Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human |

While AI agents are increasingly capable of solving customer support problems, most people can still tell immediately when they’re talking to a machine instead of…

Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers |

5:00 AM PDT · July 31, 2026 Ellis AI announced Thursday its emergence from stealth with $10 million in seed funding from investors including First…

Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A |

In Brief Posted: 10:50 AM PDT · July 30, 2026 Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging…

Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B |

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has long been the best-funded fusion power startup. Now, it’s extending its lead. CFS announced Thursday that it raised $1 billion…

Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks |

London-based Inforcer announced Thursday a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners — the latest sign of investor interest in a category of…

Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls |

Encore AI, a startup that studies companies’ customer interactions to train and deploy AI voice agents that can work alongside customer support and sales teams,…

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it |

New York-based AI detection startup Pangram is on a mission to combat the AI slop infestation spreading across the internet, and it just raised $9…

Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military |

Nuclear power startup Antares Nuclear said Monday that it has raised $470 million to build small reactors for U.S. military bases. The Series C round,…

Enigma raises $70M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume |

Multiple robotics companies are tackling one of AI’s hardest problems: building foundation models capable of executing tasks they were never explicitly trained to handle. Their…

Abstract Raises $25M as Organizations Move to Composable Security Operations

Jul 27, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Abstract, a pioneer of composable security operations, announced it has secured $25 million in a recent funding round, enabling…