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When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?; plus, Okta buys AI security startup Permiso

There are fresh signs that fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems will list in the next two to three years.

Also, the Okta/Permiso deal giv…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom; plus Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B

Dili's Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel, and Y Combinator’…

1 month ago

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI i…

1 month ago

MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea; plus, Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy

Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup's MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself.

Also, Ozlo unveiled Sleepb…

1 month ago

Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military; plus, Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors

Antares has raised $470 million to build small modular reactors — 100 kW to 1 MW — for U.S. Air Force bases.

Also, fusion power startup Thea Energy s…

1 month ago

AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics; plus, Imagi raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code

Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model -- no GPUs required, i…

1 month, 1 week ago

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation; plus, Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US

Colossal Biosciences is in talks to raise new funding at a $20 billion to $30 billion valuation, Axios reported.

Also, Passionfroot, a German startup…

1 month, 1 week ago

Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants; Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors

Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.

Also, maritime nuclear energy startup B…

1 month, 1 week ago

Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation; plus, Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices.

Also, Databricks has remade its ima…

1 month, 1 week ago

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant, plus, AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status

Applied Computing has raised a $20M Series A to build a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

Also, travel agency Fora ann…

1 month, 1 week ago