Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, reflecting rapid growth driven by AI-powered app development.
MoEngage raised $180 million in a Series F follow-on round, valuing the company at over $900 million and boosting investment in its AI-driven customer engagement platform.
Amazon is reportedly in early talks to invest up to $10 billion in OpenAI in a deal tied to the use of its AI chips. The discussions reflect a broader trend of circular partnerships shaping the AI infrastructure market.
Databricks secures $4 billion in Series L funding at $134B valuation, fueling AI product growth, Lakebase database development, and enterprise AI agent deployment.
Everbloom is using material science AI to create biodegradable cashmere alternatives from textile waste, offering lower-cost fibers without changing existing manufacturing equipment.
Biotech startup Chai Discovery raised $130 million in a Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation to advance AI-driven drug discovery.
First Voyage raised $2.5 million to expand Momo Self Care, an AI companion app that helps users build habits through a digital pet interface.
Harness secures $240M to scale its AI DevOps agents, knowledge-graph automation, and global engineering teams as rising AI code volume intensifies demand for after-code testing, security, and deployment automation.
Kilo Code raises $8M to accelerate AI-driven software development, leveraging GitLab co-founder Sid Sijbrandij’s expertise amid rapid growth in vibe-coding tools.
Microsoft will invest $17.5 billion over four years to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, supporting national AI platforms and workforce training initiatives.
Naveen Rao’s new startup Unconventional AI secures $475 million at a $4.5 billion valuation to build radically energy-efficient computing for AI workloads.
Bill Gates warns that high AI valuations may not hold as competition intensifies, even as he calls artificial intelligence a transformative and long-term global technology.
Empromptu raised $2M to let nontechnical business users create production-ready AI apps, combining agentic automation with governance and integration for regulated and complex industries.
SoftBank and Nvidia are negotiating a $1 billion investment in Skild AI, potentially valuing the robotics-focused AI startup at $14 billion, reflecting strong investor interest in humanoid robotics.
Cristiano Ronaldo has taken an equity stake in Perplexity and will serve as a global partner, marking one of the most high-profile collaborations between elite sports and AI search technology.