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Basecamp Research secures $140M for AI-driven drug discovery
London-based Basecamp Research has closed a $140 million funding round.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Ex-Zillow exec sells AI startup, joins Mainstay as CSO
Carey Armstrong, a former Zillow executive, has sold her AI startup after operating in stealth for over a year.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Maritime nuclear startup secures $50M seed for floating reactors
Bluecore Energy, a company building compact nuclear systems for ships, has closed a $50 million seed round.
Reporting: ajot.com
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Beagle Labs secures pre-seed for AI-driven insurance risk platform
A New York-based startup has closed pre-seed funding to refine its AI tool for property and liability inspections.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Ekai secures $1.7M to bridge enterprise AI's context gaps
A platform called Ekai, which converts analytical data and expertise into AI-readable business context, has closed a $1.7 million pre-seed round.
Reporting: markets.businessinsider.com
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Climate tech funding jumps 55% in first half, data centers lead
Global venture investment in climate tech reached $26 billion in the first six months of the year, up over half from the same period last year.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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ByteAsk secures $1M for AI coding agents in high-stakes industries
ByteAsk, an AI coding startup, has raised $1 million to develop tools for C and C++ developers.
Reporting: msn.com
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Mistral AI acquires Paris adtech startup Pimento in 2026 spree
Mistral AI has acquired Pimento, a Paris-based startup specializing in generative AI for ad creative.
Reporting: thenextweb.com
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Modal Labs in talks for $15B valuation funding round
AI infrastructure startup Modal Labs is negotiating a new funding round that could value the company at around $15 billion.
Reporting: msn.com
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Chinese launch startup Space Epoch closes $343M Series B round
Space Epoch, a Chinese commercial launch company, has secured over 2.3 billion yuan ($343 million) in Series B funding across the past six months.
Reporting: satnews.com
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Series A rounds of $100M+ hit multi-year high in 2024
Crunchbase data shows global startups have closed at least 114 Series A rounds of $100 million or more this year.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Bootstrapped Be Incremental joins ScaleUp House cohort
Be Incremental, a B2B SaaS startup focused on ad optimization, has been selected for ScaleUp House’s first cohort.
Reporting: calcalistech.com
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