393 articles
Bessemer Venture Partners, which first backed Wonderful with a seed check in 2025, has continued its support as the company builds an agentic operating layer for enterprises globally. The new $550M Series C round underscores investor confidence in Wonderful's approach to enterprise AI. Source: bvp.com
Mecka AI, a startup that gathers and analyzes human movement data to train humanoid robots and other robotics systems, is reportedly closing in on a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The deal reflects growing investor interest in companies supplying high-quality motion data for robotics AI. Source: techcrunch.com
Cohere is reportedly in advanced discussions to raise $2-3 billion in new funding at a $20 billion valuation. The deal would mark a major jump for the AI startup as investor interest in the sector continues to surge. Source: pymnts.com
Positron AI, which builds chips for running AI models, announced it raised $875 million in its latest funding round. The company's valuation more than quadrupled compared to its previous round. Source: reuters.com
Forus secured $150 million in a Series C round to grow its AI-powered platform that helps patients access medications. The company plans to expand its network to more healthcare providers. Source: fiercehealthcare.com
Mistral has announced a €3 billion Series D funding round, pushing its post-money valuation above €21 billion. The company is positioning itself as a leading provider of open-weight AI models with a strong European identity. Source: mistral.ai
San Francisco-based legal AI startup Harvey raised $550 million, reaching a post-money valuation of $15.5 billion. The round was led by Diffusion and Lightspeed, with participation from Sequoia and other investors. Source: axios.com
AI research startup Listen Labs reportedly walked away from an already signed Series C term sheet led by Menlo Ventures. Sources say the company instead opened negotiations with Salesforce. Source: techcrunch.com
Clay Labs, which uses AI to boost productivity of B2B sales teams, has raised $115 million in new funding. The round pushes the company's valuation to $7.1 billion. Source: siliconangle.com
Cognition, the AI coding startup behind Devin, closed a Series E round exceeding $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, positioning the company for further growth in AI-driven software engineering. Source: cognition.com
Founded in May 2024, the startup Humanoid quickly raised $270 million in funding, including a $152 million Series A round that valued the company at $1.35 billion. Source: forbes.com
French AI company Mistral AI raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round, pushing its post-money valuation above €21 billion. The law firm Orrick advised Mistral on what is described as one of the largest equity funding rounds in the sector. Source: orrick.com
Cognition AI, developer of AI software tools, announced it raised $2 billion in a Series E round at a $48 billion valuation. The funding underscores continued investor interest in AI-powered software development platforms. Source: seekingalpha.com
Wonderful raised $550 million in a Series C round to expand its enterprise AI operating system platform. The company provides full AI OS infrastructure along with deployment teams and engineers to help large enterprises adopt AI faster. Source: backscoop.com
Cloud security startup Upwind raised $250 million in a Series B round, pushing it past unicorn status. It's now recognized as the first unicorn specifically in the modern cloud security space. Source: fintech.global
Deepin Intelligent Control (DeepCtrls) closed a multi-hundred-million-yuan Series B extension led by battery giant CATL. The round underscores growing investor interest in physical AI, where robotics and industrial automation meet AI systems. Source: app.dealroom.co
Tripo AI secured about 3 billion yuan combined in its Series B and Series B+ rounds, led by MPCi with support from strategic investors. The funding will likely fuel further development of its AI-driven 3D content generation tools. Source: theaiinsider.tech
Between August 31 and September 6, AI startups collectively raised $9.2 billion across 46 funding rounds. The weekly roundup highlights which sectors and lead investors dominated the flow of capital. Source: startuphub.ai
Robotics startup XDOF is said to be in late-stage talks for a Series B round valuing it at around $1.2 billion, reportedly led by 8VC. The news comes only three months after the company closed a $70 million Series A. Source: techfundingnews.com
Law firm DLA Piper represented Delta-v Capital as lead investor in HiddenLayer's $100 million Series B round. The funding will support HiddenLayer's continued growth in the enterprise AI security space. Source: legaldesire.com