AI Investment

RobCo, the German robotics startup, has reportedly reached a $1 billion valuation, highlighting investor interest in physical AI for industrial automation.

Vinod Khosla has reportedly condemned an AI startup valued near $5 billion as unethical, raising questions about investor influence and accountability.

Instinct has raised $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation, intensifying competition in personal AI agents while raising privacy and adoption questions.

Mecka AI is nearing a Sequoia-led round at a reported $500 million valuation, highlighting demand for human-motion data to train humanoid robots.

Baidu’s inclusion in Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Connect broadens mainland investor access, putting its AI strategy under closer market scrutiny.

Nvidia reportedly plans to spend $13 billion on an AI startup tied to an OpenAI agent hack, raising new questions about security and diligence.

A 36Kr cluster maps China’s AI industry and reports a 1.4 billion yuan Keling investment, while limited evidence leaves terms and context unverified.

Blackstone is leading a $27 million investment in Israeli cybersecurity startup Huskeys to address malicious AI web traffic, a growing security concern.

Cherubic Ventures has closed a $68.88 million sixth fund, pushing AUM above $500 million as Sudo AI reportedly approaches a $2 billion valuation.

Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek investment pairs custom AI chips with NVLink, signaling a strategy to keep Big Tech silicon inside its data-center ecosystem.

Instinct has raised $250 million in a Series B, bringing total funding to $350 million and its valuation to $2.5 billion despite privacy concerns.

NEC’s Orchestrating Future Fund has invested in U.S.-based Dexmate, backing a humanoid robotics and physical AI developer as the sector matures.

Thomson Reuters is spending $40 million on its own legal AI model, seeking lower costs and control over proprietary data and high-volume workflows.

Reports say Nvidia is discussing an investment in Perplexity, a deal that could deepen links between AI infrastructure and answer-focused startups.

Nvidia is reportedly weighing an investment in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion, a potential bet on AI search and its infrastructure strategy.

Danish AI infrastructure startup Velatir has raised €5 million six months after launch, targeting companies that want tighter control over AI use.

Etched has raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation after Jane Street deployed its AI hardware, intensifying the race for inference capacity.

Nvidia disclosed a $21 billion SpaceX stake, exposing deeper financial ties as SpaceX commits to Nvidia systems for its expanding AI infrastructure.

Steve Eisman has flagged a vulnerable point in the AI boom, raising questions about spending, business returns, and risk for builders and investors.

Yann LeCun has reportedly joined 224 Ventures, bringing a Turing Award-winning AI researcher into a new investment platform with an unclear mandate.