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SambaNova Systems Raises Over $350M in Series E Led by Vista Equity and Intel
Vista Equity Partners and Intel are leading a $350M+ Series E for AI chip startup SambaNova Systems to compete with Nvidia in inference chips. The oversubscribed round includes up to $150M from Intel, marking Vista's rare hardware bet. SambaNova seeks alternatives amid stalled Intel acquisition talks.
Goodfire Secures $150M Series B at $1.25B Valuation for AI Interpretability
San Francisco's Goodfire, an AI research lab focused on model interpretability, raised $150M Series B. The funding supports understanding and designing AI models.
Fundamental Emerges from Stealth with $255M for Large Tabular AI Models
Fundamental, building powerful Large Tabular Models for enterprise data predictions, raised $255M upon stealth exit. The funding targets AI predictions from business data.
OpenEvidence Raises $250M Series D at $12B Valuation for Doctor AI Chatbot
OpenEvidence, a chatbot for doctors trained on scientific journals, secured $250M Series D led by Thrive and DST. It plans pharma ad monetization like Doximity.
Strong doctor penetration drives growth.
Mews Raises $300M Series D at $2.5B for Hotel Property Management
Cloud-based hotel PMS Mews raised $300M Series D led by EQT Growth, processing $19.7B in 2025 transactions. Backers include Atomico and Tiger; 55% SaaS profit growth.
Disrupts Oracle’s Opera with 132k hotels.
Notion Closes $270M Secondary at $11B with $600M+ ARR
Notion raised $270M secondary led by GIC, Sequoia for employee liquidity, generating $600M+ ARR with 50% from AI. 2025 growth re-accelerated via AI features.
Positron AI Raises $230M Series B for Energy-Efficient AI Hardware
Reno-based Positron AI secured oversubscribed $230M Series B for AI inference hardware. Focuses on energy efficiency in AI deployment.
Northwood Space Raises $100M Series B and $50M Government Contract
Northwood Space, building satellite-Earth comms infrastructure, raised $100M Series B and landed $50M gov contract. Space tech funding rockets higher.
Lunar Energy Raises $102M Oversubscribed Series D for Home Batteries
Mountain View's Lunar Energy, leader in home battery VPP software, raised $102M Series D. Supports integrated energy systems growth.
SynthBee Completes $100M Funding for Collaborative Intelligence Platform
Stealth startup SynthBee raised $100M with Crosspoint Capital for its CI platform. Pioneers collaborative AI intelligence.
MOBILTECH Secures $8.9M Pre-IPO for Physical AI Infrastructure
Korean startup MOBILTECH raised $8.9M pre-IPO from Stonebridge, SBI, IBK to advance physical AI infra. Accelerates AI hardware expansion.
Persona AI Raises $8.2M Pre-IPO for Offline AI Tech
Persona AI closed $8.2M pre-IPO for internet/GPU-free offline AI, eyeing 2026 IPO with defense backing. Two-time CES winner expands physical AI.