Chris Metinko

After raising $300 million in April, data security startup Cyera closed another $300 million windfall at more than twice its previous valuation.

8 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Last week, defense and critical infrastructure tech startup Chaos Industries raised $145 million in a Series B — more than doubling its Series A from just last year. The funding round was just another sign of how defense tech investment has exploded this year. The sector already has taken […]

The Exploration Company locked up a $160 million Series B as the European startup looks to develop its own space capsule to rival SpaceX’s Dragon.

After a slow week last week, big rounds saw a good rebound with seven startups raising $100 million or more. While food delivery led the way, it also was a good week for aerospace, AI, biotech and defense.

Quantum computing has been getting more attention in recent years as its promise becomes more palpable. Venture funding in the sector has hit new levels this year — perhaps thanks in large part to another red-hot sector: AI.

In October, AI-related startups raised $12.2 billion in funding — per Crunchbase data — or 38% of total monthly venture funding globally.

Defense and critical infrastructure tech startup Chaos Industries raised $145 million in a Series B led by Accel, becoming just the latest defense tech firm to see big cash from investors.

Robotics startups have raised $6.4 billion so far in 2024 — a pace that would put funding at nearly $7.5 billion for the entire year and ahead of the $6.9 billion raised in 2023.

San Francisco-based Writer locked up a $200 million Series C that values the enterprise-focused generative AI platform at $1.9 billion.

Very few companies announced funding rounds this week, and the ones that did were on the smaller side — obviously aside from Physical Intelligence’s massive one.