Antioch Raises $8.5M to Help Robots Learn Better in Simulations
Startup Antioch has raised $8.5 million to build simulation tools for robotics developers. The company aims to close the gap between virtual training and real-world deployment.
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Startup Antioch has raised $8.5 million to build simulation tools for robotics developers. The company aims to close the gap between virtual training and real-world deployment.
Runway launches $10M fund and builder program to support AI video startups, expanding its ecosystem around multimodal and real-time AI.
Marvell Technology shares jumped after Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment, boosting confidence in its role in AI infrastructure.
Mantis Biotech is developing AI-powered digital twins to generate synthetic biomedical data and improve research across healthcare and life sciences.
Harvey raised $200 million at an $11 billion valuation, highlighting investor demand for AI applications in specialized industries like legal services.
Gumloop secured $50 million in Series B funding to expand its AI agent platform that allows non-technical employees to automate complex workflows.
AMI Labs, co-founded by Yann LeCun, raised $1.03 billion to develop “world model” AI systems that learn from real-world data rather than language alone.
Startup Integral AI is partnering with Japanese manufacturers to develop AI models that allow industrial robots to learn tasks through observation and language prompts.
Nscale raised $2 billion in a Series C round led by Aker and 8090 Industries, valuing the Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure company at $14.6 billion.
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, an AI filmmaking technology startup founded by Ben Affleck, as the streaming giant expands its use of AI tools in film production.
SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to $40 billion in bridge financing to expand its investment in OpenAI, underscoring CEO Masayoshi Son’s aggressive bet on artificial intelligence.
Canva buys animation startup Cavalry and ad-performance firm Mango AI to enhance Affinity’s motion tools and expand its AI-powered marketing ecosystem.