Tag: AI funding

Trajectory raises $45M to let specialists retrain models without researchers

The Stanford-founded startup puts continual learning behind an interface, with Nvidia joining Sequoia at a $300M valuation.

42AI leaves stealth with $62.5M to model how people decide

The Israeli startup sells a behavioural world model that prices the probability of a person's next choice, starting…

Eric Schmidt’s quiet Anthropic bet may be worth $20B

The former Google chief executive reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic from a 2021 Series A cheque, a…

TypeSafe banks $870M at a $7.5B valuation weeks after Jev launch

TypeSafe, maker of the non-text Jev model, has raised $870M at a $7.5B valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz…

Modal nears a $750M round as inference demand climbs

Accel is said to be leading a raise that would more than triple the startup's valuation in four…

Quartermaster raises $140M to map the ocean’s blind spot

The maritime intelligence startup has sensors on more than 650 ships and now wants to equip whole fleets.

Modulate banks $25M to listen in on AI voice calls

The Boston startup runs more than a hundred small models to judge tone, intent and whether a caller…

Instinct collects $1B for its personal agent push

A month after a $250M raise, the personal assistant startup has tripled its valuation to $10B on a…

Lightspeed backs India’s AI founders with a $250M vehicle

The venture firm has locked commitments for 80 percent of a smaller successor fund focused on early-stage AI.

Manus hunts a $4B valuation as it rebuilds without Meta

The agent startup is in talks to raise $500M after Beijing blocked its $2B sale to Meta.

New $300M fund backs AI for hospitality and venues

EMERGING and Promethean launch a $300M vehicle for AI built around restaurants and venues.

Robinhood Ventures Fund II backs an AI-first startup wave

Robinhood's new venture fund gives retail investors a window into an AI portfolio built around agent startups.