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Importance:Newsfunding

Greyparrot's new funding to expand recycling data collection

With its $27 million funding round, Greyparrot plans to grow its dataset used to identify types of waste, partnering with major players in the waste and recycling industry. The goal is to help divert more than one million tons of waste from landfills using AI-based analysis. Source: wastedive.com

Importance:Newsfunding

Multiverse Computing raises $570M to make AI models leaner

Multiverse Computing SL, a startup focused on compressing AI models to run more efficiently on less hardware, has secured $570 million in new funding, valuing the company at $1.7 billion. Source: siliconangle.com

Importance:Newsfunding

Greyparrot lands $27M Series B for waste-sorting AI

Greyparrot, a London-based company developing AI technology for the waste and recycling industry, has closed a $27 million Series B funding round. The investment will support further growth of its AI-driven waste analysis platform. Source: wastetodaymagazine.com

Importance:Newsmajor funding rounds

The 19 Biggest Global Startup Funding Rounds of June 2026

Using data from CrunchBase, this roundup covers the largest global startup funding deals from the period, including a major raise by a Chinese AI lab. Source: alleywatch.com

Importance:Newsquantum computing

Multiverse Computing Targets $570 Million in Series C Funding

Multiverse Computing has closed a $570 million Series C round at a $1.7 billion pre-money valuation. Source: thequantuminsider.com

Importance:Newsfunding

Databricks raises funding at $188B valuation to expand AI governance tools

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

Importance:Newsfunding

Genesis AI reportedly in talks for $500M round at $3B valuation

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

Importance:Newsfunding

Augustus lands $180M Series B, valued at $1 billion

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

Importance:Newsfunding

Multiverse Computing eyes €500M round to reach unicorn status

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

Importance:Newsfunding round

Musk's Boring Company reportedly seeking $20 billion valuation in fresh funding

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

Importance:Newsfunding round

Report: Corgi closes third funding round in two months, now valued at $4 billion

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

Importance:Newsfunding round

AI insurtech Corgi hits $4 billion valuation in latest funding extension

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

Importance:Newsfunding round

This week's energy and climate funding roundup: Atoms, Sila, Aypa Power

LA robotics startup Atoms, led by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, closed a $1.7 billion round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Bain Capital and Fifth Wall also participating. The report covers several other deals in the energy and climate sector this week. Source: axios.com

Importance:NewsAI chips/funding

AI chip startup Etched raises $300M at $10.3B valuation as inference orders top $1B

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

Importance:Newsdefense/AI funding

Anduril's $100B funding push comes as Seattle expansion sparks local protests

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

Importance:Newsdefense/AI funding

Anduril reportedly seeking funding round at $100B valuation, tripling last year's figure

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

Importance:Newsfunding_round

Corgi reaches $4B valuation after third funding round in eight weeks

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

Importance:Newsfunding_round

Insurance startup Corgi reportedly hits $4B valuation in third round in 8 weeks

Amid the AI funding boom, many startups are raising back-to-back rounds at soaring valuations, but Corgi's pace still stands out. The insurtech company is said to have closed its third financing round in just eight weeks. Source: techcrunch.com

Importance:Newsfunding_round

CuspAI raises $450M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins

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

Importance:Newsfunding_round

Corgi reportedly preparing new Series B extension, valuation could near $4B

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