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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.
South African startup Refiant AI closed a $5 M seed round led by VoLo Earth Ventures. Its nature‑ins...
South African startup Refiant AI closed a $5 M seed round led by VoLo Earth Ventures. Its nature‑inspired compression stack can shrink models from ~250 GB to 80 GB, cutting AI energy use by up to 80%...
UnityAI just secured a $8.5M Series A (bringing total capital to over $14M) to scale its autonomous...
UnityAI just secured a $8.5M Series A (bringing total capital to over $14M) to scale its autonomous AI workforce that automates patient scheduling, appointment confirmations and care coordination. The...
Vectra AI's secondary market price fell to $4.96 on 4/12, reflecting a 35% drop and a current Forge...
Vectra AI's secondary market price fell to $4.96 on 4/12, reflecting a 35% drop and a current Forge valuation of $783M, down from its $1.21B post‑money in the 2021 Series F round. The company has rais...
Ridge AI emerged from stealth with a $2.6M pre‑seed round led by Madrona, backed by TheFounderVC and...
Ridge AI emerged from stealth with a $2.6M pre‑seed round led by Madrona, backed by TheFounderVC and angels from Tableau, Trifacta and Streamlit. The Seattle startup’s AI‑native embedded analytics pla...
US tech startups secured $256 bn in 2025 – four times the combined funding of the next nine countrie...
US tech startups secured $256 bn in 2025 – four times the combined funding of the next nine countries and 23 × India’s $11 bn. This massive capital pool fuels AI breakthroughs, scaling infrastructure...
Argu AI closed a $2M seed round, boosting its Conversational Video Intelligence platform that turns...
Argu AI closed a $2M seed round, boosting its Conversational Video Intelligence platform that turns any camera into a natural‑language security assistant. The funding will accelerate rollout for smart...
Clodura.AI raised $2 million in a pre‑Series A round led by Bharat Innovation Fund, bolstering its A...
Clodura.AI raised $2 million in a pre‑Series A round led by Bharat Innovation Fund, bolstering its AI‑driven sales prospecting platform. The startup processes over 100 million signals daily, covering...
SiFive closed a $400 M Series G round, valuing the RISC‑V chip IP leader at $3.65 B. Led by Atreides...
SiFive closed a $400 M Series G round, valuing the RISC‑V chip IP leader at $3.65 B. Led by Atreides and joined by Nvidia, the funding targets high‑performance data‑center CPUs for networking, storage...
Numeric closed a $51M Series B in Nov 2025, bringing total capital to $89M. The round, led by IVP wi...
Numeric closed a $51M Series B in Nov 2025, bringing total capital to $89M. The round, led by IVP with Menlo, Founders Fund and new backers Alkeon and Fifth Down, funds its shift from month‑end close...
Beehiv has now raised $50 M total, positioning it for a projected $50 M annual revenue run‑rate in 2...
Beehiv has now raised $50 M total, positioning it for a projected $50 M annual revenue run‑rate in 2026 with over 40 000 MAUs and 15 000 paying subscribers. The capital backs its ad‑tech expansion and...
Sheryl Sandberg’s second investment in Bengaluru’s AI scene underscores growing confidence in genera...
Sheryl Sandberg’s second investment in Bengaluru’s AI scene underscores growing confidence in generative video localisation. Her $7M backing of Simplismart, a platform that already serves Dubverse, si...
Oliv.AI just closed a $5.2M seed round, enabling the launch of the world’s first AI‑agent sales team...
Oliv.AI just closed a $5.2M seed round, enabling the launch of the world’s first AI‑agent sales team. Its agents auto‑capture deal intelligence from every call, meeting and email, delivering MEDDICC‑g...
EWOR’s AI Co‑Founder program now lets entrepreneurs choose between a €70k salary or up to €500k in c...
EWOR’s AI Co‑Founder program now lets entrepreneurs choose between a €70k salary or up to €500k in capital, plus weekly 1:1 sparring with unicorn founders. Fellows have raised >€2M on average, with on...
Coreworks AI secured $5 M (≈₹46 Cr) seed funding led by Together Fund to scale its AI‑SuperAnalyst p...
Coreworks AI secured $5 M (≈₹46 Cr) seed funding led by Together Fund to scale its AI‑SuperAnalyst platform that automates board‑room reports from ERP/CRM data. The round validates demand for natural‑...
Cursor hit $2 bn annualized revenue in Feb 2026, up from $1 bn just months earlier, after a $2.3 bn...
Cursor hit $2 bn annualized revenue in Feb 2026, up from $1 bn just months earlier, after a $2.3 bn Series D that lifted its valuation to $29.3 bn. The rapid scale shows AI coding assistants can becom...
Perplexity has launched the $1 M ‘Billion Dollar Build’ challenge, giving US founders up to $1 M see...
Perplexity has launched the $1 M ‘Billion Dollar Build’ challenge, giving US founders up to $1 M seed funding plus $1 M in Perplexity Computer credits to create a startup with a $1 B valuation path in...
Legora just closed a $550 M Series D led by Accel, pushing its valuation to $5.55 B – a three‑fold j...
Legora just closed a $550 M Series D led by Accel, pushing its valuation to $5.55 B – a three‑fold jump in just five months. The raise fuels a rapid US rollout, expanding its AI‑driven legal workflow...
Character.ai closed a $150M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, pushing its valuation to $1B. The i...
Character.ai closed a $150M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, pushing its valuation to $1B. The infusion fuels scaling of its open‑ended conversational platform, targeting richer AI characters and...
Felix, the AI workflow platform founded by Parrot’s creator, announced its launch and secured $1.7 M...
Felix, the AI workflow platform founded by Parrot’s creator, announced its launch and secured $1.7 M in pre‑seed funding led by XYZ Venture Capital. The solution targets legal, finance and insurance t...
Provally, a Seoul‑based AI security startup, closed a seed round backed by BluePoint Partners throug...
Provally, a Seoul‑based AI security startup, closed a seed round backed by BluePoint Partners through its Geek’s School accelerator. 🚀 The funding will accelerate AutoProof, its AI‑driven vulnerabili...