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809 storiesGudea raises $7M seed round to track online narrative spread
Gudea, a startup that tracks how online narratives spread to flag crises before they erupt, has raised $7 million in seed funding, bringing its total to roughly $15 million.
Apate sends AI agents undercover to bait scammers for intel
Apate.ai runs thousands of AI agents that pose as victims to waste scammers' time and extract bank accounts, crypto wallets, and other operational details for banks, telcos, and governments.
Zenzap raises $44M for an AI chat app built to replace WhatsApp at work
Zenzap, an AI-powered workplace messenger aimed at replacing WhatsApp and iMessage for business use, has raised $44 million from Bessemer, Lightspeed, and The Garage.
Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China's grip on critical materials
Indian startup Scimplify raised $25M in an all-equity round led by Hitachi Ventures, reportedly valuing it at $250M, as it expands AI-driven materials production to the U.S. and Japan.
Flox Intelligence opens $10M round for AI wildlife deterrents
Flox Intelligence, which has raised about $5 million to date, is opening a $10 million Series A to scale its AI-powered wildlife-deterrent devices.
Pluto Security raises $42M to secure enterprise AI agents
Pluto Security has raised $42 million and crossed $2 million in annual recurring revenue securing how employees use AI tools and agents.
Giraffe Bio targets copper shortfall with mine-specific biomolecules
Giraffe Bio has raised a $6.4 million seed round to develop biotech compounds that help mines recover more copper, as global demand threatens to outpace supply by 2040.
AI leaderboard Arena raises $200M Series B at $3.1B valuation
Arena, the crowdsourced AI-model leaderboard that started as a UC Berkeley research project, raised a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation, nearly double its valuation ten months ago.
Ex-con's startup Commissary Club uses AI to help former prisoners
Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison, has launched Commissary Club, an AI-powered employment and social platform aimed at people leaving prison.
Cal AI founder raises $10M for new AI agent startup Persona
Zach Yadegari, the 19-year-old co-founder of Cal AI, raised $10 million for Persona, a personal AI assistant startup built around a $179 wearable band.
Manus raises over $500M in first round since Meta deal collapsed
Manus parent Butterfly Effect raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since Chinese authorities forced it to unwind a $2 billion Meta acquisition deal.
Vesta raises $30M to scale AI agents for mortgage lenders
Vesta, an AI-native startup that automates mortgage origination, raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital as its revenue grew 12x year over year.
Robot data startup Mecka AI raises $60M from Sequoia
Mecka AI raised a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia to expand its human-motion data business for training robots.
Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders 'elsewhere'
Endeavor Catalyst closed a $320 million fifth fund to back founders outside Silicon Valley and other major tech hubs.
Nous Research confirms $1.5B valuation, launches Hermes for Businesses
Nous Research raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation and launched Hermes for Businesses, an enterprise AI agent product.
Healthleap raises $38M to flag at-risk hospital patients with AI
Healthleap, a South African startup that uses AI to flag hospital patients at risk of undiagnosed conditions like malnutrition, raised $38 million in seed and Series A funding.
Bloom raises $3.6M to build an AI marketplace for US manufacturing
Bloom, a Detroit startup that matches manufacturers with suppliers, raised a $3.6 million seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners after reinventing itself as an AI-driven marketplace.
Benchmark leads $25M seed round into missile-maker Furientis
Benchmark is leading a $25 million seed round into Furientis, a one-year-old startup building low-cost interceptor missiles for the Pentagon.
Uber buys catering marketplace ezCater for $2.3B
Uber is acquiring catering marketplace ezCater in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion, expanding Uber Eats into business catering and workplace meals.