Nebius Secures $700M Investment Led by NVIDIA and Accel to Scale AI Infrastructure
The company's approach combines building custom data centers with co-location facilities, allowing for flexible expansion in key markets.
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Ubitium Promises Universal Chip to Replace Specialized Processors, Raises $3.7M
If successful, Ubitium's technology could eliminate the need for separate CPUs, GPUs, and other specialized chips, significantly reducing costs and complexity in everything from embedded systems to high-performance computing.
New Lantern Launches with $19M in Series A Funding, Unveils AI-Powered Radiology Assistant
The startup combines two essential tools radiologists use daily – medical image viewing and reporting software – into a single cloud-based platform enhanced by AI.
Tessl Raises $125M to Build AI Native Software Development Platform
Developers express their vision in natural language, while AI handles the complex implementation, maintenance, and improvements.
Tourlane Raises $26M Series D Led by Sequoia for AI-Powered Travel Planning
Tourlane combines AI technology with human travel experts to create custom multi-stop journeys. The platform helps you plan complete trips, bundling flights, accommodations, and activities.
AI Healthcare Startup Forward Shuts Down
Forward aimed to transform the healthcare industry by offering tech-heavy, subscription-based services through staffed clinics and sleek CarePod kiosks deployed in public spaces like malls and gyms.
Medeloop Secures $15.5M to Transform Medical Research with AI
Medeloop’s platform uses autonomous AI agents to handle tasks traditionally managed by research teams, significantly accelerating processes.
CoreWeave Closes $650M Secondary Sale
This lets early investors and employees cash out some shares ahead of a possible 2025 IPO.
Odyssey Raises $18M to Build AI Worlds Using Backpack-Mounted Cameras
The startup, founded by self-driving car veterans, Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, is taking an unusual approach to generative AI by sending teams with sensor-packed backpacks to capture the physical world in precise detail.
11x Raises $50M Series B led by a16z for AI "Digital Workers"
Instead of buying software, companies can buy outcomes—fully automated, 24/7 revenue generation.
Writer Raises $200M to Scale Enterprise Generative AI Platform
New and existing investors, including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures, are backing Writer's ambition to lead in enterprise AI.
Anysphere Acquires Supermaven to Boost Cursor's Capabilities
The acquisition will help Anysphere to deliver a more powerful AI coding experience by integrating Supermaven's advanced features into Cursor.
Voice AI Startup Kardome, raises $10M, Announces Regional HQ in South Korea
The expansion to Seoul signals Kardome's push to strengthen partnerships with Asian automotive and consumer tech manufacturers.
Physical Intelligence Raises $400M to Build Universal AI Brain for Robots
The funding represents a dramatic increase from the company's $70 million seed round raised earlier this year.
Microsoft and a16z Propose Joint Public Policy Ideas for AI Startups
The challenge lies in implementation. The choice isn't between regulation and no regulation – it's between smart, innovation-enabling oversight and bureaucratic obstacles that could cede America's technological leadership to competitors.
Decart Unveils Real-Time AI Game Engine, Raises $21M to Make AI-Generated Worlds More Affordable
Unlike traditional game engines, Oasis directly processes user inputs like keyboard and mouse movements to simulate gameplay, including physics, graphics, and environment, all without relying on pre-coded scripts.
Sierra Lands $175M as Enterprise AI Race Heats Up, Hits $4.5B Valuation
The funding round, led by Greenoaks Capital with participation from ICONIQ and Thrive Capital, represents a more than fourfold increase from Sierra's $1 billion valuation in January.
Pharos Raises $5M to Automate Hospital Quality Reporting with AI
Pharos's AI technology automatically pulls required data from unstructured medical records, enabling real-time quality monitoring instead of the weeks-long delays typical with manual reporting.
Granola Raises $20 Million for AI-Powered Notetaking
Granola works by installing locally on your Mac and connecting to your calendar. It captures audio from popular meeting platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams without requiring any meeting bots to join.
Sensei Secures $16M to Expand Contactless Store Tech in Europe
The company has set an ambitious goal of powering 1,000 autonomous stores by 2026.
Freeform Secures $14 Million to Scale AI-Driven Metal 3D Printing
Rather than selling printers, the company offers manufacturing as a service, using AI-powered systems that monitor and adjust the printing process in microseconds.
Socket Raises $40M to Combat Open Source Security Threats
Socket's platform scans open source components for security risks like backdoors and malicious code before they can cause damage. The company reports blocking over 100 software supply chain attacks weekly and now protects more than 7,500 organizations.
Interface.ai Raises $30M in First External Funding Round, to Expand AI Banking Solutions
The company's AI technology resolves up to 60% of customer inquiries automatically through voice, chat, and co-pilot experiences. This automation helps smaller financial institutions compete with larger banks by offering faster customer service while reducing operational costs.
Lightmatter Secures $400M, Valuation Soars to $4.4B as AI Fuels Demand for Photonic Computing
The investment, led by T. Rowe Price Associates with participation from existing backers Fidelity Management & Research Company and GV (formerly Google Ventures), brings Lightmatter's total funding to $850 million.
Fable Secures $25M to Make AI and Digital Products More Accessible
While AI has the potential to bridge accessibility gaps, it also risks perpetuating digital exclusion if not developed with inclusivity in mind.