Pocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devices
Pocket sells a $129 credit card-shaped puck, which sticks to the back of your phone, and promises unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and to-do items.
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AI | Fundraising | Startups
Omen AI’s plan to optimize data centers is all wet
Omen AI raised a $31 million Series A to monitor chip coolant and stop bacterial outbreaks in data centers.
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Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
VCs remain thirsty to fund AI coding startups. This one, founded by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, is no exception.
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Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations. and Q&A on what it takes to build and scale successful companies. Register now to save up to $330.
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AI | Crypto | Fundraising
Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off
Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.
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Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation
The AI neocloud provider, which specializes in hosting open source models, last raised at a $3.3 billion valuation in early 2025.
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This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car
Bidbus, which lets dealerships bid on used cars, has raised $15 million in a Series A round that was led by early-stage mobility fund Ibex Investors.
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AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation
AI law startup Norm has raised a $120 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the startup at $1.2 billion.
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AI | Fundraising | Startups
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11 billion valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.
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Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips
ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.
