Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 11, 2026FUNDINGMecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data Rush~$500M valuation (round in progress)→
- Sep 1, 2026FUNDINGAIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use$50M seed→
- Jul 22, 2026FUNDINGEx-DOGE Founders' Cathedral Raises $160M for AI Cyber$160M Funding Round→
- Jul 22, 2026FUNDINGGlow Emerges From Stealth as $1.2B Security Unicorn$180M at $1.2B→
- Jul 17, 2026FUNDINGChai Discovery Raises $400M at $3.8B for AI Drug Design$400M at $3.8B→
- Jul 10, 2026FUNDINGProbook Raises $40M to Be the AI OS for Plumbers$40M total ($34M Series A + $6M seed)→
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FUNDING~$500M valuation (round in progress)
Mecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data Rush
Mecka AI, which pays crowdsourced workers to record everyday tasks for training humanoid robots, is nearing a Sequoia-led round at close to a $500 million valuation.
DEEP DIVE
AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use
FUNDING$50M seed
AIR Raises $50M to Vet What AI Agents Use
AIR, founded by two Israeli Unit 8200 veterans, raised $50 million across two seed rounds led by Sequoia and Greenoaks to build a platform that discovers and vets the skills and add-ons AI agents pull into enterprise environments.
DEEP DIVE
Ex-DOGE Founders' Cathedral Raises $160M for AI Cyber
FUNDING$160M Funding Round
Ex-DOGE Founders' Cathedral Raises $160M for AI Cyber
Cathedral, a defense-tech startup founded by former Department of Government Efficiency staffers, closed a $160 million round at a $1.4 billion valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia to expand US military cyber capabilities.
Glow Emerges From Stealth as $1.2B Security Unicorn
FUNDING$180M at $1.2B
Glow Emerges From Stealth as $1.2B Security Unicorn
AI-native endpoint security startup Glow emerged from stealth with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation, led by Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks and Redpoint Ventures.
Chai Discovery Raises $400M at $3.8B for AI Drug Design
FUNDING$400M at $3.8B
Chai Discovery Raises $400M at $3.8B for AI Drug Design
Life-sciences AI startup Chai Discovery raised a $400 million Series C at a $3.8 billion valuation led by Index Ventures, with Sequoia, Dimension and Kleiner Perkins participating, one of the largest rounds yet for AI-driven drug and molecule design.
Probook Raises $40M to Be the AI OS for Plumbers
FUNDING$40M total ($34M Series A + $6M seed)
Probook Raises $40M to Be the AI OS for Plumbers
Probook raised $40 million across a Series A and seed round, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia, to build an AI operating system that runs scheduling, dispatch and customer calls for plumbing, electrical and HVAC businesses.