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Ringg AI Raises USD 5.5 Million Series A Led by Arkam Ventures
Bengaluru-based voice AI startup Ringg AI has raised USD 5.5 million in a Series A round. The investment was led by Arkam Ventures with several others joining. The funds will help grow teams, build new products, and expand abroad.
Higgsfield raises $80M Series A after hitting $200M annual run rate
Higgsfield has raised $80 million in a Series A extension, bringing total Series A funding to $130 million. The AI video platform now runs at a $200 million annual rate and serves millions of users daily.
GrowthPal raises USD 2.6 million for AI-powered M&A platform
GrowthPal has raised USD 2.6 million in a new funding round. The company plans to expand its AI-led M&A platform in the US and other markets.
Deepgram raises USD 130 million Series C at USD 1.3B valuation
Deepgram announced it has raised USD 130 million in a Series C funding round. New capital will help grow its real-time voice AI platform and build new services.
OpenAI acquires health-tech startup Torch for over USD 100 million
OpenAI has acquired US-based health-tech startup Torch. The deal is valued at more than USD 100 million and strengthens OpenAI’s push into healthcare.
Aivar Raises USD 4.6 Million in Funding
AI startup Aivar has raised USD 4.6 million. No details on the round type or investors. The company focuses on making AI experiments ready for enterprise use.
Zynap Raises EUR 6 Million Seed Extension
Barcelona-based Zynap raised EUR 6 million in a Seed round extension. Existing investors Kibo Ventures and Kfund put in more. This takes the total funding to EUR 12 million.
Nitro Commerce Raises USD 5 Million Series A Led by Cornerstone
AI marketing platform Nitro Commerce has raised USD 5 million in a Series A round. The round was led by Cornerstone Ventures with several other investors joining. The funds will go toward scaling in India and abroad, better AI tools, and hiring.
Intel spinout Articul8 raises Series B at $500M valuation
Enterprise AI firm Articul8 has raised more than half of its planned $70 million Series B round. The company is now valued at $500 million and plans to expand across Europe and Asia.
Cyera raises $400 million in Series F round
Cyera announced a $400 million Series F round. Blackstone led the investment. The funding triples the companies valuation to $9 billion.
xAI raises $20B Series E with backing from NVIDIA, Fidelity
Elon Musk-founded xAI has raised $20 billion in a Series E round, above its original target. The funding brings in major financial and strategic investors as xAI scales compute and products.
LMArena secures USD 150 million Series A funding
LMArena, an AI evaluation platform, raised USD 150 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Felicis and UC Investments with top investors joining in.
Lyte raises USD 107 million to build perception tech for robots
Lyte has revealed itself with USD 107 million in funding. The company builds perception systems that help robots see and act safely.
Manus joins Meta in a USD 2 billion deal to scale its AI agentsI’m
Manus has joined Meta in a strategic acquisition valued at USD 2 billion. The company will continue to run its product and operations from Singapore.
SoftBank finishes $40B OpenAI deal with $22.5B top-up
SoftBank has completed its full commitment to invest in OpenAI after closing an additional $22.5 billion round. The final investment brings SoftBank’s ownership in OpenAI to around 11%.
Lovable raises $330 million in Series B funding
Lovable announced a $330 million Series B round. CapitalG and Menlo Ventures led it. The startup builds tools for non-technical people to create software.
MoEngage raises $180M more in Series F, total hits $280M
MoEngage has raised an extra $180 million in its ongoing Series F round. The funding also included a liquidity event for employees and early backers.
Databricks Raises Over $4B in Series L at $134B Valuation
Databricks has raised more than $4 billion in a Series L round at a $134 billion valuation. The company says its revenue run-rate has crossed $4.8 billion, growing over 55% from last year.
Conveyd Raises GBP 2.5 Million Seed Funding
London-based Conveyd raised GBP 2.5 million in seed funding. Eka Ventures led the round. Portfolio Ventures joined along with existing backers.
Shapes raises $24 million in seed and Series A funding
Shapes raised $24 million in seed and Series A rounds. Entrée Capital led the Series A. It builds AI-native platform for people management.
Opine raises $5 million for AI sales workspace
Opine raised $5 million in new funding. S3 Ventures led the round. It unifies technical sales for B2B teams.
Empromptu raises $2 million pre-seed for AI app builder
Empromptu raised $2 million in pre-seed funding. Precursor Ventures led the round. It lets businesses build AI apps easily.
Unconventional AI raises $475 million in seed funding round
Unconventional AI raised $475 million in seed funding. Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed led the round. It values the company at $4.5 billion.
Curvestone AI Raises USD 4 Million Seed
Curvestone AI closed USD 4 million in seed funding. MTech Capital led the round. Boost Capital Partners, D2 Fund, and Portfolio Ventures joined in.
Gradium raises $70 million seed for voice AI models
Gradium emerged from stealth with $70 million seed funding. FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo led the round. It builds low-latency audio AI from Paris.
SF Compute Raises USD 40 Million Series A for AI Marketplace
SF Compute closed USD 40 million in Series A funding. The round valued the company at USD 300 million. The cash will help grow its AI compute marketplace.
Mirror Security Raises USD 2.5 Million Pre-Seed
Mirror Security closed USD 2.5 million in pre-seed funding. Sure Valley Ventures and Atlantic Bridge led the round. The cash will help grow teams and speed up product work.
Black Forest Labs Raises USD 300 Million Series B
Black Forest Labs closed a USD 300 million Series B round. The deal put the post-money valuation at USD 3.25 billion. The money will go toward faster research and development.
GetVocal Raises USD 26 Million Series A Led by Creandum
GetVocal closed a USD 26 million Series A round. Creandum led the deal with Elaia and Speedinvest joining in. The fresh capital will help the company grow its team and reach in Europe.
Kingpin Raises USD 3.5 Million Seed Led by Infinity Ventures
Kingpin closed USD 3.5 million in seed funding. Infinity Ventures led the round with others joining. The cash will support growth in new markets and teams.
Jeff Bezos co-leads AI start-up Project Prometheus with $6.2B backing
Jeff Bezos has co-founded and will co-lead the AI start-up Project Prometheus, which received $6.2 billion in funding. The company focuses on AI for engineering, manufacturing, and aerospace applications.
Cursor raises $2.3B Series D at $29.3B valuation
AI coding assistant Cursor has raised $2.3 billion in a large Series D round, taking its valuation to $29.3 billion. The company plans to use the capital to build its in-house AI models and expand its product capabilities.
Anthropic raises $13B Series F led by ICONIQ
Anthropic has raised $13 billion in a Series F round led by ICONIQ. The deal values the AI company at $183 billion post-money and brings in a long list of global investors.
Scale AI raises strategic investment from Meta at over $29B valuation
Scale AI has received a major strategic investment from Meta Platforms, valuing the company at over $29 billion. The deal expands the companies’ commercial partnership and marks a leadership transition at Scale.
SoftBank commits up to $40B more to OpenAI
SoftBank Group plans to invest up to $40 billion more in OpenAI through a new follow-on deal. The move deepens its bet on AI as it looks to back OpenAI’s next phase of growth.
Google Cloud agrees to acquire Wiz for USD 32 billion
Google has signed a deal to buy cloud security firm Wiz for USD 32 billion. The move strengthens Google Cloud’s push into security and multicloud services.