Mega-rounds, seed checks and everything between — follow the money flowing into AI startups.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Israel's Jazz raised $61 million in funding. The investment will develop an AI platform focused on data loss prevention.
Bloomberg Technology · 196d ago
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
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
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
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
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
Song Ziwei, known as the 'most beautiful PM', has received investment from Sequoia and Ant Group. Her startup is making a slight adjustment in direction towards AI-powered skincare.
量子位 · 197d ago
MizarVision completed pre-A funding over 10M RMB led by Phenomenon Capital to expand its AI-powered geospatial intelligence business. The Spark platform fuses satellite remote sensing with multi-modal data and AI models for real-time analysis, notably preempting US military activities in the Middle East.
36氪 · 197d ago
Former vivo star PM Song Ziwei founded Weiguang Dianliang, raising over 100M RMB in Pre-A from Sequoia China, Blue Lake, Ant, etc. The startup develops AI-native fashion terminals like smart mirrors integrating daily dressing scenarios with AI agents.
36氪 · 197d ago
A 20-year-old university student built an open-source project using VibeCoding in just 10 days. The project attracted a massive 30 million CNY investment from Shengda.
量子位 · 198d ago
City Detect, an AI startup helping cities stay safe and clean, has raised $13M in Series A funding. The company assists local governments in preventing urban decay and is already active in at least 17 cities, including Dallas and Miami.
TechCrunch AI · 200d ago
French neutral-atom quantum computing startup Pasqal, co-founded by Nobel laureate Alain Aspect, announced a SPAC merger with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II.
The Next Web (TNW) · 200d ago
Norwegian startup Unleash raised $35M to bolster its open-source feature management platform, designed to govern AI-generated code. It provides developers a safety net as AI-written code outpaces human reviewers.
The Next Web (TNW) · 200d ago
Neta has raised over $10 million in Pre-A+ funding to fuel global expansion of its AI-native platform. The platform enables users to create characters, immersive worlds, and interactive content at scale and speed.
Pandaily · 200d ago
Wujie Power has received consecutive early-stage investments from the CICC-Porsche Fund. This marks the fund's first back-to-back bet on a smart tech startup.
Pandaily · 200d ago
DiligenceSquared is a startup using AI and voice agents to make expensive M&A research affordable. Founded by an ex-Blackstone principal and a former BCG consultant, it has just raised $5 million in funding.
TechCrunch AI · 200d ago
Swedish startup Validio has raised $30M to expand its infrastructure ensuring enterprise data is AI-ready. After six years building in Stockholm, it targets global growth.
The Next Web (TNW) · 201d ago