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AI video generation startup Higgsfield raised a $50M Series A led by GFT Ventures (pulse2.com)
2 days ago Startup AI

Beijing-based AIsphere, the startup behind the AI video generator PixVerse, raised a $60M Series B led by Alibaba, and says PixVerse has 100M+ users globally (www.scmp.com)
2 days ago Alibaba Startup AI

Some 20-somethings flocking to SF to build trillion-dollar AI startups say no to booze, sleep, and fun as they strive to be, or appear to be, the most obsessed (www.wsj.com)
2 days ago Startup AI

Israeli chip monitoring startup ProteanTecs raised a $51M Series D led by IAG, with participation from Arm, Samsung, and more, taking its total funding to $250M (www.calcalistech.com)
4 days ago Israel Samsung Startup

Quantum startup PsiQuantum raised $1B led by BlackRock, Temasek, and Baillie Gifford at a $7B valuation, up from $3.2B in 2021, to build a 1M-qubit computer (t.co)
5 days ago Startup Quantum

ASML's €1.3B investment in Mistral gives the French startup capital and credibility, but it must prove it can survive in a US- and China-dominated AI industry (www.bloomberg.com)
5 days ago China France Startup AI

How AlphaFold2 and the rise of generative AI kickstarted a new AI drug discovery boom after a spate of startups from the mid-2010s failed to live up to the hype (www.ft.com)
5 days ago Startup AI

Source: Meta signed a contract worth $140M+ to use technology from AI image startup Black Forest Labs, committing $35M in the first year and $105M in the second (www.bloomberg.com)
5 days ago Startup AI

Hands-on with AI startup Friend's $129 always-listening pendant: feels like a beefy AirTag, runs Gemini 2.5, gives unhelpful commentary, and makes others uneasy (www.wired.com)
6 days ago Startup AI

Source: Amazon took a stake in Colombian delivery startup Rappi via a $25M convertible note, entitling it to buy up to 12% via warrants if milestones are met (www.bloomberg.com)
6 days ago Amazon Startup

AI audio startup ElevenLabs launches a tender offer to let staff sell up to $100M in stock at a $6.6B valuation, up from a $3.3B valuation in January 2025 (www.bloomberg.com)
6 days ago Startup AI

Quantum computing startup Infleqtion agrees to merge with a Michael Klein-led blank-check company, giving it a $1.8B pre-money valuation and $540M in funding (www.bloomberg.com)
6 days ago Startup Quantum

Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement raises a drawbridge on its startup rivals, which could not afford to pay such fines, setting an AI copyright floor price (spyglass.org)
7 days ago Startup AI

PitchBook: European defense tech startups have raised €2.4B since 2022, including €1.4B in the first 7 months of 2025, up from €30M in 2020 and €150M in 2021 (t.co)
7 days ago Europe Startup

Shenzhen-based humanoid startup X Square Robot raised ~$100M led by Alibaba, bringing total funding to ~$280M, and released a foundation model for embodied AI (www.cnbc.com)
7 days ago Alibaba Startup AI Robot Shenzhen

PitchBook: VCs have invested $5B+ in humanoid robotics startups since the beginning of 2024, as years of steady progress and GenAI triggers an investment frenzy (www.washingtonpost.com)
7 days ago Startup Robot

Dealroom: European VC deals are set to rise 3-4% YoY in 2025 to $57B, about the same as in 2023, driven by rising startup valuations in AI, fintech, and defense (t.co)
7 days ago Europe Fintech Startup AI

OpenAI acqui-hires the team behind Alex Codes, a Y-Combinator-backed startup whose tool lets developers use AI models within Apple's development suite Xcode (techcrunch.com)
9 days ago Startup AI Apple

WBD files a copyright suit against Midjourney, accusing the startup of using its content to train AI and letting users generate images of characters like Batman (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
10 days ago Startup AI

Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Company for $610M in cash, set to close by December; the startup, founded in 2019, develops the Dia browser, now in beta (www.cnbc.com)
10 days ago Startup Browser Atlassian

Israeli startup Sola, which develops AI-based low-code cybersecurity tools, raised a $35M Series A led by S32 and says it has ~2,000 customers (www.resiliencemedia.co)
10 days ago Israel Startup AI

At IFA 2025, tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Samsung and startups like Doma are expected to showcase how AI could make smart homes more intuitive (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago Google Amazon Samsung Startup AI

Bengaluru-based FirstClub, a grocery delivery startup prioritizing quality over speed, raised a $23M Series A led by Accel and RTP Global at a $120M valuation (techcrunch.com)
11 days ago Startup

Bengaluru startup Upliance AI launches next-gen smart cooking device priced at Rs 39,999 (indianexpress.com)
11 days ago Startup AI

Finnish quantum computing startup IQM raised a $320M Series B led by Ten Eleven at a $1B+ valuation, and plans a US expansion and to scale its data centers (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago Startup Finland Quantum

AI search engine startup Exa Labs raised an $85M Series B led by Benchmark at a $700M valuation, up 10x on its 2024 Series A, and plans to grow its GPU cluster (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago Startup AI

Nvidia acquires Solver, a three-year-old AI coding agent startup formerly known as Laredo Labs, which had raised $8M from Radical Ventures and other investors (www.theinformation.com)
12 days ago Startup AI Nvidia

OpenAI To Acquire Product Testing Startup Statsig, Appoints CTO of Applications (slashdot.org)
12 days ago Startup

An interview with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on the company's M&A strategy as it acquires Madrid-based data observability startup Onum for about $290M (fortune.com)
14 days ago Interview Startup

Source: Indian fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League plans to lay off ~60% of its local workforce, after the government banned online real-money games (www.reuters.com)
14 days ago India Mobile Startup

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