Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel

Fluxnium’s fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.

Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M

The Palo Alto startup says it has landed multiple seven-figure enterprise contracts within months of launch.

Health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation as healthcare costs surge

The five-year-old startup raised $108 million from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz.

AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round

Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.

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Evvy raises $40M as it seeks to further women’s health research with vaginal microbiome data

Women’s health company Evvy announced Tuesday a $40 million Series B led by Catalio Capital Management.

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Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.

New Italian unicorn Exein rides the physical AI wave

Italian startup Exein has raised a $270 million round of funding led by Headline at a $1.7 billion valuation.

AI infrastructure company Cornelis raises $205M to chip away at Nvidia’s dominance

Cornelis, a company creating networking technology to help AI chips communicate more effectively, announced Monday that it has raised $205 million.