Neo bets $30 million on an AI-native office suite
Bhavin Turakhia is funding Neo with $30 million of his own money, aiming to rebuild office software around agents rather than add chatbots to old tools.
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CarbonSix raises $40 million to bring physical AI to factories
South Korea’s CarbonSix secured a $40 million Series A to deploy robot intelligence and automation tools for manufacturing tasks that change from job to job.
Supabase raises $500 million as agents build databases
The Postgres-based backend platform says its user base has more than doubled since the last round and agents now deploy most databases on the platform.
Bezos-backed Flourish raises $500 million for brain-like AI
The New York startup has no product or revenue yet, but raised at a $2.5 billion valuation on a bet that AI’s power problem needs brain-inspired computing.
3D Model Startup Vast Raises $200M, Becomes China's Newest AI Unicorn
Chinese 3D model generation startup Vast has raised nearly $200 million in a new funding round, crossing the $1 billion valuation mark.
Runway moves European HQ to London, plans $200M UK investment by 2028
AI video startup Runway, backed by Nvidia, announced it will establish its European headquarters in London and invest over $200 million in the UK's AI ecosystem by the end of 2028.
Adcock's New AI Hardware Startup Hark Raises $700M at $6B Valuation
Brett Adcock's stealth AI hardware startup Hark secures $700 million in Series A funding from NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, and others, reaching a $6 billion post-money valuation with just 70 employees.
Code security startup Socket raises $60M, hits $1B valuation
Socket, a code security startup, raised $60 million in Series C funding led by Thrive Capital, reaching a $1 billion valuation and joining the unicorn club.
Lexroom raises $50M for civil-law legal AI
The Milan startup is building legal AI around verified civil-law data rather than common-law precedent, with more than 8,000 firms using the product.
Runway bets on world models, $5.3B valuation takes on Google
Runway, once known as an AI video startup, is now valued at $5.3 billion and pivoting to world models that understand physics from video data.
Corgi Raises $160M for AI Insurance
YC-backed Corgi has raised a $160 million Series B at a $1.3 billion valuation, betting that AI-native underwriting can price liability risks traditional insurers struggle to model.
Avoca builds AI receptionists for plumbers and HVAC firms, hits $1 billion valuation
Avoca, an MIT-founded startup, has raised $125 million in Series B funding at a $1 billion valuation to provide AI-powered front-office systems for the home services industry, including HVAC, plumbing, and roofing.
Era says AI hardware is missing a software layer
Era has raised $11 million to build a software platform for AI gadgets, aiming to solve the problem that hardware makers lack software expertise.
Intel CEO invests in AI chip design startup Cognichip
Cognichip, a startup founded in 2024, has raised $60 million in new funding led by Seligman Ventures, with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan joining its board, aiming to slash chip development costs by over 75% and cut development time in half using a proprietary deep learning model trained on chip design data.