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Reset filtersInstinct, the consumer AI assistant startup, has closed a $1 billion Series C round at a $10 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue.
Reporting: digitalmarketreports.com
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Berlin-based Deepslate has raised €7.7 million in a seed round led by 42CAP, with participation from Alstin Capital, existing investor SIVentures, and unnamed angels.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Accel partner Subrata Mitra expects AI startups to reach IPO scale in far less time than the 12 years it took digital lender Moneyview.
Reporting: moneycontrol.com
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Analytics Insight’s latest “100 Leading AI Startups Shaping the Global Market in 2026” landed last week.
Reporting: analyticsinsight.net
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Reports emerged of a funding round that could value Instinct AI, a personal AI assistant startup, at $10 billion.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over potential unfair or deceptive practices, according to a report citing unnamed sources.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Modulate has raised $25 million to scale Velma, its audio-native voice intelligence model.
Reporting: msn.com
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Several prominent tech executives have signed a White House-backed agreement on AI safety.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Modulate has raised $25 million to scale Velma, its "audio-native voice intelligence model," which the company says achieves 95% precision across 76 genres.
Reporting: digitalmusicnews.com
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Instinct has raised $1 billion in a Series C round at a $10 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital and Benchmark, with participation from Coatue.
Reporting: techstory.in
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ElevenLabs has doubled its valuation to $22 billion in a $300 million tender offer, marking one of the fastest jumps in AI startup history.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com, sifted.eu, tech.eu
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Inc42’s latest report lays bare the unglamorous truth about bringing AI to India’s hundreds of millions of users.
Reporting: inc42.com
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MakeMyTrip’s CTO told Inc42 that generative AI is compressing the traditional travel-booking journey.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Instinct, the consumer AI assistant startup, has closed a $1 billion Series C at a $10 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue.
Reporting: msn.com, finance.yahoo.com
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Inc42 reported this week that reliable AI applications at scale depend on two things: up-to-date information and clear rules governing what they can access.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Plug and Play has selected 140 startups from 20 countries for its Silicon Valley Fall 2026 batches, spanning 13 industry-specific programs.
Reporting: pulse2.com
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OpenAI is reportedly seeking at least $30 billion in a new funding round that could value the company at $1.4 trillion, according to Bloomberg.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Hong Kong’s government has flown a team of young European founders to southern China, part of a campaign to position the city as a launchpad for global startups.
Reporting: scmp.com
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Early-stage AI startups in India are now receiving term sheets within two weeks of first contact.
Reporting: newsbytesapp.com
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Anthropic has filed for an IPO with a prospectus that positions its artificial intelligence models as a transformative force capable of reshaping the global economy…
Reporting: msn.com
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