Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation
The Swedish legal AI company's valuation jumped sharply just six months after its previous round, reflecting investor appetite for enterprise legal automation.
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AI research lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
The year-old lab, founded on a claim of building AI models without ingesting half the internet, raised a massive Series A nine months after its seed round.
TechCrunch · +7 outlets
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith hits $1B valuation on $66M Sequoia-led Series C
The round comes two months after Blacksmith's previous raise, as demand for AI-written code testing grows.
TechCrunch · +8 outlets
Former OpenAI exec's AI manufacturing startup Arda launches at $1.5B valuation with $230M
Arda is betting AI automation can revive US manufacturing, entering the market already valued as a unicorn.
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AI infrastructure startup ASI raises $325M at a $3B valuation
The air traffic AI company's large round reflects continued investor focus on AI infrastructure management.
Dealroom · +8 outlets
GM leads $108M funding round for sodium-ion battery startup
The automaker's investment signals interest in cheaper, less lithium-dependent battery chemistry for EVs.
Bloomberg.com · +4 outlets
Meta ordered to pay $25B in Cambridge Analytica-related case
The ruling stems from a trial over the social media giant's data privacy practices tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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OpenAI acquires biotech startup Orchestra Bio
The acquisition extends OpenAI's push into the biotech sector.
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Tesla starts Optimus robot production in California as quarterly profit falls 43%
Tesla's revenue was flat while expenses rose as it ramped spending on Optimus, AI, and autonomous driving.
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Eka Robotics raises $150M Series A at $1.45B valuation for physical AI
The robotics startup is scaling a vision-force-action model for dexterous robots.
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Aviation startup Reliable Robotics raises $115M, topping $1B valuation
The SpaceX alum-founded company is working to certify its autonomous flight system and opened a Seattle-area radar hub.
TechCrunch · +6 outlets
AI infrastructure firm Fireworks AI in talks to raise at $30B-$40B valuation
The early-stage talks would roughly double the company's valuation, underscoring demand for AI inference infrastructure.
Business Insider · +1 outlets
Amazon blocks AI shopping agents while Walmart rolls out support for them
The divergent strategies mark a key split over how retailers handle autonomous AI purchasing.
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Pigment raises $250M Series E at $2.3B valuation led by Scaleup Europe Fund
The French enterprise planning software company's round was led by the EU's new scaleup investment fund.
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Cuttable raises $20M Series A for scaling social media ad creation
The adtech company, founded by Sam Kroonenburg, turns brand photos and videos into Meta ads at scale.
SmartCompany · +2 outlets
Whop's Sequoia-led funding pushes its valuation to $5.1B
The creator commerce platform's raise adds to a buoyant funding environment for consumer marketplaces.
Bloomberg.com · +2 outlets
Automattic begins layoffs after board upheaval and executive departures
Cuts hit WordPress.com and the enterprise business, with sources saying more could follow.
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Tenstorrent raises $1.5B, doubling its valuation to $6.2B
The AI chip designer's large round reflects continued capital flows into semiconductor startups.
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