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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 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

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

Newsfunding rounds roundup

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Enterprise AI, Space Tech And Biotech Top The Ranks

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

Newsquantum computing funding

Quantum Motion raises $160m Series C as quantum sector heats up

Quantum Motion, the UK-based company building quantum computers, has raised a $160m Series C. The round is one of the largest fundraises secured by a... sifted.eu

NewsAI funding - autonomous software development

Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development

Blitzy, an autonomous software development startup, said it has raised $200 million in a funding round that values it at $1.4 billion, making it the latest... news.crunchbase.com

Newsfunding round - AI inference

Deepinfra lands $107M in funding to build out its dedicated inference cloud for open-source models

Dedicated inference cloud startup Deepinfra Inc. is looking to expand its global capacity after raising $107 million in a Series B round of funding led by... siliconangle.com

Newsfunding round - Nvidia strategic investment

Nvidia Backs DeepInfra’s $107 Million Series B and the Investment Is About More Than One Inference Startup

DeepInfra has closed a $107 million Series B with Nvidia among the investors, for an inference platform that scaled processing volume 8000 times since. startupfortune.com

Newsfunding round

Bret Taylor's Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capital push

Sierra's $950 million Series E funding round was led by Tiger and Google's GV, with participation from Benchmark, Sequoia, Greenoaks and others. cnbc.com

Newsrobotics funding/valuation

Exclusive: China robot-hand-building unicorn Linkerbot targets $6 billion valuation

Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot, the global market leader in highly dexterous robotic hands for humanoids, will seek a $6 billion valuation ​in its next... reuters.com

NewsAI startup funding

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's AI startup hits $2B valuation with $100M funding

Parag Agrarwal's AI-agent startup Parallel Web Systems has reached a valuation of $2 billion along with achieving $100 million in Series B funding,... msn.com

NewsAI agent startup funding

Parallel Web Systems Raises $100M Series B Led by Sequoia, Valuation Hits $2B - News and Statistics

Parallel Web Systems, the AI-agent API startup founded by ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, raised $100M in Series B funding at a $2B valuation, led by Sequoia. indexbox.io

NewsAI/tech funding rounds - Rogo, Hightouch

Rogo's $160M raise, Hightouch's $2.75B valuation and Teva's Tourette syndrome biotech buy

Venture Capital. • Rogo, an NYC-based AI platform for finance, raised a $160m Series D. Kleiner Perkins led, joined by Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital,... amp.axios.com

Newsfunding round

Ex-Twitter CEO’s AI Startup Raises Funds at $2 Billion Valuation

Parallel Web Systems raised $100 million in Series B funding to continue building web search for AI agents. wsj.com

Newsmarket dynamics

North America Q1 Funding Surges Across Stages To Record Level

The first quarter was one for the North American venture capital record books. U.S. and Canadian companies secured a staggering $252.6 billion in seed-... news.crunchbase.com

NewsEuropean AI funding - Mistral

Recap: Europe’s top funding rounds this week (30 March – 5 April)

A week bookended by Mistral's $830 million debt raise and a €1.1 million workpod pre-seed is a useful reminder of how wide the band of European ambition now... thenextweb.com

NewsChinese AI robotics funding

3 Billion Yuan Raised in Two Months, Valuation Breaks 20 Billion Yuan: What is GALAXEA's Edge?

Gasgoo Munich- Following a 1 billion yuan Series B round in February, GALAXEA recently secured another 2 billion yuan in a Series B+ extension. autonews.gasgoo.com

Newscloud/AI infrastructure

ScaleOps Raises $130M Series C at $800M+ Valuation

ScaleOps, an Israeli developer of software designed to automate the management and scaling of cloud and AI infrastructure, has raised $130 million in a... israeldefense.co.il