a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’

The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space

Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.

This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’

The startup just raised a $26 million Series A to grow its customer base and help reduce red tape for utility and construction work.

Arga Labs is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents

Arga has raised $10 million in a seed funding round that was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Box Group, Emergence, Gradient and SV Angel.

India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call

Ringg has raised $10 million from Peak XV as a part of its Series A extension.

Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal

The funding, Gatik’s largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.

Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents

Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.

Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and…

Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles

The $1 billion Series C was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JP Morgan Chase.

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month

Jane Street has installed Etched’s first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.