Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Ghent-based startup Donna has secured €4.1 million in funding to expand its AI assistant for field sales teams, aiming to reduce administrative work and improve CRM use. The round was led by Frontline Ventures and will support international growth across Europe and the US.
Parallax Worlds has secured $4.9 million in total funding to advance its virtual simulation platform for stress-testing industrial robots before deployment. The company plans to use the capital for product development, hiring, and expansion into large-scale manufacturing.
GlobalFoundries has acquired Advanced Micro Foundry and InfiniLink to strengthen its position in silicon photonics for AI data centers, expanding both manufacturing and design capabilities across Singapore, Egypt, and the U.S.
Robotera has secured nearly RMB 1 billion (about USD 140 million) in a Series A+ funding round led by Geely Capital, with participation from BAIC Capital. The funding will support mass production of its humanoid and service robots.
Madrid-based AI startup Anyformat has secured €3.3 million in seed funding led by Kibo Ventures to advance its generative AI platform for document processing and data extraction.
Chargeflow has raised $35 million in Series A funding, including a $10 million debt facility led by Viola Growth, to expand its AI-powered chargeback automation platform for global merchants.
Stuut Technologies has raised $29.5 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its AI platform that automates accounts receivable processes for mid-market and enterprise companies.
Nudge Security has raised $22.5 million in Series A funding led by Cerberus Ventures, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, Forgepoint Capital, and Squadra Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to enhance product innovation and expand its go-to-market strategy.
Cyber warfare technology company Twenty has raised $38 million in Series A funding led by Caffeinated Capital, with participation from General Catalyst and In-Q-Tel. The company, founded in 2024, builds intelligent, autonomous systems for U.S. military and intelligence cyber operations.
Method Security has raised $26 million in combined Seed and Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst to accelerate deployment of its autonomous cybersecurity systems for the U.S. Government and major enterprises.
Doppel has raised $70 million in a Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing its valuation to over $600 million. The funding will support product innovation and expansion of its AI-driven social engineering defense platform.
Elbit Systems has been awarded $210 million in contracts by the Israel Ministry of Defense to upgrade Merkava Main Battle Tanks with AI-enhanced systems over six years.
Socratix AI has raised $4.1 million in seed funding led by Pear VC, with participation from Y Combinator and others, to expand its team and develop autonomous AI agents designed to assist fraud and risk departments at financial institutions.
EQ Europe has received innovation funding for EQ BEAM, an AI model designed to quantify human capital and improve success in mergers, integrations, and organizational change.
Model ML has raised $75 million in a Series A round led by FT Partners to accelerate global expansion and advance its AI workflow automation platform for financial institutions.
Norm Ai has received a $50 million investment from Blackstone and launched a new AI-native law firm, Norm Law, focused on financial services clients and AI-integrated legal workflows.
Function announced the launch of its Medical Intelligence Lab, a new initiative combining AI with clinical expertise to unify health data from multiple sources. The company also reduced its annual membership price to $365 and confirmed a $2.5 billion valuation following a $298 million Series B funding round.
California-based robotics startup Sunday has launched from stealth with $35 million in funding to develop Memo, a household robot designed to handle chores such as dishes, laundry, and tidying. The robot is trained on 10 million household activity recordings collected using the company’s Skill Capture Glove and will begin beta testing in 50 homes in late 2026.
Physical Intelligence, a robotics AI startup supported by Jeff Bezos, has raised $600 million in a funding round led by CapitalG, valuing the company at $5.6 billion. The company is developing general-purpose AI systems to power robots for diverse tasks such as folding clothes and assembling boxes.
Luma AI has raised $900 million in a Series C round led by Humain to develop multimodal artificial general intelligence and will collaborate on a 2-gigawatt AI supercluster in Saudi Arabia.
