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Anthropic Raises $30 Billion at $380 Billion Valuation
Anthropic raised $30 billion in a funding round valuing the company at $380 billion, fueled by strong demand for Claude and rapid enterprise AI adoption.
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Anthropic raised $30 billion in a funding round valuing the company at $380 billion, fueled by strong demand for Claude and rapid enterprise AI adoption.
French AI startup Mistral plans to invest €1.2 billion in Sweden to build AI data centers and digital infrastructure, reinforcing Europe’s AI capabilities and tech sovereignty.
AI video startup Runway secured $315 million in a Series E round, doubling its valuation to $5.3 billion. The funding will support development of world models and new AI products.
Alphabet issued $20 billion in a seven-part bond sale to support AI infrastructure investment, highlighting growing tech reliance on debt financing for expansion.
Sapiom, a San Francisco startup, raised $15 million to build a financial layer enabling AI agents to securely access software, APIs, and services without manual setup.
Voice AI startup ElevenLabs raised $500 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital, tripling its valuation to $11 billion and signaling expansion beyond voice.
Lotus Health AI raised $35 million to expand its AI-powered primary care platform, which combines large language models with licensed physicians to deliver medical care nationwide.
Perplexity has agreed to a $750 million, three-year deal with Microsoft to use Azure and access frontier AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, Bloomberg reported.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are in talks about a possible merger, according to a Reuters report. The move could consolidate Musk’s AI, satellite, and launch businesses ahead of a potential SpaceX IPO.
Tesla has invested $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI, the company behind Grok and X, as part of a framework to collaborate on AI and robotics aligned with Tesla’s Master Plan Part IV.
Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest as much as $60 billion in OpenAI, according to a report. The discussions underscore intensifying competition and rising costs in advanced AI development.
Modelence, a Y Combinator-backed startup, raised $3 million to streamline AI app development by simplifying hosting, authentication, and database integration for developers.