AI hardware design startup Flow Engineering raises $50M Series B
Flow Engineering, an AI hardware-design startup, raised a $50 million Series B at a $750 million valuation, backed by Valar Equity Partners, Atreides Management, and Sequoia Capital.
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801 storiesRestate raises $20M Series A to power AI agent workflows
Restate, a Berlin-based durable-workflow startup, has raised a $20 million Series A as AI agents create new demand for infrastructure that can survive crashes and network failures.
Charter Space raises $5M seed round for satellite insurance
Charter Space, a former TechCrunch Startup Battlefield finalist, has raised a $5 million seed round to grow its space insurance brokerage.
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M fund for enterprise AI startups
Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund, betting that enterprises will increasingly pay only for AI products that prove measurable value rather than experiments.
a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubling its valuation to $4B
EliseAI raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, double what it was worth at its Series E round last August.
OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at least $30B at roughly $1.4T valuation
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO round valuing the company at roughly $1.4 trillion.
OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B at $1.4T valuation
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO round at a roughly $1.4 trillion valuation, Bloomberg reported.
Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
Reco, an AI and SaaS security startup, has raised $55 million as it repositions around securing the growing sprawl of AI agents inside enterprises.
Protego Ventures closes $125M debut fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures, a two-year-old Israeli defense tech VC, has closed its debut fund at $125 million, below its original $150 million target.
Ex-Tesla team's Atomic raises $12.5M to automate supply chains
Atomic, a supply-chain AI startup founded by former Tesla employees, has raised a $12.5 million Series A, bringing its total funding to just north of $15 million.
Peak XV raises Surge seed ceiling to up to $5M, unveils 18 startups
Peak XV Partners raised its per-startup investment ceiling through its Surge seed program to up to $5 million and unveiled an 18-company cohort as the bar to raise a Series A keeps climbing.
AI boom dominates climate tech funding at NY Climate Week
AI-driven demand for energy infrastructure pushed climate tech venture funding to $14 billion in the first quarter, but some founders say the AI boom is overshadowing other climate sectors.
Mavi emerges from stealth with AI talent marketplace
Mavi, an AI-powered marketplace connecting U.S. companies with global accounting talent, emerged from stealth on Monday, revealing a $4 million seed round raised last year.
Founder builds on-device deepfake detection after scam call
After a deepfake voice call tricked her grandfather into paying a ransom for a "kidnapped" relative, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI to detect AI-generated voices directly on a phone.
Modulate raises $25M for voice AI detection suite
Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate raised $25 million, led by Future Ventures, to expand its suite of small models for transcription, emotional analysis, and deepfake and AI-music detection.
Outmarket raises $34.5M Series B for insurance AI
Insurtech startup Outmarket raised a $34.5 million Series B led by SignalFire, just four months after a $17 million Series A.
Quartermaster raises $140M Series B for ocean data network
Arlington, Virginia-based maritime intelligence startup Quartermaster raised a $140 million Series B, just months after a $43 million Series A, in a round preempted by Insight Partners.
Lightspeed targets $250M for new early-stage India AI fund
Lightspeed is targeting $250 million for a new early-stage AI fund in India, half the size of its $500 million 2022 predecessor.
Databricks buys spreadsheet startup Row Zero, eyes more M&A
Databricks acquired early-stage spreadsheet startup Row Zero and says it plans many more acquisitions as it builds out its AI-agent platform.
Bessemer raises $5.75B for two new funds, betting big on AI
Bessemer Venture Partners raised $5.75 billion across two new funds to expand its bets across the AI stack.