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Eka valuation climbs to $1.45 billion on physical AI model push
Growing investor interest in practical artificial intelligence is lifting companies that combine software with deployable hardware. Eka is valued at $1.45 billion as its physical AI model draws ...
Reliable Robotics extends funding round, tops $1 billion valuation as FAA certification work advances
Reliable Robotics is adding fresh capital as it works to bring autonomous flight technology for existing aircraft closer to commercial use. The funding extension lifts the startup above a $1 ...
Nectar Group raises $5 million for bitcoin yield platform HoneyB
Crypto startup Nectar Group is preparing to bring a bitcoin income product to market after completing a seed round to fund HoneyB's rollout. The platform is set to debut in the fourth quarter of ...
ASI raises $325 million at $3 billion valuation in latest funding round
Investor demand for artificial intelligence tools tied to real-world operations is supporting fresh funding across the sector. ASI says it has raised $325 million in a Series C round that values ...
Electric Plant raises $11.2 million seed round to commercialize AI plant-signal monitoring
Agriculture and forestry operators are seeking more precise ways to track plant health as existing monitoring tools often lag behind real-time biological changes. Electric Plant says its new ...
Arda raises $230 million for AI manufacturing push at $1.5 billion valuation
Manufacturing automation is drawing fresh investor interest as companies seek to shorten production changes and bring more industrial capacity closer to the U.S. Arda, a startup founded by former ...
Eka Robotics reaches $1.45 billion valuation after Series A backs AI-driven robotic arm
Robotics investors are assigning a multibillion-dollar valuation to startups that show progress in dexterous industrial automation. Eka Robotics has reached a $1.45 billion valuation after raising ...
Idealab.ai launches platform to generate startup ideas and widen founder pipeline
After three decades of building companies from emerging problems and technologies, Bill Gross is now trying to automate that process through a new artificial intelligence platform. The launch ...
Disney structures Character.AI asset deal through bankruptcy amid legal risks
Character.AI enters bankruptcy as part of a deal that lets Disney hire most of the startup’s staff and pursue access to much of its technology while leaving legal claims behind. The arrangement ...
Barcelona Supercomputing Center expands AI factory support for Spanish startups
Spain's push to build domestic AI capacity is widening through the Barcelona Supercomputing Center's accelerator for startups developing tools for healthcare, utilities and other sectors. New ...
Startups shift to customer-led growth as AI captures venture capital
With venture capital concentrating into a small group of AI companies, startups face a tougher path to raising external funding. That shift is pushing founders to focus more heavily on customers, ...
Otter.ai secures $320 million for enterprise growth in meeting AI market
Otter.ai is bringing in fresh capital as competition intensifies in the market for AI-powered meeting note-taking and workflow tools. The $320 million financing from General Catalyst's Customer ...
Global fintech funding declines in Q3 as large rounds retreat
Investor caution is tightening conditions for fintech startups in 2026, with fewer companies securing backing and bigger checks becoming less frequent. Global venture funding in the sector totals ...
Lotus Microsystems CEO backs semiconductor startup risk after Merus Audio exit
Building a semiconductor startup during the 2008 financial crisis forced Danish executive Hans Hasselby-Andersen to rely on personal assets, debt and years of fundraising. His account links the ...
Nvidia plans German startup investments as Berlin pushes industrial AI adoption
Germany is stepping up efforts to embed artificial intelligence across its industrial base as Nvidia expands its European investment program. The U.S. chipmaker says it plans to back four German ...
Granite Asia sees startups accelerating IPO plans across Asia
Asian startups are moving toward public listings more quickly than in previous years, as investors see stronger early-stage funding activity and faster paths to profitability. The shift points to ...
London Stock Exchange adds fintech startup in UK listing
Investor interest in financial technology continues to support new market activity in London as exchanges seek companies linking traditional finance with newer data tools. The latest listing ...
Laplace Intelligence expands robot and autonomous vehicle safety testing push
As physical AI systems move from software environments into real-world operations, startups are emerging to test how those systems fail before deployment. Ann Arbor-based Laplace Intelligence says ...
Nvidia expands Vera CPU adoption with Modal as AI infrastructure push gains traction
Nvidia is gaining ground in the server processor market as AI cloud providers begin testing and deploying its new Vera central processors beyond its traditional graphics chip stronghold. Modal, a ...
Charles Hoskinson develops new Cardano programming language for crypto applications
Cardano is moving toward a new development tool as founder Charles Hoskinson says he is personally building a programming language for the blockchain. The project is aimed at combining transaction ...
Malaysian entrepreneurs need to strengthen their storytelling to attract global venture capital, says Amir Hamzah
Malaysia's startup ecosystem still needs more than just strong ideas to attract international capital. Founders' ability to communicate business value more confidently is seen as a key gap as the ...
