Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
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- 2026-05-18 funding Kleiner Perkins launched a $3.5 billion AI-dedicated fund in 2026. source
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Sail Research raises $80M for AI inference infrastructure
Sail Research has secured $80 million in funding at a $450 million valuation, with Kleiner Perkins leading the Series A round and Sequoia Capital leading the Seed round. The company is developing specialized inference i…
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Framework Ventures raises $400M for frontier tech, expanding beyond crypto
Framework Ventures, a firm historically focused on crypto, has successfully raised $400 million for its fourth fund. This new capital will be allocated to "frontier technology," which includes AI, robotics, and energy, …
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Sail Research launches with $80M to optimize AI infrastructure for autonomous agents
Sail Research, a startup founded by former Apple and Together AI engineers, has launched with $80 million in funding to address the infrastructure needs of long-running AI agents. The company's platform is designed to o…
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Engram pioneers AI 'memory' by baking knowledge into weights, not just context
AI startup Engram is developing a novel approach to AI memory and continual learning, aiming to embed specialized knowledge directly into model weights rather than relying solely on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) …
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Engram raises $98M for private-context AI models
Engram has secured $98 million in funding from prominent venture capital firms including General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, and Sequoia. The company aims to develop AI models that are trained on a single company's priva…
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Crypto analytics firm Allium raises $40M to make blockchain data accessible
Allium, a startup focused on making blockchain data accessible for institutional investors, has secured $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Amplify Partners. The company aims to provide clean and reliable dat…
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Poetic raises $50M with OpenAI backing for enterprise AI automation
Poetic, an AI startup focused on enterprise automation, has secured $50 million in Series A funding at a $500 million valuation. The company, backed by OpenAI, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Harmonic, aims to…
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Tech giants partner on data center climate tech initiative
Major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are partnering with the nonprofit Elemental Impact to launch a new initiative focused on developing and testing climate-friendly technologies within dat…
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Conscious consumerism falters as Everlane, Allbirds, Beyond Meat struggle
The era of "conscious consumerism" appears to be waning, as evidenced by the struggles and acquisitions of prominent brands like Everlane, Allbirds, and Beyond Meat. These companies, which once thrived by appealing to c…
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AI empowers solo workers to lead projects, attracting VC funding
A new archetype of "High-Impact Individual Contributor" (HI-C) is emerging, where senior professionals leverage AI to independently manage projects from inception to completion. This trend is driven by AI's ability to s…
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Rivian Spinoff Mind Robotics Raises $400M for AI Industrial Robots
Mind Robotics, a startup spun out of Rivian, has secured $400 million in new funding to scale its AI-powered industrial robots. The company aims to automate complex manufacturing tasks that require human-like dexterity …
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Medicare launches AI-focused payment model to reward health outcomes
Medicare has launched a new payment model, ACCESS, designed to incentivize AI-driven healthcare solutions by rewarding health outcomes rather than traditional service delivery. This program, set to begin July 5, allows …
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AI voice startup Vapi raises $50M at $500M valuation after landing Amazon Ring
AI voice startup Vapi has secured $50 million in Series B funding, reaching a $500 million valuation. This funding round was led by Peak XV Partners and includes investment from Microsoft's M12, Kleiner Perkins, and Bes…
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Roadrunner raises $27M for AI-powered CPQ software
Roadrunner, a startup co-founded by Joubin Mirzadegan, has secured $27 million in funding to develop AI-native configure, price, quote (CPQ) software. The company aims to streamline complex sales deals and revenue gener…
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Fintech Rogo secures $160M for AI agents in investment banking
Fintech startup Rogo has secured $160 million in funding to develop specialized AI agents for investment banking. The company aims to automate financial processes, potentially transforming Wall Street operations. This f…
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Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6 valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter
Legal AI startup Legora has secured a $5.6 billion valuation following a $50 million Series D extension, which included investment from Nvidia's NVentures fund. This valuation brings Legora closer to its competitor Harv…
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Parag Agrawal's AI startup Parallel Web Systems raises $100M at $2B valuation
Parallel Web Systems, an AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has secured $100 million in Series B funding, reaching a $2 billion valuation. This funding round, led by Sequoia Capital, come…
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Apple acquires AI startup Q.ai for nearly $2 billion to boost audio and Vision Pro
Apple has acquired the Israeli AI startup Q.ai for nearly $2 billion, aiming to bolster its capabilities in audio processing and machine learning. The startup, founded in 2022, specializes in technologies that can inter…
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Together AI launches accelerator for AI-native app startups
Together AI has launched a new startup accelerator program specifically designed for companies building AI-native applications. The accelerator will provide selected startups with platform credits, engineering expertise…