Qdrant lands $50M to push vector search into production AI Qdrant, an open-source vector search engine built for production environments, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by AVP. The financing also included participation from Bosch…
Sunday becomes a unicorn with $165M Series B Sunday, a Mountain View-based robotics startup building autonomous household robots, has raised $165 million in a Series B round at a $1.15 billion valuation, the company said. The financing was led by…
Mind Robotics lands $500M to scale AI-driven factory automation Mind Robotics has raised $500 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel and a16z, as the company accelerates deployment of its AI-powered robots designed to address “dexterity gaps”…
Netflix buys InterPositive to develop creator-led AI tools Netflix has acquired InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded by Ben Affleck, as the streaming giant moves to develop AI tools designed specifically for filmmakers rather than general-purpose production software. The company…
Google Cloud closes $32B deal for Wiz Google has completed its $32 billion acquisition of New York-based cloud security company Wiz, folding the fast-growing cybersecurity platform into Google Cloud as competition intensifies around cloud and AI-era security. The acquisition lands…
AmpliSi lands £2M pre-seed to scale porous silicon anodes AmpliSi, a University of Sheffield spinout developing porous silicon anode materials, has raised £2 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the move from laboratory research to industrial scale-up. The round was…
Carefam emerges from stealth with $14.5M Carefam, a healthcare workforce platform focused on automating hiring and retention operations, has raised $14.5 million in funding as it comes out of stealth. The round was led by Pitango HealthTech, following an earlier…
Rhoda AI emerges from stealth with major Series A Rhoda AI has exited an 18-month stealth period after securing a $450 million Series A, positioning the company as a well-capitalized entrant in industrial robotics aimed at factories where conditions change…
Thinking Machines strikes major infrastructure deal with NVIDIA Thinking Machines, the AI company led by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, announced a partnership with NVIDIA to deploy a massive 1-gigawatt AI infrastructure stack built around Vera Rubin systems for frontier…
Xscape Photonics adds $37 million to Series A Xscape Photonics, a semiconductor startup focused on photonics technology, has raised $37 million in new funding, bringing its total Series A financing to $81 million. The fresh capital extends the company’s early-stage…
