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16 Dec 2025

Echo Raises $35 Million to Secure Container Images with AI Agents That Eliminate Vulnerabilities

Israeli startup Echo announced $35 million in Series A funding to tackle a critical infrastructure problem: container images powering enterprise cloud applications contain over 1,000 known vulnerabilities. The company uses AI agents to rebuild images from scratch, creating vulnerability-free container image replacements that enterprises can deploy instantly.

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OpenAI-backed Chai Discovery raises $130M at $1.3B valuation as AI transforms drug development

Chai Discovery, an OpenAI-backed biotech startup, secured $130 million in Series B funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. Led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT, the round brings total funding to over $225 million. The company's Chai 2 AI model designs custom antibodies from scratch, solving complex drug development challenges that previously took years in just weeks.

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PolyAI Raises $86M at $750M Valuation to Scale Conversational AI for Enterprise Call Centers

London-based PolyAI has secured $86 million in Series D funding at a $750 million valuation for its conversational AI platform. The startup develops ultra-realistic voice AI assistants that handle millions of customer calls daily for banks, casinos, and hospitals. Led by Georgian, Hedosophia and Khosla Ventures, the round brings total funding past $200 million as the company aims to double revenue to over $40 million.

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Mark Cuban backs AI sports firm Orreco in $4 million raise to predict athlete injuries

Galway-based Orreco closes a $4 million funding round led by Mark Cuban and Enterprise Ireland while acquiring Melbourne's Data Driven Sports Analytics. The AI-powered sports firm aims to use computer vision and machine learning to identify potential injuries before they occur, supporting teams across the NBA, WNBA, and Premier League.

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15 Dec 2025

Mirelo Raises $41M from Index and a16z to Solve AI Video's Silent Problem with Audio Generation

Berlin-based startup Mirelo has secured $41 million in seed funding from Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz to tackle a critical gap in AI-generated video: the lack of sound. The company's flagship model, Mirelo SFX 1.5, generates synchronized sound effects for silent videos, addressing what CEO Carl-Johann Simon-Gabriel calls the missing half of the viewing experience. With plans to triple its team and expand beyond sound effects into music generation, Mirelo aims to build a competitive moat in an emerging category that's attracting attention from tech giants like Sony and Tencent.

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12 Dec 2025

Runware raises $50M Series A to accelerate AI inference for developers building with generative AI

Runware, an AI inference startup founded in 2023, has raised $50 million in Series A funding led by Dawn Capital. The platform specializes in real-time image, video, and audio generation, having powered over 10 billion creations for more than 200,000 developers. The company aims to become the universal API for all generative AI models.

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11 Dec 2025

Port Raises $100M at $800M Valuation to Transform Developer Portal into AI Agent Command Center

Israeli startup Port has raised $100 million Series C at an $800 million valuation to build an Agentic Engineering Platform. Led by General Atlantic, the funding will help Port transform its developer portal into a command center where engineers can orchestrate AI agents across the software development lifecycle, competing directly with Spotify's Backstage.

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Harness hits $5.5 billion valuation with $240 million raise to automate AI's after-code gap

AI DevOps platform Harness secured $240 million in Series E funding led by Goldman Sachs, reaching a $5.5 billion valuation. Founded by AppDynamics creator Jyoti Bansal, the company targets the after-code software development phase—testing, security, and deployment—that consumes 70% of engineering time but remains largely manual despite AI's acceleration of code production.

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10 Dec 2025

Surf Raises $15 Million to Build AI Platform Specialized for the Crypto World

Surf, an AI platform designed specifically for cryptocurrency analysis, has raised $15 million in funding led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group. The startup aims to eliminate hallucinations that plague mainstream AI models when answering crypto questions, offering traders accurate and reliable information for traders through specialized models trained exclusively on digital assets.

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SuperBryn Raises $1.2M to Fix Voice AI Reliability Issues Plaguing Enterprise Deployments

Bengaluru-based Voice AI startup SuperBryn has secured $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by Kalaari Capital's CXXO initiative. The company is building a reliability framework that helps businesses deploy and monitor voice agents in real-world scenarios, claiming to move companies from pilot to production 20 times faster and at 10 times lower cost.

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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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