Antaris has announced the first close of a $28 million Series A funding round led by WestWave Capital, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures and additional investors, as demand accelerates for AI-driven satellite mission technologies. The company develops the Antaris Intelligence platform, designed to streamline satellite design, simulation, manufacturing, and operations for ISR and communications […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — depthfirst, an applied AI lab on a mission to secure the world’s software, announced its $80M Series B round, led by Meritech Capital, with participation from Forerunner Ventures and The House Fund, and existing investors, including Accel, Box Group, Liquid 2 Ventures, Alt Capital, and Mantis VC. This new funding, announced less […]
Spotwise.ai has secured $450,000 in pre-seed funding, led by Outlast Fund with participation from BADideas.fund and 500 Global, following its presentation at the TechChill 2026 Founders Battle. Founded in late 2024, the company is developing an agentic AI platform that combines broadcast monitoring, analytics, and sales automation for media organizations. The platform is designed to […]
Bengaluru-based Gnani.ai has raised $7.17 million in a Series B funding round led by Aavishkaar Capital, marking its first financing event of 2026 as demand for enterprise-grade voice AI accelerates. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on automating customer interactions across voice, chat, and messaging through a voice-first generative AI platform. The transaction, approved through […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Starcloud, the company building data centers in space, announced it has raised a $170 million Series A, at a $1.1 billion valuation. Achieving unicorn status just 17 months after its Y Combinator demo day, Starcloud is now the fastest unicorn in Y Combinator history. The round is also more than double the […]
SK hynix has confidentially filed a Form F-1 for a potential U.S. listing, aiming to raise between $10 billion and $14 billion in the second half of 2026, as it seeks to strengthen its position in the global AI semiconductor supply chain. The company is positioning the move as a way to address a long-standing […]
Insider Brief OpenAI announced it has closed a funding round totaling $122 billion in committed capital, valuing the company at $852 billion post-money, as it looks to build the infrastructure for global artificial intelligence. Core investors in the round were Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank, with additional backing from Microsoft and a broad group of institutional […]
San Francisco-based AI startup Littlebird has launched its full-context assistant alongside an $11 million seed round led by Lotus Studio, with participation from investors including Lenny Rachitsky and Scott Belsky. The funding will support product development and expansion of its AI platform for professionals. Co-founded by Alexander Green, Alap Shah, and Naman Shah, Littlebird introduces […]
AI travel technology company Lobby has secured $2.2 million in funding from Founderful, with Pascal Mathis joining the company’s Board of Directors following the investment. The funding will support expansion beyond hospitality into sectors including MICE, experiences, cruises, and airlines. Led by CEO and co-founder Romy Abbrederis, Lobby is applying artificial intelligence to automate group […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Theia Insights, a Cambridge-based deep-tech company whose technology is used by global index providers, asset managers, hedge funds and banks, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by MiddleGame Ventures, an early-stage fintech fund, with participation from Further Ventures and Unusual Ventures, bringing total funding to $14.5 […]