François Chollet Launches Ndea, a New AI Lab Focused on AGI
Partnering with Mike Knoop, co-founder of Zapier, Chollet envisions a paradigm shift in how AI systems learn, adapt, and contribute to scientific progress.
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MetAI Secures $4 Million Seed Round with NVIDIA’s Backing
The investment aligns with NVIDIA's broader push into industrial AI applications through its Omniverse platform.
Synthesia Raises $180 Million, Highlighting Enterprise Demand for AI Video Solutions
The UK-based company's valuation doubles to $2.1B as enterprises increasingly adopt AI video tools for corporate communications
Anysphere Raises $105M for AI Coding Assistant Cursor, Reaching $2.5B Valuation
The company's rapid growth reflects increasing demand for AI-powered development tools among programmers
Overland AI Raises $32 Million to Advance Ground Autonomy for Defense
The Seattle-based startup develops cutting-edge autonomous systems to protect soldiers and reshape land operations.
Hippocratic AI Secures $141M Series B, Launches AI Agent App Store
The healthtech startup has not reached a $1.64B valuation as healthcare providers embrace its safety-focused AI agents for patient communication
Blackstone Invests $300M in AI Data Leader DDN
The private equity giant values DDN at $5 billion, underscoring the booming demand for AI infrastructure.
Grove AI Raises $4.9M to Reduce Clinical Trial Enrollment Times with AI
The startup aims to reduce clinical trial inefficiencies with its AI platform, Grace, making participant management faster and more accessible.
Anthropic in Talks to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation
The OpenAI rival aims to solidify its position in the competitive AI landscape with a significant funding boost led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Rembrand Raises $23M to Bring Virtual Product Placement to Connected TV
The AI-powered advertising startup is expanding beyond social media into premium TV and movie content.
Perplexity Raises $500M at $9B Valuation
Perplexity has built a significant user base, reporting over 15 million active users as of March 2024.
Perplexity Acquires Carbon to Enhance AI Data Connectivity
The move paves the way for enterprise-focused AI search capabilities in early 2025.
Suki Expands AI Assistant Capabilities with Google Cloud Integration
The new patient summarization feature extracts critical information from electronic health records (EHRs) and condenses it into digestible summaries.
Chinese AI Firm Zhipu AI Secures $412M as Competition Intensifies
The funding follows multiple investment rounds in 2024, with the company's valuation reaching approximately $2.75 billion
Basis Secures $34M to Deploy AI Agents for Accounting Firms
The round was led by Khosla Ventures with participation from prominent investors like Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and OpenAI board members Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo.
AMD Leads $250M Investment in Liquid AI, Betting on Worm-Inspired AI Architecture
MIT spin-off Liquid AI has secured major funding to scale its efficient AI models, inspired by the neural architecture of microscopic worms rather than traditional transformer-based systems.
The Boston-based startup has secured $250 million in Series A funding led by AMD, valuing the company at $2.3 billion just a
AI Voice Startup Vapi Raises $20M to Build Enterprise Infrastructure for Voice Agents
Vapi is empowering developers to create voice AI applications in minutes, not months, setting the stage for the next wave of conversational AI.
Swiss Robot Maker ANYbotics Secures Additional $60M in Series B Extension
The funding expansion signals growing demand for industrial inspection robots as major energy and manufacturing firms adopt autonomous solutions.
NeuBird Raises $22.5M to Scale AI-Powered IT Operations Assistant
The funding comes as NeuBird launches Hawkeye, its AI-powered platform that serves as a digital teammate for IT operations teams.
Aqemia Raises $38 Million to Propel Quantum-Powered AI Drug Discovery
Aqemia's latest funding round shows growing investor confidence in AI-powered drug discovery, as the company prepares for clinical trials and international expansion.
AI Language Tutor Speak Hits Unicorn Status with $78M Series C
OpenAI-backed startup doubles valuation in six months, challenging traditional language learning with AI-powered conversation practice.
Ex-OpenAI Researcher Launches WaveForms AI with $40M Seed Funding from a16z
The company plans to develop its own foundation models, focusing on creating smaller, more efficient systems that could potentially offer cost and speed advantages over existing solutions.
UK AI Infrastructure Firm Nscale Raises $155M to Expand across Europe and North America
Nscale’s new funding signals growing investor appetite for AI compute and accelerates its plans to deliver massive GPU clusters and a public cloud.
Elon Musk’s xAI Secures Another $6 Billion
The $6 billion raise involved 97 investors, with a minimum stake of $77,593.
Cake Emerges from Stealth with $13 Million to Simplify AI for Mid-Sized Businesses
New York-based Cake is launching with $13 million in backing from Google's Gradient Ventures to help mid-sized businesses adopt AI by managing their open-source infrastructure.