AI Funding Pulse

Mega Later-Stage Rounds

• 🔥 World Labs Series C: Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $1 billion in Series C for spatial intelligence AI understanding...

• CureMeAbroad raises $600K seed to advance cross-border healthcare.
• Ex-Google DeepMind researcher secures record $1.1B seed for AI pursuing...

OpenAI launches massive AI venture:

• The Deployment Company, a $10B fund
• Backed by 19 investors including TPG, Bain Capital, SoftBank
• Additional backers: Brookfield Asset Management, Advent

Tracks surging later-stage AI investments.

• Massive $1B Series C builds on Dec 2024's $230M raise, totaling ~$1.4B+—among 2026's largest AI startup fundraises
• Focus: Spatial AI turns 2D...

China's DeepSeek is raising $4 billion at a staggering $45 billion valuation, spotlighting bold AI funding ambitions. Co-founder Liang Wenfeng ramped up stakes in April 2026.

European AI early-stage shines: Copenhagen's Performativ raises €11.9M Series A to scale its AI.

• SE Asia lags: Startup funding stays thin despite...

Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year, continuing as a big investor in the AI ecosystem—especially startups and ventures like OpenAI. This underscores its dominant strategy in fueling AI growth.

Sequoia Capital has raised ~$7B for a new expansion fund to double down on AI and late-stage bets, scaling its strategy amid booming opportunities.

Early-Stage Funding

• Moritz: US AI-native law firm Moritz raised $9M in seed funding from Y Combinator, 20VC, Urban Innovation Fund, and...

• Europe's Mistral: ASML investing $1.5B at over $11B valuation, boosting top AI model dev.
• US's Anthropic: Plans $50B funding round at $90B...

Big tech grabs AI infra talent in high-stakes buys:

• Nebius acquires Eigen AI for $643M: 1-year-old, 20-person team solving inference costs via...

Rise of AI-native disruptors in verticals:

• Insurtech unicorn: Corgi bags $160M Series B at $1.3B valuation to scale AI insurance platform
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China's AI investments surging, spotlighting global rivalry in models and infrastructure:

• Moonshot AI (Kimi) closes $2B round at $20B+ valuation,...

Early-Stage AI Funding Rounds

• 🔥 Pit raises $16M seed: Stockholm-based AI startup Pit raised a $16 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz...

Key wins for Anthropic:

• SpaceX leases Colossus 1 data center (>220k Nvidia GPUs, 300MW capacity soon) for Claude Code and models.
• Doubles paid...

India's AI startups are surging with key early-stage funding:

• Nava raises $22M led by Greenoaks Capital
• Another startup lands $6M seed in April...

Europe's AI momentum builds in Stockholm, where ex-Voi cofounders' startup Pit just raised a $16M seed round led by a16z.

• Serial success: Founded...

Chinese startup ORITEK completed a Series C funding round on May 6, aiming to scale AI chip ambitions across automotive and robotics sectors. Fresh capital fuels global AI semiconductor push.

Fresh funding buzz from May 7 roundup:

• 137 Ventures closes $700M funds for high-impact tech.
• Flourish AI boosts AI efficiency with neuroscience,...

Key funding milestone: NVentures makes its first Korean investment in a $76M Series B round for a startup developing plastic tubes to replace copper...