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Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $1 billion from a16z, Nvidia, AMD and others to advance its global models focused on robotics and scientific discovery (Alicia Tang/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 18, 2026

Alicia Tang / Bloomberg: Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $1 billion from a16z, Nvidia, AMD and others to advance…

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Data analytics company Fractal, which became India’s first AI unicorn in 2022, raised $313 million in its Mumbai IPO; its shares fell 5% amid weakness in the Indian IPO market (Rajesh Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Sequoia CEO Coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a business and never been harder…

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Didero, which provides an agentic AI layer that integrates with ERP systems to automate supply chains, raised a $30 million Series A round co-led by Chemistry and Headline (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: “Engineers become wizards” | The Future of Software Development with OpenAI’s Sherwin Wu Interviews with world-class…

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Tel Aviv-based Backslash Security, which protects enterprise software development from ambient coding risks, raised a $19 million Series A, bringing total funding to $27 million (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 11, 2026

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Tel Aviv-based Backslash Security, which protects enterprise software development from video coding risks, has raised a…

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Matia, which helps companies consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21 million Series A led by Red Dot Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $31 million (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 10, 2026

Mike Wheatley/ SiliconANGLE: Matia, which helps companies consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21 million Series A led by…

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Naboo, the Paris-based online corporate event booking marketplace, raised a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed with participation from Notion Capital, ISAI and Ternel (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta Grit explores what…

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London-based Tem, which uses AI to optimize corporate energy transactions, has raised a $75 million Series B led by Lightspeed, according to a source at a valuation of more than $300 million (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta Grit explores what…

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EnFi, which makes AI agents that analyze and make decisions on credit applications, raised a $15 million Series A led by Fintop, bringing its total funding to $22.5 million (Tatiana Bautzer/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: Moltbook mania explained The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton…

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Lotus, which uses AI to provide free 24/7 primary care in 50 languages, raised a $35 million Series A led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to $41 million (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 3, 2026

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Lotus, which uses AI to provide free 24/7 primary care in 50 languages, raised a $35…

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Denver-based Northslope, which creates custom AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22 million Series A round led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 1, 2026

Nathalie Breymeyer / Axios: Denver-based Northslope, which creates custom AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22 million Series A…

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Google now allows large creators and publishers in the United States to claim and customize dedicated search profiles to aggregate their content from multiple platforms (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Coinbase and Better fund the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage that uses bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide rollout planned in the coming months (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Just 26% of Americans support increased data center construction, the lowest share among 15 major countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada (Financial Times)

SpaceX gets property tax exemption for its $55 billion Terafab chip plant project in Texas, despite threats of legal action from Texans, amid local opposition to AI (Stephanie Findlay/Financial Times)

A profile of Anthropic as it prepares to go public and expand access to Mythos, amid criticism that commercial pressures have eroded its AI security standards (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

Browsing: raised

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $1 billion from a16z, Nvidia, AMD and others to advance its global models focused on robotics and scientific discovery (Alicia Tang/Bloomberg)

Data analytics company Fractal, which became India’s first AI unicorn in 2022, raised $313 million in its Mumbai IPO; its shares fell 5% amid weakness in the Indian IPO market (Rajesh Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)

Didero, which provides an agentic AI layer that integrates with ERP systems to automate supply chains, raised a $30 million Series A round co-led by Chemistry and Headline (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

Tel Aviv-based Backslash Security, which protects enterprise software development from ambient coding risks, raised a $19 million Series A, bringing total funding to $27 million (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

Matia, which helps companies consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21 million Series A led by Red Dot Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $31 million (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Naboo, the Paris-based online corporate event booking marketplace, raised a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed with participation from Notion Capital, ISAI and Ternel (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

London-based Tem, which uses AI to optimize corporate energy transactions, has raised a $75 million Series B led by Lightspeed, according to a source at a valuation of more than $300 million (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

EnFi, which makes AI agents that analyze and make decisions on credit applications, raised a $15 million Series A led by Fintop, bringing its total funding to $22.5 million (Tatiana Bautzer/Reuters)

Lotus, which uses AI to provide free 24/7 primary care in 50 languages, raised a $35 million Series A led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to $41 million (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

Denver-based Northslope, which creates custom AI applications for Palantir OS, raised a $22 million Series A round led by Friends & Family Capital and Goldcrest Capital (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios)