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New York startup Jedify closes Series A funding to help AI agents understand business-specific context through multi-source knowledge graphs.

OpenAI has filed a draft registration statement with the SEC for a proposed IPO, becoming the second major AI company in days to announce plans for public markets.

While AI funding hits records, founders like Brynn Putnam are raising capital for analog experiences—in-person games, DIY hardware, and human connection.

A new startup positions itself between large language models and end users, using deterministic rules plus targeted LLM rewrites to catch compliance violations faster than conventional approaches.

Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO on June 2, 2026, days after closing a $65B Series H round that pushed its valuation to $965B, overtaking OpenAI's $852B.

Anthropic submits S-1 filing for what could be the largest IPO ever, following a $65 billion funding round and annualized revenue of $47 billion.

The AI chip startup is shifting focus to its inference-as-a-service platform following its $20B partial exit with Nvidia.

The AI chip startup is pivoting toward inference-as-a-service, backed by existing investors including Disruptive and Infinitium.

The enterprise AI search startup tripled its top line in 15 months, pivoting its pitch toward cost savings as tech giants enter the market.

Anthropic secures $65B in funding at a $965B post-money valuation, with lead investors including Altimeter Capital and Sequoia, ahead of expected public listing.

The Devin maker's funding round from Lux Capital and General Catalyst reflects VC confidence in standalone AI engineering tools despite competition from model makers.

The open-source database company has tripled its annual run rate and hired a CFO from Snowflake as it eyes public markets.

AI gateway OpenRouter raises $113M Series B from CapitalG, doubling its valuation in 12 months as enterprises increasingly avoid vendor lock-in.

Founders and investors are systematically inflating ARR figures by substituting contracted revenue, creating a credibility crisis in AI startup valuations.

Anthropic tells investors it will more than double quarterly revenue and achieve operating profitability for the first time, though sustained margins remain uncertain due to planned compute spending.

NanoClaw creators turn down a buyout offer and secure seed funding from Valley Capital Partners, Hugging Face's Clem Delangue, and others, betting on community-driven growth over quick exit.

South Korean startup LetinAR raised $18.5M to scale its PinTILT optical technology as AI glasses shipments surge toward 15M units annually.

ElevenLabs reveals its complete $500M Series D investor roster — including BlackRock and Deutsche Telekom — as ARR clears $500 million.

ElevenLabs names all $500M Series D investors — BlackRock, NVIDIA, and celebrity backers among them — as the voice AI startup confirms crossing $500M in annual recurring revenue.

Preemptive investor bids have pushed Anthropic's potential valuation to $900B, fueled by a fourfold revenue surge that took its annual run rate from $9B to roughly $40B in months.

Parag Agrawal's AI agent infrastructure startup closed a $100M Series B at a $2B valuation, nearly tripling from its Series A just five months prior.

Pre-Series A startups have until May 27 to compete for $100,000 equity-free funding and investor access at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Amazon founder pursues massive capital raise to buy manufacturing firms and modernize them through his AI startup Project Prometheus.