AI Funding

OpenAI and Amazon Announce $50B AI Partnership to Build Enterprise AI Infrastructure

OpenAI and Amazon are forming a $50 billion partnership to expand enterprise AI infrastructure, combining OpenAI models with AWS cloud platforms and custom AI chips.

AI Investment Doubles to $211B as the Bay Area Emerges as the Global Control Center

AI investment didn’t just grow in 2025 — it consolidated, revealing where capital is concentrating, which companies are earning investor trust, and what “exit-ready” really looks like in today’s AI market.

xAI Raises $20 Billion in Series E to Expand AI Infrastructure and Grok Development

xAI just raised $20 billion—and it’s betting big on compute, Grok, and AI at planetary scale.

OpenAI Targets $1 Trillion Valuation as IPO Plans Take Shape

OpenAI is laying the foundation for a blockbuster public debut that could value the ChatGPT maker at up to $1 trillion, signaling a new era where AI companies rival the world’s largest tech giants in scale and ambition.

OpenEvidence raises $200M at $6B valuation for ChatGPT-style medical AI

OpenEvidence, the fast-growing AI platform described as “ChatGPT for doctors,” has raised $200 million at a $6 billion valuation, according to The New York Times — doubling its worth in just three months and underscoring investor confidence in specialized, domain-specific AI.

Juicebox Raises $30M to Scale LLM-Powered Hiring Platform

Startup Juicebox secures $30M in Series A funding led by Sequoia, as its AI-powered recruiting tool PeopleGPT surpasses 2,500 customers and $10M ARR.

Cohere Hits $7B Valuation, Expands AMD Partnership in Enterprise AI

Cohere adds $100M in new funding, boosting its valuation to $7 billion, and deepens its enterprise AI strategy through a partnership with AMD.

Anthropic Raises $13B Series F, Valued at $183B Post-Money

Anthropic’s record-breaking funding round underscores surging demand for Claude and its enterprise AI platform.

Eight Sleep Raises $100M to Expand AI-Powered Sleep Technology

Eight Sleep secures fresh funding to grow globally and bring AI-driven sleep health solutions to market.

OpenAI Hits 700M Weekly Users, Raises $8.3B to Expand ChatGPT

As ChatGPT use explodes to 700 million weekly users, OpenAI has secured $8.3 billion in new capital to scale its enterprise and consumer AI offerings.

Heavybit’s New Fund Targets Software Infrastructure for the AI Era

As AI accelerates software development, investors are betting on the tools and systems making it possible

Mira Murati’s AI Startup Thinking Machines Valued at $12B in Record-Breaking Seed Round

The former OpenAI CTO’s new venture raises $2B in early funding—despite remaining in stealth.

Pentagon Awards AI Contracts to OpenAI, xAI, Google, and Anthropic

Each firm is eligible for up to $200 million under new initiative to accelerate agentic AI adoption in national defense and civilian government.

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $10 Billion to Compete with OpenAI and Anthropic

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI secured $10 billion in funding to expand its infrastructure and develop the Grok chatbot.

Andy Konwinski Launches $100M Laude Institute for Public-Focused AI

Andy Konwinski launches the $100M Laude Institute to accelerate AI research with public benefit at its core, including a new lab at UC Berkeley.

RoboForce Launches Titan AI Robot and Secures $15M to Scale Industrial Automation

Chinese AI Startup Manus Raises $75M at $500M Valuation

OpenAI Alumni Lead $42B in AI Startups Without Shipping a Product

Runway Raises $308M to Expand AI Video Generation Platform

OpenAI Invests in Deepfake Cybersecurity Startup Adaptive Security

OpenAI Nears $40B SoftBank-Led Round, Eyes $300B Valuation

Perplexity Reportedly Seeking $1B Funding at $18B Valuation

OpenAI Launches NextGenAI with $50M for AI Research & Education

Anthropic Raises $3.5B in Series E, Valued at $61.5B

Apple to Invest Over $500 Billion in U.S. AI, Manufacturing, and R&D