AI Briefing#funding
The latest AI and developer news about #funding, with the original source and a short summary.
The latest AI and developer news about #funding, with the original source and a short summary.
Moonshot AI, the Chinese developer of the Kimi model series, is pursuing a large-scale funding round at a $30 billion valuation.
Anthropic raised $65 billion through its Series H funding round, achieving a valuation of $965 billion.
OpenAI is preparing to submit confidential IPO paperwork as early as Friday.
Following an order from Chinese regulators, Manus is considering raising $1 billion to reverse its acquisition by Meta.
Dust, a company developing an AI operating system for enterprises, has raised $40 million in Series B funding.
DeepSeek broke off investment negotiations with Alibaba, prioritizing independence.
DeepSeek is pursuing a RMB 50 billion investment round and preparing to unveil V4.1.
Anthropic is reportedly considering a $50 billion funding round targeting a $1 trillion valuation.
DeepSeek is pursuing fundraising at a valuation of roughly $50 billion from Chinese government-backed investors.
Elon Musk testified in court to the effect that he regrets his early support for OpenAI.
AI coding startup Cognition is discussing a new funding round at a $25 billion valuation.
DeepSeek has been discussing an investment from Tencent and Alibaba at a valuation of $20 billion or more.
Tencent and Alibaba are in talks to invest in DeepSeek.
Jeff Bezos's AI lab is set to reach a valuation of $38 billion through a large-scale investment round.
Cursor is in talks to raise **over $2 billion** at a **$50 billion** valuation.
Kdenlive continues to advance stabilization, UX improvements, and roadmap expansion through 2025.
GitButler has raised $17M from a16z, positioning itself as a redesign of Git for the AI era.
ElevenLabs has secured $180 million in Series C funding to advance its AI audio technology.
GitButler raised a $17M Series A and laid out its vision for what comes after Git.
Poke is an AI agent that sets up automations via text messages.
AI-based chip design startup Cognichip has raised $60 million in new funding, aiming to cut design costs by 75% and shorten development time.
OpenAI secures a $122 billion investment to accelerate AI infrastructure buildout and technological innovation.
Replit raises $400 million in funding, reaching a $9 billion valuation, accelerating the democratization of AI-powered software development.
Mistral AI has secured a €1.7 billion Series C funding round led by ASML, reaching a valuation of €11.7 billion.