Applications
WhiteBridge AI Bags $3M Seed Round
Vilnius-based WhiteBridge AI raised $3M (~€2.6M) seed led by FIRSTPICK VC. Investors include First Degree, NGL.VC, Scalewolf.VC, and angels.
The Next Web (TNW) · 190d ago
Latest AI Funding News & Updates
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Business
Europe's Top Funding: Record AI Seed in Paris
Europe's startup scene buzzed with VC activity from March 9-15, featuring a record-breaking AI seed round in Paris, Croatian drones, and Lithuanian food tech. Two massive deals in London and Paris alone totaled nearly $3 billion.
The Next Web (TNW) · 191d ago
Infrastructure
Ex-Huawei Team Funds AI Power Revolution
Matrix Power, led by former Huawei North America execs, raised Series A funding in millions from Stars Charge for AI data center power solutions. Products span 54VDC PSUs to 800V HVDC and solid-state transformers, targeting megawatt-scale GPU clusters.
36氪 · 192d ago
Business
Medical Stock 30x on AI Bets Like Kimi, Muxi
Jiuan Medical, post-COVID windfall cashed up, pivots to AI via VC funds and direct investments in Kimi, Muxi, Zhiyuan. Holds Nvidia, AI ETFs; investment yields now core profit driver.
虎嗅 · 192d ago
Research
Yu Hao Launches U35 AI Scientist Funding
Yu Hao Charity Foundation launched the U35 Young Scientist Program for global scientists under 35 (38 for women) in AI, aerospace, biomedicine, and more. Selected researchers get up to 500,000 RMB in flexible funding.
36氪 · 192d ago
Open Source
Student's 10-Day AI Projects Win $4M Funding
Beijing Postgrad student Guo Hangjiang built viral GitHub projects BettaFish (multi-agent sentiment tool) and MiroFish (AI prediction engine) in 10 days each. After massive traction, he received offers and 30M RMB investment from Shanda's Chen Tianqiao to incubate MiroFish as CEO.
虎嗅 · 193d ago
Infrastructure
Violoop Funds Physical AI Operator
Violoop secured multi-million-dollar funding. The hardware-driven AI startup aims to launch the world’s first physical-level AI Operator.
Pandaily · 193d ago
Research
Alibaba Leads 500M RMB BCI Funding
Brain-computer interface firm 阶梯医疗 raised 500M RMB strategic funding led by Alibaba, Tencent following. Released 2nd-gen wireless invasive WRS02 with 256 channels for movement control and language reconstruction.
36氪 · 193d ago
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Applications
Sunday Robot Hits $1.15B Valuation
Sunday Inc. raised $165 million, achieving a $1.15 billion valuation.
Bloomberg Technology · 194d ago
Applications
Neuramancer €1.7M for Forensic Deepfake AI
Bavarian startup Neuramancer raised €1.7M pre-seed to commercialize its forensic AI deepfake detection platform. Initial target is insurance fraud prevention.
The Next Web (TNW) · 194d ago
Coding
Endform Raises €1.5M for AI Code Testing
Swedish startup Endform secured €1.5M in seed funding to tackle CI pipeline bottlenecks amid faster AI-generated code. Swelling test suites and rapid dev cycles are delaying code reviews for engineering teams.
The Next Web (TNW) · 194d ago
Research
Gestala Raises $21.6M for Ultrasound BCI
Chinese BCI startup Gestala, founded by Phoenix Peng of NeuroXess, raised $21.6M in its largest early-stage round, heavily oversubscribed. The non-invasive ultrasound brain tech aims at brain-computer interfaces just two months after founding.
The Next Web (TNW) · 194d ago
Business
Wonderful AI Raises $150M for AI Agents
Israeli startup Wonderful AI has raised $150 million in funding. The investment will accelerate deployment of its AI-powered customer support agents.
Bloomberg Technology · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Violoop Raises Tens of Millions Yuan Seed Funding
Violoop has secured a multi-tens-of-millions Yuan seed/angel financing round. The funds will accelerate development of infrastructure for the AI-era operating system.
钛媒体 · 194d ago
Infrastructure
India's $11B Chip Fund Launch
India plans to unveil over 1 trillion rupees ($10.8 billion) fund to bolster domestic chipmaking. This supports India's goal to become a global manufacturing hub.
Bloomberg Technology · 194d ago
Business
Zero One Raises $170M for Tesla-Like Trucks
Zero One Automotive secured 1.2 billion RMB ($170M) in funding to scale intelligent electric truck production. The company targets 5,000 units by 2026.
Pandaily · 194d ago
Business
CHASING Raises $14M Series C for AI Robotics
Shenzhen-based CHASING has raised nearly RMB 100 million ($14M) in Series C funding. The investment will advance its AI-powered pool cleaners and industrial ROV technologies.
Pandaily · 194d ago
Infrastructure
Xanadu Bags $287M for Quantum Data Center
Xanadu Quantum Technologies to receive up to C$390 million ($287 million) in government aid. Funds will build engineering and manufacturing for its first quantum-powered data center in Ontario.
Bloomberg Technology · 195d ago
Infrastructure
Manufact Raises $6.3M for MCP AI Tools
San Francisco-based startup Manufact raised $6.3M in seed funding to build open-source tools and cloud infrastructure for AI agents using Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP, dubbed the 'USB-C for AI', standardizes connections between AI models and software tools, powering apps like ChatGPT and Claude.
VentureBeat · 195d ago
Infrastructure
Verisilicon AI Boom Hides Profit Struggles
Verisilicon rides a wave of AI orders but grapples with profitability issues. The company just raised 1.8 billion and is eyeing a Hong Kong IPO.
钛媒体 · 195d ago
Business
Lemrock Raises €6M for AI Agent Commerce
Paris startup Lemrock, founded months ago by two repeat Y Combinator founders and a retail veteran, has raised €6M. It aims to build the commerce layer inside AI agents, positioning them as the new storefronts.
The Next Web (TNW) · 195d ago
Business
Xingkong Mengwu Launches $1.4B AI Fund
Xingkong Mengwu signed a strategic pact with Qianjiang City Government to create a 100 billion yuan industry guidance fund. First phase of 10 billion yuan is signed, targeting AI, robotics, intelligent manufacturing, smart travel, and smart home chains.
36氪 · 195d ago
Infrastructure
Vnet Eyes Dollar Bond for AI Data Center Expansion
Vnet Group, China's major data center operator, considers dollar bond sale for funding. Aim is to expand capacity amid fierce AI industry competition.
Bloomberg Technology · 195d ago
Applications
AI Rings Secure $23M Funding
Ex-Meta team’s Sandbar raised $23M for Stream Ring, an AI voice-recording wearable. Chinese startup Atomic El completed multimillion RMB angel round for vibration-based AI ring.
虎嗅 · 195d ago
Infrastructure
Jazz Secures $61M for AI DLP
Israel's Jazz raised $61 million in funding. The investment will develop an AI platform focused on data loss prevention.
Bloomberg Technology · 196d ago
Infrastructure
Black Sesame Raises 631M HKD for AI
Black芝麻智能 placed 33.54M shares to Infini Capital at 18.88 HKD/share, raising 631M HKD. Funds target next-gen high-performance chip R&D, robot and end-side AI product expansion, commercialization.
36氪 · 196d ago
Applications
Ex-Xiaomi Exec Launches AI Earbuds as Second Phone
Guangfan Technology, led by ex-Xiaomi OS chief Dong Hongguang, raised nearly 300M RMB in seed funding from Lenovo and XPeng. They released independent AI earbuds and watch with eSIM, camera, and Lightware OS for proactive assistance.
36氪 · 196d ago
Open Source
Changshu Funds OpenClaw Production Up to 6M Yuan
Changshu released a draft of 13 measures to boost OpenClaw and open-source communities for AI-driven industry growth. Selected OPC projects using OpenClaw get up to 6M yuan support.
36氪 · 196d ago
Business
LDRobot Files HK IPO on $52.9M H1 Revenue
Shenzhen-based LDRobot refiled for Hong Kong IPO after CSRC approval. It reported $52.9 million revenue in H1 2025 while narrowing losses.
Pandaily · 196d ago
Business
ORCAUBOAT's $27.4M B+ Round Benchmarks Autonomous Boats
ORCAUBOAT raised $27.4 million in China's largest financing for water-surface autonomous driving. The funding advances its ORCA-APAS system deployed in 12 countries.
Pandaily · 196d ago