Tenstorrent raises $1.5B, doubling valuation to $6.2B for open RISC-V AI chips
Jim Keller's Nvidia challenger said it raised a $1.5B Series E to remain independent and scale its open-weight AI chip and RISC-V server business.
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Ex-OpenAI manufacturing startup Arda launches at $1.5B valuation with $230M raise
The stealth AI manufacturing startup founded by a former OpenAI executive emerged with a $1.5B valuation, betting AI can revive U.S. manufacturing.
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AI assistant startup Town raises $108M Series B at $1B valuation four months after launch
Town's rapid unicorn valuation reflects investor appetite for enterprise AI assistants that work across teams.
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Fireworks AI in early talks to raise at $30B to $40B valuation
The infrastructure startup's potential valuation leap highlights continued investor demand for AI inference and serving platforms.
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ASI raises $325M Series C led by Spark at $3B valuation
The air traffic AI startup reached a $3B valuation in a round led by Spark, joining a wave of large AI infrastructure financings.
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SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
Elon Musk said he supports the idea but is not on either committee, which comprise independent directors.
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SpaceX posts $4.4B quarterly net income as AI business beats expectations
SpaceX hit profitability in the third quarter with AI cited as the engine behind the results.
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Even Healthcare raises $50M Series B led by Khosla, triples valuation to $300M
Khosla Ventures is backing the Indian healthtech startup's push to expand its hospital network in Bengaluru.
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OpenAI acquires biotech startup Orchestra Bio to bolster life sciences push
OpenAI will fold Orchestra's team and technology into Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research.
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Reliable Robotics tops $1B valuation with $115M extension to Series D
The SpaceX-alum autonomous flight startup also opened a Seattle-area radar hub as it scales its aviation autonomy tech.
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Daytona raises $60M Series B at $1B valuation for AI agent cloud
The Croatian startup, now a unicorn, builds cloud infrastructure for AI agents and has raised $91M total.
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Blackwall hits $2.2B valuation with $100M Series C weeks after unicorn milestone
The web traffic management platform's new round follows fast-growing demand driven by bot traffic.
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Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that could block a model if 50+ people could be killed
The proposal would restrict federal agencies from blocking a model's release without a judge's permission, drawing debate over its actual effect.
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US orders federal agencies to remove China's DeepSeek AI from their systems
The order cites national security concerns and covers DeepSeek products and third-party services built on its technology.
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Eka Robotics hits $1.45B valuation on physical AI model
The company's robotic arm, noted for smoothly picking up a wide range of objects, drew attention from industry experts.
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Google joins Amazon in attacking Nvidia's developer stronghold with PyTorch migration tool
The tool makes it easier for PyTorch users to move apps off Nvidia GPUs, intensifying competition in AI compute.
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Eric Schmidt holds about 1% stake in Anthropic, set for IPO windfall
Bloomberg reported the former Google CEO owns roughly half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei.
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Dream Labs raises $90M seed to build robot foundation models
The startup is developing foundation models intended to work across any robot.
AI Insider · +1 outlets