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A wave of multimodal AI progress coincides with Anduril reportedly raising $100 billion in new funding. The roundup also touches on politicians delivering AI-written speeches and other fresh AI developments shaking up the industry. Source: theneurondaily.com
Databricks has closed a $188 billion strategic funding round led by Coatue. The capital will go toward multi-AI governance systems, agentic tooling, and serverless database infrastructure. Source: marketscale.com
Robotics AI startup Genesis AI is negotiating a $500 million funding round that would value it at $3 billion, a 28-fold jump from its 2025 seed round. Premji Invest is expected to lead the deal, just a year after the company left stealth mode. Source: startupfortune.com
Spanish startup Multiverse Computing, which develops technology to cut the computing costs of large AI models, is reportedly seeking a €500 million Series funding round. The raise would push the company into unicorn territory. Source: sifted.eu
Augustus has closed a $180 million Series B round that values the company at $1 billion, according to an announcement made on July 21, 2026. The funding underscores continued investor appetite for fast-growing AI startups. Source: quasa.io
San Francisco-based Corgi, an AI-powered insurance technology company, has raised new capital valuing it at $4 billion. This marks the startup's third funding round in less than three months. Source: fintech.global
Lightcone Commons, a new platform for AI safety grants, launched on July 23 with $15–25 million pledged in its first funding round. It uses the S-Process algorithm to help coordinate donor decisions across the field. Source: techtimes.com
According to Forbes, insurance-tech startup Corgi has completed yet another funding round, pushing its valuation to $4 billion. This would be the company's third raise within roughly eight weeks. Source: programbusiness.com
The tunneling startup founded by Elon Musk is reportedly negotiating with investors to raise roughly $4 billion. The new round would value the company at around $20 billion. Source: wsj.com
Defense tech company Anduril is said to be in talks for a new funding round that could raise its valuation by roughly $40 billion, reaching about $100 billion. This would mark a dramatic jump from its previous valuation just a year ago. Source: techcrunch.com
Etched, an AI chip startup founded in 2022 by three Harvard dropouts, closed a $300 million Series C round on July 23 at a $10.3 billion valuation. The company's valuation has doubled in just seven months, driven by inference chip orders exceeding $1 billion. Source: marketscale.com
Defense tech company Anduril is reportedly pursuing a new funding round valuing it at around $100 billion, highlighting its rapid growth. At the same time, its planned expansion in Seattle has drawn opposition from local protesters. Source: geekwire.com
According to sources familiar with the matter, AI robotics startup Genesis AI is negotiating a new funding round worth roughly $500 million. The deal would mark one of the largest recent investments in the robotics AI space. Source: bloomberg.com
Singapore-based robotics data infrastructure startup Ropedia has raised $22 million in a Pre-Series A round. The funding will help scale its human-centric data collection operations supporting embodied AI development. Source: siliconangle.com
CuspAI secured $450 million in a Series B round, valuing the company at $2.6 billion. The funding is expected to accelerate the startup's work on AI-driven materials discovery for industrial research and development. Source: quasa.io
Corgi is said to be lining up another funding round that would follow the pattern of its previous raises. The new round could push the insurtech startup's valuation close to $4 billion. Source: mezha.net
Insurance technology startup Corgi has closed its third funding round in just two months, reaching a $4 billion valuation. The deal is being described as one of the fastest valuation climbs in the current market. Source: techbuzz.ai
AI chip startup Etched, backed by SK Hynix, announced on July 23, 2026 that it raised $300 million in a Series C round. The new funding values the company at $10.3 billion. Source: gurufocus.com
Etched Inc., which develops chips optimized specifically for AI inference, announced a new $300 million funding round. The raise pushes the startup's valuation past $10.3 billion, more than double its previous value. Source: siliconangle.com
Well, the guys over at Twenty are having quite the summer. Yesterday, just about a month after announcing their $100M Series B, the offensive cyber. Source: tectonicdefense.com