AI Startup Imbue Raises Additional $12 Million, Extending Series B to Over $210 Million
The fresh funding will support long-term research and development focused on training AI agents that can reason and solve complex, real-world problems.
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Chinese Tech Giants Bet Big on AI Startup Zhipu in Heated Race With the US
The substantial funding from Chinese tech stalwarts reflects their eagerness to cultivate domestic alternatives at a time when advanced US AI firms are increasingly out of reach.
Thrive Capital to Lead Purchase of OpenAI Tender Offer at $80 Billion Valuation
While the buzz around OpenAI's employee tender has already made rounds, Thrive Capital's role has remained under wraps until now.
Darwinium Raises $18M to Advance AI Fraud Prevention and Digital Security
With this investment, bringing their total funding to $26 million, Darwinium plans to expedite the global adoption of its edge-based solution.
Objective Raises $13 Million to Bring AI-Powered Search to Websites and Apps
Their Objective Search platform uses deep learning models to enable more natural queries and connect user intent with relevant results.
Reality Defender Raises $15M to Detect AI-Generated Content
The round was led by DCVC, with participation from Comcast Ventures, Ex/ante, and Parameter Ventures.
Chinese AI Startup Baichuan Joins Unicorn Club with $300 Million Funding from Alibaba, Tencent and Xiaomi
The fresh influx of capital sets a new record for the fastest rise to unicorn status among Chinese startups.
AI Security Startup Lakera Raises $10M to Protect Enterprise AI Applications
Lakera provides developers with AI-powered threat intelligence to embed security into the development process.
OpenAI's Revenue Skyrockets to $1.3 Billion Annualized Rate
This means the company is generating over $100 million per month—a 30% increase from just this past summer.
Relay Launches to Take on Zapier with AI-Powered Workflow Automation
The ambitious startup claims to "go beyond triggers and actions" by incorporating AI assistance, human collaboration, and role-based permissions.
Anysphere Raises $8M to Build Cursor, an AI-Powered IDE
The round was led by OpenAI's Startup Fund, with participation from GitHub former CEO Nat Friedman, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi, and other angel investors.
Modal Announces General Availability and Secures $16M in Series A Funding
Modal provides a cloud function platform that allows data teams to easily run Python code in the cloud without infrastructure configuration. Users can deploy autoscaling inference endpoints, run large batch jobs, and convert functions into web endpoints or cron jobs all from Python.
Class Companion Secures $4M to Put AI to Work for Teachers and Students
Teachers can craft assignments, and as students submit their work, the AI provides feedback, offers hints, suggestions for revision, and acknowledges progress.
Move AI Raises $10 Million in Seed Funding to Make 3D Animation More Accessible
The round was led by Play Ventures and included participation from Warner Music Group, RKKVC, Level2 Ventures, and Animoca Brands.
Vayu Robotics Emerges from Stealth with $12.7M in Seed Funding for Accessible, Sustainable Robotics
Two technologies underscore Vayu's approach: a foundational model for mobility and a potentially game-changing, low-cost sensing technology.
Unitary Raises $15M in Series A to Scale AI Video Classification Tech
The company aims to ethically enhance visual content experiences online through advanced AI that proactively moderates harmful material.
Visa Bets Big on Generative AI with $100M Fund
Dubbed the GenAI fund, Visa aims to identify and nurture early-stage startups that are leveraging technology like large language models to create applications that could reshape finance and commerce.
AI Clearing Raises $14M Series A for Construction Progress Monitoring
The company's prime offering, AI Clearing Core is an advanced digital field construction progress tracker that autonomously monitors sites in real time, flagging discrepancies.
Jasper Appoints New CEO and Cuts Internal Valuation as AI Growth Slows
Jasper's new per-share value suggests its total valuation may now be approximately $1.2 billion - a noticeable decline as valuations for other AI startups continue rising.
AlphaSense Secures $150M in Series E Funding to Advance AI-Powered Market Intelligence
This increases AlphaSense’s valuation to a lofty $2.5 billion and further cements its position as a leader in the market intelligence sector.
Meeno Raises $5 Million to use AI to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic
Meeno goes beyond being a chatbot or virtual companion. It aims to understand a user's unique situation and relationships to offer tailored guidance on friendship, family, dating, and work connections.
Kneron Secures Additional $49M, Series B Funding Reaches $97M
The new funding will be used to advance AI innovations for autonomous driving, including using transformers to improve image recognition accuracy by over 30%.
AI Data Startup Secoda Raises $14M in Series A Funding
The new capital will help Secoda accelerate product development and expand its team. Specifically, it plans to double down on generative AI capabilities that can deliver insights from data in a more automated, consolidated way.