10 Aug 2026 · 15 articles
Startups raised funding rounds with a lot of zeroes at the end this week, with three companies securing financings of $1 billion or more. Additionally, a robust lineup of companies in sectors including AI, e-commerce, cybersecurity, biotech and even mining also announced sizable new rounds.
Summary published by Crunchbase News · 7 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Las Vegas was hotter than hell last week, but not as hot as the market for artificial intelligence-enabled security at Black Hat USA 2026. A bandwagon of million-dollar booths for overfunded agentic security startups arose like mirages from the desert. Fortunately, there was also real value to be found amidst the AI hallucinations. AI supply […]
Summary published by SiliconANGLE · 9 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.
Summary published by AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch · 9 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Artificial intelligence can be technologically transformative and still produce a capital bubble. Those two ideas are not in conflict. The bubble bursting does not require AI to fail. It only requires deployable supply and capital commitments to grow faster than monetizable demand. When productive, revenue-producing AI capacity takes longer to materialize, pricing will normalize and […]
Summary published by SiliconANGLE · 8 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Harvey AI Corp., a provider of artificial intelligence software for attorneys, is reportedly seeking at least $500 million in new funding. The Information today cited sources as saying that the round could value the startup at $15.5 billion. That’s a $4.5 billion increase over what Harvey was worth in March, when it closed its previous […]
Summary published by SiliconANGLE · 7 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
This week's developments suggest enterprise AI success increasingly depends on business processes, context, cost management and operational execution, not just model performance.
Summary published by aibusiness · 7 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
NavVis, a Munich-based spatial twin platform for the built world, has raised a €73.7 million ($85 million) Series D round to build its massive spatial data engine and accelerate the AI product roadmap. The round was led by US private equity firm The Jordan Company, with participation from existing shareholders Yttrium (together with a consortium […]
Summary published by EU-Startups · 7 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Palo Alto-based Naïve Inc., an artificial intelligence lab that’s developing autonomous agents capable of setting up and running entire businesses, said today it has closed on a $28.5 million Series A round of funding. Nexus Venture Partners led the round, which saw participation from Y Combinator, Zetta, Liquid 2 and a host of angel investors. […]
Summary published by SiliconANGLE · 7 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Lumilens Inc., a provider of optical networking chips for artificial intelligence clusters, launched today with $900 million in funding. The company raised the bulk of the capital, $700 million, through a Series C round that valued it at $5.51 billion. Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Meritech, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital jointly led the investment. […]
Summary published by SiliconANGLE · 7 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Below, we break down some of tech’s biggest stories, with analyst perspective on the moves that matter the most. Here’s what we’re watching this week: Q2’26 digital banking funding AI 100 2026 check-in The AI cost management market booms This …
Summary published by CB Insights Research · 6 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
As generative AI evolves into agentic AI, the build-or-buy decision becomes more complex and depends on numerous factors, including business size, use cases, and strategic priorities.
Summary published by aibusiness · 6 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Aakriti Nirvan, Head of Partnerships at Neoflo, tells CB Insights how they view the market, customer needs, and their company. How do you define your market and where does your company fit into that space? We’re in finance and accounting …
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Relu, a Leuven-based AI startup helping dental labs scale production through automated dental design and planning workflows, has announced a €1.51 million ($1.75 million) strategic investment from Dental Innovation Alliance (DIA). DIA is a North Carolina-based venture capital fund investing in technologies and solutions in the dental and multi-site healthcare industry. The company plans to…
Summary published by EU-Startups · 6 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗
Inevitable AI Group (IAIG), an AI-native venture studio founded by veteran technology entrepreneurs, today announced a €5.2 million ($6 million) pre-seed funding round led by Aleph. The company is building and launching dozens of AI-native software businesses designed to capitalise on the rapidly changing economics of software development. Founded by Nimrod Lehavi and Ofer Bar-Or, […]
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SeeTrue Technologies, a Joensuu-based DeepTech company focused on next-generation eye-tracking technology, has closed a €2.2 million financing round to accelerate the commercialisation of its ultra-low-power eye-sensing architecture. The round was led by ZEISS Ventures, with participation from Superhero Capital, North Karelia Growth Fund (NKGF), managed by Redstone Nordics, and continued…
Summary published by EU-Startups · 6 Aug 2026 · Read the original ↗