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Skild AI, a Robotics Startup, Raises $1.4 Billion for General Foundation Model Development with Investment from SoftBank, NVIDIA, HSG, Jeff Bezos and More

Skild AI, a Robotics Startup, Raises $1.4 Billion for General Foundation Model Development with Investment from SoftBank, NVIDIA, HSG, Jeff Bezos and More3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (177+ words) "Any robot. Any task. One brain." Deepak Pathak said bluntly in an interview: "In the past 70 years, there have been many robot demonstrations, but no robots have really appeared around us. That's because robots lack a brain." In his view,…...

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64 Financings Over $100M: Comprehend the New Logic of Silicon Valley via 16 "New AI Superstars"

64 Financings Over $100M: Comprehend the New Logic of Silicon Valley via 16 "New AI Superstars"1+ day, 35+ min ago   (1596+ words) In 2025, the keyword for AI venture capital investment in the United States was no longer "scatter - gun approach" but "heavy bets". In these projects with over - $100 - million financings, the trend of polarization towards the top was particularly obvious. In this…...

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Prestigious University Entrepreneurs Contribute 145 IPOs in a Single Year

Prestigious University Entrepreneurs Contribute 145 IPOs in a Single Year2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (953+ words) In the era of science and innovation investment, who are the biggest contributors? Universities are definitely an unavoidable entity. They are not only the cradle of technological innovation but also the source of entrepreneurs. The so - called "investing in early…...

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AI Tool Valued at $12 Billion, Doubling Founder's Fortune, Quietly Transforming US Medical Industry

AI Tool Valued at $12 Billion, Doubling Founder's Fortune, Quietly Transforming US Medical Industry2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (198+ words) The AI search tool for doctors, OpenEvidence, has completed a new round of financing at a valuation of $12 billion. Daniel Nadler, the CEO and co-founder, has doubled his net worth to $7.6 billion. Image source: MAURICIO CANDELA FOR FORBES The AI…...

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2025 Education Industry Financing Trends Report: Where Has the Venture Capital Money Flown?

2025 Education Industry Financing Trends Report: Where Has the Venture Capital Money Flown?2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (792+ words) 2025 Education Industry Financing Trends Report: Where Has the Venture Capital Money Flown?36 Kr 2025 Education Industry Financing Trends Report: Where has the money in the venture capital circle gone? In 2025, after undergoing a profound adjustment, the education industry presented a unique…...

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vLLM Team Officially Launches Startup, Secures $150M in Financing with Tsinghua Special Award Winner YOU Kaichao as Co-Founder

vLLM Team Officially Launches Startup, Secures $150M in Financing with Tsinghua Special Award Winner YOU Kaichao as Co-Founder6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (402+ words) The cornerstone of large model inference, vLLM, has now become a startup. This round of financing was led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Lightspeed. Sequoia Capital, Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and ZhenFund also participated in the investment. Although…...

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Valued at $10 Billion? XiBei Secures Another Round of Funding

Valued at $10 Billion? XiBei Secures Another Round of Funding1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Amid the storm, Xiabei secured financing. This provided crucial "blood transfusion" support for Xiabei after it was deeply embroiled in a public opinion crisis and operational difficulties. Among the new investors in this round, the biggest highlight is Xinrongtai Investment....

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2025 Annual VC/PE Report: Fundraising & Investment Market on Steady Rise, Transactions Back to Past Decade's Average

2025 Annual VC/PE Report: Fundraising & Investment Market on Steady Rise, Transactions Back to Past Decade's Average1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) This issue of "Beyond the J Curve" presents the 2025 VC/PE Market Report. Both the number and amount of fundraising and investment have increased by about 30% year-on-year. The fundraising pace of industrial capital has accelerated, while leading institutions remain cautious…...

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AI Programming Fuels Remarkable Comeback After 50% Staff Layoff: ARR Tops $100M, Company Valuation Hits $60B

AI Programming Fuels Remarkable Comeback After 50% Staff Layoff: ARR Tops $100M, Company Valuation Hits $60B1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1457+ words) In September last year, Replit completed a round of financing worth $250 million (equivalent to about 1.742 billion yuan), with a valuation of $3 billion (equivalent to about 20.905 billion yuan). Since its establishment in 2016, Replit has completed 10 rounds of financing, and the cumulative…...

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Clarified: Investment Directions of the Trillion-Level "National Team"

Clarified: Investment Directions of the Trillion-Level "National Team"2+ week, 2+ day ago   (489+ words) The "Work Measures" propose 14 policy measures centered around three aspects of government investment funds: "where to invest, how to invest, and who will manage". This is the first time that the layout and investment directions of government investment funds have…...