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Daytona Platforms reaches unicorn status with $60M Series B from FirstMark
The agent-focused cloud infrastructure startup has now raised $91 million total, with backing from a roster of tech founders and corporate venture arms.
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Who raised, who led and what the money is for. Funding coverage from Fathom Tech.
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Five Overlooked Startup Deals: From Robot Training Data to Coffee Waste Carbon Removal
This month's funding roundup spans robotics training, satellite tracking, cleaner cement production, mobile game discovery and agricultural waste conversion—deals that reveal where venture capital is flowing across emerging tech sectors.
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OpenAI pursues $30B bridge round as IPO timeline stretches into 2027
The AI company is in advanced negotiations with UAE-backed investors for a $30 billion funding round that would value it at $1.25 trillion, positioning the capital as a stopgap before a delayed public offering.
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OpenAI's Kevin Weil launches Warp Sciences to roboticize drug discovery labs
Kevin Weil, a former science leader at OpenAI, has founded Warp Sciences to deploy AI-trained robots in pharmaceutical research. The startup has secured $215 million in funding at an $865 million valuation.
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Slingshot Emerges From Stealth With $27M to Automate Checkout Insurance
The AI-native startup, co-founded by Rally Ventures, is building software to help businesses sell small insurance policies at the point of purchase—turning embedded insurance into a revenue stream for vertical SaaS companies.