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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.

Zhipu AI's 2025 revenue jumped 132% to ¥724 million, yet net loss widened to ¥4.7 billion as R&D spe...
Apr 13, 2026Zhipu AI

Zhipu AI's 2025 revenue jumped 132% to ¥724 million, yet net loss widened to ¥4.7 billion as R&D spe...

Zhipu AI's 2025 revenue jumped 132% to ¥724 million, yet net loss widened to ¥4.7 billion as R&D spending rose 45%. Despite the loss, its Hong Kong shares have surged over 570% since the IPO, undersco...

PeakMetrics closed a $6M Series A led by Moneta Ventures, pushing total capital to $16.3M. The AI pl...
Apr 13, 2026PeakMetrics

PeakMetrics closed a $6M Series A led by Moneta Ventures, pushing total capital to $16.3M. The AI pl...

PeakMetrics closed a $6M Series A led by Moneta Ventures, pushing total capital to $16.3M. The AI platform now monitors 1.5 M+ media sources in real time, flagging engineered narratives and deepfakes...

Yellow Blue closed a ¥70 M seed round led by mint to scale its AI‑powered translation platform Blue...
Apr 13, 2026Yellow Blue Inc.

Yellow Blue closed a ¥70 M seed round led by mint to scale its AI‑powered translation platform Blue...

Yellow Blue closed a ¥70 M seed round led by mint to scale its AI‑powered translation platform Blue One. The DeepContext engine preserves full document layout and ensures domain‑specific terminology c...

Apr 13, 2026Mistral AI

Mistral AI highlights that only 5% of global VC capital flows to Europe while the U.S. captures 52%,...

Mistral AI highlights that only 5% of global VC capital flows to Europe while the U.S. captures 52%, a ten‑fold disparity despite similar economies. This funding gap forces top European AI firms to se...

Odynn closed a $9.5M seed round led by Bonfire Ventures and co‑led by Fiat Ventures, boosting its AI...
Apr 13, 2026Odynn

Odynn closed a $9.5M seed round led by Bonfire Ventures and co‑led by Fiat Ventures, boosting its AI...

Odynn closed a $9.5M seed round led by Bonfire Ventures and co‑led by Fiat Ventures, boosting its AI‑driven travel, loyalty and fintech platform. The funding will accelerate rollout of white‑label tra...

Corvera, a YC W26 startup, just closed a $2M pre‑seed round led by Firstminute Capital to launch its...
Apr 12, 2026Corvera

Corvera, a YC W26 startup, just closed a $2M pre‑seed round led by Firstminute Capital to launch its...

Corvera, a YC W26 startup, just closed a $2M pre‑seed round led by Firstminute Capital to launch its AI‑agent workforce that automates CPG back‑office tasks. Early traction shows $0 → $35K MRR in two...

South African startup Refiant AI closed a $5 M seed round led by VoLo Earth Ventures. Its nature‑ins...
Apr 12, 2026Refiant AI

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%...

Apr 12, 2026UnityAI

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...
Apr 12, 2026Vectra AI

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...
Apr 12, 2026Ridge AI

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...
Apr 12, 2026Nexthop AI

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...
Apr 12, 2026ARGU

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...
Apr 12, 2026Clodura.AI

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...
Apr 12, 2026SiFive

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...
Apr 12, 2026Numeric

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...
Apr 12, 2026

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...
Apr 12, 2026Dubverse

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...
Apr 12, 2026Oliv

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...
Apr 12, 2026EWOR

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...
Apr 12, 2026Coreworks.AI

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‑...