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OpenAI Aims to Lock in $30 Billion Funding Round by Next Week
OpenAI Aims to Lock in $30 Billion Funding Round by Next Week
October 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is close to finalizing a funding round in which it could raise as much as $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, CNBC...

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AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale
AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale
October 21, 2026  |  Startups

An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told...

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Amazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart
Amazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart
October 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to purchase artificial intelligence startup Decart in a roughly $7 billion deal. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 11)...

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Anthropic Alumni Startup Sees Valuation Jump Fivefold
Anthropic Alumni Startup Sees Valuation Jump Fivefold
September 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mirendil, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Anthropic researchers, is in talks to raise new funding at a $5 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, citing...

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AI Startups Try to Counter Chinese Models as VC Interest Wanes
AI Startups Try to Counter Chinese Models as VC Interest Wanes
August 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The rise of Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models has American startups racing to build counterparts. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug....

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Anthropic Updates Partner Program As Enterprise AI Adoption Grows
Anthropic Updates Partner Program As Enterprise AI Adoption Grows
June 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic has announced two updates to its three-month-old Claude Partner Network. Since launching in March, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup said Wednesday (June 3), more...

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Anthropic Sets Stage For Trillion-Dollar Stock Market Listing
Anthropic Sets Stage For Trillion-Dollar Stock Market Listing
June 01, 2026  |  IPO

Anthropic said it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The artificial intelligence (AI) startup announced Monday (June 1) that it had submitted...

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Inference Firm Baseten Eyes Funding Round at $11 Billion Valuation
Inference Firm Baseten Eyes Funding Round at $11 Billion Valuation
May 27, 2026  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) inference startup Baseten has reportedly been holding talks with investors to raise $1 billion. That funding would value the company at $11...

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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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