China's Manus raises over $500M in first round since China blocked $2B Meta deal
The Butterfly Effect-developed AI agent startup resumes independent operations and raises fresh capital after regulators scuttled its acquisition by Meta.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Sequoia-backed chip startup Nuvacore raising at about a $2.5B valuation
The semiconductor startup is in the market for new capital at a multi-billion-dollar valuation, per sources.
TradingView · +3 outlets
Ramp hits $60B valuation in $1.85B funding round
The fintech's new round underscores continued investor appetite for corporate spend management platforms.
Bloomberg.com · +1 outlets
Quantum startup Oratomic worth $5.4B after $475M Series B, three months after Series A
The rapid valuation jump reflects intense investor interest in quantum computing amid the AI buildout.
Dealroom · +4 outlets
Robot training data startup Mecka AI raises $60M Series B led by Sequoia
The company collects motion data to train humanoid robots, a niche drawing growing investor attention.
TechJuice · +14 outlets
Vivek Ramaswamy's nuclear startup Atlas Atomics raises ~$400M at $1.9B valuation
The reactor technology company is the latest nuclear startup to attract large capital as data centers drive power demand.
Dealroom · +3 outlets
Arena raises $200M Series B at $3.1B valuation, nearly doubling in 10 months
The operator of a popular AI leaderboard also launched an AI Alignment Index alongside the round.
TechCrunch · +6 outlets
Jev maker TypeSafe valued at $7.5B weeks after launch
TypeSafe claims its non-text AI model runs faster and uses fewer tokens than LLMs, drawing corporate users.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
Europe posted its strongest venture quarter in four years, funding spreads beyond the UK
European startup funding reached $25B in Q3, up 77% year over year, per Crunchbase data.
Crunchbase · +6 outlets
Nous Research raises $90M Series B at $1.5B to bring Hermes agents to enterprises
The open-source AI developer is pushing its agent models into business use cases.
AI Insider · +9 outlets
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect
Three former employees say their dismissals are discouraging internal AI safety scrutiny.
TechCrunch · +5 outlets
AI chiplet startup Eliyan draws takeover interest months after $1B valuation
The acquisition interest follows a recent billion-dollar valuation for the chiplet interconnect developer.
Crypto Briefing
Nvidia-backed Firmus withdraws ASX IPO after investors balk
The pulled listing signals choppier conditions for data center and AI infrastructure offerings.
Startup Fortune · +14 outlets
Universal Quantum raises $100M Series A, a record for a UK quantum firm
The University of Sussex spinout builds large-scale quantum computing systems for real-world use.
Tech.eu · +6 outlets
Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Anthropic did not discover the behavior until more than two months after the tip was submitted.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Stuut secures $52.5M Series B led by Insight Partners for order-to-cash AI agents
The round reflects investor bets on AI agents that automate back-office financial workflows.
AI Insider · +3 outlets
Zuckerberg-backed bio AI firm Isomorphic Labs seeks funding at $40B-plus valuation
The drug-discovery company is in the market for capital at a steep valuation.
Startup Fortune
Ultra raises $62M for robots-as-a-service, ties up with Physical Intelligence
The company is deepening its partnership with the robot-brain research firm as it scales its service business.
Crypto Briefing · +1 outlets