TypeSafe AI raised $870 million at a $7.5 billion valuation weeks after launching Jev, a non-text model designed for faster, more token-efficient software automation.
Instinct has raised $1 billion from Sequoia, Benchmark and Coatue at a $10 billion valuation, just weeks after its previous round valued the personal AI startup at $2.5 billion.
TechCrunch’s Founder Summit will bring startup founders to Boston on November 4 for practical sessions on fundraising, hiring, scaling and artificial intelligence.
Manus is pursuing a $500 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation after Beijing blocked its planned Meta combination and forced the startup back to independence.
Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1.6 billion for early-stage startups targeting AI infrastructure, software, robotics and science in a post-AGI economy.
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya has raised $5.5 million to build interactive music apps that let people shape sounds and vocals without relying on AI prompts.
Moonshot AI is targeting $2 billion in annualized revenue by year-end as Kimi K3 usage accelerates and investors weigh a valuation of up to $30 billion.
Sandbar has raised $36 million for Stream, a private voice-enabled ring that captures ideas and controls music through push-to-talk interactions.
Swedish AI coding startup Lovable raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation, doubling its value as it expands beyond app creation.
Cognition is in early talks to raise about $1 billion at a valuation of at least $40 billion, months after its Devin coding agent startup raised $1 billion at $26 billion.
Valar Atomics closed a $1 billion Series B led by Sequoia Capital at a $6 billion valuation alongside a $200 million credit facility, shifting the nuclear startup from demonstrating small reactors to volume manufacturing for AI data centers.
K2 Space, a satellite manufacturer founded by former SpaceX engineers, raised $500 million in Series D funding at a $6.8 billion valuation to scale production of large, high-power spacecraft for commercial and defense missions.
Prentis, co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus, and Ritankar Das, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation to build AI agents.
Wayve launches an $85 million employee tender offer at an $8.5 billion valuation, becoming the first major company to use the London Stock Exchange's new.
Founders raise millions for offline social experiences as investors bet against AI's isolation effect.
