Mega-rounds, seed checks and everything between — follow the money flowing into AI startups.
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China's AI video agent tools are surging in revenue, with Creati hitting $20M ARR and massive ad spends indicating high income. Big models like ByteDance's Seedance, Kuaishou's Kling, and Alibaba's HappyHorse drive demand via rapid iterations.
36氪 · 135d ago
EU-backed Kembara made its first investment in a $160M round for UK startup Quantum Motion. The company builds quantum computers running on silicon chips.
Bloomberg Technology · 136d ago
SoftBank piles $646B into OpenAI for 13% stake, selling Nvidia/T-Mobile shares and borrowing massively amid 1000B+ USD debts. Berkshire hoards $397B cash, sitting out AI hype.
虎嗅 · 136d ago
Pit, a Stockholm-based AI-native platform for enterprise operations founded by Voi co-founder Adam Jafer, publicly launched with $16M funding from a16z, Lakestar, and angels from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others. It enables custom AI software with deployment in days to weeks.
The Next Web (TNW) · 136d ago
Andreessen Horowitz led a $16 million funding round. The investment targets Pit, a Sweden-based artificial intelligence startup.
Bloomberg Technology · 136d ago
NEXTDC's boss is short on sleep but flush with new funds. The Australian data center operator warns investors: you snooze, you lose amid AI boom.
Bloomberg Technology · 136d ago
Yahua Electronics strategically invests in Huaxi Tech, global embodied pension robot firm. They will combine medical interaction pipelines and full-stack robot tech for C/B-end synergies.
36氪 · 136d ago
Token demand for a leading AGI infrastructure provider has skyrocketed 1000 times. Over 2.2 billion CNY in hot money is surging into this top player.
量子位 · 136d ago
Stanford postdoc-founded Tujian Tech raises over 100M RMB in Pre-A rounds. Focuses on stretchable multimodal e-skins for robots.
36氪 · 136d ago
PixelBloom completed C-round financing led by GuoKe Investment and ShangTang GuoXiang Capital to advance AI office Agents. The new '小方同学' (Fangan.com) delivers full commercial marketing schemes, shifting from tools to digital employees.
36氪 · 136d ago
Khosla-backed Genesis AI, after raising $105M seed for robotics AI, has launched its first model GENE-26.5. A demo shows robotic hands performing complex tasks.
TechCrunch AI · 136d ago
Ethos has secured $22.75M in funding from a16z to develop its expert network featuring voice onboarding. The platform is rapidly scaling, onboarding 35,000 experts per week.
TechCrunch AI · 136d ago
Corning announced a $500M securities purchase agreement with Nvidia, issuing traditional warrants for up to 15M shares at $180 each and prefunded warrants for 3M shares at $0.0001. This move deepens their long-term partnership.
36氪 · 136d ago
Berlin-based geospatial-AI firm LiveEO has raised €28m in the first tranche of a new funding round. Investors include defence VC Helantic, Nordic Ninja, MMC, and EIC.
The Next Web (TNW) · 136d ago
SpaceX is proposing a $55 billion investment to start building a semiconductor production facility in Texas. The project, dubbed Terafab by Elon Musk, represents an ambitious entry into chip manufacturing.
Bloomberg Technology · 136d ago
Beijing-based Lingxin Qiaoshou increased registered capital from 9.2B to 11B RMB, up 21%. The 2023-founded firm specializes in software development, system services, and intelligent robot R&D.
36氪 · 136d ago
L4 autonomous driving firm Baixiniu completed C1 funding on May 6. Led by global logistics capital, Shenzhen Nanshan Zhanxintou, and Yuanhe Houwang.
36氪 · 137d ago
AI-native health hardware firm 杉木SHANMU completed nearly 100M CNY Series A funding led by Shixi Capital, with Shaoyin Tech and others investing. Funds will advance DTC products, B2B modules, and medical certifications.
36氪 · 137d ago
Altara has secured $7M in funding to address data silos hindering physical sciences R&D. Its AI diagnoses failures and accelerates research by unifying data from spreadsheets and legacy systems.
TechCrunch AI · 137d ago
ElevenLabs secures investments from BlackRock, Nvidia, Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, and Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk. The AI developer focuses on voice technology.
Bloomberg Technology · 137d ago
Trentino-based Smartness, a tech travel startup, raised €47 million in Series B funding, marking Italy's largest vertical SaaS round. The round includes primary and secondary equity and debt.
The Next Web (TNW) · 138d ago
Katie Haun, ex-Andreessen Horowitz partner and crypto prosecutor, raised $1 billion for new venture funds. She is expanding investments into AI agents alongside crypto startups.
Bloomberg Technology · 138d ago
UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), created by Dominic Cummings, has granted £50m of public funds to US tech companies and VCs. It targets 'crazy' scientific projects to restore UK’s scientific edge.
The Guardian Technology · 139d ago
Austrian-Albanian startup Synaps raised $3.6M to develop an AI design canvas for architects, positioning it as a potential AutoCAD challenger. Five months post-beta launch in Tirana, it has 60,000 users and hundreds of paying customers.
The Next Web (TNW) · 142d ago
Suzhou-based Linkhou secured hundreds of millions of yuan in Series B+ funding led by China Internet Investment Fund. The investment will scale production of core components for embodied AI robots.
Pandaily · 143d ago
Spanish clean-energy firm Solaria raised €300 million via share offering. Funds target expansion of data center and battery storage operations.
Bloomberg Technology · 143d ago
South Korea's industry ministry will provide 53 billion KRW ($35.9M) this year for AI factory infrastructure projects. Funds target initiatives led by companies in the M.AX alliance's AI factory sector.
36氪 · 144d ago
Qingtianzu announced completion of a Pre-A funding round worth hundreds of millions RMB. Investors include Zhengda Robotics, Changxin Shares, Meige Intelligent, Lansi Technology, and existing shareholders like Mingjia Capital.
36氪 · 144d ago
A former VP of Qunhe Technology launches a new venture pioneering the 3DGS camera category. Feng Rui Capital leads the funding round.
钛媒体 · 144d ago
LeapMind Growth, founded by ex-Mihoyo growth head Rubin Ma, raised angel+ funding led by CMC Capital to advance GrowthGPT, an AI-native agent automating full user growth workflows. GrowthGPT handles data diagnosis, content iteration, execution, and optimization with built-in budget safeguards.
36氪 · 144d ago