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Deals•Feb 26, 2026
Union.ai Secures $38.1M Series A Funding Led by NEA
Union.ai announced the completion of its Series A round, raising $38.1 million. The round was led by existing investor NEA with participation from Nava Ventures and new investor Mozilla Ventures. The funding will be used to expand its AI development infrastructure platform built around the open‑source orchestrator Flyte.
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News•Feb 16, 2026
Japan’s DIC Partners with Switzerland-Based Emerald, Establishes $62M Physical AI Investment Fund
DIC Corporation announced a $62 million investment fund targeting physical AI startups in sensors, wearables, robotics and automation. The fund is backed by a strategic partnership with Switzerland‑based Emerald Technology Ventures, which will help source and support global deals. DIC will...
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News•Feb 16, 2026
Guest Post — 2026 Global Strategy Briefing on AI And Quantum For Boards
Marvin Cheung’s briefing outlines the latest AI developments, including the rise of Moltbook forums and the evolution from large language models to 3‑D world models, while linking these advances to quantum computing. He explains how quantum technologies can both support...
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Deals•Feb 16, 2026
DIC Corporation Launches $62M Physical AI Fund in Partnership with Emerald Technology Ventures
Japanese chemicals and materials group DIC Corporation announced the creation of a $62 million investment portfolio targeting physical AI startups in sensors, wearables, robotics and automation. DIC partnered with Swiss venture firm Emerald Technology Ventures to source and support deals, and...
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News•Feb 14, 2026
Guest Post: How Market Shaping Supercharges AI GTM Automation for Series A Startups
Series‑A founders have access to powerful AI‑driven GTM automation tools, yet most still miss the $10M‑$25M revenue milestones. The article argues that the technology merely amplifies existing messaging, and without a strategic market‑shaping foundation, outreach becomes noise. Market shaping involves...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Trener Robotics Raises $32M Series A to Bring Physical Intelligence to Industrial Automation
Trener Robotics announced a $32 million Series A financing round co‑led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners, bringing its total capital to over $38 million. The round will fund the scaling of Acteris, the company’s robot‑agnostic AI skills platform that lets operators...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Linkup Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Gradient to Build Web Search for AI
Linkup announced a $10 million seed round headed by Gradient, with participation from Elaia, Seedcamp and several angel investors. The San Francisco‑Paris startup offers an API that feeds AI systems with real‑time, verifiable web information, moving beyond static training datasets. Founded by...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Una Software Secures $13M in Total Funding to Redefine Financial Planning and Analysis and Appoints Michael Morrison as CEO
Una Software closed a $13 million seed round, led by Staircase Ventures, to accelerate its AI‑native FP&A platform. The company also announced Michael Morrison, former CEO of Fluence Technologies and Jirav, as its new chief executive officer, while co‑founder Clayton Ramnarine...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Firebird and U.S. Announce Phase 2 of Armenia AI Megaproject, Scaling It to $4B and 50,000 GPU in 2026
Firebird announced Phase 2 of its AI supercomputing megaproject in Armenia, adding 41,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs. The expansion lifts total investment to roughly $4 billion, up from the $500 million first phase. With U.S. export licensing secured, the cluster will rank among the...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
AlphaLab Selects 20 Startups For 2026 Cohort Embedding Intelligence Into Industry
AlphaLab, the Innovation Works accelerator, announced its 2026 cohort, the largest to date with 20 early‑stage startups. The selected companies cover AI, robotics, health, energy and advanced manufacturing, all aiming to embed intelligence into real‑world systems and industrial workflows. Each...
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Deals•Feb 10, 2026
Una Software Secures $13M Seed Funding Led by Staircase Ventures
Una Software announced the close of its seed round, bringing total capital raised to $13 million. The round was led by Staircase Ventures and will fund AI agent development and global go‑to‑market expansion. The funding also coincides with the appointment...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Indian AI-Enabled NDT Robotics Startup Octobotics Raises $1.1M USD in Seed Funding
Octobotics Tech, an Indian AI‑enabled NDT robotics startup, closed a Rs 10 crore ($1.1 M) Series Seed round led by Navam Capital with BYT Capital participation. Founded in 2020, the company generates AI‑driven inspection robots for hazardous industrial and rail environments, reporting Rs 2 crore...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Nauticus Robotics Announces Strategic Investment and UAE Expansion with Master Investment Group
Nauticus Robotics secured a strategic investment of up to $50 million from Master Investment Group to build its first international manufacturing and offshore robotics services hub in the United Arab Emirates. An initial $3 million tranche will fund the launch of the...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Ouster Acquires StereoLabs for $35M Plus Stock, Creating Physical AI Sensing and Perception Company
Ouster has completed a $35 million cash‑and‑stock acquisition of StereoLabs, integrating the maker of ZED stereo cameras and AI vision software into its digital lidar portfolio. The deal brings over 90,000 deployed cameras, a large developer ecosystem, and an EBITDA‑positive business...
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Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Nauticus Robotics Secures Up to $50M Strategic Investment From Master Investment Group
Nauticus Robotics announced a strategic investment agreement with Master Investment Group for up to $50 million, including an initial $3 million tranche to launch its first international manufacturing and offshore robotics services hub in the United Arab Emirates. The funding will support...
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Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Octobotics Tech Raises $1.1M in Series Seed Funding
Indian AI-enabled NDT robotics startup Octobotics Tech Pvt. Ltd. announced the closing of a Series Seed round of about Rs. 10 crore ($1.1M) led by Navam Capital with participation from BYT Capital. The funding will support product development, field validation,...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
China’s LE Robotics Secures Series A+ Funding to Scale Industrial Embodied AI Welding
LE Robotics announced a Series A+ financing round worth tens of millions of RMB, led by Shandong Luhua Investment with participation from Sinolink Innovation. The capital will accelerate development of its embodied‑AI welding algorithms, expand standardized product lines into shipbuilding...
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Deals•Feb 6, 2026
LE Robotics Raises Tens of Millions of RMB in Series A+ Funding Round
Chinese AI robotics company LE Robotics announced it has raised tens of millions of RMB in a Series A+ round led by Shandong Luhua Investment, with participation from Sinolink Innovation Investment. The capital will fund development of its embodied AI...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
HAQQ Legal AI Raises $3M to Scale AI Operating System for the Global Legal Sector
HAQQ Legal AI announced a $3 million funding round led by Sowlutions Ventures, with participation from HITEK Ventures, Corona Legal, Razor Capital and other investors. The capital will accelerate development of its vertically integrated AI operating system, powered by the...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Google’s Gemini AI Surpasses 750M Monthly Users Following Gemini 3 Launch
Google announced that its Gemini AI chatbot now serves over 750 million monthly active users, up from 650 million the previous quarter. The surge follows the rollout of Gemini 3, the company’s most advanced large‑language model, which CEO Sundar Pichai credited as the...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
China’s X-Humanoid Raises $100M in First Funding Round
Beijing-based X‑Humanoid secured over 700 million yuan (~$100 million) in its inaugural funding round, led by state‑linked funds and strategic investors including Baidu. The capital will accelerate commercialization of its Tiangong full‑size industrial humanoid and the Huisi Kaiwu embodied AI platform, supported...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Faraday Future Launches Three Series of Robot Products in Las Vegas at the Annual NADA Show
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric announced the formation of a U.S.-based robotics subsidiary, FF EAI‑Robotics, and unveiled three robot products—a pair of humanoids and a quadruped—at the NADA show in Las Vegas. The company says it has secured paid, non‑binding deposits...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
U.S. Robotics at Strategic Inflection Point, AUVSI-Backed Partnership for Robotics Competitiveness White Paper Warns
A new white paper from AUVSI’s Partnership for Robotics Competitiveness warns that the United States is at a drone‑sector‑style inflection point for robotics and physical AI. It argues that delayed, fragmented policy could let Chinese state‑backed firms dominate critical supply...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
X-Humanoid Secures $100M in First Funding Round
Beijing-based X-Humanoid raised over 700 million yuan (≈$100 million) in its first funding round, led by state‑linked funds such as the Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund, E‑Town Capital and the Beijing Gaojingjian Industrial Development Investment Fund, with participation from TH Capital,...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
HAQQ Legal AI Raises $3M to Scale AI Operating System for Global Legal Sector
Lebanon‑based HAQQ Legal AI announced a $3 million funding round led by Sowlutions Ventures, with participation from HITEK Ventures, Corona Legal and Razor Capital. The capital will accelerate development of its Justinian® AI operating system and support expansion across MENA and...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
Create Energy Acquires Graze Robotics Assets to Expand Autonomous Robotics in Energy Sector
Create Energy announced the acquisition of key assets from Graze Robotics, adding autonomous mowing technology to its ON TRACK platform. The deal integrates robotics into its Plant Wide Controller network, enhancing remote asset management for solar, airport, agricultural, and data...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Yozo.ai Closes $1.7M Pre-Seed to Scale Autonomous E-Commerce AI Agents
Yozo.ai, a UAE‑based AI startup, secured a $1.7 million pre‑seed round to accelerate its autonomous e‑commerce agents that manage retention marketing across email, WhatsApp and SMS. The funding was co‑led by Access Bridge Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with participation from several...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
BoldVoice Raises $21M Series A to Give a Billion Non-Native English Speakers Their Own AI Voice Coach
BoldVoice announced a $21 million Series A round led by Matrix, with participation from Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital, Alumni Ventures, Umami Capital and Y Combinator. The AI‑powered voice‑coaching platform has surpassed five million downloads and generated $10 million in annual recurring revenue. Its proprietary speech...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
ElevenLabs Closes $500M at $11B Valuation to Expand Voice AI Into Multimodal Agents
ElevenLabs announced a $500 million financing round led by Sequoia Capital, lifting its valuation to $11 billion—more than triple the level a year earlier. The round also brought Sequoia partner Andrew Reed onto the board and saw existing investors such as Andreessen...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
No Agent List Announces $10M in Private Investment to Launch AI-Powered Platform Redefining the Real Estate Space
No Agent List has secured $10 million in private investment ahead of its Spring 2026 launch, positioning the startup to introduce an AI‑driven real‑estate platform. Founded by Richie Delao, the service will give buyers, sellers and vendors direct access to property listings,...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Machina Labs Raises $124M to Scale Manufacturing Infrastructure for Defense and Advanced Mobility
Machina Labs closed a $124 million Series C round to build its first large‑scale Intelligent Factory in the United States. The 200,000‑square‑foot facility will host up to 50 RoboCraftsman robotic cells, enabling rapid, software‑defined production of complex metal structures. Investors include Lockheed...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Hesai and Grab Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate LiDAR Deployment Across Southeast Asia
Hesai Technology and Grab announced a strategic cooperation making Grab the exclusive distributor of Hesai’s LiDAR sensors across Southeast Asia. The deal gives Hesai access to Grab’s extensive sales, support and marketing network, while securing a reliable LiDAR supply for...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Berkeley SkyDeck And UC Berkeley Announce Second Year of Mayfield AI Garage, Expanding Opportunities for Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs
Berkeley SkyDeck and UC Berkeley’s College of Computing have launched the second year of the Mayfield AI Garage, extending the program to recent alumni and idea‑stage founders. The initiative provides non‑dilutive stipends of $25,000 per founder—up to $50,000 per team—alongside...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
HighRes and Opentrons Announce Partnership to Launch AI Agent-to-Agent Lab Automation Workflow
HighRes and Opentrons have formed a strategic partnership to create the industry’s first AI agent‑to‑agent laboratory automation workflow, linking software‑driven experiment design directly to physical execution. The integration combines Opentrons’ modular robotic platforms and AI‑enabled protocol tools with HighRes’ orchestration...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
U.S. Senate Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles to Include Testimony From Tesla, Waymo
The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on autonomous vehicles, featuring testimony from Tesla and Waymo executives, the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association chief, and a transportation law professor. Lawmakers aim to address the fragmented state‑by‑state regulatory...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Tensor Ventures And Others Invest $4 Million US in London-Based AppFactor
Tensor Ventures led a $4 million seed round in London‑based AppFactor, joined by Begin Capital and Adara Ventures. The startup’s platform monitors and modernizes legacy enterprise applications in‑operation, eliminating downtime for end users. Deployments are already live at a major UK...
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
No Agent List Secures $10M Private Investment to Launch AI-Powered Real Estate Platform
No Agent List announced a $10 million private investment ahead of its Spring 2026 launch. The funding will accelerate AI development and national rollout, positioning the platform as a transparent alternative to traditional commission‑driven real‑estate models. Founded by Richie Delao, the platform...
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
Ouster Acquires StereoLabs for $35M to Form Physical AI Sensing Platform
Ouster completed its acquisition of StereoLabs for about $35 million in cash and stock, merging StereoLabs' stereo camera hardware and AI vision software with Ouster's lidar technology. The deal creates a unified physical AI sensing and perception platform targeting robotics, industrial...
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
Yozo.ai Secures $1.7M Pre‑Seed Funding to Accelerate Autonomous E‑Commerce AI Agents
UAE‑based AI startup Yozo.ai closed a $1.7 million pre‑seed round led by Access Bridge Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with participation from Arzan VC, Oraseya Capital, Plus VC, Suhail Ventures, Glint Ventures and M‑Empire Angels. The capital will be used to scale...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Aya Data Closes $900K Seed Round to Scale AI Products for African Markets
Aya Data secured a $900,000 seed round led by 54Collective, bringing its total financing to $1.15 million. The funding will accelerate AyaGrow, an AI‑driven precision‑agriculture platform, and AyaSpeech, a speech‑to‑speech system for African languages. Founded in 2021, the company already supplies...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Automata Secures $45M Series C to Build the Operating System for AI-Ready Labs
Automata announced a $45 million Series C round led by Dimension, with participation from Danaher Ventures and other investors, and a strategic partnership with Danaher Corporation. The company’s platform combines modular robotics, orchestration software, and a unified data layer to create autonomous,...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
SunRobi Becomes First Certified Operator of Cosmic Robotics’ Autonomous Solar Installation Systems
SunRobi, Sunstall’s robotic‑assisted construction arm, became the first certified operator of Cosmic Robotics’ autonomous module‑installation system, Cosmic‑1A, after multiple live utility‑scale deployments across the United States. The certification confirms SunRobi’s ability to embed the robot into end‑to‑end EPC workflows, delivering...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Neuroscale AI and Carahsoft Partner to Modernize Federal Hiring With Secure, AI-Driven Talent Management Solutions
Neuroscale AI has partnered with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to distribute its AI‑driven talent management platforms—ARBI, Athena and Aurora—through SEWP V and ITES‑SW2 contracts to U.S. federal agencies. The collaboration aligns with Executive Order 14170 and the OPM Merit‑Based Hiring Plan,...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
University of Ottawa Launches Hub Focused on Medical AI
The University of Ottawa has launched the Ottawa Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (OMARI) to unify research, education, and commercialization of medical AI. Led by Canada Research Chair Khaled El Emam, the institute will connect clinicians, researchers, students, and partner hospitals to...
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Deals•Feb 3, 2026
Automata Secures $45M Series C Funding Led by Dimension
Automata, a lab automation company, announced the close of a $45 million Series C round led by Dimension, with participation from Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Octopus Ventures, Entrepreneurs First and others. The round also includes a strategic investment partnership...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Death Clock Launches ‘Life Lab’: An AI Health Concierge Democratizing Private-Doctor Level Care For The Mass Market
Death Clock has introduced Life Lab, an AI‑driven health concierge that combines lab testing, medical records, and longevity research to move care from reactive treatment to proactive prevention. The platform partners with more than 4,800 Labcorp, Quest and BioReference locations,...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Outtake Closes $40M Series B Led by ICONIQ to Build the Unified Platform for Digital Trust in the AI Era
Outtake announced a $40 million Series B round led by ICONIQ, with participation from CRV, S32 and a slate of high‑profile tech executives. The funding will accelerate its unified digital‑trust platform that protects enterprises from AI‑driven impersonation and identity abuse. Outtake reported...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
China’s LimX Dynamics Raises $200M in Series B Funding for Real-World Embodied Robots
LimX Dynamics announced a $200 million Series B round, drawing institutional and strategic backers such as JD, NIO Capital and SAIC‑linked investors. The capital will accelerate its full‑stack robot strategy, focusing on humanoid hardware, motion‑control foundation models, and the proprietary COSA operating...
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Deals•Feb 2, 2026
Checkbox Raises $23M Series A to Scale AI-Powered Legal Automation for Enterprises
Checkbox, an AI-driven legal automation platform for enterprises, announced a $23 million Series A funding round. The capital will be used to scale its AI-powered solutions and expand its enterprise customer base. The announcement was made on February 2, 2026.
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Deals•Feb 2, 2026
China’s LimX Dynamics Raises $200M in Series B Funding for Real-World Embodied Robots
Chinese humanoid robotics firm LimX Dynamics announced a $200 million Series B round, with investors including Stone Venture, JD, Oriental Fortune Capital, CoStone Capital, Shangqi Capital, NIO Capital and Future Capital, alongside existing shareholders. The capital will be used to scale its...
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Deals•Jan 31, 2026
Brickanta Secures $8M Seed Funding to Accelerate Agentic AI in Pre-Construction
Brickanta, a startup building agentic AI tools for pre‑construction workflows, announced a seed round of $8 million. The funding will support product development and market expansion, positioning the company to bring AI‑driven efficiencies to the construction industry. The round was disclosed...
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Deals•Jan 30, 2026
GoCanopy Secures €2.1M Seed Funding to Scale AI Operating System for Institutional Real Estate
GoCanopy announced the closing of a €2.1 million seed round to expand its AI-driven operating system targeting institutional real estate investors. The funding will support product development and market expansion.
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Zocks Closes $45M Series B to Accelerate AI-Powered Automation for Financial Advisors
Zocks announced a $45 million Series B round co‑led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors, lifting its total capital to $65 million since the March 2025 Series A. The funding will accelerate the rollout of its privacy‑first, agentic AI platform beyond routine admin automation...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Robbyant Open-Sources LingBot-VLA as a “Universal Brain” For Robots
Ant Group’s embodied‑AI unit Robbyant has open‑sourced LingBot‑VLA, a vision‑language‑action model designed as a universal brain for robots. The model, trained on over 20,000 hours of real‑world interaction data, can be adapted to diverse platforms—including Galaxea Dynamics and AgileX robots—with...
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News•Jan 27, 2026
Summize Raises $50M for Global Expansion and Advance AI Contract Intelligence
Summize announced a $50 million financing round to accelerate its global expansion and AI‑driven contract lifecycle management platform. The Manchester‑based firm has posted five straight years of over 100% ARR growth, with bookings up 92% and ARR up 97% year‑over‑year in...
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Deals•Jan 27, 2026
Aviwell Secures €11M Series A Funding Led by Blue Revolution Fund
French deep‑tech animal nutrition startup Aviwell announced the close of an €11 million Series A round, led by Blue Revolution Fund with participation from Blast.Club, SWEN Capital Partners, Elaia and MFS Investment Management. The funding will be used to scale its AI‑driven...
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Deals•Jan 27, 2026
Summize Raises $50M for Global Expansion and AI Contract Intelligence
Summize, a Manchester‑based AI‑driven contract lifecycle management platform, announced a $50 million fundraising round with existing backers Maven Capital Partners and YFM Equity Partners and new investors Kennet Partners and Federated Hermes Private Equity. The capital will fund global expansion, product...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
NVIDIA and CoreWeave Strengthen Collaboration to Accelerate Buildout of AI Factories
NVIDIA announced a $2 billion investment in CoreWeave to accelerate the construction of more than 5 gigawatts of AI factories by 2030. The partnership deepens alignment across infrastructure, software, and platform layers, with CoreWeave adopting NVIDIA’s upcoming Rubin GPUs, Vera CPUs, and...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
Yolando Launches Competitive Intelligence and GEO Platform With $8.5M in Total Cumulative Funding From Drive Capital
Yolando launched commercially with $8.5 million led by Drive Capital, introducing a platform that blends competitive intelligence with Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The service helps brands monitor AI‑generated answer visibility and respond with on‑brand content. Built inside BirdseyePost, the tool reportedly...
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Deals•Jan 26, 2026
Yolando Raises $8.5M From Drive Capital to Launch AI-Driven Competitive Intelligence Platform
Yolando announced its commercial launch of a competitive intelligence and Generative Engine Optimization platform, backed by $8.5M in total funding led by Drive Capital. The funding will support the company's AI-driven tools that help brands improve visibility in AI-generated answers...
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Deals•Jan 24, 2026
Humans& Secures $480M Seed Round to Build Human-Centric AI Collaboration Platform
AI startup Humans& announced a $480 million seed round to develop its human‑centric AI collaboration platform, aiming to accelerate product development and market expansion. The funding was disclosed on January 24, 2026.
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Deals•Jan 23, 2026
Deep33 Ventures Secures $100M First Close for $150M Deep-Tech Fund Focused on AI Infrastructure, Quantum and Robotics
Deep33 Ventures has emerged from stealth, announcing a $150 million deep‑tech fund and a $100 million first close. The fund will invest in AI infrastructure, energy systems, autonomous robotics and quantum computing to address physical constraints on AI deployment. Backed by family...
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
Dam Secure Secures $4M Seed Funding Led by Paladin Capital Group
AI security startup Dam Secure announced a $4 million seed round led by Paladin Capital Group. The funding will accelerate product development and go‑to‑market expansion for its AI‑native code security platform targeting enterprise customers. Paladin’s Managing Director Mourad Yesayan will...
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
Dataroid Secures $6.6M Pre-Series A Funding to Expand AI-Driven Digital Analytics
Dataroid announced the closing of a $6.6 million pre‑Series A round to accelerate its AI‑driven digital analytics platform. The funding will support product development and market expansion, positioning the startup for growth in the AI‑enabled analytics space.
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Deals•Jan 21, 2026
Mave Secures $5M Seed Funding Led by Staircase Ventures
Real estate AI startup Mave announced the close of a $5 million seed round led by Staircase Ventures, with participation from Relay Ventures, N49P and Alate Partners. The funding will be used to expand its AI platform for brokers and...
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Deals•Jan 21, 2026
Zipline Raises over $600M in Growth-Stage Round to Expand Drone Delivery to Houston, Phoenix and Beyond
Zipline, the autonomous drone delivery leader, announced a new funding round of more than $600 million, valuing the company at $7.6 billion. The capital, backed by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Baillie Gifford, Valor Equity Partners and Tiger Global, will fund expansion...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
AI Legal Tech Startup Ivo Secures $55M Series B Funding
Ivo, an AI-powered contract intelligence platform, announced a $55 million Series B round led by existing investor Blackbird, with participation from Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1 and Icehouse Ventures. The new capital will fund product development and scaling...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
GoodDay Software Raises $7M to Build AI-Native ERP Alternative for Shopify Brands
GoodDay Software announced a $7 million funding round, bringing its total capital to $13.5 million, to expand its AI-native ERP platform GoodDayOS for Shopify merchants. The round included new investors Long Journey Ventures, Seguin Ventures, and Adverb Ventures, alongside existing...
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Deals•Jan 8, 2026
Blackbird.AI Secures $28M Strategic Funding to Accelerate Narrative Intelligence Platform
AI startup Blackbird.AI announced a $28 million strategic funding round to scale its AI-driven narrative intelligence platform. The capital will be used to expand product development and market reach. The announcement was made on January 8, 2026.
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Deals•Jan 8, 2026
Red Sea Global and Bunat VC Launch Saudi-Focused AI Venture Fund
Red Sea Global and Bunat VC announced the launch of a Saudi-focused AI venture fund aimed at investing in early‑stage artificial‑intelligence startups in the Kingdom. The partnership creates a new vehicle to support AI innovation in Saudi Arabia, though the...
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Deals•Jan 8, 2026
Swap Secures $100M Series C Funding Co-Led by DST Global and ICONIQ
Swap, the AI-driven global commerce operating system, announced a $100 million Series C round co-led by DST Global and ICONIQ. The funding will accelerate its expansion into cross-border, tax, demand-planning and payments capabilities, including a partnership with Adyen, and support...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
I10X Secures $1M Pre-Seed Funding to Build AI Discovery & Distribution Layer
AI startup i10X announced the close of a $1 million pre‑seed round backed by Iterative, Antler AI Disrupt and PPR Ventures. The funding will accelerate product development, infrastructure and team growth for its unified AI workspace targeting SMBs, creators and solo...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
MilkStraw AI Closes $2M Seed Round to Expand AI-Driven Cloud Optimization Platform
MilkStraw AI announced the closing of a $2 million seed round to accelerate development of its AI‑driven cloud optimization platform. The funding will be used to expand product capabilities and scale the business.
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
Benteler Acquires Deutsche Bahn's Ioki to Scale Autonomous Mobility
Benteler Group announced it has agreed to acquire ioki GmbH, the Deutsche Bahn-owned mobility software firm, in a deal aimed at creating a European autonomous mobility provider. The acquisition combines Benteler's vehicle manufacturing, ioki's on‑demand routing software, and Benteler Mobility's...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
Linker Vision Raises $35M Series-A to Accelerate Global AI Ecosystem
Linker Vision announced a $35 million Series A financing round to accelerate its global AI ecosystem. The new capital will be used to expand product development, scale operations, and forge strategic partnerships across the AI landscape.
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Deals•Jan 5, 2026
Orq.ai Secures €5M Seed Funding to Scale Enterprise AI Agent Platform
Amsterdam‑based Orq.ai announced a €5 million seed round led by seed+speed Ventures and Galion.exe, bringing its total funding to €7.3 million. The capital will be used to scale its platform for running and governing AI agents in production across Europe and the...
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Deals•Jan 5, 2026
Leona Health Secures $14M Seed Round for AI Doctor Copilot on WhatsApp
Leona Health, an AI startup building a WhatsApp-based copilot for doctors, announced a $14 million seed round on Jan 5, 2026. The funding will be used to scale the product and expand its user base. The round marks a significant...
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Deals•Jan 3, 2026
Orq.ai Secures €5M Seed Funding to Accelerate Enterprise AI Agent Production
Orq.ai announced a €5 million seed round to bring its enterprise AI agents into production. The funding will support product development and scaling of its AI-driven solutions for businesses. The round was announced on January 3, 2026.
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Deals•Jan 2, 2026
Arbe Robotics Completes $15.7M Private Placement Follow-On Offering of Series A Convertible Bonds
Arbe Robotics announced the successful completion of a $15.7 million private placement, expanding its Series A Convertible Bonds to $24.3 million. The financing, announced on Jan 2 2026, strengthens the company’s financial flexibility to support growth of its ultra‑high‑resolution radar technology for ADAS and autonomous...
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Deals•Dec 30, 2025
Shenzhen Kingkey Smart Agriculture Times to Acquire Controlling Stake in Huibo Robotics
Shenzhen Kingkey Smart Agriculture Times signed an equity investment intention agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Jiangsu Huibo Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. via a capital increase and equity transfer, marking its entry into AI and robotics. The deal, announced...
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Deals•Dec 30, 2025
Hypereal AI Secures Seed Funding to Power Fast, Cost-Efficient AI Image and Video Generation for Developers
Hypereal AI announced the closing of a Seed funding round on December 30, 2025, with undisclosed terms. The capital will accelerate development of its high‑performance API for AI image and video generation, targeting developers who need fast, scalable, and cost‑efficient...
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Deals•Dec 30, 2025
Meta to Acquire AI Agent Startup Manus for $2B
Meta announced it will acquire Manus, an AI agent startup, in a deal valued at $2 billion. The acquisition aims to accelerate Meta’s agentic AI strategy and expand its capabilities in autonomous AI agents.
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Deals•Dec 29, 2025
OYMotion Secures 160M Yuan Strategic Investment From Radical in Embodied Intelligence Partnership
Shanghai‑based OYMotion and Hangzhou‑based Radical announced a strategic partnership to develop embodied intelligence technologies. The deal includes a 160 million yuan ($22.8 million) investment from Radical and the creation of a 100 million yuan joint venture to build a vertically integrated supply chain.
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Deals•Dec 29, 2025
POSCO Group Invests $3M in Persona AI for Industrial Humanoid Robot Development
South Korea’s POSCO Group announced a $3 million corporate venture investment in U.S. startup Persona AI to develop industrial humanoid robots for its manufacturing sites. POSCO DX led a $2 million investment through its corporate venture fund, with an additional $1 million from...
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Deals•Dec 24, 2025
Alphabet Acquires Intersect Power for $4.75B to Secure AI Data Center Energy Supply
Alphabet announced the acquisition of Intersect Power in a $4.75 billion deal, aiming to secure renewable energy for its AI data centers. The purchase will bolster Alphabet’s power supply for growing AI workloads and support its sustainability goals. The transaction was...
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Deals•Dec 23, 2025
Katalist Secures $1.5M Seed Funding to Power AI-Driven Video Production
AI startup Katalist announced a $1.5 million seed round to accelerate its AI-powered professional video production platform. The funding will support product development and go‑to‑market efforts, positioning Katalist in the growing AI‑driven SaaS market.
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Deals•Dec 23, 2025
Neural Concept Secures $100M Growth Equity Funding From Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Neural Concept announced a $100 million funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to accelerate its AI-native engineering platform. The capital will be used to scale product development and expand market reach. This marks a significant growth-stage...
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Deals•Dec 23, 2025
Resolve AI Raises Series A Funding Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
AI infrastructure startup Resolve AI announced the close of its Series A round, with Lightspeed Venture Partners leading the investment. The funding will be used to scale its autonomous Site Reliability Engineering platform for enterprise customers. Deal terms were not...
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Deals•Dec 23, 2025
Wodan AI Secures €2M Pre-Seed Funding to Build Privacy‑First Encrypted AI for Regulated Sectors
Wodan AI announced a €2 million pre‑seed round aimed at developing privacy‑first, encrypted AI solutions for Europe’s most regulated industries. The funding will accelerate product development and market entry, positioning the startup as a leader in secure AI for sectors such...
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Deals•Dec 19, 2025
Scale AI Secures $128.7M Growth-Stage Funding Led by Real Ventures, Version One Ventures, and iNovia Capital
Toronto‑based Scale AI announced a $128.7 million growth‑stage financing round on December 19, 2025. The round was led by Canadian venture firms Real Ventures, Version One Ventures and iNovia Capital, aiming to expand R&D labs and AI infrastructure for domestic enterprises.
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