, becomes China's AI unicorn Vast, a Gen-Z-founded startup, has raised $200 million to develop AI-powered 3D models for video...
Cognition AI valued at $26 billion, becomes highest-valued AI coding company
Cognition AI valued at $26 billion, becomes highest-valued AI coding company Cognition AI, the developer of the "AI software engineer" Devin, has closed over $1 billion in new funding at a $26 billion...