AI investments

OpenAI Veteran Raises $950 Million for AI Customer Service Agents
OpenAI Veteran Raises $950 Million for AI Customer Service Agents
May 04, 2026  |  Investments

Customer experience-focused artificial intelligence (AI) startup Sierra has reportedly raised $950 million in new funding. That new financing values the company, which makes AI customer...

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OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals
OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals
May 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said Thursday (April 30) that the company is meeting its objectives. Interviewed by Bloomberg for a report published Thursday, Friar said that if anything...

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Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming
Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming
April 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Pancreatic cancer kills most of its patients because there is nothing to find by the time they feel sick. Colorectal cancer kills roughly 53,000 Americans...

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Parallel Web Systems Raises $100 Million for Agentic AI Efforts
Parallel Web Systems Raises $100 Million for Agentic AI Efforts
April 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Parallel Web Systems, an AI startup launched by Twitter’s ex-CEO, has raised $100 million. The company said its Series A round, announced Wednesday (April 29),...

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From Plumbers to Moonshots, AI Investors Left Nothing Unfunded 
From Plumbers to Moonshots, AI Investors Left Nothing Unfunded 
April 28, 2026  |  Investments

The money is moving into artificial intelligence (AI) built around specific problems, and the amounts keep growing. The biggest check this week went to a...

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Manifest Raises $60 Million in Record Legal AI Funding Round
Manifest Raises $60 Million in Record Legal AI Funding Round
April 28, 2026  |  Investments

Manifest OS has raised $60 million for its AI-driven campaign to end lawyers’ billable hours. The startup’s new round—which it said is the largest Series...

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1 in 4 S&P 500 Companies Can Now Prove AI Pays 
1 in 4 S&P 500 Companies Can Now Prove AI Pays 
April 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A year ago, most large companies were running artificial intelligence (AI) pilots and calling it progress. Now they’re reporting numbers. One in four S&P 500...

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DeepMind Vet’s Ineffable Intelligence AI Startup Raises $1.1 Billion
DeepMind Vet’s Ineffable Intelligence AI Startup Raises $1.1 Billion
April 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Ineffable Intelligence, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup launched by Google DeepMind veteran David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion. The funding round, announced Monday (April 27)...

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OpenAI Lands $75 Million Investment From Robinhood Ventures
OpenAI Lands $75 Million Investment From Robinhood Ventures
April 22, 2026  |  Investments

Robinhood Ventures Fund said it has purchased roughly $75 million in OpenAI common stock. “OpenAI is one of the frontier artificial intelligence companies, and we...

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