The seed funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz. Pryzm offer and AI-backed platform to help startups and small businesses track federal opportunities, funding priorities, and stakeholders, leveling the playing field in government procurement.
Lawmakers warn that Trump's decision could weaken U.S. national security and undo years of export control policy. Warren also renewed her call for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before Congress.
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and license 200+ characters to OpenAI’s Sora and ChatGPT Images under a three‑year deal that excludes talent likenesses and voices.
Fal has secured $140 million in a Sequoia-led round that includes Nvidia’s Nventures, tripling its valuation to $4.5 billion. CEO Burkay Gur says enterprises are rapidly adopting its image, video, and audio AI tools.
Oboe has raised $16 million in Series A funding led by a16z to expand its AI-driven course generation platform, adding new product features, pricing tiers and plans for mobile and multilingual expansion.
Runware aims to expand its unified API for generative image, video and audio applications. The company’s Sonic Inference Engine supports more than 400,000 models, giving developers faster and more reliable access to AI media generation.
The fresh Series E round includes a $200 million primary investment led by Goldman Sachs and a planned $40 million tender offer with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures.
The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Lux Capital, DCVC, Jeff Bezos, Databricks and Rao himself - marking the biggest early stage fundraises in the AI hardware sector this year
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo expands his empire into AI with an undisclosed investment in Perplexity, the ChatGPT rival valued at $20B. As global partner and ambassador, he launches an interactive CR7 Hub for fans to explore his career via AI-powered queries and rare content. The deal signals athletes' rising bet on tech for fan engagement and performance edges.
Micron is shutting down its Crucial consumer-memory business by February 2026 as soaring AI and data-center demand forces the company to redirect supply toward high-bandwidth, enterprise-grade memory.
With rapid user growth and expansion plans into apparel and electronics, the startup is positioning itself to challenge retail giants.
Tidalwave has raised a $22 million Series A led by Permanent Capital, with D.R. Horton joining as an investor and customer, as the AI-powered mortgage platform accelerates adoption and targets 4% of U.S. loan originations.