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…

Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation |

Spangle, an AI e-commerce startup founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, has raised $15 million in a new funding round, valuing the company at…

Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 10:36 AM PST · January 7, 2026 Anthropic is gearing up to raise a fresh $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation,…

Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation |

Articul8, an enterprise AI company spun out of Intel in early 2024, has secured more than half of a planned $70 million funding round at…

LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product |

11:35 AM Pst · January 6, LMArena, a startup that originally launched as a UC Berkeley research project in 2023, announced on Tuesday that it…

Yann LeCun confirms his new ‘world model’ startup, reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation |

Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday that he had launched a new startup — the worst-kept secret in the tech world — though…