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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.

DeepSeek raises over 50 billion yuan (~$7B) in first external funding round at 338 billion yuan (~$47B) valuation.
Jun 20, 2026DeepSeek AI

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-...
Jun 20, 2026Gray Swan

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
Jun 20, 2026Channel Robotics

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
Jun 20, 2026HyperLight Corporation

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...
Jun 20, 2026INFLUISH

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
Jun 20, 2026GO Inc.

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,...

Jun 20, 2026Odyssey

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
Jun 20, 2026Aether AI

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
Jun 19, 2026LUMIQ

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...

Jun 19, 2026Sarvam AI

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...

Specx Raises $2.2M to Advance Hyperspectral Imaging Technology for Space Applications
Jun 19, 2026Specx

Specx Raises $2.2M to Advance Hyperspectral Imaging Technology for Space Applications

Korean deep-tech startup Specx has secured KRW 3 billion (~$2.2M) in follow-on pre-Series A funding led by Triangle Partners, with participation from E&Venture Partners and JX Partners. The company de...

Turnout Raises $35M Series A at $400M Valuation for AI-Powered Consumer Advocacy Platform
Jun 19, 2026Turnout

Turnout Raises $35M Series A at $400M Valuation for AI-Powered Consumer Advocacy Platform

Turnout, an AI-powered consumer advocacy service that helps Americans navigate complex government and financial bureaucracies, has raised $35 million in Series A funding led by HighPost Capital, with...

BuyerBeats Raises $2M Seed to Build Full-Stack AI Workforce Platform for SMEs
Jun 19, 2026BuyerBeats

BuyerBeats Raises $2M Seed to Build Full-Stack AI Workforce Platform for SMEs

Singapore-based BuyerBeats announced a $2 million seed round led by Matalabs Ventures, Orange Dao, and others to expand its AI workforce platform from data-layer signal capture through agent-executed...

Devplan raises $2.5M seed from AI2 Incubator for AI-native product engineering coordination
Jun 19, 2026Devplan

Devplan raises $2.5M seed from AI2 Incubator for AI-native product engineering coordination

Devplan, a Seattle-based startup emerging from stealth, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by AI2 Incubator, with participation from Acequia Capital, Mighty Capital, Grand Ventures, and eLab...

ARCLOW raises pre-seed from Sazze Partners for AI-powered US expansion platform
Jun 19, 2026ARCLOW

ARCLOW raises pre-seed from Sazze Partners for AI-powered US expansion platform

ARCLOW, an AI platform founded by former Google and Coupang employees, has raised a pre-seed round from Silicon Valley-based cross-border venture capital firm Sazze Partners. Founded in January 2026,...

AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation as Enterprise AI Research Platform Hits $600M ARR
Jun 19, 2026AlphaSense

AlphaSense Raises $350M at $7.5B Valuation as Enterprise AI Research Platform Hits $600M ARR

AlphaSense, an AI-powered market intelligence platform, has raised $350 million in Series G funding at a $7.5 billion valuation, nearly doubling its previous $4 billion valuation. The round was led by...

Jun 19, 2026fileAI

fileAI secures strategic investment from JR East Group to expand AI document processing in Japan

fileAI, a developer of AI agents that convert legacy contracts and documents into structured, searchable knowledge assets, has received a strategic investment from JR East Group's venture capital arm....

MW Raises ¥3B Seed for AI-Powered Robotic Homes, Plans Nationwide Living Home Rollout
Jun 19, 2026MW

MW Raises ¥3B Seed for AI-Powered Robotic Homes, Plans Nationwide Living Home Rollout

MW (ムウ), a Tokyo-based startup founded in February 2024, has disclosed a total of ¥3 billion (~$20M) in seed-stage funding comprising equity and debt. Investors include ALPHA, national guarantee innov...

Frontier Health Raises $16M Seed to Automate NHS Administrative Tasks with AI Agent JUNO
Jun 19, 2026Frontier Health

Frontier Health Raises $16M Seed to Automate NHS Administrative Tasks with AI Agent JUNO

Frontier Health, a London-based startup founded in 2024 by former Palantir healthcare lead Rachel Finegold, has raised $16 million in seed funding led by Atomico, with participation from firstminute c...

Jun 19, 2026Physis

Physis raises over $100M in seed++ round for AI paradigm shift from virtual to physical world

Physis (逆矩阵科技) has completed a seed++ financing round exceeding $100 million, co-led by Matrix Partners and Guanghe Capital, with strategic participation from Ant Group. The company is positioning its...