AI investments

Startup New Generation Builds Agent-Friendly Storefronts for Brands
Startup New Generation Builds Agent-Friendly Storefronts for Brands
May 20, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) commerce startup New Generation — or New Gen — said Tuesday (May 20) that it has raised $4.5 million in seed funding...

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Tencent Says AI Spending Is Yielding Results
Tencent Says AI Spending Is Yielding Results
May 14, 2025  |  Earnings

Chinese tech giant Tencent says its artificial intelligence (AI) investments have begun paying off. In releasing its quarterly earnings on Wednesday (May 14), the company’s...

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Relevance AI Raises $24 Million to Grow AI Agent Operating System
Relevance AI Raises $24 Million to Grow AI Agent Operating System
May 09, 2025  |  Investments

Relevance AI has raised $24 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate the expansion and adoption of its platform that helps companies create...

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Anthropic Says DOJ Proposal to Monitor Google’s AI Investments Would Harm Competition
Anthropic Says DOJ Proposal to Monitor Google’s AI Investments Would Harm Competition
May 09, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

AI startup Anthropic and tech industry groups Engine Advocacy and TechNet reportedly said in a Friday (May 9) court filing that competition in the AI...

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Poshmark Backer Uncork Raises $300 Million With AI Focus
Poshmark Backer Uncork Raises $300 Million With AI Focus
May 01, 2025  |  Investments

Uncork Capital, a venture firm whose portfolio includes Poshmark and Fitbit, has raised $300 million. Company officials told Bloomberg News Thursday (May 1) that the new capital will be used...

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Security Startup Pillar Raises $9 Million to Tackle AI-Specific Risks
Security Startup Pillar Raises $9 Million to Tackle AI-Specific Risks
April 18, 2025  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) security startup Pillar Security has raised $9 million in seed funding to expand its research and development (R&D) and go-to-market efforts. Pillar Security’s...

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AI App Startups Making Rapid Gains in Sales and Funding
AI App Startups Making Rapid Gains in Sales and Funding
April 14, 2025  |  Startups

Startups that build artificial intelligence (AI) applications on top of large language models (LLMs) are reportedly making rapid gains in both sales and funding. These...

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Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks to Raise $20 Billion for American AI Startups
Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks to Raise $20 Billion for American AI Startups
April 08, 2025  |  Investments

Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly seeking to raise $20 billion for a tech investment fund focused on growth-stage investments in American artificial intelligence (AI) companies. The...

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Nvidia- and Google-Backed SandboxAQ Raises $450 Million for Quantitative AI Platforms
Nvidia- and Google-Backed SandboxAQ Raises $450 Million for Quantitative AI Platforms
April 04, 2025  |  Investments

SandboxAQ raised over $450 million in a Series E round to support its development of large quantitative models (LQMs) that help enterprises leverage artificial intelligence (AI)...

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