Who is betting on what in AI, and against whom.




| Date | Lab | Camp | Amount | Kind | Valuation | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Runway | World models | $315M | Series E | $5.30B post-money | joined | TechCrunch |
| Feb 2026 | World Labs | World models | $1B | funding round | joined | TechCrunch | |
| Jan 2026 | xAI (SpaceX AI division) | LLM scaling | $20B | Series E | $230B post-money | joined | xAI |
| Sep 2025 | Anthropic | LLM scaling | $13B | Series F | $183B post-money | joined | Anthropic |
| Apr 2025 | Runway | World models | $308M | Series D | $3B post-money | joined | TechCrunch |
| Dec 2024 | xAI (SpaceX AI division) | LLM scaling | $6B | Series C | $50B reported | joined | xAI |
| May 2024 | xAI (SpaceX AI division) | LLM scaling | $6B | Series B | $24B post-money | joined | xAI |