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Energy
Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has secured $863 million in fresh funding, drawing support from an impressive roster of backers including Nvidia, Google, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and a long list of venture and institutional investors. The raise marks another milestone for the most heavily funded fusion startup, pushing its total
Healthcare
Assort Health, a startup using artificial intelligence to automate patient communication for specialty healthcare practices, has raised about $50 million in a Series B round at a valuation of $750 million, according to three people familiar with the deal. The financing, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, comes just four months
Transportation
Self-driving vehicle startup Nuro has closed its late-stage funding round, raising $203 million at a $6 billion valuation, with backing from new investors Uber and Nvidia alongside returning supporters. The fresh capital includes a $97 million tranche announced on Thursday, adding to the $106 million secured in April from firms
Retail
Claire’s has hit pause on its planned wave of store closures following an acquisition deal announced Wednesday that could reshape the future of the accessories retailer. The company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, had been preparing to shutter 700 stores and was weighing liquidation of its entire
Manufacturing
Battery materials startup Group14 Technologies announced Wednesday that it has raised $463 million in new funding to scale up its manufacturing operations, underscoring investor confidence in the long-term future of electric vehicles despite recent headlines about slowing demand growth. The company specializes in silicon anode materials, a next-generation alternative to
Robotics
FieldAI, a stealthy robotics startup, has emerged with $405 million in funding across multiple previously undisclosed rounds to develop what it calls “foundational embodied AI models” — essentially universal robot brains designed to help humanoids, quadrupeds, self-driving cars, and other autonomous machines adapt safely to new environments. The company revealed the
Energy
Nuclear power is having a moment in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street, and Aalo Atomics is the latest beneficiary. The company announced today that it has raised $100 million in Series B funding, with plans to switch on its first reactor by the summer of 2026 at the Idaho
Data Analytics
Analytics firm Databricks said on Tuesday that its valuation is set to climb more than 61% to over $100 billion following a new funding round, underscoring strong investor appetite for artificial intelligence startups. The San Francisco-based company — which counts 15,000 customers including payments firm Block, energy giant Shell, and
Health
Roughly one in three adults in the U.S. regularly struggles with insufficient sleep—a growing problem that has fueled demand for smarter tools to monitor, analyze, and improve rest. Eight Sleep, a New York-based startup founded in 2014, is betting big on AI-driven solutions to make sleep not just
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cohere, the Toronto-based large language model (LLM) startup, announced Thursday that it has secured an oversubscribed $500 million funding round, pushing its valuation to $6.8 billion — up from $5.5 billion just over a year ago when it last raised the same amount. Founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez
Automotive
Ford Motor Co. announced Monday it will invest $2 billion into its Louisville, Kentucky, assembly plant as part of a push to produce more affordable electric vehicles for U.S. consumers. The move builds on the automaker’s previously announced $3 billion investment in a new battery park in Michigan,
Funding
OpenAI, the powerhouse behind ChatGPT, has raised a staggering $8.3 billion in a funding round that pushes its valuation to an eye-popping $300 billion, according to The New York Times. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s broader goal to raise $40 billion this year and reflects