OpenEvidence hits $12B valuation, with new round led by Thrive, DST   |

In Brief Posted: 10:01 am ps · January 21, VCs who have backed OpenEvidence are apparently not worried about new health information products from OpenAI…

Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent triples valuation to $300M with $70M fundraise |

In a sign of the demand, or hype, for AI startups, Emergent, an Indian startup building an AI “vibe-coding” platform, has raised $70 million less…

Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 2:05 pm ps · January 16, Database provider ClickHouse secured $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, representing about a…

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation |

11:28 AM pst · January 15, Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup…

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise |

Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investors, valuing the six-year-old customer service AI startup at $3 billion. The round…

Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests |

Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech better known as EtherealX, has climbed 5.5x in valuation to $80.5 million after its latest funding round. The…

India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace |

As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees AI can’t replace, and has…

Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 8:13 AM pst · January 14, Skild AI, which makes foundation models for robots, seems to have more than tripled its valuation…

Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup |

Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last few years. As a result, model providers…

Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B |

In Brief Posted: 3:59 PM pst · January 8, Data security startup Cyera continues on a growth tear. On Thursday, it announced a $400 million…