Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Anthropic has acquired Vercept, a Seattle-based AI startup known for its computer-use agent Vy. The deal brings Vercept’s research team into Anthropic and ends Vercept’s independent operations next month.
Emergent has reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue just eight months after launch and introduced its new mobile app, Emergent AI, allowing users to build and publish apps directly from their smartphones.
Humain has invested $3 billion in xAI's Series E round, becoming a significant minority shareholder ahead of xAI's merger with SpaceX. The investment also expands their 500MW AI infrastructure partnership in Saudi Arabia.
Selector has raised $32 million in new funding led by AVP, doubling its valuation to $375 million. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate AI innovation, product development, and global expansion.
Kiavi has closed a $350 million rated securitization of residential transition loans, creating up to $1.2 billion in additional funding capacity and marking its sixth rated securitization under the LHOME shelf.
Cydelphi has launched from stealth with $3 million in seed funding led by Glasswing Ventures to advance its AI-native Digital Forensics and Incident Response platform, designed to accelerate ransomware recovery.
Trener Robotics has secured $32 million in Series A funding to advance its AI-driven industrial automation platform Acteris, co-led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners.
Highspot and Seismic have signed a definitive merger agreement that will combine their enablement platforms under the Seismic brand, with Seismic CEO Rob Tarkoff leading the unified company and Highspot founder Robert Wahbe joining its board.
Didero has raised $30 million in Series A funding to accelerate deployment of its AI agents that automate procurement tasks for manufacturers and distributors. The round was co-led by Chemistry and Headline, with participation from Microsoft’s venture fund M12.
Ando has secured $4 million in seed funding led by Slow Ventures to expand its AI-driven forecasting and scheduling platform for the global hourly workforce.
BriefCatch has acquired WordRake’s core product and technology assets, including twelve U.S. patents, combining two established tools for legal writing improvement. The deal integrates WordRake’s in-line editing technology with BriefCatch’s AI-assisted document analysis.
OPAQUE has secured $24 million in Series B funding led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures, Thomvest, and the Advanced Technology Research Council. The funding values the company at about $300 million and will accelerate development of its Confidential AI platform for enterprises handling sensitive data.
ZAST.AI has raised $6 million in a Pre-A funding round led by Hillhouse Capital to expand its AI-driven code security platform focused on eliminating false positives.
Algorized has secured $13 million in Series A funding led by Run Ventures, with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Acrobator Ventures, to expand its edge-AI technology for industrial automation.
Singletrack has acquired Mediasterling to strengthen its AI-based client engagement and research content capabilities for capital markets firms. The deal builds on a long-term partnership between the two companies and is effective immediately.
Saudi AI company Humain has launched Humain Sport following its acquisition of a majority stake in London-based AI and sports technology firm ai.io, aiming to expand AI-driven sports solutions globally.
Anthropic has raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round led by GIC and Coatue, bringing its valuation to $380 billion. The investment will support expansion of its Claude AI platform and infrastructure across major cloud providers.
NAVER D2SF has invested in Cashmere, a data infrastructure platform that links premium content publishers with AI companies. The $5 million seed round was led by Reach Capital with participation from NAVER D2SF and other investors.
Stand Together Ventures Lab, Cubit Capital, 8VC, and GSV have invested in Training All People (TAP), a workforce development platform that uses AI-driven simulations to train and assess advanced manufacturing skills.
Exxat announced it has received a minority growth investment from Accel-KKR to support product innovation and expand its reach in healthcare education and workforce development.
