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Not priced.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-ipo-2-trillion-october-largest-ever-spacex/", "date": "2026-08-13", "title": "Anthropic reportedly plans a $2 trillion IPO in October, the largest ever", "publisher": "Fortune" } ] }, { "lab": "thinking-machines", "lab_name": "Thinking Machines Lab", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": false, "investor_ids": [ "nvidia", "accel" ], "amount_usd": 2500000000, "kind": "talks", "date": "2026-09-04", "valuation_usd": 40000000000, "valuation_kind": "reported", "investors": [ "NVIDIA", "Accel" ], "contested": true, "note": "Reports differ: at least $1B led by Accel at $40B, or $5B to $6B with NVIDIA providing about $2.5B. Nothing announced.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/nvidia-in-talks-to-invest-25-bln-in-thinking-machines-lab--the-information-4888766", "date": "2026-09-04", "title": "Nvidia in talks to invest $2.5 bln in Thinking Machines Lab - The Information", "publisher": "Investing.com" }, { "url": "https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/nvidia-may-put-2-5-billion-into-thinking-machines-valuing-the-startup-at-40-billion/91401970", "date": "2026-09-05", "title": "Nvidia May Put $2.5 Billion Into Thinking Machines Lab, Valuing the Startup at $40 Billion", "publisher": "Inc." } ] }, { "lab": "hugging-face", "lab_name": "Hugging Face (LeRobot)", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "nvidia" ], "amount_usd": 12930000000, "kind": "acquisition", "date": "2026-09-03", "investors": [ "NVIDIA" ], "note": "Agreed, not closed: about $11.9B to stockholders plus up to about $1B in retention equity; expected to close in the first half of 2027 subject to regulatory approval.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/nvidia-confirms-it-will-buy-hugging-face-for-12-9-billion/", "date": "2026-09-03", "title": "Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion", "publisher": "TechCrunch" }, { "url": "https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/", "date": "2026-09-03", "title": "NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face", "publisher": "NVIDIA" }, { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001045810/000104581026000078/nvda-20260902.htm", "date": "2026-09-02", "title": "NVIDIA Form 8-K", "publisher": "SEC" } ] }, { "lab": "moonshot", "lab_name": "Moonshot AI", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": false, "investor_ids": [], "amount_usd": 3000000000, "kind": "ipo filing", "date": "2026-09-03", "valuation_usd": 50000000000, "valuation_kind": "reported", "contested": true, "note": "Confidential Hong Kong filing reported at $3B, with up to $5B considered; the $50B figure is the valuation press reports attach to the current round.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://technode.com/2026/09/03/moonshot-ai-reportedly-submits-confidential-hong-kong-ipo-filing/", "date": "2026-09-03", "title": "Moonshot AI reportedly submits confidential Hong Kong IPO filing", "publisher": "TechNode" }, { "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-04/moonshot-is-said-to-seek-up-to-5-billion-in-hk-ipo-this-year", "date": "2026-09-04", "title": "China's Moonshot Said to Seek Up to $5 Billion in Hong Kong IPO This Year", "publisher": "Bloomberg" } ] }, { "lab": "frontier-computing", "lab_name": "Frontier Computing", "camp": "alt", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "general-catalyst", "localglobe", "amino-collective", "kaya", "long-journey-ventures", "off-piste-capital", "sva" ], "amount_usd": 10000000, "kind": "pre-seed", "date": "2026-09-02", "investors": [ "General Catalyst", "LocalGlobe", "Amino Collective", "Kaya", "Long Journey Ventures", "Off Piste Capital", "SVA" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://en.wowtale.net/2026/09/02/234973/", "date": "2026-09-02", "title": "Frontier Computing Raises $10M Pre-Seed to Grow AI on Living Neurons", "publisher": "Wowtale" } ] }, { "lab": "physical-superintelligence", "lab_name": "Physical Superintelligence", "camp": "phys", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "breakthrough-energy-ventures", "dragon-global", "robot-ventures", "sv-angel" ], "amount_usd": 58000000.0, "kind": "seed", "date": "2026-09", "investors": [ "Breakthrough Energy Ventures", "Dragon Global", "Robot Ventures", "SV Angel" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/physical-superintelligence-raises-58m-to-develop-ai-physics-platform/", "date": "2026-09-01", "title": "Physical Superintelligence raises $58M to develop AI physics platform", "publisher": "HPCwire" } ] }, { "lab": "adaptyv", "lab_name": "Adaptyv Bio", "camp": "phys", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "highland-europe", "ace-ventures", "byfounders", "y-combinator" ], "amount_usd": 40000000, "kind": "Series A", "date": "2026-08-26", "investors": [ "Highland Europe", "Ace Ventures", "ByFounders", "Y Combinator" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.startupticker.ch/en/news/adaptyv-raises-40m-to-build-automated-lab-for-agentic-biology", "date": "2026-08-26", "title": "Adaptyv raises $40M to build automated lab for agentic biology", "publisher": "Startupticker" }, { "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/08/lausanne-based-adaptyv-raises-e34-35-million-series-a-to-build-the-automated-lab-for-agentic-biology/", "date": "2026-08-26", "title": "Lausanne-based Adaptyv raises €34.35 million Series A to build the automated lab for agentic biology", "publisher": "EU-Startups" } ] }, { "lab": "veeda-ai", "lab_name": "Veeda AI", "camp": "wm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "radical-ventures", "khosla-ventures" ], "amount_usd": 90000000, "kind": "seed", "date": "2026-08-19", "investors": [ "Radical Ventures", "Khosla Ventures" ], "note": "Co-led; reported as over $90M.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/sanja-fidlers-world-model-startup-veeda-ai-raises-90m-in-seed-funding/", "date": "2026-08-19", "title": "Sanja Fidler's world model startup Veeda AI raises $90M in seed funding", "publisher": "SiliconANGLE" }, { "url": "https://www.unite.ai/veeda-ai-raises-90m-seed-backed-by-khosla-and-radical-to-build-world-models-for-physical-ai/", "date": "2026-08-19", "title": "Veeda AI Raises $90M+ Seed Backed by Khosla and Radical to Build World Models for Physical AI", "publisher": "Unite.AI" } ] }, { "lab": "generalist-ai", "lab_name": "Generalist AI", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "8vc" ], "amount_usd": 200000000.0, "kind": "Series B extension", "valuation_usd": 3000000000.0, "valuation_kind": "reported", "date": "2026-08", "investors": [ "8VC" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/robotics-startup-generalist-reaches-3b-valuation-sources-say/", "date": "2026-08-25", "title": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/robotics-startup-generalist-reaches-3b-valuation-sources-say/", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "unitree", "lab_name": "Unitree", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": false, "investor_ids": [], "amount_usd": 900000000.0, "kind": "ipo", "valuation_usd": 9000000000.0, "valuation_kind": "reported", "date": "2026-08", "note": "Priced ¥150.80/share (~¥61B valuation); first-day close +460%.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://english.sse.com.cn/news/newsrelease/voice/c/c_20260806_10828128.shtml", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Unitree Robotics kicks off STAR Market IPO pricing, expected to exceed $5.9 billion in value", "publisher": "Shanghai Stock Exchange / Global Times" }, { "url": "https://kraneshares.com/a-complete-guide-to-unitree-robotics-2026-ipo-why-it-matters-for-star-market-etf-kstr-humanoid-robotics-etf-koid/", "date": "2026-08-20", "title": "A complete guide to Unitree Robotics' 2026 IPO", "publisher": "KraneShares" } ] }, { "lab": "chai-discovery", "lab_name": "Chai Discovery", "camp": "phys", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [], "amount_usd": 400000000.0, "kind": "Series C", "valuation_usd": 3800000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2026-07", "sources": [ { "url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/chai-discovery-400m-series-c-ai-drug-discovery", "date": "2026-07-15", "title": "Chai Discovery raises $400M at $3.8bn as AI drug discovery booms", "publisher": "The Next Web" } ] }, { "lab": "cuspai", "lab_name": "CuspAI", "camp": "phys", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [], "amount_usd": 450000000.0, "kind": "funding round", "date": "2026-07", "sources": [ { "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/20/ai-materials-science-startup-cuspai-raises-450m-funding/", "date": "2026-07-20", "title": "AI materials science startup CuspAI raises $450M in funding", "publisher": "SiliconANGLE" } ] }, { "lab": "extropic", "lab_name": "Extropic", "camp": "alt", "primary_raise": false, "investor_ids": [ "us-commerce-chips" ], "amount_usd": 75000000.0, "kind": "government (letter of intent)", "date": "2026-07", "investors": [ "U.S. Department of Commerce, CHIPS R&D" ], "note": "Non-binding letter of intent.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/extropic-signs-75-million-letter-of-intent-with-us-department-of-commerce-to-scale-and-onshore-thermodynamic-computing-302839290.html", "date": "2026-07-30", "title": "Extropic signs $75 million letter of intent with U.S. Department of Commerce", "publisher": "PR Newswire" } ], "contested": true }, { "lab": "moonshot", "lab_name": "Moonshot AI", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [], "amount_usd": 3500000000.0, "kind": "funding round", "valuation_usd": 35000000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2026-07", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-29/china-s-moonshot-ai-passes-funding-goal-to-hit-35-billion-value", "date": "2026-07-29", "title": "Moonshot AI surpasses funding goal to hit $35 billion value", "publisher": "Bloomberg" } ] }, { "lab": "prime-intellect", "lab_name": "Prime Intellect", "camp": "rl", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "radical-ventures", "nvidia", "intel", "dell-technologies-capital", "iconiq" ], "amount_usd": 130000000.0, "kind": "Series A", "valuation_usd": 1000000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2026-07", "investors": [ "Radical Ventures", "NVentures", "Intel Capital", "Dell Technologies Capital", "Iconiq" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/prime-intellect-raises-130m-series-a-to-help-enterprises-build-their-own-ai-agents/", "date": "2026-07-08", "title": "Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents", "publisher": "TechCrunch" }, { "url": "https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/series-a", "date": "2026-07-08", "title": "$130M Series A to build the open superintelligence stack", "publisher": "Prime Intellect" } ] }, { "lab": "ssi", "lab_name": "Safe Superintelligence", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "nvidia" ], "amount_usd": 5000000000.0, "kind": "strategic investment", "date": "2026-07", "investors": [ "Nvidia" ], "note": "Includes priority access to Vera Rubin hardware.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-partners-with-nvidia-to-scale-its-ai-research/", "date": "2026-07-27", "title": "Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "agility-robotics", "lab_name": "Agility Robotics", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": false, "investor_ids": [], "amount_usd": 0, "kind": "spac (announced)", "valuation_usd": 2500000000.0, "valuation_kind": "reported", "date": "2026-06", "note": "Merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI; expected to close 2026.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.briefs.co/news/agility-robotics-goes-public-at-2-5-billion-valuation/", "date": "2026-06-15", "title": "Agility Robotics goes public at $2.5 billion valuation", "publisher": "Briefs" } ], "contested": true }, { "lab": "deepseek", "lab_name": "DeepSeek", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "liang-wenfeng", "tencent", "catl", "jd-com", "netease", "idg-capital", "china-national-ai-fund" ], "amount_usd": 7400000000.0, "kind": "first external round", "valuation_usd": 50000000000.0, "valuation_kind": "reported", "date": "2026-06", "investors": [ "Liang Wenfeng", "Tencent", "CATL", "JD.com", "NetEase", "IDG Capital", "National AI Industry Investment Fund" ], "note": "Reported at 338-400B yuan valuation; LP structure with five-year lock-up.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://the-decoder.com/deepseek-takes-outside-money-for-the-first-time-at-a-50-billion-valuation/", "date": "2026-06-16", "title": "DeepSeek takes outside money for the first time at a $50 billion valuation", "publisher": "The Decoder" }, { "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/anishasircar/2026/06/17/deepseek-just-raised-74-billion-heres-the-catch/", "date": "2026-06-17", "title": "DeepSeek just raised $7.4 billion. Here's the catch.", "publisher": "Forbes" } ] }, { "lab": "generalist-ai", "lab_name": "Generalist AI", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "radical-ventures", "8vc", "union-square-ventures", "norwest", "hanabi-capital", "nvidia", "bezos-expeditions", "fei-fei-li" ], "amount_usd": 400000000.0, "kind": "Series B", "valuation_usd": 2000000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2026-06", "investors": [ "Radical Ventures", "8VC", "Union Square Ventures", "Norwest", "Hanabi Capital", "Nvidia", "Bezos Expeditions", "Fei-Fei Li" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/nvidia-backed-robotics-startup-generalist-ai-valued-at-2-billion", "date": "2026-06-04", "title": "Nvidia-backed robotics startup Generalist AI valued at $2 billion", "publisher": "Bloomberg" }, { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/robotics-startup-generalist-reaches-3b-valuation-sources-say/", "date": "2026-08-25", "title": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/robotics-startup-generalist-reaches-3b-valuation-sources-say/", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "neura-robotics", "lab_name": "NEURA Robotics", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "tether", "qualcomm", "amazon", "nvidia", "bosch", "schaeffler", "european-investment-bank" ], "amount_usd": 1400000000.0, "kind": "Series C", "valuation_usd": 4600000000.0, "valuation_kind": "reported", "date": "2026-06", "investors": [ "Tether", "Qualcomm", "Amazon", "Nvidia", "Bosch", "Schaeffler", "European Investment Bank" ], "note": "Round size \"up to $1.4B\"; valuation reported at about €4B.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://neura-robotics.com/record-series-c/", "date": "2026-06-10", "title": "NEURA Robotics announces record Series C of up to $1.4B", "publisher": "NEURA Robotics" }, { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/neura-robotics-funding-ai-humanoid-robots.html", "date": "2026-06-10", "title": 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$1.25B initially, later increased to $8B in total.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-aws-anthropic-ai", "date": "2023-09-25", "title": "Amazon and Anthropic announce strategic collaboration", "publisher": "Amazon" } ] }, { "lab": "cohere", "lab_name": "Cohere", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "inovia-capital", "nvidia", "oracle", "salesforce" ], "amount_usd": 270000000.0, "kind": "Series C", "valuation_usd": 2200000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2023-06", "investors": [ "Inovia Capital", "Nvidia", "Oracle", "Salesforce Ventures" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://betakit.com/cohere-announces-270-million-series-c-from-inovia-nvidia-oracle-salesforce/", "date": "2023-06-08", "title": "Cohere announces $270-million USD Series C from Inovia, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce", "publisher": "BetaKit" } ] }, { "lab": "mistral", "lab_name": "Mistral", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "lightspeed" ], "amount_usd": 113000000.0, "kind": "seed", "valuation_usd": 260000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2023-06", "investors": [ "Lightspeed" ], "note": "€105M.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/13/frances-mistral-ai-blows-in-with-a-113m-seed-round-at-a-260m-valuation-to-take-on-openai/", "date": "2023-06-13", "title": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/13/frances-mistral-ai-blows-in-with-a-113m-seed-round-at-a-260m-valuation-to-take-on-openai/", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "normal-computing", "lab_name": "Normal Computing", "camp": "alt", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "celesta-capital", "first-spark-ventures", "micron-ventures" ], "amount_usd": 8500000.0, "kind": "seed", "date": "2023-06", "investors": [ "Celesta Capital", "First Spark Ventures", "Micron Ventures" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.normalcomputing.com/blog/normal-computing-raises-8-5m-in-seed-funding-to-enable-ai-solutions-for-critical-enterprise-and-government-applications", "date": "2023-06-13", "title": "Normal Computing raises $8.5M in seed funding", "publisher": "Normal Computing" } ] }, { "lab": "runway", "lab_name": "Runway", "camp": "wm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "alphabet", "nvidia", "salesforce" ], "amount_usd": 141000000.0, "kind": "Series C extension", "valuation_usd": 1500000000.0, "valuation_kind": "post-money", "date": "2023-06", "investors": [ "Google", "Nvidia", "Salesforce" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/29/runway-a-startup-building-generative-ai-for-content-creators-raises-141m/", "date": "2023-06-29", "title": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/29/runway-a-startup-building-generative-ai-for-content-creators-raises-141m/", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "anthropic", "lab_name": "Anthropic", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "spark-capital", "alphabet", "salesforce", "zoom-ventures" ], "amount_usd": 450000000.0, "kind": "Series C", "date": "2023-05", "investors": [ "Spark Capital", "Google", "Salesforce Ventures", "Zoom Ventures" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/anthropic-raises-350m-to-build-next-gen-ai-assistants/", "date": "2023-05-23", "title": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/anthropic-raises-350m-to-build-next-gen-ai-assistants/", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "figure", "lab_name": "Figure", "camp": "robot", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "parkway-venture-capital" ], "amount_usd": 70000000.0, "kind": "Series A", "date": "2023-05", "investors": [ "Parkway Venture Capital" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2023/05/24/ai-robotics-firm-figure-raises-70m-build-robots-human-form/", "date": "2023-05-24", "title": "AI robotics firm Figure raises $70M to build robots with a human form", "publisher": "SiliconANGLE" } ] }, { "lab": "covariant", "lab_name": "Covariant", "camp": null, "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "radical-ventures", "index-ventures" ], "amount_usd": 75000000.0, "kind": "Series C extension", "date": "2023-04", "investors": [ "Radical Ventures", "Index Ventures" ], "note": "Total raised $222M.", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/04/covariants-robotic-picking-at-nabs-another-75m/", "date": "2023-04-04", "title": "Covariant's robotic picking AI nabs another $75M", "publisher": "TechCrunch" } ] }, { "lab": "openai", "lab_name": "OpenAI", "camp": "llm", "primary_raise": true, "investor_ids": [ "microsoft" ], "amount_usd": 10000000000.0, "kind": "strategic investment", "date": "2023-01", "investors": [ "Microsoft" ], "note": "Multiyear, multibillion-dollar extension of the Microsoft partnership; 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