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10 Dec 2025

Hinge CEO Justin McLeod steps down to launch Overtone, a new AI dating app backed by Match Group

Justin McLeod, founder and CEO of Hinge, is stepping down after over a decade to launch Overtone, an AI dating service that uses voice tools to create meaningful connections. Match Group is backing the venture with substantial funding and ownership, while Jackie Jantos takes over as Hinge's new CEO. The move comes as dating apps face growing swipe fatigue and declining user satisfaction.

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09 Dec 2025

Fal secures $140M Series D funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5 billion

Fal, a multimodal AI provider hosting image, video, and audio models for developers, raised $140 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia Capital. The round tripled the company's valuation to $4.5 billion just months after its previous raise. With revenue surpassing $200 million and a 300% growth in run rate since July, Fal's rapid ascent reflects strong investor appetite for AI infrastructure.

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Unconventional AI raises $475M to build brain-inspired chips that solve AI's energy crisis

Former Databricks VP Naveen Rao has launched Unconventional AI with a massive $475 million seed round, backed by Jeff Bezos and top venture firms. The startup aims to build analog AI chips inspired by biological systems to tackle AI's growing energy problem. With AI demand set to outpace global energy capacity within 3-4 years, the company is exploring neuromorphic and analog computing approaches that could deliver 1,000 times better efficiency than current silicon.

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08 Dec 2025

SoftBank and Nvidia in talks to fund Skild AI at $14 billion, nearly tripling its valuation

SoftBank Group and Nvidia are negotiating to lead a $1 billion investment in Skild AI, valuing the robotics AI startup at $14 billion—nearly triple its May valuation. The company develops robot-agnostic foundation models that serve as universal software for robots, attracting attention as investor interest in robotics surges.

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Tether backs Italian robotics startup Generative Bionics with $81 million for humanoid robots

Stablecoin giant Tether has joined an $81 million funding round for Generative Bionics, an Italian startup developing humanoid robots for industrial applications. The investment marks Tether's continued expansion into AI infrastructure, with the company backing Physical AI systems designed to merge robotics with artificial intelligence for manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare environments.

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05 Dec 2025

7AI raises $130M Series A to automate cybersecurity investigations with AI agents

Boston-based 7AI closed a $130 million Series A funding round led by Index Ventures, achieving a $700 million valuation. The startup, founded by Cybereason veterans including CEO Lior Div, deploys over 40 autonomous AI agents to handle alert triage, investigations, and incident response. The platform promises to reduce investigation time by up to 2.5 hours and filter 99% of false positives.

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04 Dec 2025

Legal AI startup Harvey hits $8 billion valuation with $160 million raise led by Andreessen Horowitz

Harvey confirmed it raised $160 million in Series F funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the legal AI startup at $8 billion. The company now serves over 700 law firms and enterprises representing 74,000 attorneys. Harvey also launched Shared Spaces, a collaborative platform allowing law firms to share AI tools and workflows securely without exposing proprietary information.

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03 Dec 2025

ServiceNow acquires Veza to tackle identity governance challenges in enterprise AI deployments

ServiceNow signed an agreement to acquire identity management platform Veza for over $1 billion, marking its sixth acquisition this year. The deal addresses a critical bottleneck in enterprise AI deployments: identity governance for both human and AI agent identities. Veza's Access Graph technology will integrate with ServiceNow's AI Control Tower to help organizations mitigate security risks as they scale autonomous AI agents.

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Former Spy Raises $60M as Zafran Tackles Surging AI-Driven Cyberattacks with New AI Agents

Zafran, led by former Israeli intelligence officer Sanaz Yashar, raised $60 million in Series C funding to combat escalating AI threats. The cybersecurity startup tripled its annual recurring revenue and launched Agentic Exposure Management, using AI agents to automate vulnerability detection and remediation as cyberattacks grow more sophisticated.

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02 Dec 2025

Yoodli triples valuation to $300M with $40M Series B for AI that assists, not replaces workers

Seattle-based Yoodli has tripled its valuation to over $300 million following a $40 million Series B funding round led by WestBridge Capital. The AI-powered communication training startup reported 900% revenue growth over the past year as it positions itself as a tool to assist workers rather than replace them with automation.

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Gradium Emerges from Stealth with $70M to Revolutionize Voice AI with Ultra-Low Latency Models

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium launches with $70 million seed funding to develop audio language models that deliver ultra-realistic voice interactions with dramatically reduced latency. The company aims to make voice the primary interface between humans and machines.

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01 Dec 2025

Runway's Gen-4.5 AI Video Model Claims Top Spot, Outperforming Google and OpenAI

Runway launches Gen-4.5, a new text-to-video AI model that achieves unprecedented physical accuracy and tops industry benchmarks, beating Google's Veo 3 and OpenAI's Sora 2 Pro despite being developed by a much smaller team.

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27 Nov 2025

Procure AI Secures $13M to Revolutionize Enterprise Procurement with AI Agents

German startup Procure AI raises $13M in seed funding to expand its AI-native procurement automation platform across Europe. The company deploys over 50 AI agents to automate sourcing, contracting, and purchasing processes, delivering significant cost savings and efficiency gains for enterprise clients.

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Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus Acquires AI Agent Startup General Agents in Manufacturing Push

Jeff Bezos' new AI venture Project Prometheus has quietly acquired General Agents, a startup developing autonomous computer agents, as part of its $6.2 billion mission to revolutionize manufacturing with AI systems for computers, cars, and spacecraft production.

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26 Nov 2025

Onton Secures $7.5M to Transform AI-Powered Shopping Beyond Furniture

AI-powered shopping platform Onton raises $7.5M in Series A funding to expand from furniture into apparel and consumer electronics, leveraging neuro-symbolic architecture to solve e-commerce search problems.

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