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Top story Fal raises $1.3B at $16B valuation as AI inference demand surges

The five-year-old generative media inference startup doubled its valuation in a round led by Bessemer, reflecting strong investor appetite for AI compute infrastructure.

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Salesforce acquires AI startup Cresta for $2.7B

The deal would be one of Salesforce's largest recent acquisitions, extending its agentic AI push into customer service software.

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Northwood Space raises $375M Series C at $2B valuation from a16z and DFJ Growth

The ground station startup founded by former Disney star Bridgit Mendler is building satellite communications infrastructure to meet growing demand.

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Hypersonica raises €100M Series B to build hypersonic missiles for European defense

Lightspeed and General Catalyst backed the British-German defense startup as European missile defense spending accelerates.

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Creandum closes $750M fund, its largest ever, to back AI startups

The European early-stage firm behind Lovable, Klarna and Black Forest Labs is expanding its AI investment capacity.

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Data centers turn to repurposed jet engines as grid power waits stretch on

Years-long waits for grid access and new turbines are pushing data center builders toward less efficient, dirtier power sources.

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UK chip startup Fractile raises about $700M at $6.5B valuation

The raise underscores continued investor enthusiasm for AI chip challengers despite heavy capital requirements.

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FuriosaAI raises $620M Series D at $2.9B valuation for AI inference chips

The Korean chipmaker is scaling production to compete in the rapidly growing inference silicon market.

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Kalshi hits $40B valuation as capital flows into prediction markets

The startup's soaring valuation reflects growing investor interest in prediction markets and adjacent fintech infrastructure.

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Clinics On Cloud raises Rs 120 Cr Series A at Rs 600 Cr valuation

The healthcare infrastructure startup took outside funding after eight bootstrapped years, with Dubai-based Model42 leading.

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Tutor Intelligence raises $75M Series B to scale AI-powered industrial robots

The funding will expand robot production and AI training as automation demand grows across industrial settings.

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Evertrue Capital closes $17M debut fund to back early-stage AI and fintech

Former Phoenix Court partner Yvonne Bajela's fund will invest at pre-seed in frontier technology founders across the UK and Europe.

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