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Unconventional AI raises record $475M seed to build biologically inspired, energy‑efficient models
Unconventional AI closed a historic $475 million seed round to develop brain‑inspired, energy‑efficient AI architectures, marking one of 2025’s largest early‑stage raises and fueling investor interest in next‑generation AI hardware and algorithms.
Last Energy secures $100M Series C to commercialize small nuclear reactors
Small modular nuclear reactor developer Last Energy raised $100 million in a Series C to accelerate commercialization and deployment of its compact reactors amid rising interest in firm clean energy for AI and industrial loads.
Shield AI names new CEO amid $240M funding and $5.3B valuation
Defense‑tech startup Shield AI appointed a new CEO as it reported a $240 million financing round that values the company around $5.3 billion, underscoring continued investor appetite for AI‑enabled national security technologies.
Korea unveils plan to create 10,000 AI startups and 50 unicorns by 2030 with $27B annual venture target
South Korea launched an ambitious national strategy targeting 10,000 AI/deep‑tech startups and 50 unicorns by 2030, backed by plans for $27 billion in annual venture investment, global startup campuses, and regulatory support centers.
Brain‑inspired and unconventional AI dominate 2025’s largest funding rounds
Analysis of 2025 funding shows AI and climate tech led headline rounds, with unconventional brain‑inspired AI and energy‑efficient models among the top financings that shaped investor allocations this year.
Seedtable: multiple high‑value rounds across hardware, quantum and AI in December 2025
Seedtable’s December 2025 funding tracker lists several major raises — including Series B and later rounds for startups in quantum, hardware, and industrial AI — signaling broad capital flow into deep‑tech categories.
Digantara expands space surveillance capability to track missiles from orbit
Indian space‑tech startup Digantara, operator of the SCOT commercial space‑surveillance satellite, announced plans to expand its constellation (15 more satellites planned in 2026–27) and move into missile‑tracking services.
Cerebras and other AI chipmakers eye public markets amid renewed chip investment
AI chipmakers including Cerebras Systems are reportedly preparing for moves toward public markets as demand for specialized AI processors and capital requirements for chip scale‑up increase.
HEN Technologies raises $22M in equity and debt to scale offerings
HEN Technologies closed a $22 million round combining equity and debt in December 2025 to transition beyond seed stage and expand product and go‑to‑market efforts following prior seed support.
Global funding timing: December mid‑month remains peak week for VC closes
Analysis of over 22,000 US venture rounds shows the week around December 15 consistently records the highest number of VC round closings each year, a pattern visible in 2025 fundraising cadence.
AI startup fundraising and climate tech investment continue to shape 2025 exit and M&A activity
Coverage of 2025 trends highlights that large AI and climate‑tech financings drove follow‑on M&A interest and strategic corporate partnering across sectors, influencing exit valuations and consolidation dynamics.
GreenFlag/GFD Tech100 shows shifting top private players as funding patterns evolve
GFD’s Tech100 ranking for December 2025 notes notable movements among the largest private tech companies — reflecting outsized funding events and changing web/buzz metrics that track startup momentum.