AI Funding News Week 3.14

As we close out the week, AI funding continues at full speed, with major rounds in AI-driven drug discovery, commercial insurance, and voice generation tech. We also saw some strategic acquisitions that could shake up the space.

Who raised the biggest rounds? Which startups are gaining traction? And what trends should you keep an eye on?

Let’s break it down. 👇

🔥 Biggest AI Funding Rounds This Week

💰 Celestial AI – $250M (Series C1) – Photonic Fabric™ technology (Santa Clara, CA)
💰 Reflection – $130M – Autonomous AI systems (NYC, NY)
💰 Insilico Medicine – $110M (Series E) – AI-driven drug discovery (Cambridge, MA)
💰 Nirvana Insurance – $80M (Series C) – AI-driven commercial trucking insurer (San Francisco, CA)
💰 Cartesia – $64M (Series A) – AI-powered voice generation (San Francisco, CA)

🚀 Startups to Watch

🔍 Bria (NYC, NY) – Raised $40M in Series B for its visual generative AI platform.
🔍 Norm AI (NYC, NY) – Raised $48M to develop AI-powered regulatory compliance agents.
🔍 OpusClip (San Francisco, CA) – Raised $20M from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 for AI-powered video editing.
🔍 Blackwall (fka Botguard) (London, UK) – Raised €45M in Series B for AI-enabled security and web infrastructure.

💰 Notable AI Investments

• Onyx (San Francisco, CA) – Raised $10M in Seed funding to build deep research AI agents for the workplace.

• Uthana (Los Angeles, CA) – Raised $4.3M for generative AI development.

• Causal Labs (San Francisco, CA) – Raised $6M in Seed funding to develop AI weather prediction models.

• Nunu.ai (San Francisco, CA) – Raised $6M in Seed funding for AI-driven game testing.

• Darwin (NYC, NY) – Raised $5M in Seed funding for AI security and governance in the public sector.

📈 Strategic Investments & Acquisitions

🤝 Accenture Ventures invested in Opaque, an AI platform for confidential computing (San Francisco, CA).
🤝WNS acquired Kipi.ai, an AI-driven data modernization firm for Snowflake (Houston, TX & NYC, NY).
🤝 UiPath acquired Peak, a Manchester-based AI-native company (NYC, NY).
🤝 Amperon received a strategic investment from National Grid Partners to expand its AI-powered energy forecasting.

📊 Full List of AI Funded Companies This Week

• nunu.ai Raises $6M in Seed San Francisco, CA - nunu.ai, building AI agents for game testing, raised $6m in Seed funding.

• Disputed.ai Raises $1.12M in Seed Portland, OR - Disputed.ai, offering an AI-driven chargeback management platform, raised $1.12M in Seed funding.

• Cartesia Raises $64M in Series A San Francisco, CA - Cartesia, providing an AI-powered voice generation platform, raised $64m in Series A funding.

• Darwin Raises $5M in Seed NYC, NY - Darwin, specializing in AI security and governance for the public sector, raised $5M in Seed funding.

• Onyx Raises $10M in Seed San Francisco, CA - Onyx, developing the first deep research AI agent for the workplace, raised $10M in Seed funding.

• Optimhire Raises $5M San Francisco, CA - Optimhire, a personalized AI recruiter, raised $5M in funding.

• Bria Raises $40M in Series B NYC, NY - Bria, offering a visual gen AI platform, raised $40M in Series B funding.

• Insilico Medicine Raises $110M in Series E Cambridge, MA - Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage AI-driven drug discovery company, raised $110M in Series E financing.

• Causal Labs Raises $6M in Seed San Francisco, CA - Causal Labs, developing physics-based models for AI weather prediction, raised $6M in Seed funding.

• Amperon Receives Strategic Investment Houston, TX - Amperon, an AI-powered energy forecasting provider, received a strategic investment from National Grid Partners.

• e:cue Closes Funding Washington, DC - e:cue, offering an embedded AI data analyst service, raised an undisclosed amount in funding.

• MoirAI Cloud Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Location not specified - MoirAI Cloud, a provider of cloud services, raised $1M in Pre-Seed funding.

• OpusClip Raises $20M from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 San Francisco, CA - OpusClip, offering a generative AI-powered video editing platform, raised $20M in funding.

• Scope Receives Strategic Investment Houston, TX - Scope, specializing in AI-powered inspection solutions, received strategic investment from Black Bay Partners.

• Celestial AI Raises $250M Santa Clara, CA - Celestial AI, offering Photonic Fabric™ technology, raised $250M in Series C1 funding.

• Norm Ai Raises $48M NYC, NY - Norm Ai, a regulatory AI agent company, raised $48M in funding.

• Uthana Raises $4.3M Los Angeles, CA - Uthana, a generative AI company, raised $4.3M in funding.

• Nirvana Insurance Raises $80M in Series C San Francisco, CA - Nirvana Insurance, an AI-driven commercial trucking insurer, raised $80M in Series C funding.

• Reflection Raises $130M NYC, NY - Reflection, developing autonomous AI systems, raised $130M in funding.

• Aura Raises $5.5 Million in Seed New York, United States - Aura accelerates AI model validation and rental marketplace with a $5.5M Seed round.

• ForexIGO Launches AI Trading Solution Limassol, Cyprus - ForexIGO integrates gold and GBP/USD trading into a single AI solution.

• Avexbot Introduces AI Analytics Limassol, Cyprus - Avexbot brings institutional-grade AI analytics to GBP/USD trading.

• Blackwall (fka Botguard) Raises €45M in Series B London, UK - Blackwall, an AI-enabled security and web infrastructure company, secures €45M in Series B funding.

• elea Secures €4M Hamburg, Germany - elea, providing an immersive AI platform for healthcare, raises €4M.

• Trusst AI Receives Investment From OIF Ventures Grand Junction, CO and Sydney, Australia - Trusst AI, an AI services company, receives a multimillion-dollar investment from OIF Ventures.

• Enter Raises $5.5M Sao Paulo, Brazil - Enter, formerly known as Talisman AI, a legal tech company, secures $5.5M in funding.

• Alfa Secures £495K in Pre-Seed London, UK - Alfa, an AI recruitment startup, raises £495K in Pre-Seed funding.

• InsureVision Raises $2.7M in Seed London, UK - InsureVision, specializing in AI-powered driving risk assessment, secures $2.7M in Seed funding.

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See you next week! 🚀 - Joe

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