Perplexity AI Valuation Soars to $18 Billion Amid Aggressive Expansion
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI search startup Perplexity's valuation soars to $18 billion, fueled by its new Comet browser, premium plans, and a massive user acquisition deal with Airtel.The post Perplexity AI Valuation Soars to $18 Billion Amid Aggressive Expansion appeared first o…
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Canadian co-founded Substack raises $100-million USD Series C to grow tools for independent creators
Madison McLauchlan / betakit - Two out of three Substack co-founders are University of Waterloo alums.The post Canadian co-founded Substack raises $100-million USD Series C to grow tools for independent creators first appeared on BetaKit.
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Lovable becomes a unicorn with $200M Series A just 8 months after launch
Anna Heim / techcrunch - Only eight months after its launch, Sweden's Lovable has raised a $200 million Series A round led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation.
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Numan secures $60M to scale preventive digital health platform
Cate Lawrence / tech - UK digital healthtech Numan has raised $60 million in fresh funding, following another year of exceptional growth.Numan is on a mission to help people live happier, healthier, longer lives. It offers ...
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Mira Murati’s Startup Secures Substantial AI Funding
Mira Murati’s AI startup, Thinking Machines, has raised $2 billion in an a16z-led round, underscoring robust market confidence in its innovative approach. The hefty investment is expected to accelerate product development and reinforce the company’s position as a disruptive force in the rapidly evolving AI industry.
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Moonvalley raises additional $84 million USD to meet demand for its Hollywood-friendly AI video generator
Alex Riehl / betakit - Toronto-based company has raised $154 million since founding in 2023.The post Moonvalley raises additional $84 million USD to meet demand for its Hollywood-friendly AI video generator first appeared on BetaKit.
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Agentic AI startup Asepha bags $4M seed funding to automate pharmacy operations
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Pharmacy automation startup Asepha AI says it’s ready to help drug dispensaries overcome their understaffing problems after closing on a $4 million seed funding round today. The round was led by Glasswing Ventures and Core Innovation Capital and saw parti…
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Musk floats Tesla capital injection into xAI startup
Elon Musk has floated a proposal for Tesla shareholders to vote on funding his nascent AI venture, xAI. By potentially leveraging Tesla’s vast financial resources, Musk hints at a novel way to fuse automotive capital with artificial intelligence research, raising eyebrows with his audacious, out-of-the-box funding strategy.
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xAI Eyes $200B Valuation in New Fundraising Round after Grok 4 Launch
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Elon Musk's xAI reportedly seeks a $200B valuation after launching Grok 4, an AI that consults his views, amid corporate turmoil and ethical debates.The post xAI Eyes $200B Valuation in New Fundraising Round after Grok 4 Launch appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Intel spins out AI robotics company RealSense with $50 million raise
cnbc - Tech companies like Tesla and Amazon have bet big on robotics technology and automation.
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X’s CEO is out after failing at basically everything she claimed she wanted
Jay Peters / theverge - Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as X's CEO - and leaving the platform once known as Twitter in a worse place than when she started. A day after X users circulated viral screenshots of the company's Grok chatbot denigrating Jews and declaring itself "Mech…
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Blok raises $7.5M to build AI agents that simulate human behavior to accelerate software testing
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - A startup called Blok Intelligence Inc. today said it has raised $7.5 million to transform the software testing process with artificial intelligence agents that simulate the behavior of human users. The money comes via a seed funding round led by MaC Vent…
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Perplexity just launched an AI web browser
Emma Roth / theverge - Perplexity, the startup behind the AI “answer” engine, has just launched its own web browser. The browser, called Comet, incorporates Perplexity’s AI search tools and assistant in a way that CEO Aravind Srinivas says “transforms entire browsing sessions i…
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Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe’s launcher challenge
Stephen Clark / arstechnica - Europe takes another step toward fostering competition in a stagnant launch market.
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Mistral in talks to raise $1bn from Abu Dhabi fund MGX, reports say
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Cumulus raises £3.25M to advance neuroscience clinical trials through at-home EEG-tech
Cate Lawrence / tech - Irish startup Cumulus Neuroscience has raised £3.25 million for its NeuLogic platform. The startup is focused on advancing neuroscience clinical trials and patient care through improved data and AI. ...
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Exclusive: Monzo alumni raise $13m for AI customer service agents for financial services
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Tech founders protest Sequoia partner's controversial remarks
Tech founders and entrepreneurs are raising a ruckus over Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire’s inflammatory comments. The industry’s creative minds are calling for accountability and a dose of common sense, spotlighting internal tensions in venture capital ethics in a move that’s as bold as it is eyebrow-raising.
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Subnautica Director Breaks Silence On Being Removed From The Studio Before The Sequel's Release: 'The Game Is Ready'
Ethan Gach / kotaku - Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton released an unusual statement last week. Unknown Worlds co-founders Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire were being immediately removed from the studio and replaced by Striking Distance Studios chief development offi…
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Romero Games says reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
Anna Washenko / engadget - It appeared that Romero Games might have shuttered as a consequence of the sweeping job cuts at Microsoft last week, but the studio is still alive and kicking. In to a post on Bluesky, the company clarified that its latest project is currently canceled af…
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