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2024 was a landmark year for the AI industry. According to TechCrunch, 49 startups secured over $100 million in funding, with seven raising over $1 billion and three securing multiple mega-funding rounds. This momentum continues into 2025. Despite it being early in the year, the number of US AI companies receiving over $100 million in funding is nearing double digits, with at least one round exceeding $1 billion. The following are the companies that have secured over $100 million in funding so far in 2025...

Crunchbase announced that it will abandon its role as a historical data provider and transform into an AI-driven prediction engine. This new platform will be able to predict startup funding rounds, acquisitions, and growth trajectories with an accuracy of up to 95%, marking a significant strategic shift for Crunchbase. Crunchbase CEO Jagger McConnell stated in an interview that the traditional historical data industry is in decline. He believes that data companies relying solely on historical data...

Mistral AI, established just six months ago, completed two funding rounds of $113 million and $415 million, skyrocketing its valuation from $260 million to $2 billion. Mistral AI released its open-source model Mixtral 8x7B, which performs closely to GPT-4. Mistral AI is regarded as 'France's OpenAI' and has received strong support from President Macron. Mistral AI aims to compete directly with OpenAI through open-source and differentiated positioning.