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

> **Platform:** [SPIDITS AI Startup Signals](https://spidits.com/funding)  
> **Generated:** 2026-10-15T06:11:14.025Z  
> **Coverage:** Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, and Growth AI Rounds

## Latest AI Funding Rounds & Deal Announcements

### 1. Ahead of IPO, Anthropic Reveals Its Revenue Grew 45% Sequentially to $16.8B in Q3
- **Date:** 2026-10-14
- **Summary:** Anthropic PBC pulled in $16.8 billion in revenue during the third quarter, according to a report today by the Financial Times - and also achieved profitability on an adjusted basis for the first time.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/ahead-of-ipo-anthropic-reveals-its-revenue-grow-45-sequentially-to-16-8b-in-q3)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/ahead-of-ipo-anthropic-reveals-its-revenue-grew-45-sequentially-to-16-8b](https://spidits.com/timeline/ahead-of-ipo-anthropic-reveals-its-revenue-grew-45-sequentially-to-16-8b)

### 2. E-commerce AI Startup Loops Raises $3.5M to Create Smoother Online Shopping Experiences
- **Date:** 2026-10-12
- **Summary:** Agentic e-commerce startup Loops Smart AI wants to help online retailers create more seamless buying journeys and streamline the shopping experience after raising $3.5 million in seed funding today.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/12/e-commerce-ai-startup-loops-raises-3-5m-to-create-smoother-online-shopping-experiences)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/e-commerce-ai-startup-loops-raises-3-5m-to-create-smoother-online-shopping](https://spidits.com/timeline/e-commerce-ai-startup-loops-raises-3-5m-to-create-smoother-online-shopping)

### 3. Anthropic Backer Menlo Ventures Raises $3B In New Funds To Back AI Startups Across Stages
- **Date:** 2026-06-18
- **Summary:** Venture firm Menlo Ventures has raised $3 billion across two new funds, the largest capital raise in its 50-year history, to invest in AI startups from seed...
- **Primary Source:** [OpenAI Blog](https://openai.com/index/diagnose-rare-childhood-diseases)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-backer-menlo-ventures-raises-3b-in-new-funds-to-back-ai-startups-across-stages](https://spidits.com/timeline/anthropic-backer-menlo-ventures-raises-3b-in-new-funds-to-back-ai-startups-across-stages)

### 4. The Maker of Non-text AI Model Jev Valued at $7.5B Just Weeks After Launch
- **Date:** 2026-10-09
- **Summary:** What has users and large corporations so excited about Jev is TypeSafe's claim that it works significantly faster and uses far fewer tokens than LLMs.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch Startups](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/the-maker-of-non-text-ai-model-jev-valued-at-7-5b-just-weeks-after-launch)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/the-maker-of-non-text-ai-model-jev-valued-at-7-5b-just-weeks-after-launch](https://spidits.com/timeline/the-maker-of-non-text-ai-model-jev-valued-at-7-5b-just-weeks-after-launch)

### 5. China's Manus Raises Over $500M in First Funding Round Since Split with Meta
- **Date:** 2026-10-08
- **Summary:** Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund, and others also.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch Startups](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/chinas-manus-raises-over-500m-in-first-funding-round-since-split-with-meta)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-agent-developer-manus-raises-500m-at-reported-4b-valuation](https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-agent-developer-manus-raises-500m-at-reported-4b-valuation)

### 6. Nous Research Confirms It Hit $1.5B Valuation, Launches AI Agents for Business Users
- **Date:** 2026-10-07
- **Summary:** The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for-business-users)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for](https://spidits.com/timeline/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for)

### 7. Pluto Security Nabs $42M to Help Enterprises Secure Their AI Agents
- **Date:** 2026-10-13
- **Summary:** Pluto Security Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence security software, today announced that it has raised $42 million in funding. The company raised about a fifth of the sum through a seed round led by TLV Partners.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/13/pluto-security-nabs-42m-to-help-enterprises-secure-their-ai-agents)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/pluto-security-nabs-42m-to-help-enterprises-secure-their-ai-agents](https://spidits.com/timeline/pluto-security-nabs-42m-to-help-enterprises-secure-their-ai-agents)

### 8. Business Video Automation Startup Clueso Raises $10M to Kill Off Manual Production Processes
- **Date:** 2026-10-13
- **Summary:** Clueso, creator of an agentic video creation platform that's designed specifically for business teams, said today it has raised $10 million in a new early-stage round of funding.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/13/business-video-automation-startup-clueso-raises-10m-to-kill-off-manual-production-processes)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/business-video-automation-startup-clueso-raises-10m-to-kill-off-manual](https://spidits.com/timeline/business-video-automation-startup-clueso-raises-10m-to-kill-off-manual)

### 9. Viral AI Agent Instinct Raises $1B Series C at a $10B Valuation
- **Date:** 2026-09-28
- **Summary:** Instinct has raised a $1 billion Series C, saying 'we're just getting started.' The company is now valued at $10 billion.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/28/everyday-personal-ai-assistant-startup-instinct-raises-1b-at-10b-valuation)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/viral-ai-agent-instinct-raises-1b-series-c-at-a-10b-valuation](https://spidits.com/timeline/viral-ai-agent-instinct-raises-1b-series-c-at-a-10b-valuation)

### 10. Former Plaud Exec Raises $26M for AI App That Listens to You in the Background
- **Date:** 2026-10-12
- **Summary:** One of the core promises of AI is that the more it knows about a person, the better it will be able to assist them with tasks and make appropriate.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/former-plaud-exec-raises-26m-for-ai-app-that-listens-to-you-in-the-background)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/former-plaud-exec-raises-26m-for-ai-app-that-listens-to-you-in-the](https://spidits.com/timeline/former-plaud-exec-raises-26m-for-ai-app-that-listens-to-you-in-the)

### 11. AI Computing Startup Lambda to Raise $4B Ahead of Planned IPO
- **Date:** 2026-10-06
- **Summary:** Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/ai-computing-startup-lambda-to-raise-4b-ahead-of-planned-ipo)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-computing-startup-lambda-to-raise-4b-ahead-of-planned-ipo](https://spidits.com/timeline/ai-computing-startup-lambda-to-raise-4b-ahead-of-planned-ipo)

### 12. Uvi Raises $7.5M to Help AI Agents Learn Business Context and Run at Eight Times Lower Cost
- **Date:** 2026-10-14
- **Summary:** Agentic artificial intelligence startup Uvi said today it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to tackle an expensive problem around business context that's draining millions of dollars annually from the coffers of enterprises using autonomous AI agents.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/uvi-raises-7-5m-help-ai-agents-learn-business-context)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/uvi-raises-7-5m-to-help-ai-agents-learn-business-context-and-run-at-eight](https://spidits.com/timeline/uvi-raises-7-5m-to-help-ai-agents-learn-business-context-and-run-at-eight)

### 13. Cal AI's 19-year-old Founder Just Raised $10M for His New AI Startup
- **Date:** 2026-10-08
- **Summary:** Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse.
- **Primary Source:** [TechCrunch Startups](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/cal-ais-19-year-old-founder-just-raised-10m-for-his-new-ai-startup)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/cal-ai-s-19-year-old-founder-just-raised-10m-for-his-new-ai-startup](https://spidits.com/timeline/cal-ai-s-19-year-old-founder-just-raised-10m-for-his-new-ai-startup)

### 14. Rein Security Raises $25M to Rein in Insecure AI Agents
- **Date:** 2026-10-08
- **Summary:** Rein Security Inc.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/08/rein-security-raises-25m-to-rein-in-insecure-ai-agents)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/rein-security-raises-25m-to-rein-in-insecure-ai-agents](https://spidits.com/timeline/rein-security-raises-25m-to-rein-in-insecure-ai-agents)

### 15. Nvidia, Samsung Back $90M Round for AI Agent Startup Nous Research
- **Date:** 2026-10-07
- **Summary:** Nous Research Inc., the developer of the popular Hermes artificial intelligence agent, today announced that it has raised $90 million in funding. Early-stage startup fund Robot Ventures led the Series B round.
- **Primary Source:** [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/07/nvidia-samsung-back-90m-round-for-ai-agent-startup-nous-research)
- **Deal Briefing:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/nvidia-samsung-back-90m-round-for-ai-agent-startup-nous-research](https://spidits.com/timeline/nvidia-samsung-back-90m-round-for-ai-agent-startup-nous-research)

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