Tenstorrent hits $6.2B valuation to scale open-weight AI chips
After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent.
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Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders
Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital.
Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia
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While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’
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After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests
Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.
At 19, founder raises $11 million for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI
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