Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
DiffuseDrive, a Hungarian-founded startup, has raised $3.5 million to advance its generative AI platform for creating photorealistic training data for industries like automotive and aerospace.
Openlayer has raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Race Capital to expand its AI evaluation and governance platform.
Virtana has acquired Zenoss to enhance its observability platform, offering deeper insights into hybrid and multi-cloud environments, announced in a press release.
TNO has launched TNO Ventures to accelerate the commercialization of technology through spin-offs and strategic investments in startups.
Invene has acquired Guidea to expand its capabilities in AI-driven healthcare solutions, announced in a press release.
ThriveAI, founded by former Google, Slack, and Palantir product leads, has launched its AI-powered junior product manager after securing $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by 500 Global.
Adopt AI has announced a $6 million seed funding round to launch its platform that transforms applications into intelligent agents, according to a company blog post.
Amsterdam-based startup Lleverage has raised €3 million in seed funding from Peak Capital to enhance its AI-powered workflow automation platform.
Theom has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Wing VC to advance its AI-native Data Operations Center, focusing on data governance and security for enterprises.
Perplexity AI is in advanced talks to raise $500 million, potentially valuing the startup at $14 billion, according to Reuters. Venture capital firm Accel is expected to lead this funding round.
Colovore has closed a $925 million debt facility with Blackstone to expand its AI-optimized, liquid-cooled data centers across major metro areas.
Avant Technologies and Ainnova Tech have begun acquisition discussions to strengthen their position in AI-driven healthcare, ahead of an FDA pre-submission meeting.
Upscale AI has launched Upscale Studio, an AI-native platform for creating and optimizing TV ads on streaming channels, backed by $5.5 million in funding.
TensorStax has raised $5 million in seed funding to advance its AI agents for data engineering, with investments from Glasswing Ventures, Bee Partners, and S3 Ventures.
Stash has raised $146 million in a Series H funding round led by Goodwater Capital to advance its AI-driven financial guidance platform, Money Coach AI.
Glass Imaging has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners to advance its AI imaging technologies.
MySize Inc. has acquired key assets of Percentil, a second-hand fashion marketplace, to enhance its B2B and B2C offerings in circular fashion and re-commerce.
Asuene has acquired NZero, a U.S. startup specializing in AI-powered energy intelligence, to enhance its global decarbonization capabilities, announced in a press release.
OpenAI and Microsoft are renegotiating their partnership to facilitate OpenAI's potential IPO while ensuring Microsoft's access to advanced AI models.
True Global Ventures has invested €2.84 million in BUSUP to support its global expansion, as announced in a press release.
