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Supabase Inc., a startup that commercializes the open-source PostgreSQL database, has raised $150 million in funding. Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund led the deal. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.’s CapitalG, IronArc and SquarePeg. Supabase announced the raise today alongside another business …
Report: Amazon to offload $8B worth of AI chips, lease them back
Amazon.com Inc. reportedly plans to offload some of its artificial intelligence chips and then lease them back. The Financial Times today cited sources as saying that the transaction would involve a special purpose vehicle, or SPV. A SPV is a type of …
Satellite software provider Satlyt closes $8M investment
Satlyt Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for satellites, has raised $8 million in funding. TechCrunch reported today that the seed round was led by early-stage fund Non Sibi Ventures. Satlyt was founded in 2024 by Chief Executive Rama Afullo …
Volantis raises $88M to develop photonic inference systems
Volantis Inc. today announced that it has raised a $88 million funding round led by prominent angel investor Lachy Groom and Abstract Ventures. The Series A deal also drew more than a half-dozen other participants. The group included Kleiner Perkins Chair John …
Armadin nabs $255.5M to detect vulnerabilities with AI agent swarms
Cybersecurity startup Armadin Inc. today announced that it has raised $255.5 million in funding at a valuation exceeding $2.5 billion. Andreessen Horowitz and Accel co-led the Series B round. They were joined by Alphabet Inc.’s GV startup fund, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures …
Scale-up interconnect startup CScale launches with $188M in funding
CScale Inc., a startup that develops optical interconnects for data centers, launched today with $188 million in funding. The company raised about three-quarters of the capital through a recently closed Series C round. It was co-led by Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners …
FTC reportedly investigating OpenAI, Anthropic over potential consumer risks
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating OpenAI Group PBC, Anthropic PBC and other artificial intelligence providers. The New York Times today cited a source as saying that the probe covers multiple areas. According to the report, the FTC plans to …
Prominent tech CEOs sign voluntary White House AI safety accord
The chief executives of five tech giants have signed a voluntary artificial intelligence safety accord backed by the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump posted the document on Truth Social late Tuesday. The White House Accord on Super Intelligence, as it’s called, …
World model startup General Intuition closes $220M investment
General Intuition Inc. today announced that it has raised $220 million in funding at a $6.2 billion valuation. The capital was provided by Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, Seven Seven Six, Point72, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst. The investment comes a year after …
EliseAI raises $350M to enhance its AI work automation suite
EliseAI, a startup that develops artificial intelligence tools for real-estate companies and healthcare providers, has raised $350 million in funding. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer jointly led the round. EliseAI said today that they were joined by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Sapphire Ventures …