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Importance:Newsfunding round

Neo notches $100M, a sponsor-led REIT deal and Karman's space buy

Venture Capital. • Neo, a Boston-based agentic security company, raised $100m in seed and Series A funding. Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners,... Source: axios.com

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CuspAI Raises $450 Million at $2.6 Billion Valuation in Series B Funding Round

CuspAIhas raised $450 million in its latest Series B funding round at a $2.6 billion valuation, securing investments from Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos,... Source: moomoo.com

Importance:Newsopen-source AI

Ollama Secures $65M Series B Funding to Grow its Open-source AI Platform

Insider Brief Ollama, the largest developer platform for open models, has raised a $65 million Series B led by Theory Ventures, with participation from. Source: theaiinsider.tech

Importance:Newsmaterials discovery

CuspAI Raises $450 Million Series B At $2.6 Billion Valuation To Discover New Materials

CuspAI has raised $450 million in Series B funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for discovering new materials. The financing values the... Source: pulse2.com

Importance:Newsmaterials discovery

CuspAI raises $450 million Series B for AI materials discovery

The U.K. startup, now valued at $2.6 billion, is directing 80% of its near-term research toward semiconductor materials. Source: qz.com

Importance:Newsfunding rounds

Indian AI startup Emergent hits $1.5 billion valuation a year after launching

Emergent raised a $130M Series C at a $1.5B valuation, turning the AI coding startup into a unicorn just a year after its Bengaluru launch. Source: startupfortune.com

Importance:Newsfunding rounds

AI Startup Emergent Secures $130 Mn In Series C Round, Valuation Soars To $1.5 Bn

Emergent, a AI software creation platform today raises USD 130 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Creaegis, with Claypond and Sentinel Global... Source: bwdisrupt.com

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Databricks raises new funding, valuation jumps to $188 billion

Databricks, a specialist in cloud data and AI tools, announced an agreement for a new funding round that raised its valuation to $188 billion,... Source: jawlah.co

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Exclusive | Databricks Set to Hit $188 Billion Valuation With New Investment From Coatue

Startup's valuation jumps 40% as AI boom drives demand for its data-analytics software. Source: wsj.com

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Exclusive | AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation

Startup is also raising capital at $10 billion valuation in separate round led by Sequoia. Source: wsj.com

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Databricks: New Funding Round Catapults Valuation to $188 Billion, No IPO in Sight

US data and AI company Databricks is raising fresh capital once again – and its valuation is soaring. The San Francisco-based firm announced that it has. Source: trendingtopics.eu

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Databricks is Raising a Strategic Round of Funding at a $188 Billion Valuation

The new capital will drive AI innovation across Unity AI Gateway, Genie, and LakebaseSAN FRANCISCO, CA — July 16, 2026 — Databricks, the Data and AI company... Source: databricks.com

Importance:NewsAI software development

Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C financing that values the AI software development platform at $1.5 billion, providing new capital to expand a... Source: citybiz.co

Importance:NewsAI Life Sciences Funding

Chai brews up $400M series C to fuel AI used by Lilly and Pfizer

Chai Discovery continued its whirlwind emergence, closing its third financing round in 11 months to bring its total funding haul above $600 million. Source: fiercebiotech.com

Importance:NewsAI Content Generation Funding

PixVerse Raises $439M Series C Extension at Over $2B Valuation to Expand AI Video and World Model Business

PixVerse, a Singapore-based AI video-generation startup, closed a Series C extension totaling $439 million, pushing its valuation above $2 billion. The. Source: theaiinsider.tech

Importance:NewsAI Fintech Funding

AI finance startup Flex doubles valuation to about $1.2 billion, source says

Flex, an AI startup pitching itself as a one-stop shop for the banking needs of mid-sized business owners, said it raised $70 million ​in a round led by... Source: reuters.com

Importance:Newsdefense AI funding

Defence AI company Helsing hits $18bn valuation in $1.8bn Series E

Helsing reported investor demand "significantly exceeded" available allocation during its latest Series E funding round, which raised $1.8bn. Source: airforce-technology.com

Importance:Newsdefense AI funding

Europe's Anduril rival Helsing raises $1.8 billion at $18 billion valuation

European defense startup Helsing has raised $1.8 billion. The funding round values the German startup at $18 billion. Helsing is a European rival to U.S.... Source: cnbc.com

Importance:NewsAI fundraising automation

Lyzr Uses AI Agent to Drum Up $400M Series B

Lyzr used its internal AI agent, called SivaClaw, to run its Series B fundraising process, drawing investor interest for $400 million. Source: citybiz.co

Importance:NewsAI video funding

PixVerse raises $439M in Series C extension, valuation tops $2B as AI video wars heat up

PixVerse closed a $439M Series C extension at a $2B+ valuation, highlighting the AI funding surge and what it means for crypto AI token projects. Source: cryptobriefing.com