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NewsAI search funding - Exa Labs

Exa labs' $250m, Carbon cancels €1.7b factory, Sherritt eyes Gillon Capital stake

Venture Capital. • Exa Labs, an SF-based AI search startup, raised $250m at a $2.2b valuation led by a16z. Go deeper. • Mercury, an SF-based business... axios.com

NewsAI startup funding

AI startup Unframe raises $50 million Series B after surpassing $100 million in contracts within a year

The Israeli startup, founded by former Noname Security executives, says it has signed more than $100 million in multi-year enterprise AI contracts as... calcalistech.com

Newsfunding round

Sigma Raises $80 Million Series E, Doubles Valuation to $3 Billion

Sigma, the AI Apps and agentic analytics platform, today announced the closing of $80 million in Series E financing at a $3 billion valuation. businesswire.com

Newsfunding round

Edge Inference Chip Startup SiMa.ai Raising at $1.4 Billion Valuation

Nvidia might be on a tear, but some investors are still convinced that there's demand for another kind of specialized chips. And they're putting their money... theinformation.com

Newsfunding round

AI cloud DeepInfra raises $107m in Series B funding round

AI cloud provider DeepInfra has secured $107 million in a Series B funding round. The company will use the capital to expand its inference cloud platform... datacenterdynamics.com

Newsfunding round

EQT wins €5b deeptech mandate, Decart nears $4b, and Uber's Delivery Hero increase

Venture Capital. • Decart, a real-time GenAI research lab, raised $300m at nearly a $4b valuation. Radical Ventures led, joined by insiders Benchmark,... axios.com

Newsfunding round - AI/biotech

UAE’s MGX Joins USD 2.1B Round for UK-Based Isomorphic Labs

UAE's MGX joined London-based Isomorphic Labs' USD 2.1 billion Series B funding round to scale its technology. waya.media

Newsdefense tech funding

Anduril Raises $5B in Series H Funding Round at $61B Valuation

Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf said the financing round reflects growing investor interest in defense technology companies. govconwire.com

Newsfunding rounds roundup

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anduril Leads Varied Lineup Of Large Deals

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? news.crunchbase.com

Newsfunding round

Wilson Sonsini Advises Recursive on $650 Million Series A Funding at a $4.65 Billion Valuation

On May 13, 2026, Recursive, an AI start-up dedicated to advancing AI intelligence through recursive self-improvement, came out of stealth and announced that... wsgr.com

Newsfunding round

Anduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion

The start-up, which makes A.I.-backed weapons, was valued at $61 billion in the financing round, double what it was a year ago. nytimes.com

Newsfunding round

Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B

Another year, another massive influx of capital for Anduril: The funding round that was rumored to be in process in March has officially closed. techcrunch.com

Newsfunding round

Anduril Raises Another $5B As Defense Tech Startups Shatter Funding Records

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries said Wednesday that it has raised another $5 billion in funding at a $61 billion valuation — double the valuation of... news.crunchbase.com

Newsfunding round

Anduril Announces $5B Series H Raise

Today, Anduril is announcing our Series H: a $5 billion raise which brings our valuation to $61 billion, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. anduril.com

NewsAI cybersecurity funding

Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen

As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasingly recognizing the need to bolster their... techcrunch.com

NewsAI drug discovery funding

Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion Series B for AI drug discovery

Isomorphic Labs announced on Wednesday it has raised $2.1 billion in a Series B funding round, as the Alphabet $GOOGL-backed AI drug design company moves to... qz.com

NewsAI biotech funding

Alphabet's AI biotech Isomorphic Labs bags $2.1B series B to fuel next-gen drug design model

If any proof was needed that big money is still available for AI drug development, look no further than the 10-figure series B hauled in by Isomorphic. fiercebiotech.com

Newsmarket dynamics - AI sales/marketing funding trends

AI sales and marketing startups raised $3.7B globally in 2026

Sales, marketing and CRM startups raised $3.7 billion globally in early 2026, with AI deals dominating as venture funding holds near the $8 billion annual... ppc.land

Newsfunding round - AI legaltech unicorn

Enter Raises $100M in Series B, at Approx. $1.2 Billion

Enter, a Sao Paulo, Brazil-based artificial intelligence legal technology company, raised more than $100m in a Series B financing that valued it at... finsmes.com

Newsmajor AI funding round

Anthropic Valuation Could Eclipse OpenAI in $50 Billion Funding Round

Anthropic is considering a funding round in which it would raise as much as $50 billion and be valued at $900 billion, the Financial Times reported Thursday... pymnts.com