AI Investment Trends

Seekr and Fossefall Partner to Deliver 500 MW of Clean-Energy AI Infrastructure Across Norway and Sweden

Fossefall will deliver over 500 MW across Norway and Sweden to meet growing European demand Seekr Technologies Inc. ("Seekr"), a US-headquartered, leading trusted artificial intelligence company, and Fossefall AS ("Fossefall"), a Norwegian AI infrastructure company, announced a multi-year commercial agreement that will accelerate the deployment of sovereign, clean-energy AI c

Propy Completes First Acquisition Under $100M AI Roll-Up Strategy, Acquires Alabama Market Leader Delta South Title

Propy completes first acquisition under its $100M AI roll-up strategy, entering Alabama with a market leader holding 40% share in Mobile; Propy's AI and smart contracts will double profitability and aim for market dominance. Propy, the AI-powered title and escrow platform modernizing U.S. real estate closings, announced its first acquisition under its $100M AI-led national expansion

Nirmata Launches AI Platform Engineering Assistant to Automate Kubernetes Security and Compliance

AI-driven solution delivers enterprise Kubernetes management with automated policy-as-code for security, compliance, and governance Nirmata, creator of Kyverno and leader in policy-as-code innovation, announced the general availability of its AI Platform Engineering Assistant, an AI-powered solution that automates Kubernetes security, compliance, and workflow management across

Kazakhstan to Build $2B Sovereign AI Hub with Freedom Holding Corp. and NVIDIA Infrastructure

Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC), a financial services and technology company has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan to develop a $2 billion Sovereign AI Hub in Kazakhstan. The hub will be operated by Freedom Holding Corp. and powered by sovereign exascale NVIDIA AI infrastructure, as part of a major strategi

Financialize Introduced Lead Revival, an AI-Driven Solution for Reviving and Converting Insurance Leads

Financialize, a leading insurance marketing and technology company, has officially launched Lead Revival, an AI-powered system that helps insurance agents transform old, inactive leads into verified, show-ready appointments — guaranteed. As the insurance industry faces a historic workforce transition — with nearly half of U.S. insurance professionals expected to retire by 2028, accord

VitVio Secures $8 Million Seed Funding to Bring Autonomous AI Coordination to Operating Rooms

VitVio, an AI-powered platform that autonomously coordinates operating room staff, flags delays, and reduces the administrative load on surgical teams, has closed an $8M seed round. The oversubscribed round was led by returning investor Bek Ventures (fka Earlybird Digital East) with participation from early backers LDV Capital and Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, as well as new investors Bal

Neolix Raises Record-Breaking $600 Million Series D to Accelerate AI-Driven Autonomous Delivery and Global Expansion

Neolix, the world's largest provider of L4 autonomous delivery (RoboVan) solutions, has raised over US$600 million in its Series D financing. This round marks the largest private fundraising in China's autonomous driving sector to date and is among the biggest private investments in China this year. The round was led by UAE-based Stone Venture, joined by Gaocheng Capital, CITIC Capital, CDH, Spar

Sage Care Emerges From Stealth with $20M in Funding for an AI-Powered Care Navigation System

Sage Care, a platform designed to eliminate healthcare navigation inefficiencies through a combination of clinically intelligent AI agents and advanced optimization algorithms, announced its public launch with $20M in funding led by Yosemite and continued support from General Catalyst, Metrodora (Chelsea Clinton), OVTR.VC, SV Angel, Liquid 2, Seven Stars, Refract Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures,

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