OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year
OpenRouter has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. Its 5x growth in usage over six months indicates the multi-AI-model future is here.
Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation
Lovable has seen its valuation more than triple just five months after the company’s last funding round in July.
Source: Kalshi’s valuation jumps to $11B after raising massive $1B round
The quickly growing prediction betting market raised fresh capital from Sequoia and CapitalG, according to someone familiar with the deal.
Base Power raises $1B to deploy home batteries everywhere
Base Power’s Series C will help the company expand beyond Texas, its beachhead market, and build batteries in the United States.
Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation
The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round.
Vast Data in talks with Alphabet’s CapitalG, Nvidia to fund round at up to $30B valuation
The round could make the AI data storage company one of the most valuable in the world.
Clay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources say
The sales automation startup doubles its valuation a month after launching a tender offer at $1.5 billion.
Tebi, the new startup by Adyen’s departed co-founder, raises a fresh €30M from Alphabet’s CapitalG
Co-founded by Adyen’s former CTO, Tebi helps restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses manage their operations with an all-in-one subscription-based platform that can handle payments, reservations, inventory, and more.
Why investing in growth-stage AI startups is getting riskier and more complicated
AI startups are reaching growth stage much faster. That’s exciting, but also risky, because investors might pour millions into a company only to watch it be unseated in a few months.