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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, Point72 Ventures and Caffeinated Capital participated as well. The company is now valued ...
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 to the paper, Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions and Kleiner Perkins ...
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, ...