Pax AI Cuts Crime 27% and Raises $40M Seed Funding
Pax AI, an AI‑native public‑safety startup, closed a $40 million seed round led by Greenoaks and Benchmark. The funding follows a pilot that cut violent crime by 27% within six months across its largest municipal rollout in Brazil. Pax’s platform stitches together existing CCTV feeds and incident data into a real‑time intelligence graph, helping police solve over 2,000 cases in 30 cities and more than doubling officer productivity. The company plans to expand beyond its current 30‑city footprint throughout Latin America.
Cognition Raises $1 Billion to Scale Autonomous Software Engineering
Cognition announced a $1 billion Series D round, valuing the autonomous‑AI software firm at $26 billion. The funding, led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC, brings total capital raised to over $2.5 billion. Its flagship agent, Devin, now handles end‑to‑end coding, testing and...
Airis Labs Raises $60M to Transform Visual Intelligence
Airis Labs announced a $60 million financing round, including a $31 million Series B led by PSG Equity, to accelerate its visual‑intelligence platform for defence and security markets. The startup’s AI engine ingests fragmented video from drones, body‑cams, CCTV and social media, converting...
Focused Energy Raises $240M to Advance Fusion Power
Focused Energy closed a $240 million Series A round, with RWE contributing $60 million and backing from the European Innovation Council and Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation. The capital will accelerate the company’s laser‑fusion technology and fund a pilot power plant at...
Olyzon Raises $10 Million to Build Agentic AI Layer for CTV Media Buying
Olyzon announced a $10 million Series A round led by a global ad‑tech and AI venture firm, with participation from existing backers. The capital will accelerate the rollout of its agentic AI platform that unifies planning, activation, and measurement across fragmented CTV...
Stord Raises $250 Million Series F at $3 Billion Valuation for Physical Intelligence Commerce Platform
Stord announced a $250 million Series F round that values the company at $3 billion, underscoring strong investor confidence in its commerce‑infrastructure platform. The financing will accelerate the expansion of its fulfillment network and software suite, while also funding the newly launched Stord...
AllO Secures $14M to Advance AI Restaurant Operating System
allO, a Munich‑based restaurant tech startup, closed a $14 million Series A round led by Zigg Capital to scale its AI‑driven operating system. The platform now integrates point‑of‑sale, payments, reservations and inventory for more than 1,000 active locations, marking a six‑fold increase...
Binance Gensyn (AIGENSYN) HODLer Airdrop Is Live: How To Participate and Claim AIGENSYN
Binance has launched its 64th HODLer Airdrop, offering 10 million AIGENSYN tokens (1% of total supply) to users who subscribed to BNB Simple Earn or On‑Chain Yield products between May 4 and May 6. Eligible participants will see the tokens automatically deposited into...
How Crypto APIs Enable Seamless Web3 Experiences
Web3 developers are turning to specialized crypto APIs to replace costly, multi‑chain infrastructure, enabling faster wallet integration, liquidity routing, and blockchain indexing. By abstracting node operation, price feeds, and compliance tools, APIs act as a translation layer that simplifies cross‑chain...
Beginner-Friendly AI Trading Bots in 2026: Comparing BulkQuant, Pionex, and StockHero
After testing more than 60 AI‑trading‑bot platforms, the author narrows the field to three that balance automation with beginner accessibility in 2026: BulkQuant, Pionex, and StockHero. BulkQuant delivers a guided, low‑setup AI‑assisted workflow across crypto, forex and stocks, making it...
Muybridge Raises $16M to Scale AI Imaging and Virtual Camera Technology
Muybridge announced a $16 million funding round to accelerate its software‑defined imaging platform, which creates virtual camera angles using dense 4K sensor arrays and real‑time GPU processing. The capital will fund expansion into Europe and the United States, grow its engineering...
BIG Fiber Raises $250M in Funding Led by Stonepeak
Metro dark‑fiber provider BIG Fiber closed a $250 million debt facility, led by Stonepeak Credit and La Caisse, with a $100 million accordion that lifts total borrowing capacity to $350 million. The capital will fund a multi‑market build‑out, dedicating up to 70 % of...
Kalshi Raises $200M in Series F Extension Round
Kalshi announced a $200 million Series F extension, preserving its $22 billion post‑money valuation after an earlier $1 billion tranche. The funding round, led by Baillie Gifford and Layer Global, underscores soaring institutional demand for event‑based contracts. In April 2026 the platform logged a record $14 billion in...
Hark Raises $700M to Build Personalized AI Hardware
San Jose‑based Hark announced a $700 million financing round that values the startup at $6 billion post‑money. The round was led by Parkway Venture Capital and featured strategic investors such as NVIDIA, AMD Ventures, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and ARK...
Leading Crypto Presales in 2026: Comparing Early-Stage Token Projects
Crypto presales in 2026 are moving beyond simple discount models toward sophisticated token‑supply mechanics, such as tiered mini‑rounds that burn unsold tokens and permanent closures of direct purchases. The article profiles five active projects—SkyFleetDash, BlockchainFX, NOCtura, Bitcoin Hyper and SUBBD—each...