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Construction automation startup TerraFirma raises $115M
TerraFirma Inc., a startup with a platform that enables construction teams to remotely operate heavy machinery, has raised $115 million in funding. The bulk of the capital arrived in the form of a $100 million Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins. TerraFirma disclosed today that Bain Capital, Definition and more than a half-dozen other [...] The post Construction automation startup TerraFirma raises $115M appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
InstaLILY, a developer of AI teammates that can automate complex, business-specific work, raises $60M
Enterprise automation startup InstaLILY Inc. said today it has closed on a hefty $60 million Series B round of funding that brings its total amount raised to date to almost $100 million. In addition, it launched a new tool that can help companies to quickly build, deploy and then continuously update and maintain software that [...] The post InstaLILY, a developer of AI teammates that can automate complex, business-specific work, raises $60M appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Chai Discovery nabs $400M Series C as AI-designed antibodies reach Big Pharma
Chai Discovery Inc., a company that develops artificial intelligence models to predict interactions between biochemical molecules, today announced it has raised $400 million in new funding, nearly tripling its valuation to $3.8 billion. Index Ventures led the Series C round alongside Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital and Dimension. New investors joining the investment included Bain Capital [...] The post Chai Discovery nabs $400M Series C as AI-designed antibodies reach Big Pharma appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Sovereign AI infrastructure startup Valarian raises $50M to help nations secure their defense systems
The defense-focused artificial intelligence systems infrastructure startup Valarian Technologies Ltd. said today it has closed on a hefty $50 million early-stage funding round as it looks to position itself as a critical player in the emerging "sovereign AI" market. The Series A round was led by new investor New Enterprise Associates, which is making its [...] The post Sovereign AI infrastructure startup Valarian raises $50M to help nations secure their defense systems appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
So Far, 2026 Is A Solid Year For Cybersecurity Startup Funding
The first quarter of 2026 was a more robust period for funding than the second, with privacy and cybersecurity startups pulling in $4.4 billion in seed- through growth-stage financing in Q2. That marked a decline of around 30% from the prior quarter and year-ago levels.
Spatial AI startup Augmodo raises $21M to expand beyond retail stores
Spatial artificial intelligence startup Augmodo Inc. said today it has raised $21 million in an impromptu funding round that lifts its valuation to $350 million. TQ Ventures served as the lead investors, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Jefferson River Capital, Arena Holdings, Chemist Warehouse, New Fare, Interlace and Webb Investment Network The Seattle-based startup is [...] The post Spatial AI startup Augmodo raises $21M to expand beyond retail stores appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Welcome To The 'Show Me' Era: Sapphire Ventures' Anders Ranum On What Separates Winning AI Startups From The Rest
To understand how institutional capital is navigating the gap between AI's public market software multiples and private market valuations, Crunchbase News recently interviewed Anders Ranum, a partner at Sapphire Ventures, who shared how he strikes an investment balance.
European tech weekly recap: More than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2.8B
Last week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2.8 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. 📊 The top three industries that r...
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Pair Of Billion-Dollar Deals For Cyber And AI Infrastructure Lead
AI once again dominated venture funding this week, claiming five of the 10 largest announced rounds, including a pair of billion-dollar financings for AI infrastructure and cybersecurity that led the pack.
Frontier and Center: Who evaluates the evaluations?
Editor's note: Some of the most interesting questions in AI are being asked by information theoreticians, around how to provide context to an emerging class of AI agents. A few weeks ago, we waded into those waters with a blog about the Open Knowledge Format, a specification that formalizes the LLM-wiki pattern into a portable, interoperable format to represent the metadata, context, and curated knowledge that modern AI systems need to operate. That blog generated a ton of interest, so we've decided to bring you more of the same, as part of our new "Frontier and Center" series. Today, we hear
Real-time dental image verification with Amazon SageMaker AI at Henry Schein One
This post describes how Henry Schein One closed that gap by building Image Verify, an AI-powered quality verification system on Amazon SageMaker AI that evaluates dental X-ray quality at the point of capture, in real time, across thousands of locations. The system went from concept to over 10,000 active locations within months and has already processed over 11 million X-rays and growing at 1.5 million per week. Henry Schein One is now scaling toward 40,000 locations globally across four regions.
Compliance Automation Software: What To Evaluate
Compare compliance automation software, including features, trade-offs, and how to build flexible workflows with n8n on infrastructure you control.
Invest Europe: Venture capital reaches second-highest level on record
Invest Europe has published its latest report, Transaction Value: Private Capital Analysis, examining private capital investment across Europe in 2025. Thereport shows that venture capital recorded it...
AI agent startup Lyzr reportedly raising $100M at $500M valuation
Lyzr Inc., a startup that helps enterprises build artificial intelligence agents, is reportedly raising a funding round worth about $100 million. Bloomberg today cited sources as saying that the deal has drawn $400 million worth of interest from prospective investors. The group reportedly includes Silicon Valley funds, Middle Eastern venture capital firms and financial institutions. [...] The post AI agent startup Lyzr reportedly raising $100M at $500M valuation appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Open-source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M to grow its platform
Ollama Inc., the largest artificial intelligence platform connecting developers to open models, today announced it has raised $65 million in a new funding round led by Theory Ventures. Benchmark, 8VC, Y Combinator, Pace Capital, 49 Palms, GTMFund, and other investors and angels also participated in the Series B round. Today's funding brings the company's total [...] The post Open-source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M to grow its platform appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Europe Posted Its Strongest Venture Funding Quarter In 4 Years As UK Gains, M&A Holds Up
In Q2, Europe posted its strongest quarter in four years for venture funding, Crunchbase data shows. All told, Europe-based startups raised $24 billion in the just-ended quarter, up around a third quarter over quarter and two-thirds higher than the $14.4 billion raised in Q2 2025.
PitchBook: US venture funding hits $412.7B in first half as AI deals dominate
U.S. venture capital deal value hit $412.7 billion in the first half of 2026, nearly 30% more than investors put to work in all of last year - and a small cluster of giant artificial intelligence rounds accounted for almost the entire jump. That's according to the second-quarter PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report released Wednesday night. Artificial [...] The post PitchBook: US venture funding hits $412.7B in first half as AI deals dominate appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Prime Intellect raises $130M at $1B valuation for its AI training platform
Artificial intelligence training startup Prime Intellect Inc. has raised $130 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. The consortium included Nvidia Corp.'s NVentures, Intel Capital and Dell Technologies Capital. They were joined by more than a dozen others, including Cloudflare Inc. Chief Executive Matthew Prince. Prime Intellect stated in its Tuesday funding announcement [...] The post Prime Intellect raises $130M at $1B valuation for its AI training platform appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Inference chip startup SambaNova valued at $11B in $1B funding round
Chip startup SambaNova Inc. today announced that it has raised $1 billion in funding at a $11 billion valuation. General Atlantic led the Series F round with contributions from more than a dozen others. Intel Capital, Vista Equity Partners and JPMorgan Chase & Co. were among the participants. The investment follows a $350 million round [...] The post Inference chip startup SambaNova valued at $11B in $1B funding round appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Exclusive: EdVisorly Raises $13.3M Series A To Fix The Messy College Transfer Process With AI
Los Angeles-based startup EdVisorly tells Crunchbase News exclusively that it has secured a $13.3 million Series A funding round to scale its AI-native platform, which automates the manual back-office workflows that can slow down university admissions.
Kaon AI raises $60M to build the next generation of AI-driven interactive entertainment
Kaon AI, a generative artificial intelligence platform and research outfit formerly known as FlowGPT that provides online interactive entertainment, today announced it has raised $60 million across recent funding rounds. The San Mateo company is backed by numerous technology sector venture capital investors, including B Capital, Redpoint Ace, Goodwater Capital and DCM. Today's announcement follows [...] The post Kaon AI raises $60M to build the next generation of AI-driven interactive entertainment appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
North American Startup Funding Shattered Records In First Half Of 2026, Driven By AI
Overall, investment in U.S. and Canadian startups totaled a staggering $392 billion for the first half of 2026, per Crunchbase data, dwarfing anything we've seen before.
AI post-training startup Bespoke Labs raises $40M in funding
Bespoke Labs Inc., a startup working to streamline the post-training phase of artificial intelligence projects, has raised $40 million in funding. The company stated today that the capital arrived in two tranches. Bespoke Labs raised the bulk of the funds, $31.75 million, through a Series A round led by Wing VC. The firm was joined [...] The post AI post-training startup Bespoke Labs raises $40M in funding appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Sector Snapshot: Cleantech Startup Funding Stabilizes As Energy Demand Grows
In the first half of this year, investors poured $15 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies in Crunchbase cleantech, EV and sustainability-focused categories. That puts funding on track to slightly exceed the 2025 tally, which was the lowest in several years.
A Year Of Misplaced Fear (And Why It's Time For Investors To Leave The Crowd)
Many venture capital LPs have reacted to recent economic uncertainty by concentrating investments in megafunds, mistaking perceived safety for better returns while potentially sacrificing the higher upside that venture investing is meant to deliver. In this guest commentary, Sara Zulkosky, co-founder and managing partner of Recast Capital, contends that smaller emerging VC managers are a more attractive source of long-term returns for investors willing to look beyond the crowd.
June 2026's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about
European tech activity in June 2026 was characterised by arecovery in deal volume but a decline in total capital raised compared to May.The ecosystem recorded 293 funding deals and €8.3 billionraised,...
European tech weekly recap: More than 55 tech funding deals worth over €1.6B
Last week, we tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. 📊 The top three industries that ...
AI data center builder Crusoe reportedly raising $3B at $30B valuation
Data center builder Crusoe Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise a $3 billion funding round. Bloomberg on Thursday cited sources as saying that the deal could value the company at $30 billion. That's about three times what Crusoe was worth last year. The report didn't name the investors that may participate in the new [...] The post AI data center builder Crusoe reportedly raising $3B at $30B valuation appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Quantum Systems raises $1.2B, IQM becomes first European quantum company on major US exchange, and European startup funding in June
This week, we tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €1.6 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.If email is more your thing, you ...
More deals, smaller rounds: European startup funding in June 2026
A total of 293 funding deals were announced in June, up from 258 in May, representing a 14 per cent increase in deal activity. Despite the higher number of transactions, European startups raised €8.3 ...
Best practices for multi-turn reinforcement learning in Amazon SageMaker AI
In this post, we share best practices for reliable multi-turn RL training. We cover how to build a training environment you can trust, set up an external evaluation, design a reward aligned with the end task, manage what changes once the agent runs for multiple turns, and monitor the metrics that tell you when to iterate.
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Energy And Biotech Lead The Way
U.S. startups announced sizable funding rounds at a steady clip during a truncated holiday week, with energy and AI leading the way. Houston-based energy startup Joulent secured the biggest round, a $1.75 billion strategic financing.
Tripo AI secures additional $150M in funding to enhance its 3D and world models
Tripo AI, a developer of interactive 3D foundation models and world models, said today it has closed on a hefty $150 million Series A3 funding round to scale up its platform in the intelligent manufacturing, entertainment and robotics industries. The startup attracted a broad base of investors, including the automotive-focused venture capital firm Geely Capital, [...] The post Tripo AI secures additional $150M in funding to enhance its 3D and world models appeared first on SiliconANGLE.
Global venture funding hits record $510B in first half as AI boom accelerates
Startups worldwide raised a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, according to a new report out today from market intelligence company Crunchbase Inc. The figure was more than investors put into venture deals across all of last year, when the total came to $440 billion. The first half also set a funding record, [...] The post Global venture funding hits record $510B in first half as AI boom accelerates appeared first on SiliconANGLE.