AI
Meta brings Muse Image into the social AI layer
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 […]
Emergent Raises $130M as AI Software Creation Moves Beyond Developers
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, […]
Applied Computing Raises $20M to Build Foundation AI for Energy
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 […]
Quick Clean Raises $14M to Scale AI-Enabled Institutional Laundry
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 […]
Monumental Raises $32M to Scale Autonomous Construction Robots
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 […]
Promptwatch Raises €6M to Build an Agentic AI Search Optimization Platform
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 […]