AI Funding Radar

Lyzr Inc used its SivaClaw agent to manage investor outreach for its $100 million Series B, handling queries from over 130 investors and drafting...

China's national security block on Meta's Manus acquisition has triggered a $2 billion Tencent-led buyback, with the Chinese giant partnering with...

Major Funding Rounds

• 🔥 Mercor $20B Round: AI training startup Mercor is in talks to raise new funding at a $20 billion valuation, up from its...

China's April 2026 intervention halted Meta's $2B acquisition of Manus, an AI agent startup with Chinese roots.

• Timeline shift: Regulators ordered...

Mercor is in talks for a new round at a $20 billion valuation, doubling its last $10 billion funding. This jump highlights accelerating investor bets on AI training infrastructure.

AI infrastructure and cybersecurity claimed the week's two largest U.S. deals, underscoring their dominance in mega-rounds.

• SambaNova raised $1B...

Major Funding Rounds

• 🔥 SambaNova $1B Series F: AI chip startup SambaNova raised $1 billion in a Series F round led by General Atlantic at an...

Mercor is accelerating growth via dual moves in fundraising and acquisitions.

• Valuation surge: In early talks for a round at $20B, doubling its...

NYC venture funding hit a record $4.70 billion across 81 rounds in June 2026, more than doubling May's total.

• Unusual depth drove the surge: 12...

The AI chip arms race intensifies as two startups secure massive funding:

• SambaNova raised $1B in a Series F round at an $11B valuation
• Positron...

Meta paid over $2 billion for Singapore-based AI agent startup Manus in December 2025. Chinese regulators intervened in April 2026 over national...

Anthropic has flipped from burning cash on GPUs to over $1B quarterly profit in 3Q26, fueled by ARR surging from $9B to $44B and gross margins jumping from 38% to over 70%. This positions the company as a standout IPO candidate.

Paradigm's $1.2B fourth fund signals strong VC appetite for AI, robotics, and frontier tech, extending the firm's shift from crypto into exponential growth areas.

Major AI Funding Rounds

• 🔥 Paradigm $1.2B Fund: Paradigm raised $1.2 billion for a new fund expanding into AI and robotics alongside crypto...

Large AI Funding Rounds

• 🔥 Norm Series C: AI law startup Norm raised $120M in a Series C led by Khosla Ventures at a $1.2B valuation, bringing...

Anthropic's blockbuster rounds, including its $65 billion financing, helped drive record coinvestments of $198 billion in the first half of 2026.

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Cursor's new CFO council aims to create shared benchmarks for AI productivity and ROI measurement as enterprises grapple with exploding token costs...

Norm reached unicorn status after raising $120M in Series C funding, validating its AI-native law firm model that pairs supervised AI agents with outcome-based pricing to disrupt traditional legal services.

Major AI Infrastructure Investments

• 🔥 TeraWulf-Anthropic $19B Lease: TeraWulf signed a 20-year Kentucky data center lease with Anthropic...

• Crusoe eyes $3B round at ~$30B valuation for AI cloud and data centers, backed by Meta and Oracle deals
• National Grid commits $1.75B for 35% of...