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Startup and Venture Investment News — Friday, August 1, 2025: AI Boom, IPOs, and Global Deals

... valuing the company at about $12 billion, highlighting the incredible appetite of investors. Elon Musk’s startup xAI closed a record funding round: around $5 billion was raised in equity and another $5 billion through debt instruments, providing the project with colossal resources to develop its AI platform and data center infrastructure. According to insider estimates, xAI's value now exceeds $100 billion, placing the company among the most valuable private firms globally. Significant investment is also flowing into Safe Superintelligence (a project co-founded by OpenAI’s ...

Startup and Venture Capital News — August 4, 2025: AI Boom, Mega-Rounds, and Global Expansion

... venture capital. For instance, the startup Thinking Machines Lab (founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati) raised around $2 billion at an early stage with a valuation of about $12 billion—reflecting an unprecedented market appetite for this young project. Elon Musk's xAI announced the closure of a record funding round: around $5 billion was raised in equity and another $5 billion in debt instruments, equipping the startup with vast resources for developing its AI platform and data center infrastructure. Insider estimates suggest that xAI's valuation now exceeds $100 billion, placing the company among the world's most valuable private firms. Another ambitious player—startup Safe Superintelligence (co-founded by Ilya Sutskover)—secured ...

Startup and Venture Investment News August 2, 2025 - IPOs, Mega-Rounds, and Global Growth

... For example, the startup Thinking Machines Lab (founded by former OpenAI director Mira Murati) raised about $2 billion at an early stage, with a valuation of ~$12 billion — an unprecedented appetite from investors for this young project. Elon Musk's project xAI closed a record funding round: approximately $5 billion in equity capital and another $5 billion in debt instruments were raised, providing the company with colossal resources for developing its AI platform and data center infrastructure. Industry insiders estimate that xAI's value now exceeds $100 billion, placing it among the most valuable private firms globally. Another ambitious player, the startup Safe Superintelligence (co-founded by Ilya Sutskever), reportedly raised ...

Startup and Venture Investment News - August 11, 2025: Megafunds, AI Rounds, and IPOs

... flagship OpenAI attracted around $8.3 billion at an estimated valuation of about $300 billion. The unprecedented scale of these deals underscores the immense market interest in AI sector leaders. Interestingly, the investment frenzy extends not only to AI projects themselves but also to the infrastructure surrounding them. For instance, the American-Israeli startup Vast Data, specializing in data storage systems for AI, is negotiating a multi-billion-dollar funding round at a record valuation. Investors are willing to invest in the “picks ...

Startup and Venture Investment News - Sunday, August 3, 2025: New IPOs, Record Investments, and M&A Deals

... instance, the startup Thinking Machines Lab (founded by former OpenAI director Mira Murati) raised around $2 billion in a seed round at a valuation of approximately $12 billion—a testament to investor appetite for this young project. Elon Musk's xAI project announced the closure of a record funding round—about $5 billion in equity and another $5 billion in debt instruments, providing the startup with colossal resources for developing its AI platform and data center infrastructure. According to insider estimates, xAI's valuation now exceeds $100 billion, placing the company among the most valuable private firms in the world. Another ambitious player, the startup Safe Superintelligence (co-founded by Ilya Sutskever),...