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Seedcamp Raises $320M to Expand US Footprint
After 18 years of focusing on Europe, early-stage investor Seedcamp said that it has raised $320 million for its latest fund, which will see it expanding its presence in the United States.
Groq Raises $650M, Hires Execs After Nvidia Deal
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
NewCore Raises $66M to Manage AI Agents as Employees
NewCore argues the next challenge in enterprise security will be managing AI agents, not people.
Sarvam Raises $234M, Becomes India's Newest AI Unicorn
Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.
Malaysia's Respond.io Raises $62.5M for AI-Powered Messaging
Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.
Foundation Alloy's AI-Driven Metals for Drones, Watches, and Knives
Instead of heating metals, Foundation Alloy beats them into submission. The startup has raised $22 million to scale up production of its alloys.
Probably Raises $9M for Reliable AI Infrastructure
Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.
AI-Powered Geothermal Energy Startup Secures $54M Funding
SpaceX alumni Andrew Redd is betting the ocean has vast amounts of untapped geothermal energy.
Theker Secures $85M for Versatile Factory Robots
Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured.
Jeff Bezos’ Prometheus Secures $12B for Physical AI
The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.
FablePool: Crowdfund AI Projects with Public Development
FablePool: Revolutionizing AI Project Funding with Community Driven Development FablePool is an innovative platform designed to crowdfund AI projects, ensuring …
Niteshift Raises $7M for AI Coding, Challenges Big AI Lock-In
AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round from a who's who of angels. It's betting companies will want power over, not lock-in with model makers.
Supabase Doubles Valuation to $10B in 8 Months, Boosted by AI
Supabase, an example of an open source project becoming a fast-growing company, has greatly benefited from AI tools like Claude, Codex, and other vibe-coding platforms.
Ramp's $750M Raise Boosts Valuation to $44B with AI Focus
Ramp has nearly tripled its valuation over the past year as investors scramble to grab a part of the fast-growing startup.
Helion Secures $465M for Microsoft Fusion Power Plant
Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.
AI Music Generator Suno Raises $400M Amid Lawsuits
The prominent AI music-generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion -- about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.
Defense Tech Startups: Who Will Survive the Funding Boom?
Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract […]
Benchmark Raises $2B Growth Fund, Breaks 20-Year Tradition
The legendary abandons its more than 20 year tradition of keeping its funds to about $425 million.
Unastella Secures $24M for South Korean Rocket Development
The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines.
Ex-Meta CTO Launches $250M Climate Fund with Gigascale Capital
Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.
Alphabet Seeks $80B for AI Expansion
"The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphabet said in its statement.
Mach Industries Valuation Soars to $1.8B with $300M Raise
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.
XCENA Raises $135M for AI Memory Innovation
South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
Groq Aims to Raise $650M for AI Inference Focus After Nvidia Deal
Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.
AI-Powered Crowdfunding: Rewards for Doubters if Projects Fail
AI Powered Crowdfunding: Ensuring Success with Rerward Compensation for Projects unable to meet expectations AI technology can transform crowdfunding platforms,…
Thea Energy Raises $100M for Fusion Power Breakthrough
Thea Energy's pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.
Triomics Secures $22M for AI in Oncology
The Series B round was led by Battery Ventures.
OpenRouter Valuation Soars to $1.3B with $113M Series B Funding
OpenRouter has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. Its 5x growth in usage over six months indicates the multi-AI-model future is here.
WeRoad Secures $58M for US Expansion, Led by Airbnb
WeRoad, the Milan-based group travel startup, has raised a $58 million Series C round led by Airbnb as it prepares for its first major expansion outside Europe. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to roughly $100 million and will finance WeRoad’s push into the U.S., beginning with Austin. The new investment reflects a […]
How Lucra Sports Raised $20M in Esports Despite VC AI Focus
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. And he shared several secrets on how he did it.
Maka Kids Raises $3M for Well-being Focused Streaming App
Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development. The startup has now raised $3 million in seed funding to scale its platform.
Hark Raises $700M for Universal AI Interface and Multimodal Models
Hark expects to release its first multimodal models this summer, which it says will power a personal AI platform that works with existing products and services. The company expects to follow that with hardware devices built specifically for those systems.
Patina Raises $2M to Disrupt Fragrance Industry with AI
Fragrance tech company Patina announced Thursday a $2 million raise from investors, including Betaworks and True Ventures.
Convective Capital Raises $85M for Disaster Resilience
After launching to invest in fire tech, Convective is broadening its mandate to disaster resilience.
Lucra Raises $20M for eSports Loyalty Platform Without AI Hype
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started — especially when ARK had already been burned by a company operating in the same space.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie […]
Clouted Raises $7M to Optimize Short Video Virality with AI
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
Imperagen Secures £5M for AI-Driven Enzyme Engineering
Biotech company Imperagen announced on Thursday a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures, with participation from IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.
Cerebras Systems: The AI Chip Startup That Almost Failed
Cerebras Systems was 2026's biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.
Nectar Social Raises $30M for AI Marketing Platform
AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic.
Atech Raises $800K for Vibe Coding in Hardware with AI Tools
Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.
Rapido Secures $240M Funding at $3B Valuation
Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and auto-rickshaws.
Meridian Ventures Launches $35M Fund for MBA-Deferred Founders
This new fund will back founders building enterprise technology in the United States. Meridian is agnostic, co-founder Devon Gethers said, noting that the firm has already invested in companies in fintech, logistics, healthcare, and of course, AI.
Anduril Raises $5B, Doubles Valuation to $61B in 2025
After achieving $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the defense tech startup has raised another massive round, led by Thrive and a16z, it says.
Origin Lab Raises $8M for AI Data Marketplace
Origin Lab will serve as a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality licensed data, and video-game companies can sell it.
Mind Robotics Secures $400M in Latest Funding Round
Mind Robotics, which was first revealed in late 2025, has now raised more than $1 billion to date.
Kevin Hartz’s A* Raises $450M for AI, Fintech, and Healthcare
The firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies across categories such as AI applications, fintech, healthcare, and security. The average check size for this fund will be between $3 million and $5 million, with the aim to back at least 30 startups.
Dessn Secures $6M for AI-Powered Design Tool
A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.
Exaforce Secures $125M for Real-Time AI Cybersecurity
As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasingly recognizing the need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses. The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million.
Cowboy Space Raises $275M for Orbital Data Centers
Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there.
AI Infrastructure Startup Secures Funding for Scalable Inference Stack
News about venture investment in scalable AI inference infrastructure.