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China’s DeepSeek reportedly raises $7.4B in funding at $50B+ valuation
Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek has reportedly raised more than 50 billion yuan, or $7.4 billion, in new funding. The Information and the Wall Street Journal today cited sources as saying that the company is now worth over $50 billion. That reportedly makes it China’s most valuable AI startup. DeepSeek founder and Chief Executive Officer Liang ...
Databricks acquires cyberattack detection startup Panther
Databricks Inc. today announced plans to acquire Panther Labs Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence platform for detecting cyberattacks. The companies didn’t disclose the financial terms. Panther received a $1.4 billion valuation in a 2021 funding round that included contributions from Snowflake Ventures, Coatue and other prominent backers. Understanding the scope of a cyberattack ...
SpaceX to acquire vibe coding startup Cursor for $60B
Newly public SpaceX Corp. today announced plans to acquire Cursor, the developer of a popular vibe coding platform, for $60 billion in stock. The companies expect to close the transaction by the end of the quarter. The move is not unexpected. In April, SpaceX partnered with Cursor to develop artificial intelligence models optimized for coding ...
Beyond Identity launches Ceros AI agent security platform
Beyond Identity Inc. today debuted a platform called Ceros that is designed to help enterprises secure their artificial intelligence agents. New York-based Beyond Security is backed by more than $200 million in funding. Its flagship product is an IAM, or identity and access management, platform that companies use to regulate employee access to their applications. ...
AI agent authorization startup Arcade nabs $60M investment
Arcade AI Inc., the developer of an authorization platform for artificial intelligence agents, today announced that it has raised $60 million in funding. SYN Ventures led the Series A round. It was joined by Morgan Stanley and Wipro Ltd., a publicly traded technology consulting firm. The process of giving an AI agent access to a ...
SailPoint acquires AI agent security startup Entro for reported $200M
SailPoint Technologies Inc. is acquiring Entro Security Ltd., a startup that helps enterprises secure their artificial intelligence agents. The companies announced the deal today without disclosing the financial terms. CTech reported that the transaction is worth about $200 million. Nasdaq-listed SailPoint sells a platform that companies use to regulate employee access to their applications. The ...
Salesforce to acquire customer service automation startup Fin for $3.6B
Salesforce Inc. today announced plans to acquire Fin, a major provider of customer service software, for about $3.6 billion. The deal will help the cloud giant enhance its Agentforce suite of artificial intelligence services. Fin was founded in 2011 as Intercom Inc. and went on to raise more than $200 million in funding. The company, ...
1Password acquires just-in-time access provider Apono
Cybersecurity provider 1Password has acquired Apono Ltd. to enhance its artificial intelligence security capabilities. The companies announced the deal today without disclosing its financial terms. Toronto-based 1Password, officially AgileBits Inc., develops a popular password manager of the same name. It’s available in a consumer edition and an enterprise version with an expanded feature set. Additionally, ...
Mistral reportedly seeking $3.5B funding round amid physics AI push
French foundation model developer Mistral AI SAS is reportedly in talks to raise €3 billion, or about $3.5 billion, from investors. Bloomberg today cited sources as saying that the round could value the company at €20 billion. That’s nearly double the valuation it received after its most recent raise in September. The €1.7 billion investment ...
OpenAI acquires AI agent orchestration startup Ona
OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Ona, a startup with a platform for managing long-running artificial intelligence agents. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Developers often run the AI agents they use to write code on their local machines. When a workstation is turned off, the AI agents that it runs ...