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Simbian raises $10M to automate security operations with generative AI
Simbian Inc., a startup that has developed what it says is the first generative artificial intelligence copilot for cybersecurity teams, revealed today that it has closed on an oversubscribed, $10 million seed funding round to launch its new platform. Today’s round was led by security and AI-focused investors such as Cota Capital, Icon Ventures, Firebolt ...
PeerDB raises $3.6M to accelerate PostgreSQL data movement
Startup PeerDB Inc., which has built a data movement platform specifically for open-source PostgreSQL database management systems, said today it has closed on a seed funding round worth $3.6 million. Leading the investment was 8VC, and it was joined by Y Combinator, Wayfinder Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Flex Capital, Rogue Capital, Pioneer Fund, Orange Collective and ...
New bill aims to force AI firms to disclose use of copyrighted material
Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress introduced a new bill on Tuesday that would force artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI and Google LLC to reveal exactly what copyrighted material they use to train their large language models, which power generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Bard. The legislation is the latest in a series ...
Mistral AI debuts Mixtral 8x22B, one of the most powerful open-source AI models yet
The Paris-based open-source generative artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI today released another big large language model in an effort to keep pace with the industry’s big boys. The new Mixtral 8x22B model is expected to outperform the company’s previous model, Mixtral 8x7B. Many experts considered it to be an extremely worthy competitor to better-known contenders ...
PVML raises $8M to secure access to sensitive data with Differential Privacy tech
PVML Ltd., an Israeli startup that’s using artificial intelligence technology to enhance access to organizations’ most sensitive data, said today it has closed on an $8 million seed funding round. The lead investor was NFX, and it was supported by FJ Labs and Gefen Capital. The startup has created a secure data access platform that ...
Secretive robotics startup Collaborative Robotics closes on $100M round
The robotics startup Collaborative Robotics Inc. said today it has closed on a bumper $100 million round of funding. Today’s Series B round was led by General Catalyst and saw the participation of a host of other new investors, including Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures and Lux Capital, plus existing investors Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo ...
Financial operations platform FloQast raises $100M in late-stage funding
Finance and accounting operations startup FloQast Inc. wants to enhance its platform with more artificial intelligence capabilities after closing on a $100 million late-stage funding round. Announced today, the Series E round was led by existing backer ICONIQ Growth and saw participation from new investors such as BDT & MSD Partners and World Innovation Lab, ...
Georgia Tech announces Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer for students
The Georgia Institute of Technology said today it has partnered with Nvidia Corp. to create an artificial intelligence supercomputer hub that’s dedicated to teaching students. Called AI Makerspace, it has been deployed at Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering where it will serve undergraduate students, giving them access to the kind of computing power that was ...
Onum raises $28M to help organizations extract their most valuable data in real time
Big data observability startup Onum said today it’s ready to accelerate its ambitious growth plans after closing on a $28 million early-stage round of funding. The Series A round was led by one of Europe’s top specialist business-to-business software investors, Dawn Capital, and saw participation from Kibo Ventures and Insight Partners. It comes less than a ...
Databricks delivers enhanced data analytics and intelligence for the energy sector
Big-data company Databricks Inc. today announced the immediate availability of a dedicated data intelligence platform for the energy industry, designed to enable customers in the energy sector to harness enormous streams of data and use them for business insights and to feed generative artificial intelligence workloads. The Databricks Data Intelligence Platform for Energy, as it’s officially ...
