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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.
Iore (イオレ) announced on June 19 that it is canceling a $5 million (approximately ¥7.9 billion) indir...
Iore (イオレ) announced on June 19 that it is canceling a $5 million (approximately ¥7.9 billion) indirect investment in Anthropic made through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in March, and will redirect...
dodoAI Raises ¥280M Seed to Scale Enterprise AI Governance Platform
Tokyo-based dodoAI, an enterprise AI governance platform, has raised ¥280 million (approximately $1.9 million) in seed funding led by Genesia Ventures, with participation from Mitsui Sumitomo Insuranc...
ElevenLabs secures $11B valuation in $500M Series D led by Sequoia Capital
London-based AI voice startup ElevenLabs has raised $500 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia Capital, at an $11 billion valuation — more than tripling its $3.3 billion valuation from January 20...
Defense tech startups have raised $14.6 billion in venture capital through May 2026, surpassing 2025...
Defense tech startups have raised $14.6 billion in venture capital through May 2026, surpassing 2025's full-year record before summer began. Anchor deals include Anduril's $5 billion Series H at a $61...
Magic-Spring AI raises hundreds of millions of yuan in Series Pre-A to accelerate global Token infrastructure
Magic-Spring AI, a Chinese startup building AI-native token infrastructure, has closed a Series Pre-A round raising hundreds of millions of yuan (tens of millions of USD). The company plans to use the...
**FuriosaAI receives ~$830M from South Korea government advanced industry fund**
South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has secured approximately 830 billion won (~$830 million) in investment from the South Korean government's advanced industry development fund, finalized in May 2...
Jingying Technology (井英科技) raises tens of millions in USD for AI-agent-driven content creation
Jingying Technology (井英科技), the company behind the AI short-video drama platform Reel.AI, has closed tens of millions of dollars in a Series A and A+ round. Investors include Lollapalooza Capital (the...
Trace Intelligence (淬思科技) raises seed funding for Agent-specific AI inference chip, backed by Monolith and Qiyin Tongchuang
Shanghai-based AI inference chip startup Trace Intelligence (淬思科技) has closed a seed round co-led by Monolith (砺思资本) and Qiyin Tongchuang (启盈同创). The company, founded in May 2026 by Dr. Pan Hongyang,...
Trace Intelligence closes seed round led by Monolith and Qiyin Tongchuang for inference chip
Trace Intelligence (淬思科技), a Shanghai-based AI inference chip startup, has completed an incubation seed round co-led by Monolith (砺思资本) and Qiyin Tongchuang (启盈同创基金). The company was founded in May 20...
Evoken raises nearly $300M in Series B+ funding at over $2B valuation, the largest single round in C...
Evoken raises nearly $300M in Series B+ funding at over $2B valuation, the largest single round in China's AI application layer. The round is co-led by Granite Asia, Tencent, and Shunwei Capital, with...
DeepSeek raises over 50 billion yuan (~$7B) in first external funding round at 338 billion yuan (~$47B) valuation.
DeepSeek completed its first external funding round, raising over 50 billion yuan (RMB 50B, ~$7B) at a valuation of 338 billion yuan (~$47B). Founder Liang Wenfeng personally contributed 200 billion y...
Gray Swan, an AI security startup, has closed a $40 million Series A round to expand its enterprise-...
Gray Swan, an AI security startup, has closed a $40 million Series A round to expand its enterprise-focused AI testing and red-teaming tools. The company plans to grow its team and scale its platform...
Channel Robotics raises $2.5M seed+ for AI-driven cell therapy automation
Channel Robotics has closed a $2.5 million Seed+ round led by True Ventures. The company applies AI and robotics to automate cell therapy manufacturing, aiming to reduce cost and variability in produc...
HyperLight raises $80M Series C for photonic interconnects in AI data centers
Harvard-spinout HyperLight closed an $80 million Series C on June 18, 2026, led by MediaTek, with participation from UMC Capital, Jabil, Foxconn, EDBI, and the Qatar Investment Authority. The company...
INFLUISH, an Indian startup, was among 19 companies that collectively raised $426 million between Ju...
INFLUISH, an Indian startup, was among 19 companies that collectively raised $426 million between June 15 and June 19, 2026, according to Inc42. The week was dominated by AI funding, led by Sarvam AI'...
Go raises $553M in Japan's largest IPO of 2026, targets robotaxis and acquisitions
Go, Japan's dominant taxi-hailing app, raised ¥88.6 billion ($553 million) in its June 2026 IPO — the country's largest of the year — drawing anchor investments from BlackRock, Wellington Management,...
Amazon has joined a $310 million funding round for Odyssey, an AI startup. The article text is minim...
Amazon has joined a $310 million funding round for Odyssey, an AI startup. The article text is minimal, providing only a timeline visualization reference, but the headline confirms Amazon's participat...
Aether AI raises $20M seed to build causal world models for robotics and Physical AI
Aether AI, founded by UC San Diego professor Biwei Huang, closed a $20 million seed round on June 18, 2026, led by MPCi with participation from Inno Angel Fund, SWC Global, and Unity Ventures. The sta...
LUMIQ raises strategic funding to become autonomous AI decision layer for financial services
LUMIQ, a company operating in the AI-for-finance segment, has announced a strategic funding round. The company aims to position itself as the autonomous AI decision layer for financial services, focus...
Sarvam AI raises massive funding round, accounting for nearly 60% of the $393 million total venture...
Sarvam AI raises massive funding round, accounting for nearly 60% of the $393 million total venture capital inflow in India during the week of June 13-19. The deal underscores surging investor confide...