Flora is building an AI-powered ‘infinite canvas’ for creative professionals
Flora is a startup aiming to revolutionize creative work with an AI-powered infinite canvas, offering more control and collaboration for artists.
Cloudsmith raises $23M to improve software supply chain security
CloudSmith offers a modern solution for managing software supply chain vulnerabilities with its cloud-native Artifact Management Platform.
Inception emerges from stealth with a new type of AI model
Inception, a company founded by Stanford professor Stefano Erman, developed a diffusion-based large language model (DLM) that offers faster performance and reduced costs compared to traditional LLMs.
Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery
Relay is revolutionizing parcel delivery in Europe with an AI-driven, asset-light model inspired by Asia's e-commerce delivery systems.
Bridgetown Research raises $19M to speed up due diligence with AI
Bridgetown Research uses AI agents to streamline due diligence processes, reducing costs and time.
Anagram takes a gamified approach to employee cybersecurity training
Anagram, formerly Cypher, offers engaging cybersecurity training to reduce human-driven breaches.
Redalpine, Founders Fund back Magdrive’s electric thruster business
MagDrive is revolutionizing satellite propulsion with a high-thrust, efficient electric system using solid metal propellant.
Perfect taps $23M to fix the flaws in recruitment with AI
Perfect, an AI-based recruitment platform, raised $23 million to streamline hiring processes, saving recruiters significant time.
Patlytics raises $14M for its patent analytics platform
Patlytics uses AI to streamline patent workflows, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for IP professionals.
AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say
Codium, an AI-powered coding startup, is raising new funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, focusing on enterprise clients with its agentic AI technology.
Arize AI hopes it has first-mover advantage in AI observability
Arise AI offers an observability platform for AI models, helping companies monitor and evaluate AI applications for errors and issues.
Solar crushed 2024, but emissions were up as industry used more natural gas
Capella University's FlexPath offers flexible learning, while the U.S. energy transition sees record investment but rising carbon emissions.
Level Zero Health banks $6.9M to prove wearable medtech can take the strain out of hormone testing
Level Zero Health is developing a continuous hormone monitoring device, aiming to revolutionize hormone tracking and healthcare innovation.
Legal tech startup Luminance, backed by the late Mike Lynch, raises $75M
Luminance, a legal tech startup, uses AI to automate contract processes and has raised $75 million in Series C funding.
Germany’s Helsing doubles down on drones for Ukraine, scales up manufacturing
Helsing, a German defense tech startup, is scaling production of strike drones for Ukraine, integrating AI for autonomous targeting, and expanding manufacturing across Europe.
Mistral releases regional model focused on Arabic language and culture
Mistral releases a new AI model, Mistral Saba, focused on Arabic-speaking countries, enhancing performance in Arabic interactions and showing strategic interest in the Middle East.
Tofu is building an omni-channel marketing platform for enterprises
Tofu is an AI-driven B2B marketing platform that integrates marketing campaigns into one space, offering personalized and repurposed content solutions.
Phase raises $13M to speed up the UX design process with its no-code platform
FaZe is a startup offering a no-code platform for UI/UX designers to create fully interactive prototypes, aiming to streamline the design process and reduce reliance on manual coding.
Apptronik, which makes humanoid robots, raises $350M as category heats up
Aptronic, a robotics startup, raised $350 million to advance humanoid robots, focusing on industrial applications and future age tech.
Avride launches sidewalk delivery bots on Uber Eats in Jersey City
Uber Eats is expanding its use of autonomous delivery robots in Jersey City, partnering with AVRide to enhance delivery efficiency.
No-code app builder Softr expands beyond Airtable databases
Softer expands its no-code app builder to support multiple databases, enhancing flexibility for small businesses.
SpotDraft taps AI to help streamline contract management
SpotDraft is leveraging AI to streamline legal contract management, experiencing significant growth and investment.
Chestnut Carbon gets $160M to turn old farms into forests
Chestnut Carbon raises $160 million to expand carbon credit projects by transforming degraded farmland into forests.
Voyantis aims to help companies figure out their customers’ worth
Voyantis uses AI to predict customer lifetime value and optimize marketing strategies.
Archer Aviation doubles down on defense aircraft with fresh $300M
Archer Aviation is shifting focus to defense applications for its eVTOLs, securing significant funding and partnerships to develop hybrid aircraft for military use.
3D mood board and marketplace Mattoboard picks up $2M to launch AI visual search
Matoboard is revolutionizing the design industry with AI-driven tools to streamline the creative process for designers.
Hiveclass, a platform for virtual PE classes for kids, raises $1.5M
HiveClass offers online PE courses to engage students in fitness and wellness, addressing the decline in school PE participation and high costs of youth sports.
Fizz brings on TikTok alum to help build out its marketplace and recommendation engine
Fizz, a college social app, is enhancing its platform with new features and leadership to boost user engagement and expand its marketplace.
Neuralk-AI is developing AI models specifically designed for structured data
Neuralc AI focuses on AI models for structured tabular data, aiming to enhance data workflows and analytics for commerce companies.
Archive raises $30M to solve fashion’s pollution problem and Sotira landed $2M to help brands offload and monetize their surplus inventory
Archive and Satira are innovating in the resale and surplus inventory markets, respectively, using technology to address environmental and economic challenges.
Waabi and Volvo team up to build self-driving trucks at scale
Wabi partners with Volvo to develop autonomous trucks, aiming for a commercial launch by 2025.
AI agents could birth the first one-person unicorn — but at what societal cost?
AI agents are transforming the potential for one-person billion-dollar companies by automating tasks and enhancing productivity, though human relationships remain crucial for business success.
Riot raises $30 million for its cybersecurity product suite focused on employees
Riot raises $30 million to enhance employee cybersecurity with a new security posture management platform.
Custom feed builder Graze is building a business on Bluesky, and investors are paying attention
Graze is a tool for creating and monetizing custom feeds on BlueSky, a decentralized social network.