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Chip design startup Architect Labs Inc. launched today with $24 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. Kindred Ventures led the seed round. It was joined by Perplexity AI Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aravind Srinivas, Transformer co-inventor Lukasz Kaiser, former …
Dream raises $260M for its sovereign AI and cybersecurity tools
Dream Security Ltd., a developer of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity software for governments, today announced that it has raised $260 million in funding. Bicycle Capital and Group 11 jointly led the investment. They were joined by several other institutional backers including Bain …
AI inference provider Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B in funding
Baseten Inc., a startup with a platform for running artificial intelligence inference workloads, is raising $1.5 billion in funding. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Altimeter Capital, Conviction, Spark Capital, Sands Capital and Wellington Management are co-leading the deal. It’s unclear …
Conduct raises $60M to speed up software modernization projects
Conduct AI Ltd today announced that it has raised $60 million in funding to enhance its namesake code modernization platform. Index Ventures and ICONIQ co-led the Series A investment. They were joined by SAP SE along with returning backers Creandum, Lucid Capital …
AI cyber warfare startup Twenty raises $100M at $1B valuation
Twenty Inc., a startup that develops cyber warfare software for the U.S. military and intelligence community, has raised $100 million in funding. Accel led the Series B investment. Twenty stated in its announcement of the deal today that Friends & Family Capital, …
AI material discovery startup CuspAI reportedly raising $400M round
CuspAI Ltd., a startup working to speed up material discovery, is reportedly in the process of raising a $400 million funding round. The Financial Times reported today that the term sheet has been signed but the transaction is still being finalized. According …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …