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H. Sureja is the Senior AI Analyst at TechLens Media, focusing on foundation models, robotics, and the economic impacts of automation.
Meta has introduced Muse Image, its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, making the model available in Meta AI and across selected creative experiences inside the company’s apps. The product launch gives Meta a new answer to one of the most important questions in consumer AI: where will image generation actually become a […]
geoSurge, a London-based AI visibility startup, has raised a $12 million Seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from Play Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Celero Ventures, Boost Capital, existing investors Passion Capital and Tuesday Capital, and angel investors from Google DeepMind, Microsoft AI, and Signal AI. The company is building around a simple but increasingly important […]
The next software platform may not begin with a blank code editor. It may begin with a business owner describing a problem. Emergent has raised $130 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation, making the AI software creation company a unicorn roughly one year after its public launch. Creaegis led the round, […]
Energy plants collect enormous volumes of operational data. The harder problem is turning it into decisions operators can trust. London-based Applied Computing has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand Orbital, its foundation AI platform for oil, gas, refining, and petrochemical operations. The round was led by engineering and technology company KBR, with […]
Rice is essential to global food security, but the way it is traditionally cultivated creates a significant climate and water challenge. Singapore-based Rize has raised $31 million in Series B funding to expand its sustainable rice platform across Southeast Asia. The round combines equity and debt financing and takes its reported total funding to approximately […]
Laundry is rarely viewed as critical infrastructure. For hospitals and hotels, however, delays, hygiene failures and equipment downtime can quickly become operational risks. Gurugram-based Quick Clean has raised $14 million, approximately ₹133 crore, in a Series B round led by Stakeboat Capital. Existing investors Alkemi Growth Capital and Blue Ashva Capital also participated. The company […]
Construction does not only have a labor shortage. It has an automation deployment problem. Amsterdam-based Monumental has raised $32 million in Series B funding to expand its fleet of autonomous construction robots across Europe and prepare its first US pilot projects. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with existing investors Plural and Hummingbird Ventures […]
Preventive healthcare is becoming one of healthtech’s most capital-intensive bets. Neko Health has raised $700 million in Series C funding as it prepares to open its first US clinics in New York and other cities. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and co-led by O.G. Venture Partners. Atomico, General Catalyst, Lakestar, Liberty City […]
Accounting software has digitized invoices and ledgers. Hisabkitab now wants AI to handle more of the financial work behind them. The Surat-based fintech startup has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding at a ₹20 crore valuation. The round included participation from angel investors and high-net-worth individuals, although individual backers and investment amounts were not […]
Austin-based TerraFirma has raised approximately $115 million to expand a full-stack construction platform built around software, remote operations and semi-autonomous heavy equipment. The financing includes a $100 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins. Bain Capital Ventures, Glade Brook Capital Partners, BANNER VC, Saga Ventures, Trust Ventures, Definition, PEAK6, Magnetar Capital and Ravelin Capital also […]
Stockholm-based Float has raised €4.5 million in Series A funding to expand its non-dilutive financing platform and build a broader financial operating system for European technology companies. The round was led by Hamburg-based CHAPTERS Group AG. Its chief executive, Jan-Hendrik Mohr, will join Float’s board as part of the investment. Float plans to use the […]
Amsterdam-based Promptwatch has raised €6 million in seed funding to expand its AI search optimization platform and move deeper into the execution layer of generative engine optimization. The round was led by Berlin-based seed + speed Ventures, with participation from Blum Ventures. Existing investor Arches Capital also returned after backing Promptwatch’s pre-seed round in September […]