NewsAI startup funding
World-Models Startup Odyssey Raises $310M in Series B Funding, Valued at $1.45B
Odyssey has raised $310 million in a Series B funding round that values the world-models AI startup at $1.45 billion. theaiinsider.tech
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NewsAI world models funding
Odyssey Raises $310M Series B to Advance AI World Models
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 17, 2026 — Odyssey, an AI lab pioneering world models founded by self-driving car veterans, today announced a $310 million Series B... hpcwire.com
NewsAI workspace funding
Genspark.ai Extends Series B to $485M at $2.6B Post-Money Valuation, Appoints Jamison Powell as Chief Revenue Officer
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 17, 2026--Genspark.ai, the company building the all-in-one AI workspace, today announced it has closed a $100M Series B extension at... finance.yahoo.com
NewsDeepSeek funding
China’s DeepSeek reportedly raises $7.4B in funding at $50B+ valuation
Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek has reportedly raised more than 50 billion yuan, or $7.4 billion, in funding. siliconangle.com
NewsDeepSeek funding / VC roundup
DeepSeek's new round, CVC's prosthetics bet, and Databricks' buy
Venture Capital. • DeepSeek, the Chinese open-sourced foundational model company, raised more than $7.4b at a valuation north of $50b. axios.com
Newsacquisition / cybersecurity
Databricks strikes deal to buy Panther Labs in cybersecurity push
Databricks said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy startup Panther Labs, as the U.S. data analytics provider pushes deeper into the cybersecurity business. reuters.com
Newsvoice AI funding
Exclusive: Voice AI startup Bland raises $50 million after being rejected by 180 investors
Isaiah Granet turned a Y Combinator rejection streak into a nine-figure funding story by betting that AI won't replace the phone—it will answer it. fortune.com
Newsfunding round / unicorn
Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech
Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The Bengaluru-based company is now India's newest AI unicorn,... techcrunch.com
Newsacquisition / stake purchase
India's HCLTech to buy 10.5% stake in Sarvam AI, valuing startup at $1.5 billion
India's HCLTech said on Monday it will acquire a 10.5% stake in domestic generative AI startup Sarvam AI for 14.27 billion rupees ($150.7 million) in cash... reuters.com
NewsAI company funding
Anthropic hits $965B valuation with $65B funding before IPO
Record-breaking raise: Anthropic secured $65 billion in Series H funding, valuing it at $965 billion and surpassing OpenAI. Revenue surge: The company's... msn.com
NewsAI company funding
Bezos' Prometheus lands $12B Series B at $41B valuation to build AI that compresses the engineering design cycle
Prometheus raises $12B Series B at a $41B valuation, backed by JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, DST Global, and Arch Venture Partners. techfundingnews.com
NewsAI company funding
Mistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20B valuation
The funding round would value the company at around €20 billion (about $23.15 billion), nearly double its Series C valuation of €11.7 billion. techcrunch.com
NewsAI startup funding
Jeff Bezos' New Venture Just Raised $12 Billion. He's Betting AI Will Create a Physical Labor Shortage.
Jeff Bezos is back in the headlines with a private-market raise for his industrial AI startup, Prometheus. The company just closed a $12 billion Series B at... 247wallst.com
NewsAI startup mega-round
Prometheus, the industrial AI startup from Jeff Bezos, is now worth $41 billion
Prometheus, the industrial AI startup led by Jeff Bezos and former Google exec Vik Bajaj, today will announce that it's raised $12 billion in Series B... axios.com
NewsAI startup mega-round
Bezos' AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and the CEOs explain what they're doing
Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a roughly $41 billion valuation. geekwire.com
NewsAI market dynamics
Q1 2026 Startup Funding Report: AI Takes 57% of All Capital
Fundraise Insider's first quarterly funding report finds AI startups now graduate to Series A and B faster than the rest of the market, while debt quietly... usatoday.com
NewsAI startup mega-round
Jeff Bezos Prometheus AI startup raises $12 billion Series B
The industrial AI company, which Bezos co-leads with Vik Bajaj, has hired about 150 people and is building AI systems for engineering and manufacturing. qz.com
Newsfunding round
Exclusive | Anti-Nvidia Data-Center Startup Is Valued at $1.55 Billion in New Funding Round
TensorWave will use fresh $350 million to fill more data centers with chips from AMD, an investor. wsj.com
Newsrobotics funding
Neura Robotics' $1.4B raise, Pi's $25M Series A and Hugo Boss' new suitor
Venture Capital. • Neura Robotics, a German humanoid robotics developer, raised $1.4b in Series C funding from Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, imec.xpand,... axios.com
Newsfunding round
TensorWave Raises $350 Million Series B at $1.55B Valuation to Expand Global AMD-Powered AI Infrastructure
TensorWave, the all-AMD AI cloud specializing in high-performance, memory-intensive workloads, today announced it has raised $350 million in Series B... businesswire.com