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Exa raises $250 million to build the search engine that AI agents use instead of Google

TechDefused Newsroom · 20:02, 20 May 2026

Anduril raises $5bn, but execution questions linger

TechDefused Newsroom · 15:40, 16 May 2026

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund backs solar-powered cattle collar startup at $2 billion valuation

Ian Lyall · 13:41, 6 Apr 2026

Google.org reaches 1m students with safety kits

TechDefused Newsroom · 19:44, 1 Apr 2026

OpenAI closes $122bn funding round at $852bn valuation as IPO pressure builds

TechDefused Newsroom · 17:39, 1 Apr 2026

Nvidia invests $2bn in Marvell as chip giants deepen AI infrastructure alliance

TechDefused Newsroom · 16:24, 31 Mar 2026

British defence drone start-up reportedly in talks for $200m funding round

TechDefused Newsroom · 11:57, 17 Mar 2026 · Updated 18:48, 17 Mar

European women founders raised €7.5bn in 2025, the highest total in three years, as AI reshapes who gets funded

TechDefused Newsroom · 19:24, 8 Mar 2026

PolyAI raises $86m to continue developing conversational agentic AI

TechDefused Newsroom · 09:54, 15 Dec 2025 · Updated 19:50, 25 Feb

Elly raises $8 million to launch AI hiring platform designed to capture recruitment decisions as they form

TechDefused Newsroom · 19:38, 25 Feb 2026

Waabi raises $750 million in Canada’s largest private funding round to date

TechDefused Newsroom · 15:29, 28 Jan 2026 · Updated 19:21, 25 Feb

RobCo raises $100m to scale AI robotics platform for manufacturing

TechDefused Newsroom · 15:36, 29 Jan 2026 · Updated 19:19, 25 Feb

Talos raises $45 million in Series B extension at $1.5 billion valuation

TechDefused Newsroom · 15:45, 29 Jan 2026 · Updated 19:19, 25 Feb

Polestar secures $400m from institutional investors

TechDefused Newsroom · 13:17, 2 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:16, 25 Feb

Oracle shares rise as group targets up to $50bn for AI infrastructure

TechDefused Newsroom · 13:43, 2 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:16, 25 Feb

MITO AI raises $4.5m to build browser-based creative platform

TechDefused Newsroom · 18:06, 2 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:16, 25 Feb

Artificial Labs raises $45m Series B

TechDefused Newsroom · 11:42, 3 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:15, 25 Feb

RapidFort raises $42 million to expand automated vulnerability remediation platform

TechDefused Newsroom · 12:29, 3 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:15, 25 Feb

Big tech's $650bn roll of the dice on artificial intelligence

Ian Lyall · 19:10, 7 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:13, 25 Feb

Deep Fission raises $80 million to build nuclear reactors one mile underground

TechDefused Newsroom · 18:22, 10 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:11, 25 Feb

Levl raises $7 million to expand stablecoin and fiat payments platform

TechDefused Newsroom · 21:25, 11 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:09, 25 Feb

Ericsson invests $1m in University of Toronto AI and wireless research partnership

TechDefused Newsroom · 20:30, 18 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:04, 25 Feb

Sports betting exchange Novig raises $75m in Pantera-led funding round

TechDefused Newsroom · 20:34, 18 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:04, 25 Feb

Efficient Computer raises $60m to bring low-power processor to edge AI devices

TechDefused Newsroom · 20:40, 18 Feb 2026 · Updated 19:04, 25 Feb

Xflow raises $16.6m Series A to scale India's cross-border payments infrastructure

TechDefused Newsroom · 13:18, 25 Feb 2026

Exa raises $250 million to build the search engine that AI agents use instead of Google

Anduril raises $5bn, but execution questions linger

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund backs solar-powered cattle collar startup at $2 billion valuation

Google.org reaches 1m students with safety kits

OpenAI closes $122bn funding round at $852bn valuation as IPO pressure builds

Nvidia invests $2bn in Marvell as chip giants deepen AI infrastructure alliance

British defence drone start-up reportedly in talks for $200m funding round

European women founders raised €7.5bn in 2025, the highest total in three years, as AI reshapes who gets funded

PolyAI raises $86m to continue developing conversational agentic AI

Elly raises $8 million to launch AI hiring platform designed to capture recruitment decisions as they form

Waabi raises $750 million in Canada’s largest private funding round to date

RobCo raises $100m to scale AI robotics platform for manufacturing

Talos raises $45 million in Series B extension at $1.5 billion valuation

Polestar secures $400m from institutional investors

Oracle shares rise as group targets up to $50bn for AI infrastructure

MITO AI raises $4.5m to build browser-based creative platform

Artificial Labs raises $45m Series B

RapidFort raises $42 million to expand automated vulnerability remediation platform

Big tech's $650bn roll of the dice on artificial intelligence

Deep Fission raises $80 million to build nuclear reactors one mile underground

Levl raises $7 million to expand stablecoin and fiat payments platform

Ericsson invests $1m in University of Toronto AI and wireless research partnership

Sports betting exchange Novig raises $75m in Pantera-led funding round

Efficient Computer raises $60m to bring low-power processor to edge AI devices

Xflow raises $16.6m Series A to scale India's cross-border payments infrastructure

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