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NewsAI funding - autonomous software development

Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development

Blitzy, an autonomous software development startup, said it has raised $200 million in a funding round that values it at $1.4 billion, making it the latest... news.crunchbase.com

NewsAI agent startup funding

AI agent startup Sierra valued at $15B in new $950M funding round

Eight months after closing a $350 million funding round, Sierra Technologies Inc. today announced that it has raised another $950 million at a $15 billion... siliconangle.com

Newsfunding round - Nvidia strategic investment

Nvidia Backs DeepInfra’s $107 Million Series B and the Investment Is About More Than One Inference Startup

DeepInfra has closed a $107 million Series B with Nvidia among the investors, for an inference platform that scaled processing volume 8000 times since. startupfortune.com

Newsfunding round - AI inference

Deepinfra lands $107M in funding to build out its dedicated inference cloud for open-source models

Dedicated inference cloud startup Deepinfra Inc. is looking to expand its global capacity after raising $107 million in a Series B round of funding led by... siliconangle.com

Newsfunding round

Bret Taylor's Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capital push

Sierra's $950 million Series E funding round was led by Tiger and Google's GV, with participation from Benchmark, Sequoia, Greenoaks and others. cnbc.com

Newsrobotics funding/valuation

Exclusive: China robot-hand-building unicorn Linkerbot targets $6 billion valuation

Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot, the global market leader in highly dexterous robotic hands for humanoids, will seek a $6 billion valuation ​in its next... reuters.com

NewsAI startup funding

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's AI startup hits $2B valuation with $100M funding

Parag Agrarwal's AI-agent startup Parallel Web Systems has reached a valuation of $2 billion along with achieving $100 million in Series B funding,... msn.com

NewsAI agent startup funding

Parallel Web Systems Raises $100M Series B Led by Sequoia, Valuation Hits $2B - News and Statistics

Parallel Web Systems, the AI-agent API startup founded by ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, raised $100M in Series B funding at a $2B valuation, led by Sequoia. indexbox.io

Newsfunding round

Ex-Twitter CEO’s AI Startup Raises Funds at $2 Billion Valuation

Parallel Web Systems raised $100 million in Series B funding to continue building web search for AI agents. wsj.com

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ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media

ComfyUI, whose tools give creators more control over AI image, video, and audio generation, just raised $30 million. techcrunch.com

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Cursor chases $2B raise at $50B+ valuation in AI coding boom

AI code editor Cursor seeks massive funding round as developer tools heat up. techbuzz.ai

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Cursor in talks to raise $2B at $50B valuation after hitting $2B ARR in three years

In short: AI coding startup Cursor (Anysphere) is in talks to raise at least $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz,... thenextweb.com

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ShengShu Launches Vidu Q3 Reference-to-Video with Expanded Visual and Audio Capabilities

Alibaba Leads RMB 2 Billion Series B to Support General World Model Development. Advertisement. SINGAPORE, April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ShengShu... manilatimes.net

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Haast: $12 Million Raised For AI-Powered Enterprise Compliance Platform

Haast, an AI-powered enterprise compliance platform, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to $17.05... pulse2.com

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Haast Raises $12M Series A to Solve the Compliance Bottleneck Stalling AI-Driven Enterprises

US-based startup Haast embeds organizational policy and risk frameworks directly into enterprise workflows, automating high-effort manual compliance... pressreleasehub.pa.media

NewsChinese AI robotics funding

3 Billion Yuan Raised in Two Months, Valuation Breaks 20 Billion Yuan: What is GALAXEA's Edge?

Gasgoo Munich- Following a 1 billion yuan Series B round in February, GALAXEA recently secured another 2 billion yuan in a Series B+ extension. autonews.gasgoo.com

Newsrobotics/embodied AI

Chinese Robotics Startup Galaxea AI Raises $290M USD in Series B+ Funding, Valued at $29B USD

Galaxea AI has raised about $290 million in a Series B+ round, valuing the Chinese embodied intelligence startup at roughly $29 billion, Yicai Global... theaiinsider.tech

Newscloud/AI infrastructure

ScaleOps Raises $130M Series C at $800M+ Valuation

ScaleOps, an Israeli developer of software designed to automate the management and scaling of cloud and AI infrastructure, has raised $130 million in a... israeldefense.co.il

Newsfunding/embodied intelligence

Chinese Robotics Startup Galaxea AI Raises $290M USD in Series B+ Funding, Valued at $29B USD

Galaxea AI has raised about $290 million in a Series B+ round, valuing the Chinese embodied intelligence startup at roughly $29 billion, Yicai Global... theaiinsider.tech

NewsAI code quality and governance

Qodo Targets AI Code Risks, Quality With $70M Series B Raise

As AI-generated code surges, New York-based startup Qodo has raised $70 million in Series B funding to address governance and quality challenges. bankinfosecurity.com