Anthropic Secures $2.5B, Persona AI Raises $27M for Robotics, Granola Closes $43M Series B - AI Funding Brief #14

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Welcome to the latest edition of the AI Funding Brief, where we bring you the most recent developments in the world of AI investments and funding. This week, Anthropic has secured a substantial $2.5 billion credit facility to enhance its liquidity and growth in the AI sector. Meanwhile, Persona AI has raised $27 million to advance humanoid robotics for industrial applications, partnering with HD Hyundai for deployment. In the realm of AI notetaking, Granola has successfully closed a $43 million Series B funding round, aiming to introduce new collaboration tools for businesses.

In other news, Samaya AI has raised $43.5 million to develop AI tools for financial analysts, while Cognichip has secured $33 million to innovate in AI chip design. Additionally, AA-I Technologies has obtained $20-30 million in seed funding to create Artificial Expert Intelligence models. These stories highlight the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of AI funding, showcasing significant investments across various sectors and technologies.

Persona AI Secures $27M for Humanoid Robotics

Bat VC Launches $100 Million Fund for AI Startups

Granola Secures $43M in Series B Funding

Samaya AI Secures $43.5 Million for Financial AI Tools

Anthropic Secures $2.5 Billion Credit Facility

Cognichip Secures $33 Million for AI Chip Design

AA-I Technologies Secures $20-30 Million in Seed Funding

Hedra Raises $32 Million in Series A Funding

OroraTech Secures €37 Million for Wildfire Digital Twin

A100x Launches $50 Million Fund II for AI and Blockchain

Pathos AI Secures $365 Million for Oncology Drug Development

Princeton Digital Group Secures $1.2 Billion for APAC Expansion

Xoople Raises €115 Million for Earth Intelligence Tech

TensorWave Raises $100 Million in Series A Funding

Openlayer Secures $14.5 Million for AI Governance

Cohere has acquired Ottogrid to enhance market research automation, while Together AI boosts its AI development capabilities by acquiring Refuel.ai. Scrypted Inc. integrates AI into gaming with the acquisition of Chibi Clash, and 1848 Ventures expands into home management by acquiring Luminest. Anaqua strengthens its IP management in EMEA with RightHub, and Visma enhances HR solutions by acquiring Lara AI. Salesforce plans to acquire Convergence.ai to advance its AI strategy, while SentinelOne invests in Theom.ai for data security. Qiagen acquires Genoox for $80 million to improve genetic testing, and Red Hat integrates Jounce for AI cloud expansion. Databricks enhances serverless Postgres with Neon, Invene boosts healthcare AI with Guidea, and Virtana enhances observability with Zenoss.

CHAI is projected to reach a $1.4 billion valuation by 2026, driven by a 250% revenue increase. CoreWeave plans a $1.5 billion senior notes offering for corporate purposes. Pony AI has filed for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing to support its business expansion.

Harvey AI is negotiating a $250 million funding round to boost its valuation to $5 billion, with participation from Kleiner Perkins and Coatue. The European Commission has granted €45 million to a Patria-led consortium for the AI-WASP project to enhance military systems. Moonvalley has raised an additional $10 million, bringing its total funding to $124 million for its AI video tools. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and Cosmos Institute have launched a $1 million grant program for open-source AI projects.

ThriveAI has secured $1.2 million in funding and launched an AI product manager, while DiffuseDrive raised €3.15 million for its AI data platform. Cyera is raising funds at a $6 billion valuation, and Oath Surgical launched with $10 million funding. RoboForce unveiled its AI robot 'Titan' with $15 million in funding, and Smartex secured funding from H&M and Amazon. Metafoodx raised $9.4 million for AI 3D scanning tech, and Google introduced the AI Futures Fund for startups.