Enveda Biosciences raises $311M to advance AI-designed drugs for immune diseases and obesity
Enveda Biosciences secures $311M in Series E funding to progress its AI-designed drug pipeline, including treatments for eczema and obesity.
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Ema secures $77M Series B, Creaegis leads at $800M valuation
Enterprise AI startup Ema raises $77M in Series B funding, led by Creaegis at an $800M valuation.
mika lands €6M to automate SME accounting with AI-native ledger
Berlin-based mika raises €6M to expand its AI-powered financial operating system for German SMEs, automating bookkeeping and tax filings.
Blair Health secures $4.24M CAD to expand AI-powered specialty care across Canada and the US
Blair Health raises $4.24M CAD to scale its AI-driven clinical infrastructure, enabling generalist providers to deliver specialty care.
OpenAI and Anthropic valuations top $3 trillion, outpacing 45 years of IPOs
OpenAI's $1.2T valuation and Anthropic's $2T potential IPO value exceed all IPOs from 1980-2025, per Financial Times data.
Snorkel AI's $350M round at $3.5B valuation fuels data-as-a-service expansion
Snorkel AI raises $350M at $3.5B valuation to scale its data-as-a-service platform for AI training
Cyera pockets $400M as NYC AI startups raise $587M in a single day
Cyera leads a surge in NYC AI startup funding with a $400M Series G extension, part of $587M raised by five startups on 9/22/2026.
Sol raises $4M for AI assistant that auto-fulfills email commitments, led by General Catalyst and Nexus
Sol, an AI startup, secures $4M in funding to build an assistant that automates task fulfillment from email commitments.
Heidi's $140M Series C doubles valuation to $1.26B, fuels global AI expansion
Heidi, the clinical-note AI startup, secures $140M Series C, doubling its valuation to $1.26B for global expansion.
Spott's €18.3M Series A fundraise targets AI-native recruitment infrastructure
Spott, an AI-native ATS and CRM platform for recruiters, raises €18.3M in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.
Thri5 lands $5.4M seed round to expand AI retail tech after Wild Fork Foods pilot
Thri5 secures $5.4M in seed funding to grow its AI-powered retail execution layer after a successful pilot with Wild Fork Foods.
Physical AI startups with 20+ patents see 6.4x higher VC funding odds, data shows
Physical AI startups with 20+ patents raise 6.4x more VC funding, with valuations 30% higher on average, per new data.
Factory secures $200M to build AI software development agents
Factory raises $200M to advance AI-powered software development agents, backed by Sequoia Capital and Marc Benioff.
Tech sector valuations hit 2022 lows as earnings growth hits 20%
Tech valuations now match levels from when OpenAI launched ChatGPT, with forward earnings growth up 20% in three months.
Project Ventures' £5M fund backs Imperial AI startups, with 80% alumni investors
Project Ventures launches a £5M fund to support Imperial's AI and deep tech founders, with most investors being alumni.
SparkLabs, Mirae Asset launch $10M fund for Central Asia's AI startups
SparkLabs and Mirae Asset launch $10M fund targeting Series A+ AI startups in Central Asia, with support for global expansion.
Metris Energy secures €4.35M to expand AI platform for renewable energy management
Metris Energy raises €4.35M to scale its AI platform, Metria AI, for managing renewable energy assets.
AI Incubator offers $10,000 fellowships to African drug discovery researchers
AI Incubator announces $10,000 fellowships for African researchers using AI in drug discovery for infectious diseases.
SoftBank raises $10B for OpenAI stake, signaling bold bet on AI
SoftBank Group launches a $10B bond to invest in OpenAI, underscoring its confidence in the AI startup's future.
AI startups face valuation hurdles as Series A benchmarks hit $300M
AI startups raising Series A rounds now face median valuations of $300M, up from $55M for non-AI companies, creating new execution challenges
World model AI startups raise $2B+ while keeping tech under wraps
World model AI startups have raised over $2 billion despite revealing almost nothing about their technology or products.
Oraseya Capital and Dubai Chamber back seven AI startups with $136M fund
Oraseya Capital and Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy are backing seven tech startups, including AI platforms Avelin and Cogniver.
Xora Innovation leads $53M round in Hang Ten, totaling $85M
Xora Innovation leads $53M funding round in AI startup Hang Ten, bringing total funding to $85M in just four months.
Mistral's $10B valuation hinges on Europe's sovereign AI strategy, not frontier model race
Mistral's $10B valuation reflects Europe's push for sovereign AI, not just competition with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Disha's $5.96M Series A round lifts valuation to $39.1M, targets AI health coaching expansion
Disha raises $5.96M in Series A funding led by General Catalyst, doubling revenue and narrowing losses in FY25.
British Sovereign AI Fund eyes £500M bet on AI-driven drug discovery startup
The British Sovereign AI Fund is negotiating a £500 million investment in an AI-powered drug discovery startup, aiming to accelerate R&D and boost UK biotech.
StrikeReady secures $29M from Wa'ed Ventures to expand AI-powered cybersecurity in MENA
US cybersecurity startup StrikeReady raises $29M from Wa'ed Ventures to grow its AI platform in the Middle East and North Africa.
Mediaocean launches $5M AI startup fund to reshape ad tech
Mediaocean unveils a $5M fund to invest in AI-driven ad-tech startups, aiming to integrate innovations into its platform.
Synapse Analytics secures $13M Series A to build African AI decisioning infrastructure
Synapse Analytics, an Egyptian AI company, raises $13M Series A led by Partech to expand its decisioning platform for financial institutions.
Vals secures A16z funding to standardize AI benchmarking
Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, aims to establish neutral AI model benchmarks amid industry-wide evaluation chaos.
Madica invests $1M in 5 African startups, enters Algeria and Cameroon
Madica backs 5 African startups in Algeria and Cameroon, including HR platform Talenteo and neobank Paysika, with $200K each.
Enhans' $39M Series C proves enterprise AI's Korean momentum
Enhans secures $39M for enterprise AI as Korean startups gain traction in healthcare, datacenters, and global markets.
Vantora secures $100M to build industrial AI startups, targeting physical AI applications
Vantora, formerly UP.Labs, raises $100M to focus on creating AI-powered startups for industrial automation and robotics
Generalist AI secures $200M Series B to advance robotics with NVIDIA backing
Generalist AI raises $200M Series B led by NVIDIA, pushing robotics AI to $753M total funding
Samsung invests in Euclyd's $230M AI chip push to challenge Nvidia
Samsung co-leads a $230M round for Dutch AI chip startup Euclyd, aiming to offer cheaper, more efficient alternatives to Nvidia GPUs.
D-Robotics leads Asia's $534M AI and robotics funding surge
D-Robotics raises $400M in robotics infrastructure, leading a $534M funding week for Asia's AI and robotics startups.
Mantic's AI forecasting beats humans in Metaculus Cup, secures $25M from Radical Ventures
Mantic, an AI forecasting startup, raised $25M after outperforming humans in the Metaculus Cup event prediction contest.
Factory's $200M round lifts AI startup funding to $310.7M this week
Factory leads a $310.7M funding surge across AI, semiconductors, and HR tech, with Hang Ten Systems and VerifAIX also raising capital.
Crusoe lands $3.9B Series F at $30.9B valuation to build AI factories
Crusoe secures $3.9B funding round at $30.9B valuation to scale AI infrastructure, including modular data centers and cloud services.
Bain Capital Ventures closes $1.6B fund for early-stage AI startups
Bain Capital Ventures closes $1.6B Fund XI to back early-stage AI startups, focusing on infrastructure, applications, and physical AI.
EQT's $500M bet on ElevenLabs signals voice-AI infrastructure race
EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund is in talks to invest over $500M in ElevenLabs, the UK voice-AI startup valued at $22B in secondary talks.