Glean Doubles Down on AI Agents with $150M Raise as Enterprise Adoption Explodes
Glean secures $150 million in Series F funding, raising its valuation to $7.2 billion, as it accelerates the integration of AI agents across enterprise workflows.
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Salesforce Snaps Up Moonhub's AI Team as Startup Winds Down
Salesforce hired most of Moonhub's team as the AI recruiting startup shuts down, bringing crucial talent to its Agentforce platform in the heated race for enterprise AI agents.
Synthesia Co-Founder Raises $13M to Build the "Holy Grail" of AI: Interactive 3D Worlds from Text
Munich-based SpAItial has raised $13 million in seed funding to develop spatial foundation models that generate interactive, photorealistic 3D environments from text prompts or images, positioning itself as a European challenger in the rapidly growing spatial AI market.
Google Launches AI Futures Fund to Back Startups Using DeepMind Technology
Google has established a new investment fund specifically to back startups building with its DeepMind AI models, offering both financial support and privileged access to its technology.
Supio Raises $60M to Make AI the New Legal Powerhouse in Personal Injury Cases
Personal injury firms are reporting 20-30% higher settlements with the startup's specialized legal AI platform
Lightrun Raises $70M as Enterprises Bet Big on its AI-Driven Debugging Platform
Lightrun secures $70M Series B to accelerate AI-driven autonomous remediation, addressing the critical need for real-time code resilience in the AI-fueled era of software development.
Endor Labs Raises $93M Series B to Safeguard AI-Generated Code
Endor Labs has raised $93 million in a Series B funding round led by DFJ Growth to enhance its platform that secures AI-generated code, addressing the growing need for robust application security in the era of AI-driven software development.
Chatbot Arena Rebrands as LMArena, Becomes a Company
Popular AI testing platform Chatbot Arena is transforming into a company called Arena Intelligence Inc. to expand its widely-used model comparison service.
Former YC President, Geoff Ralston, Launches Fund for "Safe AI" Startups
Geoff Ralston, ex-president of Y Combinator, has launched the Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (SAIF) to invest in early-stage startups focused on AI safety, security, and responsible deployment.
Capsule Secures $12M to Scale AI-Powered Video Editing for Enterprise Teams
Video editing platform Capsule has raised $12 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered tools that help non-creative teams produce brand-compliant videos at scale.
OpenAI Acqui-hires Context.ai Team to Boost Model Evaluation Efforts
OpenAI has acquihired the team behind Context.ai, a GV-backed startup known for its analytics tools that help developers understand how AI models perform in the real world.
Adobe Invests in Synthesia as the AI Video Startup Hits $100M Revenue Milestone
Synthesia has received a strategic investment from Adobe after surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue, signaling growing enterprise demand for AI-generated video.
Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence Raises Another $2B at $32B Valuation
Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $2 billion at a $32 billion valuation—without a product on the market.
Ex-OpenAI CTO's Stealth Startup Targets Record-Breaking $2B Seed Round
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is reportedly seeking a $2 billion seed round that would value the nascent AI company at $10+ billion despite having no product yet.
Incident.io Raises $62M to Build AI Agents That Keep Systems Running
London-based incident.io has raised $62 million in Series B funding to develop AI agents that can investigate and resolve software outages alongside human engineers.
Adaptive Security Raises $43M to Combat AI Cyber Threats
New York-based Adaptive Security has raised $43 million in a Series A co-led by OpenAI’s Startup Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, marking OpenAI’s first investment in a cybersecurity firm.
Actively AI Lands $22.5M to Build 'GTM Superintelligence' for Sales Teams
New York-based Actively AI has raised $22.5 million in funding to develop AI reasoning models that help sales teams identify high-value prospects rather than maximizing contact volume.
Qualcomm Acquires VinAI's Generative AI Division
Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of Hanoi-based VinAI to strengthen its research and development across a range of smart devices and applications.
ClearGrid Raises $10M to Modernize MENA's Debt Collection with AI
Dubai-based ClearGrid has secured $10 million in funding to transform debt collection in the Middle East and North Africa with an AI-powered platform that improves recovery rates while creating better experiences for borrowers.
Prezent Secures $20M to Enhance AI-Powered Slide Decks for Enterprise
Prezent has raised $20 million to refine its AI models for slide deck creation and expand into new markets beyond its existing Fortune 2000 client base.
Industrial Giants Back Apptronik's Humanoid Robot Vision with Expanded $403M Series A
Apptronik has secured an additional $53 million from Mercedes-Benz, Japan Post Capital, and others, bringing their Series A round to $403 million as the humanoid robotics company prioritizes practical industrial applications before consumer markets.
Google Acquires Wiz for $32B in Record-Breaking Cloud Security Deal
Google has agreed to acquire the cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion, aiming to enhance its cloud security capabilities and expand multicloud protection.
xAI Buys Hotshot, a Startup Working on AI-Generated Video
Elon Musk’s xAI has acquired Hotshot, a startup developing AI-powered video generation models, indicating that xAI may soon add video capabilities to its Grok chatbot.
Cartesia Raises $64M to Advance Real-Time Voice AI with Sonic 2.0
Cartesia, a real-time voice AI company, has secured $64 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins, fueling the development of Sonic 2.0, a low-latency voice model with superior voice cloning and real-time capabilities.
Ceramic.ai Emerges from Stealth with $12M to Accelerate AI Model Training
Ceramic.ai, founded by former Google VP Anna Patterson, has exited stealth with $12 million in funding to make AI model training 2.5x faster and more cost-effective for enterprises.