Agent add-ons go unsigned: AIR raises $50M
A software supply chain is forming around the skills, plug-ins and MCP servers AI agents use. AIR has come out of stealth to police it.
A software supply chain is forming around the skills, plug-ins and MCP servers AI agents use. AIR has come out of stealth to police it.
The chipmaker has taken a stake in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, which brokers between utilities and data centers.
Starcloud is now valued at $2.3 billion. Its CEO says the hardest constraint ahead is not chips but booking launch capacity.
AI research company Pathway, which develops models based on what it calls a Post-Transformer BDH architecture, has closed a $30 million seed round at a $500 million valuation.
The Information reports that Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $3 billion in SB Energy, the SoftBank-backed data centre developer behind OpenAI's vast Ohio campus, which is aiming for an IPO.
Vals, which builds evaluations and benchmarks testing AI models on real-world tasks, has closed a $40 million Series A led by a16z at a $400 million valuation.
According to Newcomer, dual-valuation deals have become pervasive in the AI funding cycle, with prestige firms monetising their brand names by getting better prices in the same round.
AI coding startup Cognition is reportedly in talks for a new round at a $40 billion valuation, only months after its previous raise.
Data intelligence company Databricks has raised $5 billion in a round led by Coatue. Its valuation climbed from $188 billion to $190 billion within a few weeks.
Point2 Technology, which develops RF-based data center connectivity technology, raised $136 million in a Series B round led by LB Investment, Arm, and Maverick Silicon.