Recently, AI startup 11x, which is dedicated to transforming the modern workforce, announced it has secured $24 million in financing, with the goal of changing how businesses operate through autonomous digital employees. CEO and founder Hassan Sukar stated, "We believe that within the next two years, digital employees will become an essential part of daily operations for businesses worldwide." Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider Midjourney. This funding will primarily be used to accelerate product development and expand the team.

Small businesses play an indispensable role in the U.S. economy, employing nearly half of the workforce and contributing 44% of GDP. However, when owners of these economic pillars consider exiting, they often face a dilemma of limited choices. OffDeal, a startup nurtured by the Y Combinator Winter 2024 accelerator, is dedicated to solving this issue through innovative AI technology. OffDeal is co-founded by former investment banker Ori Eldarov and former Meta engineer Alston Lin.

The technology company 'Accelerated Evolution', dedicated to humanoid robot research and development, has completed hundreds of millions in pre-A funding, with investors including Bianshi Times, Minyin International, Zhongguancun Science City, and iCANX Fund, along with follow-up investment from Inno Angel. The funds will primarily be used for the development of a general ontology and enhancement of software development capabilities. CEO Cheng Hao pointed out that the AI-driven humanoid robot boom, especially the demand for vehicles of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), is driving the transition of humanoid robots from specialization to generalization. The company's phase one commercial positioning is to provide developers with general biped robots.

Glean, an AI-driven enterprise work platform, raised $260 million in Series E financing, doubling its valuation to $4.6 billion, co-led by Altimeter and DST Global. Glean's mission is to provide work AI for everyone, connecting and deeply understanding enterprise data, personnel, processes, and environments, while maintaining intuitiveness and security, becoming a reliable tool in daily work. Since its launch in 2019, Glean has evolved from an AI-powered enterprise search engine to a comprehensive enterprise AI assistant.

Zhipu AI, a unicorn in the large model field, announces the completion of financing worth several billion yuan to support technological innovation and ecosystem development. After this round of financing, Zhipu's valuation reaches 20 billion yuan, with Zhongguancun Science City Company as the lead investor, marking its third financing round in 2024. Zhipu's shareholder lineup includes well-known investment institutions such as Zhongguancun Science City, Hillhouse Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and Junlian Capital, as well as internet giants Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi.

Wuwen Chip Quasar, an AI startup established just over a year ago, recently secured nearly 500 million in Series A financing, bringing its total financing to over 1 billion, making it the king of financing in the AI infrastructure sector. Its shareholders include state-owned assets, local funds, and notable venture capital institutions such as Shunwei Capital and Dacheng Financial Intelligence. One of the founders, Wang Yu, is the head of the Department of Electronics at Tsinghua University, and many team members have Tsinghua backgrounds with rich research experience. In 2016, DeepInsight Technology, incubated by Tsinghua NICS-EFC Laboratory, was acquired by Xilinx for 300 million.

Tokyo-based AI development company Sakana AI has announced the completion of a $100 million Series A financing round, with investors including NEA, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, and NVIDIA. Sakana AI focuses on nature-inspired intelligence and model optimization, particularly in evolutionary optimization and sparsity. The partnership with NVIDIA will provide advanced GPU technology support and access to Japanese data centers, aimed at promoting AI research and innovation. Collaboration goals include advancing research and leveraging NVIDIA's infrastructure.

Dongyi Technology, a humanoid robot company established in June 2024, has completed an angel round financing of tens of millions, led by Fengrui Capital and Z Fund, with several well-known investment institutions participating. The company's founder, Ren Xiaoyu, has extensive experience in bipedal humanoid robots and reinforcement learning development. Currently, humanoid robots excel in performing single tasks but face challenges in achieving diverse and generalized actions, limiting their potential for integration with multimodal large models. Dongyi Technology is committed to developing innovative behavioral AI agents and a new generation of humanoid robots.

AI infrastructure startup 'Wu Wen Xin Qiong' announced the completion of nearly 500 million Yuan in Series A financing, setting the record for the largest single financing amount for domestic AI Infra startups. This round was co-led by the Social Security Fund Zhongguancun Independent Innovation Fund, Qiming Venture Partners, and Hongtai Fund, with participation from strategic investors including Lenovo Capital, Xiaomi, and Softcom. The funds will primarily be used to enhance talent acquisition, deepen technology research and development, drive product commercialization, and strengthen ecosystem collaboration. 'Wu Wen Xin Qiong' was established just 16 months ago.

In the field of artificial intelligence, a mysterious startup named World Labs is gaining widespread attention. Founded by renowned Stanford AI professor Fei-Fei Li, the company has reportedly completed two rounds of financing in just two months.

Enterprise AI company Glean is actively pursuing financing, with an expected valuation increase from $2.25 billion to $4.5 billion, aiming to raise $250 million led by renowned venture capital firm DST Global. Founded in 2019 by former Google search engineers, Glean focuses on developing AI solutions that enhance the efficiency of enterprise information processing and management, having already attracted interest from several major corporations. This funding round reflects investors' strong enthusiasm for rapidly growing AI startups.

OpenAI is leading a $60 million Series B funding round for hardware startup Opal, aiming to integrate AI technology into consumer devices. Opal is known for its high-end webcams, particularly its flagship product Tadpole, which offers exceptional video recording quality at up to 3840x2160 pixels and customizable settings via an app. In addition to enhancing its camera products, Opal plans to leverage OpenAI's resources to develop AI-based innovat....

Recently, some media reported that Tencent participated in the $300 million financing of the Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn company Yue Zhi An Mian Technology Co., Ltd., but Yue Zhi An Mian declined to comment. Previously, Yue Zhi An Mian's valuation reached $3 billion in May, making it a leader among large model startups.

The leading domestic AI image generation platform "LiblibAI" has completed three rounds of financing in the past year, totaling hundreds of millions of RMB, setting a record for the largest total financing in the domestic AI image sector. These three rounds include an angel round led by Source Code Capital, a second round led by strategic investors, and a third round led by Mingshi Capital, with existing shareholders continuing to increase their investment. Yuan Shi Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor in multiple financing rounds.

Baichuan Intelligence, a large model startup, recently completed its Series A financing round, raising a total of 5 billion yuan and achieving a valuation of 20 billion yuan. According to an exclusive report by 'Intelligent Emergence', in addition to previously announced investors such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi, this financing round has also attracted industrial investment funds with state-owned backgrounds from Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

Skild AI recently announced a $300 million funding round, aiming to create a general artificial intelligence system known as the 'Robot Brain'. This startup, originated from Carnegie Mellon University, is focused on developing intelligent systems that can be adapted to various machines and robotic devices. The leaders of this round of funding include Jeff Bezos through his venture company Bezos Explorations, SoftBank Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Coatue. Following this round of funding

German AI defense company Helsing recently secured €450 million in a C round financing. This funding will be used for product development and research, with a focus on protecting the eastern border of NATO. This round was led by General Catalyst, with other investors including Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural, and Greenoaks.Image Source Note: The image was generated by AI, and the image licensing is provided by Midjourney The company's co-founders, Niklas K?hler, Torsten Reil, and Gundb

Generative AI platform Cohere has completed $500 million in financing, with its valuation soaring to $5 billion. Cohere offers AI services such as text generation and content summarization, showcasing strong technical capabilities. Co-founder Aidan Gomez is one of the authors of the Transformers architecture. Cohere's products include services for text search, text classification, and text generation.