AI & Tech Startup Funding Tracker 2026

Former Apple Engineers' Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165M at $1.6B Valuation

Starcloud Raises $250M to Build AI Data Centers in Orbit

Groq Raises $350M to Fuel Its Pivot From AI Chips to Neocloud

Nvidia's New $500B Plan Is Risky but Brilliant, Especially for Aging GPUs

Lovable Confirms New $13.3B Valuation, Raises Another $400M

OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings Raises $2B to Bring AI to the Enterprise

Vibe Coding Startup Lovable Doubles Valuation to $13.3B with $400M Raise

IBM Inks $240M Infrastructure Deal with AI-optimized Cloud Operator Together AI

Personalized AI Startup River AI Raises $1.1B From Consortium Backed by Nvidia, AMD

Microsoft Logs $3.2B From Anthropic Investment, but OpenAI Was a Mixed Bag

Encore AI Raises $30M to Build AI Agents That Learn From Customer Calls

Legal AI Startup Vikk AI Raises $4.2M to Build Lawyer Ads Inside AI Search

Inference Startup Infinity Raises $15M From Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic Researchers

AI Infrastructure Startup Fireworks Closes $1.5B Round at $17.5B Valuation

Sovereign AI Infrastructure Startup Valarian Raises $50M to Help Nations Secure Their Defense Systems

Spatial AI Startup Augmodo Raises $21M to Expand Beyond Retail Stores

Paris-based AI Voice Startup Gradium Raises $100M Seed, Backed by Nvidia