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Newsfunding

TwelveLabs Raises $100 Million Series B To Build Video Superintelligence

TwelveLabs announced that it has raised $100 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by NEA and NAVER Ventures, with participation from Amazon,... pulse2.com

Newsfunding

EquiLibre Raises Series A At $500+ Million Valuation To Scale AI Trading Agents

EquiLibre Technologies announced the closing of its Series A funding round at a valuation of more than $500 million. The round was led by Creandum,... pulse2.com

Newsfunding

TwelveLabs Raises $100 Million in Series B Led by NEA and NAVER Ventures

Video AI company TwelveLabs announced on July 2 that it has raised US$100 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to US$200 million. thelec.net

NewsAI Valuation

Anthropic Tops OpenAI With $965B Valuation As AI Funding Race Resets

Key Points: Anthropic closed a $65B Series H round at a $965... yellow.com

NewsAI Funding

ElevenLabs is in talks for a $22B valuation, doubling its price tag five months after its last raise: report

ElevenLabs is holding early talks with investors over a secondary share sale that would value the London-based AI voice company at roughly $22 billion,... techfundingnews.com

NewsCompany Overview

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

Mistral AI, which offers some open source AI models, has raised significant funding since its creation in 2023, with the ambition to “put frontier AI in the... techcrunch.com

Newsfunding rounds

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Energy And Biotech Lead The Way

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? news.crunchbase.com

Newsdefense tech funding, autonomous systems

Autonomous drone startup Quantum Systems raises $1.2 billion as investors pile into defense

Defense tech startups are raising record amounts on both sides of the Atlantic amid a flurry of investment in the sector. cnbc.com

Newsquantum computing funding

Qolab Secures $54.2 Million in Series B to Advance Superconducting Quantum Computing

Insider Brief. Qolab announced $54.2 million in Series B financing and funding commitments to advance its superconducting quantum computing platform and... thequantuminsider.com

Newsquantum computing funding

Qolab Closes $54.2 Million Series B to Accelerate Scalable Superconducting Quantum Processors

Utility-scale quantum hardware developer Qolab Inc. has announced the final closings of its $54.2 million USD Series B financing round. quantumcomputingreport.com

Newsdefense tech funding, autonomous systems

Quantum Systems Raises $1.2B Series D

Well, jeez. We thought Quantum Systems was already having quite the year—turns out we didn't know the half of it. This morning, the German autonomy. tectonicdefense.com

Newsdefense tech funding, autonomous systems

Quantum Systems Raises $1.2 Billion Series D At $8 Billion Valuation

Quantum Systems announced the signing of its $1.2 billion Series D financing round, valuing the company at about $8 billion on a post-money basis. pulse2.com

Newsfunding rounds, AI companies

TwelveLabs Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding

TwelveLabs, a video intelligence company, has announced $100 million in Series B funding co-led by NEA and NAVER Ventures, with participation from Amazon,... sportsvideo.org

NewsGlobal funding trends

Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits

Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in all of 2025 and setting a new high... news.crunchbase.com

NewsGlobal funding trends

Global venture funding hits record $510B in first half as AI boom accelerates

Startups worldwide raised a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, according to a new report out today from market intelligence company Crunchbase... siliconangle.com

Newsfunding round/AI inference

Etched's $5b valuation, a Canadian defense megaround, and lax league $$

Venture Capital. • Etched, a San Jose, Calif.-based developer of frontier inference clusters, came out of stealth with $800m raised over multiple rounds... axios.com

Newsvaluation/talent retention

Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation

Wayve's offering is part of a growing trend of AI startups using employee tenders as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent. techcrunch.com

Newsfunding round/AI agents

Patronus AI Raises $50M Series B and Unveils 1st Digital World Models for AI Agents

New funding will accelerate development of Digital World Models and large-scale simulation environments for long-horizon AI agents. SAN FRANCISCO, June 26,... hpcwire.com

NewsAI infrastructure funding - physical AI

Odyssey Raises $310M as Venture Capital Shifts Toward Physical AI Infrastructure

Palo Alto-based Odyssey raised $310 million in a Series B round at a $1.45 billion valuation to advance AI "world models" that simulate real-world... citybiz.co

OpinionAI funding landscape

AI Funding Is Everywhere. The Hard Part Now Is Knowing Where to Bet

Menlo Ventures just closed a $3B AI fund, its biggest ever. The raise signals something bigger: capital is no longer the bottleneck in AI. Judgment is. memeburn.com