# SPIDITS AI — Live Startup Funding & Venture Capital Deal Flow

> **Platform:** [SPIDITS AI Startup Signals](https://spidits.com/funding)  
> **Generated:** 2026-11-13T05:51:40.407Z  
> **Coverage:** Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, and Growth AI Rounds

## Latest AI Funding Rounds & Deal Announcements

### 1. Anthropic Launches IPO Roadshow with $64B Fundraising Goal
- **Date:** 2026-11-10
- **Summary:** Anthropic PBC today kicked off the roadshow for its upcoming initial public offering. An IPO roadshow is a series of promotional events aimed at persuading institutional investors to buy shares.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/10/anthropic-launches-ipo-roadshow-with-64b-fundraising-goal)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-launches-ipo-roadshow-with-64b-fundraising-goal](https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-launches-ipo-roadshow-with-64b-fundraising-goal)

### 2. Palo Alto Networks in Talks to Buy AI Agent Security Startup Clutch for $500M
- **Date:** 2026-11-05
- **Summary:** Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/palo-alto-networks-in-talks-to-buy-ai-agent-security-startup-clutch-for-500m)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/palo-alto-networks-in-talks-to-buy-ai-agent-security-startup-clutch-for](https://spidits.com/timeline/palo-alto-networks-in-talks-to-buy-ai-agent-security-startup-clutch-for)

### 3. Anthropic Seeks Record $88.5B Tied to Public Market Debut
- **Date:** 2026-11-10
- **Summary:** Anthropic is seeking to secure up to $88.5 billion in its planned IPO and a concurrent private placement, potentially making it the largest-ever fundraise.
- **Primary Source:** [Crunchbase News](https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/anthropic-record-ipo-ant-public-market-debut-spcx)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-seeks-record-88-5b-tied-to-public-market-debut](https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-seeks-record-88-5b-tied-to-public-market-debut)

### 4. Mercor Raises $750M at $20B Valuation to Take AI Agent Evaluation to Enterprises
- **Date:** 2026-11-10
- **Summary:** Artificial intelligence training data company Mercor.io Corp. today revealed that it has raised $750 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation. Mercor provides the human expertise used to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/10/mercor-raises-750m-at-20b-valuation-to-take-ai-agent-evaluation-to-enterprises)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/mercor-raises-750m-at-20b-valuation-to-take-ai-agent-evaluation-to](https://spidits.com/timeline/mercor-raises-750m-at-20b-valuation-to-take-ai-agent-evaluation-to)

### 5. AI Agent Tooling Provider LangChain Secures $300M Investment
- **Date:** 2026-11-12
- **Summary:** LangChain Inc., a startup with a set of popular open-source tools for building artificial intelligence agents, has raised $300 million in funding. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Alphabet Inc.'s CapitalG fund led the round.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/12/ai-agent-tooling-provider-langchain-secures-300m-investment)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-agent-tooling-provider-langchain-secures-300m-investment](https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-agent-tooling-provider-langchain-secures-300m-investment)

### 6. Agile Robots Raises $500M Funding Led by SoftBank at $8.5B Valuation
- **Date:** 2026-11-12
- **Summary:** German artificial intelligence robotics startup Agile Robots SE announced today that it has raised $500 million in new late-stage funding at an $8.5 billion valuation. Japanese multinational investment holding company SoftBank led the Series F funding round.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/12/agile-robots-raises-500m-funding-led-by-softbank-at-8-5b-valuation)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/agile-robots-raises-500m-funding-led-by-softbank-at-8-5b-valuation](https://spidits.com/timeline/agile-robots-raises-500m-funding-led-by-softbank-at-8-5b-valuation)

### 7. British Inference Chip Developer Fractile Raises $720M in Funding
- **Date:** 2026-11-11
- **Summary:** Fractile Ltd., a British startup that develops artificial intelligence inference chips, has raised $720 million in funding. Reuters reported today that the Series C round was led by Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed and Redpoint.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/11/inference-chip-developer-fractile-raises-720m-in-funding)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/british-inference-chip-developer-fractile-raises-720m-in-funding](https://spidits.com/timeline/british-inference-chip-developer-fractile-raises-720m-in-funding)

### 8. OpenAI Reportedly Raises $11B in New Funding at $1.25T Valuation
- **Date:** 2026-11-06
- **Summary:** OpenAI Group PBC has reportedly raised $11 billion as part of a funding round that could nearly double in size over the coming weeks, as sources told Bloomberg that investors wired the funds to the company today. The tipsters didn't name the backers.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/06/openai-reportedly-raises-an-additional-11-billion-at-a-1-25-trillion-valuation)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/openai-reportedly-raises-11b-in-new-funding-at-1-25t-valuation](https://spidits.com/timeline/openai-reportedly-raises-11b-in-new-funding-at-1-25t-valuation)

### 9. OpenAI Valued at $1.25 Trillion, as Rival Anthropic Nears Its IPO
- **Date:** 2026-11-06
- **Summary:** OpenAI is now valued at $1.25 trillion in a new round of funding that has raised another $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. That would make it one of the world's most valuable companies, not long after raising $122 billion from investors in March at a valuation of $852 billion.
- **Primary Source:** [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1029380/openai-1-25-trillion-investment-valuation)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/openai-valued-at-1-25-trillion-as-rival-anthropic-nears-its-ipo](https://spidits.com/timeline/openai-valued-at-1-25-trillion-as-rival-anthropic-nears-its-ipo)

### 10. Ocient Raises $100 Million as Agentic AI Drives Growth in Large-scale Analytics
- **Date:** 2026-11-05
- **Summary:** Ocient Inc., the maker of a speedy data analytics platform, today said it has raised $100 million in a Series C funding to expand its agentic artificial intelligence analytics business.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/05/ocient-raises-100-million-as-agentic-ai-drives-growth-in-large-scale-analytics)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/ocient-raises-100-million-as-agentic-ai-drives-growth-in-large-scale](https://spidits.com/timeline/ocient-raises-100-million-as-agentic-ai-drives-growth-in-large-scale)

### 11. Sentra Raises $150M to Control What AI Agents Can Reach in Corporate Data
- **Date:** 2026-11-04
- **Summary:** Data security startup Sentra Inc. today revealed it has raised $150 million in new funding to expand its platform for controlling what artificial intelligence agents can reach inside corporate data stores.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/04/sentra-raises-150m-to-control-what-ai-agents-can-reach-in-corporate-data)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/sentra-raises-150m-to-control-what-ai-agents-can-reach-in-corporate-data](https://spidits.com/timeline/sentra-raises-150m-to-control-what-ai-agents-can-reach-in-corporate-data)

### 12. PuppyGraph Raises $10M to Let AI Agents Query Enterprise Data as a Graph
- **Date:** 2026-11-10
- **Summary:** Graph query engine startup PuppyGraph said today it has raised $10 million in new funding to build out its enterprise go-to-market operation. The round follows the general release of version 1.0 of its software.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/10/puppygraph-raises-10m-to-let-ai-agents-query-enterprise-data-as-a-graph)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/puppygraph-raises-10m-to-let-ai-agents-query-enterprise-data-as-a-graph](https://spidits.com/timeline/puppygraph-raises-10m-to-let-ai-agents-query-enterprise-data-as-a-graph)

### 13. AI Cloud Startup Applied Compute Raises $350M After Reaching Key Revenue Milestone
- **Date:** 2026-11-03
- **Summary:** Applied Compute Inc., a fast-growing provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure, has raised $350 million in funding at a $3.25 billion valuation. The startup announced the deal on Monday.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/ai-cloud-startup-applied-compute-raises-350m-after-reaching-key-revenue-milestone)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-cloud-startup-applied-compute-raises-350m-after-reaching-key-revenue](https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-cloud-startup-applied-compute-raises-350m-after-reaching-key-revenue)

### 14. With $23M in Funding, Luminal Is the Latest Startup to Put Nvidia's CUDA Moat in Its Crosshairs
- **Date:** 2026-11-12
- **Summary:** Luminal AI Inc. has outlined a plan to tear down Nvidia Corp.'s formidable software moat in the artificial intelligence chip industry after raising $23 million in early-stage funding.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/12/with-23m-in-funding-luminal-is-the-latest-startup-to-put-nvidias-cuda-moat-in-its-crosshairs)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/with-23m-in-funding-luminal-is-the-latest-startup-to-put-nvidia-s-cuda](https://spidits.com/timeline/with-23m-in-funding-luminal-is-the-latest-startup-to-put-nvidia-s-cuda)

### 15. Anthropic's Quarterly Revenue Jumps to $17B, Losses Grow Ahead of IPO
- **Date:** 2026-11-02
- **Summary:** Anthropic PBC today published an updated version of the S-1 filing for its upcoming public offering. The original document, which the company released last Monday, didn't contain its third-quarter financial results.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/02/anthropics-quarterly-revenue-jumps-to-17b-losses-grow-ahead-of-ipo)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-s-quarterly-revenue-jumps-to-17b-losses-grow-ahead-of-ipo](https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-s-quarterly-revenue-jumps-to-17b-losses-grow-ahead-of-ipo)

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