Legora raises $550 million at $5.55 billion valuation
Legora raised $550 million in a Series D round, reaching a $5.55 billion valuation as it expands its AI legal platform in the U.S. and globally.
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670 storiesMeta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook
Meta has acquired AI agent social network Moltbook, bringing its team into Meta Superintelligence Labs, though it is not immediately clear how the technology will be incorporated.
Lux Aeterna raises $10 million to make satellites reusable
Lux Aeterna raised $10 million to develop reusable satellite technology, aiming to enable dynamic upgrades by bringing spacecraft back to Earth for component updates.
Uzum reaches $2.3 billion valuation in new funding round
Uzum has reached a $2.3 billion valuation after raising $131.5 million, as the Uzbekistan-based digital ecosystem targets a potential pre-IPO raise in the coming years.
AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models
AMI Labs, co-founded by Yann LeCun, raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion valuation to develop "world models" that learn from reality rather than just language.
Founders Fund nears $6 billion close for latest growth fund
Founders Fund is nearing the close of its fourth growth fund with $6 billion in capital commitments, signaling a continued focus on late-stage investments.
OpenAI acquires AI security startup Promptfoo
OpenAI has acquired AI security startup Promptfoo to integrate its red-teaming and testing technology into the OpenAI Frontier enterprise platform for AI agents.
Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro in talks for $1 billion funding
Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup, ModRetro, is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $1 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times.
Life EV acquires Rad Power Bikes for $13.2 million
Life Electric Vehicles Holdings has acquired the assets of Rad Power Bikes for $13.2 million, following the electric bike company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in December.
City Detect raises $13M to automate urban blight detection
City Detect, which uses computer vision to monitor urban infrastructure, raised a $13 million Series A round to expand its AI-powered blight detection services across the U.S.
DiligenceSquared raises $5 million to automate M&A due diligence
DiligenceSquared has raised $5 million to use AI voice agents for M&A due diligence, claiming it can provide consultancy-quality research at a fraction of traditional costs.
Nominal hits $1 billion valuation with $80 million funding
Nominal raised an $80 million Series B extension round at a $1 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $155M over the last 10 months.
Oura acquires gesture recognition startup Doublepoint
Oura has acquired Helsinki-based startup Doublepoint to integrate gesture recognition technology into its smart rings, aiming to accelerate its development of ambient AI experiences.
Netflix acquires AI filmmaking startup InterPositive
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, an AI filmmaking technology company founded by Ben Affleck, to enhance its post-production capabilities while keeping creative decisions human-led.
Zeno raises $25M to scale East African battery-swap network
Zeno raised $25 million in Series A funding to scale its battery-swap network and electric motorbike production across Kenya and Uganda.
Science Corp. raises $230M to bring vision-restoring BCI to market
Science Corp. raised $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, aiming to be the first brain-computer interface company to bring a vision-restoration product to market by mid-2026.
Lio raises $30M to automate enterprise procurement
Lio raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-native platform, which uses autonomous agents to handle end-to-end enterprise procurement processes.
Eight Sleep raises $50M at $1.5B valuation
Eight Sleep raised $50 million in a strategic round led by Tether Investments, valuing the sleep technology company at $1.5 billion as it pursues U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
AI startups use multi-tiered valuations to manufacture unicorn status
AI startups like Aaru and Serval are using multi-tiered valuation rounds to secure unicorn status, a strategy that creates significant risks for future fundraising and employee equity.
AI startups capture 90% of global venture capital in February
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo dominated February’s record $189 billion global venture capital market, accounting for 83% of all funding raised.