AI investments

Lakera Raises $20 Million to Provide Security for GenAI Applications
Lakera Raises $20 Million to Provide Security for GenAI Applications
July 24, 2024  |  Investments

Lakera has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to expand its offerings in the real-time generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications security category....

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Anthropic and Menlo Ventures Launch $100 Million AI Startup Fund
Anthropic and Menlo Ventures Launch $100 Million AI Startup Fund
July 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Anthropic and Menlo Ventures have launched a $100 million fund for artificial intelligence (AI) startups. “We created this fund to fuel the next generation of...

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AI Money: Tech Giants Ramp Up AI Investments
AI Money: Tech Giants Ramp Up AI Investments
July 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

AMD is set to acquire Finland’s Silo AI for $665 million, underscoring its commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. Simultaneously, CyrusOne has secured $9.7 billion...

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Forestay’s New $220M Fund Targets the ‘Inflection Point’ in AI Startups
Forestay’s New $220M Fund Targets the ‘Inflection Point’ in AI Startups
July 11, 2024  |  Investments

High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd...

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Sanctuary AI Marks $140 Million in Funding for ‘Humanlike’ Robots
Sanctuary AI Marks $140 Million in Funding for ‘Humanlike’ Robots
July 03, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Canada’s Sanctuary AI has landed new funding to create “humanlike intelligence in general purpose robots.” The unspecified funding amount, announced Wednesday (July 3), came from venture...

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AI Projects Push Venture Funding to a Two-Year High
AI Projects Push Venture Funding to a Two-Year High
July 03, 2024  |  Investments

Thanks to AI, American venture funding reached its highest quarterly total in two years. Venture capital (VC) investments for the second quarter came to $55.6...

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This Week in AI: Transforming Accounting, Governance, Energy Efficiency and Tech Investments
This Week in AI: Transforming Accounting, Governance, Energy Efficiency and Tech Investments
June 28, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution drives transformative changes across various sectors, from accounting and regulatory frameworks to energy efficiency and tech infrastructure. Venture capital firm...

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: AI Will Drive ‘Evolution of Humanity’
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: AI Will Drive ‘Evolution of Humanity’
June 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Ten years from now, artificial intelligence (AI) will be 10,000 times smarter than humans, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly said Friday (June 21). Speaking during SoftBank’s annual...

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AI Stocks Fall as Investors Grow More Choosy
AI Stocks Fall as Investors Grow More Choosy
June 19, 2024  |  Investments

“Just saying ‘AI’ 15 times is not going to cut it anymore.” So said Stuart Kaiser, head of U.S. equity trading strategy at Citi, speaking...

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