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Salesforce Ventures Doubles AI Investment Fund to $1 Billion

Salesforce Ventures announces a new $500 million injection into its AI fund, bringing the total to $1 billion as revealed at Dreamforce. The firm actively strengthens its position in San Francisco's booming AI ecosystem.

11x.ai Secures $24M to Expand AI Digital Workforce

AI startup 11x.ai raises $24 million in a Series A round led by Benchmark to build autonomous digital workers for sales and marketing teams. The company currently approaches $10 million in annual recurring revenue as it expands its suite of AI employees.

DryMerge Uses AI Chatbots to Simplify App Automation for Nontechnical Users

A new startup called DryMerge leverages generative AI to let users connect different apps using simple natural language commands instead of complex coding. The platform aims to replace clunky no-code tools by allowing anyone to build automated workflows through an intuitive chatbot interface.

Fei-Fei Li's World Labs Emerges With $230M to Tackle 3D AI

Known as the "Godmother of AI," Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li unveils her new startup, World Labs, after securing $230 million in funding. The billion-dollar company develops "large world models" designed to help professionals understand and interact with 3D environments.

Y Combinator Will Double Its Cohorts to Four Per Year in 2025

Y Combinator is shifting from two to four annual cohorts starting next year, a move that halves cohort sizes while doubling Demo Day events for investors.

Atomico Raises Record $1.24 Billion for European Early and Growth Startups

European venture capital firm Atomico closes its largest fundraise ever, splitting $1.24 billion across two distinct funds for early and late-stage startups.

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Mexican Startup Uses AI to Land Major Adidas Contract and Empower Artisans

Someone Somewhere leverages AI-generated images to connect traditional Mexican artisans with global supply chains, resulting in a viral campaign and a major partnership with Adidas.

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New Cosmos Institute Launches AI Lab, Fellowship, and Venture Program

The Cosmos Institute, backed by Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, establishes a human-centered AI lab at Oxford and launches a micro-grant venture program to blend philosophical thinking with AI development.

Indian Startup BigEndian Develops Surveillance Chips to Rival China

Bengaluru-based BigEndian Semiconductors is developing surveillance camera chips to reduce reliance on Chinese hardware. The fabless startup leverages India's $9 billion semiconductor push and a massive domestic market to build a platform-as-a-service model.

Palantir CTO Sankar Champions New Defense Startups Through First Breakfast Initiative

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar actively mentors a new wave of defense tech startups through a program called First Breakfast. The initiative aims to build philosophical alliances and secure early partnerships with emerging companies founded by Tesla and SpaceX alumni.

Emotion AI Rises as Business Software Seeks to Decode Human Feelings

A new PitchBook report highlights emotion AI as a growing trend in enterprise software, where companies use multimodal sensors to help workplace bots detect human feelings. Critics warn that granting AI access to cameras and microphones to read emotions raises significant privacy concerns.

AI Coding Startup Magic Raises $320M Led by Eric Schmidt and Atlassian

Magic, an AI startup specializing in automated code generation, secures $320 million in a major funding round backed by Eric Schmidt and Atlassian. The company also partners with Google Cloud and NVIDIA to build next-generation AI supercomputers.

AI Coding Startup Magic Secures $320M From Eric Schmidt, CapitalG

Generative AI coding startup Magic raises $320 million in a new funding round led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Alphabet's CapitalG. The company also partners with Google Cloud to build massive next-generation supercomputers for training its models.

AI Coding Startup Anysphere Raises $60 Million at $400 Million Valuation

Anysphere, the maker of the AI coding assistant Cursor, secures a $60 million Series A round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital. The massive investment highlights the surging demand for tools that help developers write software faster.