SpaceX Completes $60 Billion Acquisition of Cursor
SpaceX has closed its $60 billion all-stock purchase of Cursor, folding the popular AI coding assistant into the computing empire that already includes xAI's Grok.
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AI Video Startup Higgsfield Raises $400M at $5.4B Valuation
Higgsfield closed a $400 million Series B led by DST Global, quadrupling its valuation to $5.4 billion in eight months as its AI video tools hit $700 million in annualized revenue.
Read more →Stripe to Buy AI Gateway OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion
Stripe has reportedly agreed to acquire OpenRouter, the AI model-routing platform used by 8 million developers, in a deal worth more than $7 billion that neither company has confirmed.
Read more →Anthropic in Talks to Buy AI Video Startup Decart for $6 Billion
Anthropic is negotiating to acquire Decart AI, an Israeli startup behind real-time video and chip-efficiency technology, in what would be its largest deal to date, Bloomberg reports.
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What Is the AI Bubble — and How Would We Know If It Popped?
The AI boom shares real warning signs with the dot-com bubble — and real differences. Here's the actual debate over valuations, spending, and revenue, in plain terms.
Read more →UK Robotics Startup Humanoid Raises $152M, Hits $1.35B Valuation
London-based Humanoid raised $152 million at a $1.35 billion valuation, becoming Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn as Fortune 500 clients scale up deployments.
Read more →Spectro Cloud Raises $100M Series D, Hits $260M Total Funding
AI infrastructure startup Spectro Cloud raised a $100 million Series D led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, pushing its total funding to $260 million.
Read more →LimX Dynamics Raises $200M Pre-IPO, Eyes Public Listing
Shenzhen humanoid-robot maker LimX Dynamics closed a nearly $200 million pre-IPO round on July 14, valuing it at about $2.1 billion as it pushes toward a stock listing.
Read more →Fireworks AI Raises $1.5B Series D, Hits $17.5B Valuation
Fireworks AI closed a $1.5 billion Series D at a $17.5 billion valuation, saying its infrastructure now serves over 40 trillion tokens a day for specialized AI models.
Read more →Daniel Ek's Neko Health Raises $700M, Nears $7B Valuation
Neko Health, the AI-assisted preventive health-scanning startup founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raised $700 million in Series C funding as it prepares to open its first US clinic in New York.
Read more →AI Drug-Design Startup Chai Discovery Raises $400M Series C
Chai Discovery, an AI startup that designs antibodies and other molecules from scratch, raised a $400 million Series C led by Index Ventures at a $3.8 billion valuation.
Read more →Supply Chain AI Startup Auger Raises $50M Series B
Auger, the AI-driven supply chain startup led by former Amazon executive Dave Clark, has raised a $50 million Series B, bringing its total funding to $150 million.
Read more →DeepSeek in Talks for New Funding at $71 Billion Valuation
DeepSeek has opened talks for a new funding round valuing the Chinese AI lab at $71 billion, just weeks after its first outside round closed near $50 billion, the Financial Times reports.
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What Is a Series E Round — and Why Do AI Startups Raise Them?
A Series E is the fifth major venture round a startup raises. AI companies now close them at record size to keep growing without going public — here's how the funding ladder works.
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What Is a Secondary Market Valuation — and How Reliable Is It?
A secondary market valuation prices a private company by what its existing shares fetch between investors, not a funding round or IPO. Here's how it works, and why it can mislead.
Read more →MiniMax Raises $2B, CEO Forgoes Salary Until AGI Is Achieved
Chinese AI startup MiniMax closed a $2 billion share-and-bond sale after its stock plunged on an IPO lockup expiry, with founder Yan Junjie vowing to forgo salary until AGI is achieved.
Read more →AI Training Startup Prime Intellect Raises $130M, Hits $1B Valuation
Prime Intellect raised a $130 million Series A led by Radical Ventures, valuing the AI infrastructure startup at $1 billion as it helps businesses train and run their own AI agents.
Read more →AI Legal Startup Norm Raises $120M, Hits $1.2B Valuation
Norm Ai raised $120 million in a Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the AI-native law firm at $1.2 billion.
Read more →Syntiant Files for Nasdaq IPO to Scale 'Physical AI' Chips
Intel- and Microsoft-backed chipmaker Syntiant filed to list on Nasdaq under ticker SYTN, betting on demand for its low-power, on-device 'Physical AI' processors.
Read more →Global Startup Funding Hits $510B Record as AI Takes 70% of VC
Global startup investment reached a record $510 billion in H1 2026 — already past all of 2025 — with AI companies capturing over 70% of venture capital in Q2, Crunchbase data shows.
Read more →Together AI Raises $800M to Scale Open-Source AI Infrastructure
Together AI closed an $800 million Series C led by Aramco Ventures, more than doubling its valuation to $8.3 billion as industry-wide use of open AI models has tripled over the past year.
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