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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: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: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: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

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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

Importance:Newsai_semiconductor

Etched raises $300M Series C at $10.3B valuation

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

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:NewsAI healthcare

Candid Health Raises $120M Led by Sixth Street Growth to Fuel Autonomous Revenue Cycle Management in Healthcare

The Series D fundraising round triples Candid's 2025 valuation, as the company grows ARR by 190% year-over-year. San Francisco, CA, July 22, 2026: — Candid... Source: sixthstreet.com

Importance:Newscybersecurity tech

Twenty Raises $30M Series B Extension from Khosla

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

Importance:NewsAI fintech

Utah-based AI-FinTech, Databento, has Landed a $97 Million Series B Funding to Build-out its Global Market-data Infrastructure

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ✓ New Enterprise Associates led the $97 million in Series B financing for Salt Lake City-based Databento, with participation from DRW... Source: utahmoneywatch.com

Importance:Newsrobotics funding

Robotics startup Humanoid raises $152 million Series A round at $1.35 billion valuation

UK-based robotics startup Humanoid said on Tuesday it raised $152 million in a Series A funding round ​at a post-money valuation of $1.35 billion,... Source: reuters.com

Importance:NewsAI funding

Moonshot targets $50B, a women's health acquisition and Clipway debuts secondaries

Venture Capital. • Moonshot, the Chinese AI company behind Kimi K3, is in talks to raise at a valuation of at least $50b, per Bloomberg. Source: axios.com

Importance:Newsfintech funding

Augustus Announces $180M Series B at $1B Valuation to Give International Fintechs and Banks Access to the US Dollar

New funding round led by Tiger Global accelerates Augustus' mission to dollarize the world—giving financial institutions around the world direct,... Source: prnewswire.com

Importance:Newsmaterials discovery

CuspAI raises $450 million Series B for AI materials discovery

The U.K. startup, now valued at $2.6 billion, is directing 80% of its near-term research toward semiconductor materials. Source: qz.com

Importance:Newsmaterials discovery

CuspAI Raises $450 Million Series B At $2.6 Billion Valuation To Discover New Materials

CuspAI has raised $450 million in Series B funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for discovering new materials. The financing values the... Source: pulse2.com

Importance:Newsopen-source AI

Ollama Secures $65M Series B Funding to Grow its Open-source AI Platform

Insider Brief Ollama, the largest developer platform for open models, has raised a $65 million Series B led by Theory Ventures, with participation from. Source: theaiinsider.tech

Importance:Newsmaterials discovery

CuspAI Raises $450 Million at $2.6 Billion Valuation in Series B Funding Round

CuspAIhas raised $450 million in its latest Series B funding round at a $2.6 billion valuation, securing investments from Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos,... Source: moomoo.com

Importance:Newsfunding round

Neo notches $100M, a sponsor-led REIT deal and Karman's space buy

Venture Capital. • Neo, a Boston-based agentic security company, raised $100m in seed and Series A funding. Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners,... Source: axios.com