AI Deal Digest - 50 Announcements

AI Databases

Surrealdb 🇬🇧 ($23M) - London-based SurrealDB has raised an additional $23 million in Series A funding, bringing the total round to $38 million. The investment, led by Chalfen Ventures and Begin Capital alongside existing investors, aims to enhance SurrealDB's multi-model, AI-native database designed for... Read more
Chalfen Ventures, Begin Capital

AI Hosting Infrastructure

Neysa 🇮🇳 ($1200M) - Blackstone and co-investors have committed to a $1.2 billion investment in Neysa to enhance AI infrastructure in India. This funding aims to accelerate the development of essential AI capabilities in the region. Read more Find careers
Blackstone

Lightworks 🇨🇦 ($12M) - Lightworks, a Toronto, Canada-based company specializing in AI control systems and infrastructure, raised up to $12 million in funding led by Round13 Capital. The funds will support the launch of its flagship AI services and accelerate growth, under the leadership... Read more Find careers
Round13 Capital

AI Model Ecosystems

Databricks 🇺🇸 ($7000M) - Databricks, a San Francisco-based data and AI company, has secured over $7 billion in Series L investments, which includes approximately $5 billion in equity financing at a valuation of $134 billion and around $2 billion in additional debt capacity. JPMorgan... Read more Find careers
JPMorgan Chase

Manufact 🇺🇸 ($6.3M) - Manufact, an infrastructure platform for AI agents, has raised $6.3 million in seed funding to enhance its development and expand its team in response to increasing global developer demand. The funding round was led by Peak XV, with contributions from... Read more
Peak XV, Liquid 2 Ventures, Ritual Capital, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator

Overmind 🇬🇧 ($2.5M) - Overmind, a London-based startup, has raised £2 million in a seed round to develop a 'supervision layer' for AI agents, aiming to enhance the safe deployment of agentic AI in production environments. The funding will support their mission to address... Read more

AI Research

Ricursive Intelligence 🌍 ($335M) - Ricursive Intelligence, co-founded by Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, raised $300 million in a Series A funding round at a $4 billion valuation, following a $35 million seed round. The company, which focuses on AI tools for chip design rather... Read more
Lightspeed, Sequoia, Nvidia

Stanhope AI 🇬🇧 ($8M) - Stanhope AI, a London-based deep tech artificial intelligence company, has raised $8 million in seed funding to develop its brain-inspired 'real world model' that operates in dynamic physical environments, overcoming the limitations of large language models. The funding round was... Read more Find careers
Frontline Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, UCL Technology Fund, MMC Ventures

Cybersecurity

Backslash Security 🇮🇱 ($19M) - Backslash Security has raised $19 million in Series A funding to tackle security risks associated with AI-native software development. The funding round was led by Kompas VC, with participation from Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, and existing investors StageOne Ventures and... Read more Find careers
Kompas VC, Maniv, Artofin Venture Capital, StageOne Ventures, First Rays Capital

Bearing 🇺🇸 ($4.5M) - Bearing, a physical security operations software company, has secured an oversubscribed $4.5 million seed round to enhance team growth and accelerate product development focused on automating physical security workflows using ServiceNow AI agents. The funding round was led by AZ-VC,... Read more Find careers
AZ-VC, High Alpha, PHX Ventures, Lightbank

Servicenow 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - ServiceNow, led by CEO Bill McDermott, reported fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations, with subscription revenue of $3.47 billion, up 21% year-over-year. The company raised its 2026 subscription revenue guidance to between $15.53 billion and $15.57 billion. McDermott emphasized... Read more

Keycard 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - Keycard, an identity and access platform for AI agents, has acquired anchor.dev to enhance its platform for governing coding agents. This acquisition aims to eliminate tradeoffs between autonomy, capability, and security. The anchor.dev team specializes in automatic certificate issuance and... Read more Find careers

Defense & Security

Shield AI 🇺🇸 ($1000M) - San Diego-based Shield AI is in discussions to raise up to $1 billion, potentially doubling its valuation to $12 billion. The company, founded in 2015, develops autonomous systems for military operations, including drones and aircraft that operate without GPS. Key... Read more Find careers
Andreessen Horowitz, L3Harris Technologies

The Fourth Law 🌍 (Undisclosed) - The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-based defense technology company, has secured funding from US public safety technology firm Axon. TFL develops AI and robotics solutions for defense and public safety, including autonomous applications and fleet management systems. Their technology operates... Read more Find careers
Axon

Energy

Forgent+Power+Solutions 🇺🇸 ($8000M) - Forgent Power Solutions, formed from the merger of four legacy companies, went public in February with a market cap nearing $8 billion. The company addresses the growing demand for electrical distribution in data centers, power grids, and industrial sectors, particularly... Read more Find careers

Fyld 🌍 ($41M) - Fyld has raised $41 million in a Series B funding round to enhance its AI-powered frontline intelligence platform aimed at infrastructure operators managing high-risk fieldwork in sectors like energy, construction, and water. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners... Read more
Energy Impact Partners LP, Partech

Alva Energy 🇺🇸 ($33M) - Alva Energy has secured $33 million in Series A funding led by Playground Global. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup aims to enhance power output from the existing U.S. nuclear reactor fleet to address the increasing electricity demand from AI data centers... Read more Find careers
Playground Global

C2i 🇮🇳 ($15M) - C2i Semiconductors, an Indian startup, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners, bringing its total funding to $19 million. The company aims to address the energy inefficiencies in AI data centers, which... Read more
Peak XV Partners

Zeitview 🌍 (Undisclosed) - Zeitview, an AI-driven asset intelligence company, has acquired Insight M, a methane detection and analytics firm, to enhance its offerings in the oil and gas sector. This acquisition allows Zeitview to expand its infrastructure solutions across energy generation, distribution, and... Read more Find careers

Financial Services & Wealth Management

Uptiq 🇺🇸 ($25M) - Uptiq, an AI platform tailored for credit unions, has secured a strategic investment from Curql as part of its $25 million Series B financing. This investment underscores Curql's belief in Uptiq's capacity to provide production-ready AI solutions that enhance lending,... Read more Find careers
Curql

Meridian 🌍 ($17M) - Meridian, an AI startup focused on automating repetitive financial modeling workflows, has raised $17 million in a seed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and The General Partnership. Additional investors include QED Investors, FPV Ventures, and Litquidity. This funding aims... Read more
Andreessen Horowitz, The General Partnership, QED Investors, FPV Ventures, Litquidity

Scyai 🇨🇭 ($2.16M) - Zurich-based startup scyai has secured a €2 million pre-seed funding round, led by aenu and co-led by pt1, with contributions from notable investors including David Helgason and others. The company addresses the critical issue of climate risk for manufacturers and... Read more
aenu, pt1, David Helgason

Gaming

Runway 🇺🇸 ($315M) - Runway, an AI video generation and world modeling company, has raised $315 million in a Series E funding round. This funding aims to accelerate the development of next-generation world models and expand its product capabilities across various industries. Read more Find careers

General Enterprise Workflows

Contents 🇮🇹 ($7M) - Contents, a Milan-based AI work execution platform, has secured a $7 million Series B extension led by Qatar Development Bank, with participation from Alkemia Capital. This investment increases the company's total funding to $25 million and highlights the collaboration between... Read more Find careers
Qatar Development Bank, Alkemia Capital

Health

Tozaro 🇬🇧 ($7.452M) - Tozaro, a Bedford-based biotech company, has secured €6.9 million (£6 million) in funding led by Mercia Ventures. The funding will help Tozaro advance its smart polymer technology, which aims to reduce costs and improve access to life-saving cell and gene... Read more
Mercia Ventures

Linda AI 🇮🇪 ($2.808M) - Linda AI, a healthtech startup based in Dublin, Ireland, raised €2.6 million in pre-seed funding led by 6 Degrees Capital. The funds will be used to expand the senior sales and engineering teams and further develop AI-powered voice agents for... Read more Find careers
6 Degrees Capital

Wisdom 🌍 ($1.3M) - Wisdom has secured over $1.3 million in pre-seed financing to enhance its smart home platform aimed at helping older adults live safely and independently. The funding includes a $315,000 social-impact investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and $925,000 from... Read more
Richard King Mellon Foundation

Medpal 🇬🇧 ($5.625E-5M) - Medpal AI plc has acquired the assets of Universal Pharmacy for £45,000, entering the online pharmacy market and tripling its robotic warehouse footprint. The acquisition includes leasehold property, goodwill, and equipment, enabling Medpal to operate a 24/7 facility capable of... Read more

Legal & Regulatory

Legora 🇸🇪 ($6000M) - Legora, a legal AI company founded in 2023, is in discussions for a funding round that could triple its valuation to $6 billion, up from $1.8 billion after a previous $150 million raise. The company, backed by investors like Bessemer... Read more Find careers
Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator

Klaris 🇬🇧 ($1M) - Klaris, a London-based AI-powered medtech startup, has raised $1 million to support its automated regulatory compliance platform for medical device companies. The funding aims to address the challenge of securing regulatory approval, as 69% of devices are rejected on their... Read more Find careers
Meridian Health Ventures, Antler, Vento Ventures

Doctrine 🇪🇸 (Undisclosed) - Doctrine, a Paris, France-based legal AI company, acquired Maite.ai, a Barcelona, Spain-based provider of a legal AI platform. The acquisition will facilitate Doctrine's entry into the Spanish market and expand its customer base to 27,000 legal professionals across multiple countries... Read more

Other AI Category

Mea Platform 🌍 ($50M) - mea Platform, an AI-native insurance technology company, has raised $50 million in a minority growth equity investment from SEP. Founded in 2021, the company aims to improve insurance operations by automating processes and reducing costs, addressing the manual nature of... Read more Find careers
SEP

Hauler Hero 🇺🇸 ($16M) - Hauler Hero, an AI-powered operating system for waste management companies, has raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Frontier Growth, with participation from Disruptive Founders Fund, Somersault Ventures, and several waste industry executives. The New York-based company plans... Read more Find careers
Frontier Growth, Disruptive Founders Fund, Somersault Ventures

Fly Flyte 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - VTak has acquired a 19.98% equity stake in Flyte, an FAA-certified regional aviation operator, for an undisclosed amount. This strategic minority investment allows VTak to gain exposure to a revenue-generating business that utilizes AI-enabled operations and a fleet of Cirrus... Read more

Productivity & Personal Assistants

Mistral AI 🇫🇷 ($1296M) - Mistral AI has partnered with Swedish data center developer Ecodatacenter to invest €1.2 billion in building an AI-focused data center in Borlänge, Sweden. This investment aims to enhance Europe's digital infrastructure and localized AI capabilities. Read more Find careers

Blockbrain 🇩🇪 ($18.9M) - Stuttgart-based modular AI platform Blockbrain has raised €17.5 million in Series A funding to enhance its responsible AI agents aimed at preventing knowledge loss and boosting enterprise productivity. The funding round was led by Alstin Capital and 13books Capital, with... Read more
Alstin Capital, 13books Capital, Harting Family Foundation, Giesecke+Devrient Ventures, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Ventures

Toyo 🇬🇧 ($3.888M) - London-based startup Toyo has raised €3.6 million ($4.3 million) in a seed round led by Frontline Ventures, Inovia Capital, and Tiny Supercomputer. The funding will support product development and expand its secure infrastructure. Toyo aims to simplify business operations for... Read more Find careers
Frontline Ventures, Inovia Capital, Tiny Supercomputer

Research & Financial Analysis

Model ML 🇺🇸 (Undisclosed) - Model ML, a NYC-based AI workflow builder for financial services, has acquired Captide, a London-based provider of a financial data layer service. The deal amount was not disclosed, but the acquisition aims to enhance Model ML's offerings by transforming global... Read more Find careers

Robotics

Apptronik 🇺🇸 ($520M) - Austin, Texas-based Apptronik has secured a $520 million extended Series A funding round, bringing its total to $935 million. The investment aims to enhance production of its AI-powered humanoid robot, Apollo, designed for use in factories and critical industries. Key... Read more Find careers
B Capital, Google, AT&T Ventures

Sitegeist 🇩🇪 ($4.32M) - Sitegeist, a Munich-based construction robotics startup, has raised €4 million in a pre-seed funding round. The investment will help the company expand its team and deploy AI-powered robots to address capacity constraints in concrete renovation. The funding was co-led by... Read more
B2venture, OpenOcean

Sales and Marketing

Monaco 🌍 ($35M) - Monaco has officially launched as an AI-native sales platform aimed at accelerating revenue growth for early-stage startups. The company has raised over $35 million in total funding, including a Series A round led by Founders Fund, and is now entering... Read more
Founders Fund

Made With Intent 🇬🇧 ($3M) - Made with Intent, a Liverpool-based startup founded in 2023, has raised £2.4 million to enhance ecommerce through an AI-powered model that provides real-time customer insights. This model analyzes onsite signals to predict user intent, helping brands like Hotel Chocolat and... Read more
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, PXN Ventures

Software Development

Pinewood Technologies Group Plc 🇬🇧 ($718.75M) - Pinewood Technologies Group PLC, a Birmingham-based tech provider for car dealerships, saw its shares drop 33% after a £575 million private equity takeover by US-based Apax Partners fell through. Apax cited challenging market conditions and declining software valuations as reasons... Read more Find careers
Apax Partners

Venture Capital Companies

Karmel Capital 🇺🇸 ($170M) - Karmel Capital Management has successfully closed its latest opportunity fund, raising approximately $170 million in total capital commitments. This marks the largest fundraising effort to date for the San Diego-based alternative investment management firm, which focuses on AI strategies. Read more