AI Investment Trends

Phaidra Secured $50M+ in Series B Led by Collaborative Fund to Power Industrial AI

Phaidra, the company building AI agents for AI factories, announced a Series B funding round of more than $50 million led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from Helena, Index Ventures, NVIDIA, Sony Innovation Fund, and others. The funding will be used to make AI factories — the data center infrastructure purpose-built for AI workloads — radically more resource-efficient vi

OpenAI and NVIDIA Forge $100B Partnership to Build Million-GPU AI Infrastructure

OpenAI and NVIDIA just announced a landmark AI infrastructure partnership — an initiative that will scale OpenAI’s compute with multi-gigawatt data centers powered by millions of NVIDIA GPUs. To discuss what this means for the next generation of AI development and deployment, the two companies’ CEOs, and the president of OpenAI, spoke this morning with CNBC&rsq

Boeing and Palantir Join Forces to Embed AI Across Defense Factories and Programs

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Palantir [NASDAQ: PLTR] announced at the annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference the two companies are working together to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) systems and software across Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) factories and programs. BDS will leverage Palantir's groundbreaking Foundry platform, which leverages AI to unify complex and d

The Global AI Talent Crunch: From Hype to Hiring Crisis

An Acute Shortage in the Age of AI Artificial intelligence is now embedded in everything from healthcare diagnostics to financial trading algorithms, yet the talent needed to develop and deploy these systems is in desperately short supply. Around the world, demand for AI expertise has surged to unprecedented levels, sparking fierce competition for skilled practitioners. “AI skills” ha

Tempus AI Acquires Paige To Accelerate AI-Driven Precision Medicine And Digital Pathology Leadership

Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM), a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine, today announced the acquisition of Paige, an AI company specializing in digital pathology. The acquisition allows Tempus to grow its dataset, expand its experienced technical team, and establish a strong footprint in digital pathology with an industry leading technology portfolio. Found

U.S. Government To Invest $8.9 Billion In Intel To Strengthen AI And Semiconductor Supply Chain Leadership

U.S. Government to make $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock as company builds upon its more than $100 billion expansion of resilient semiconductor supply chain Intel Corporation announced an agreement with the Trump Administration to support the continued expansion of American technology and manufacturing leadership. Under terms of the agreement, the United States gove

Zed Industries Secures $32M Series B to Redefine Collaborative Coding with AI

-Zed Industries, creator of the high-performance open-source code editor Zed, today announced it has raised $32 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital, bringing total funding to over $42 million. The investment will accelerate development of new capabilities that enable real-time collaboration between developers and AI agents directly within code. Contextual and Collaborative Coding

Philips to Invest $150M in U.S. Manufacturing and R&D to Expand AI-Enabled Ultrasound and Image-Guided Therapy Capabilities

Philips, a global leader in health technology,announced a plan for new investments of more than USD 150 million in U.S. manufacturing and research and development (R&D). As part of today’s announcement, Philips unveiled the expansion of its Reedsville, PA, manufacturing facility, which produces AI-enabled ultrasound systems for hospitals across the U.S. These investments come on top o

Sutherland and Philippine President Marcos Launch National AI Academy to Equip Filipinos for AI-Driven Future

Sutherland, a global leader in business and digital transformation, has partnered with the Philippine Government to launch a dedicated AI Academy. This strategic initiative supports the Philippine government’s broader efforts to empower the Filipino workforce for an AI-driven future. The AI Academy will offer practical, industry-aligned training designed to equip Filipino professionals wi

Xpand Raises $6M to Launch AI-Powered Autonomous Retail Store in Vienna and Drive Global Expansion

Xpand, a retail technology startup building autonomous, AI-powered retail stores, announced it has raised $6 million in a funding round led by IbexInvestors and Emerge. The company’s executive team, including Chairman and CEO Joel Bar-El, also participated, signaling strong internal alignment and confidence in the company’s strategic direction. The new funding will support Xpand&rsq

AI Agents and AI-Ready Data Lead 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle as Businesses Shift Focus Beyond GenAI

AI agents and AI-ready data are the two fastest advancing technologies on the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company. These technologies are experiencing heightened interest this year, accompanied by ambitious projections and speculative promises, placing them at the Peak of Inflated Expectations. Gartner H

Median Technologies Secures €37.5M EIB Financing to Accelerate AI-Powered Lung Cancer Screening Launch in US and Europe

Median Technologies (FR0011049824, ALMDT, PEA-PME scheme eligible, “Median” or the “Company”), manufacturer of eyonis®, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) powered Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for early cancer diagnosis, and a globally leading provider of AI-based image analyses and central imaging services for oncology drug developers, announced today that

Japan’s Helical Fusion Raises ¥2.3B to Power AI-Era Energy Demand with Steady-State Fusion Plant

Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. (“Helical Fusion”), a private fusion energy developer based in Japan, has closed its Series A round, securing JPY 2.3 billion (USD 15 million) in funding. This brings total capital—including grants and loans—to JPY 5.2 billion (USD 35 million), accelerating the “Helix Program”, a roadmap toward a steady-state net power fusion plant in

RealSense Spins Out from Intel with $50M Series A to Drive AI-Powered Robotics and Computer Vision

RealSense, a pioneer in AI-powered computer vision, today announced its successful spinout from Intel Corporation and the close of a $50 million Series A funding round. With investment led by a renowned semiconductor private equity firm and participation from strategic investors, including Intel Capital and MediaTek Innovation Fund, RealSense now operates as an independent company focused on adv

G42 Establishes Europe & UK Subsidiary to Drive AI Innovation and Infrastructure

G42, the distinguished artificial intelligence and advanced technology group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, has officially announced the establishment of G42 Europe & UK, a subsidiary headquartered in London. This newly formed entity is dedicated to delivering customized AI solutions for the private sector in Europe and the United Kingdom while engaging with governmental and indu

Trustible Secures $4.6 Million Seed Funding to Advance AI Governance Platform for Safe and Compliant Enterprise AI Adoption

Trustible™, a leading AI governance platform enabling safe and compliant AI adoption, today announced a $4.6 million Series Seed financing round. The round was led by Lookout Ventures, with participation from the Office of Eric Schmidt, Tau Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, Alumni Ventures, FoundersX, former Deloitte CIO Larry Quinlan, former Relativity CEO Mike Gamson, and former Washington D

Guardz Secures $56M to Help MSPs Deliver Enterprise-Grade Cybersecurity to SMBs

Guardz, the cybersecurity company empowering Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT professionals to protect small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has raised $56 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky, with participation from new investor Phoenix Financial and existing investors Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, iAngels, GKFF Ventures, Lu

Hirundo Raises $8M to Tackle AI Hallucinations and Bias with Industry-First 'Machine Unlearning' Tech

Hirundo - specialists in machine unlearning, has raised an $8M seed funding round, led by Maverick Ventures Israel, with participation from SuperSeed, Alpha Intelligence Capital, Tachles VC, AI.FUND and Plug and Play Tech Center. The company is developing industry-first solutions to "make AI forget" poisoned, malicious and confidential data from trained AI models, biases as well as hallucination

Leading AI Startups to Watch in 2025: Pioneering the Next Wave of Innovation

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept—it is a foundational layer driving innovation across industries. From generative AI to autonomous systems, startups are reimagining everything from customer service and cybersecurity to healthcare and finance. In 2025, the race to operationalize AI at scale has intensified. Below, we spotlight 10 global AI startups pushing the bound

Quest Software Secures $350M Investment to Accelerate AI-Driven Innovation and Growth

Quest Software, a global leader in data management, identity security and platform modernization, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake"), announced the closing of a refinancing transaction of its outstanding debt with a majority of holders of its existing first lien and second lien term loans. It includes a new capital infusion of $350 million b

AI-Native ERP Platform Rillet Raises $25M Series A Led by Sequoia to Reinvent Accounting for the AI Age

Rillet, the AI-native ERP (enterprise resource planning) platform, announced $25M in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital. This round, which comes 10 months after Rillet's last fundraise, includes existing investors First Round Capital, Creandum, Susa Ventures and top angels, such as former NetSuite CFO, Ron Gill and Lee Kirkpatrick, former Twilio CFO. Many a

Cathay Innovation Launches $1B AI Fund Amid Global Race for Smarter Tech

Cathay Innovation has announced the launch of a $1 billion global venture capital fund dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence (AI), marking a pivotal moment in the race to fuel next-generation tech disruptors. This fund, the firm’s largest to date, is backed by industry giants including Sanofi, TotalEnergies, and BNP Paribas Cardif, and is aimed at driving growth in AI-powered start