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Former Apple Engineers’ Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165M At $1.6B Valuation
Physical AI startup Lyte secures $165M Series C funding at $1.6B valuation, led by Maverick Silicon.
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Battery Storage Startup Antora Closes $550M Series C In One Of Year’s Largest Cleantech Rounds
Antora Energy, a company that provides energy through thermal batteries to data centers, announced Thursday that it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round. The company will use its new capital to speed up deployment of large-scale projects across the country …
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AI Seed Investors Flock To Cybersecurity
Seed funding trends indicate investors are concerned about cybersecurity risks posed by AI. Startups in this cohort have raised $855 million across more than 150 reported seed-stage rounds this year.
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Sector Snapshot: Cleantech Startup Funding Stabilizes As Energy Demand Grows
Cleantech startup funding is stabilizing, with $15 billion invested in the first half of 2026. Funding is on track to slightly exceed 2025's total, despite being far below its 2021 peak.
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Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hits Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits
Global startup investment hits record $510B in H1 2026, with AI companies leading the charge.
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Dave Munichiello Discusses Qualcomm’s Modular Acquisition and AI Software Trends
Dave Munichiello discusses Qualcomm's acquisition of Modular, highlighting the shift towards software layers that can run across different types of computer chips in the AI stack.
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Menlo Ventures Raises $3B to Back AI Startups Across Stages, Including Anthropic
Venture investor Menlo Ventures has raised $3 billion in new capital to back AI-focused startups across enterprise, healthcare and consumer sectors. The firm highlighted its early investment in Anthropic, which is now the top-valued frontier lab with a $965 billion valuat…