Altara raises $7M to unify fragmented R&D data in physical sciences San Francisco startup Altara secured $7 million in seed funding to deploy an AI layer that automates data triaging for hardware manufacturers. pexels
ElevenLabs adds BlackRock, Jamie Foxx to investor roster as revenue hits $500M Voice AI startup ElevenLabs has expanded its $500 million Series D funding round with new backers including BlackRock and actor Jamie Foxx. pexels
Moment Energy secures $40M to repurpose EV batteries for grid storage Moment Energy has closed a $40 million Series B funding round to develop modular energy storage solutions using recycled electric vehicle battery packs. pexels
Bret Taylor's Sierra secures $950M to scale enterprise AI agents AI startup Sierra raised $950 million in a round led by Tiger Global and GV, pushing its valuation above $15 billion. pexels
Barocal raises $10 million to develop solid-state refrigeration technology Startup Barocal secured $10 million in seed funding to commercialize a new cooling method that uses inexpensive plastic crystals instead of traditional vapor compression. pexels
Replit CEO Amjad Masad rejects immediate sale despite Cursor-SpaceX rumors Replit CEO Amjad Masad stated at a San Francisco event that the company has the economics to remain independent despite reports of a $60 billion acquisition offer for rival Cursor. Maya Patel
Musely secures $360M non-dilutive funding from General Catalyst Direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform Musely has obtained $360 million in capital from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund without giving up company equity.
Parallel Web Systems reaches $2 billion valuation with $100 million Series B Founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, the AI agent-tool startup secured $100 million in funding led by Sequoia.
Pursuit secures $22 million seed round to streamline government contracting Startup Pursuit raised $22 million in a seed round led by OpenGov co-founder Mike Rosengarten to help companies navigate state and local government sales.
Earth AI to launch in-house labs to bypass mineral testing delays Earth AI is building its own laboratories to reduce mineral sample processing time from five months to five days.
Firestorm Labs secures $82 million to deploy containerized drone factories San Diego-based defense startup Firestorm Labs raised $82 million in Series B funding to bring 3D-printed drone manufacturing to the front lines via shipping containers.
Shapes secures $8 million seed funding to integrate AI characters into group chats The social messaging startup is emerging from stealth with 400,000 monthly active users and a platform designed to host AI characters alongside human users.
