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Anthropic closes in on $20B round; plus, Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B Feb 10, 2026

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Anthropic raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly as possible.

Also, after announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again a big leap in valuation.

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Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm Feb 09, 2026

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Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn't just scan. It seeks out specific data.

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Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools Feb 06, 2026

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The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents.

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Fundamental raises a Series A with a new take on big data analysis; plus, Stripe alumni raised a Series A for Duna Feb 05, 2026

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Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.

Also, having raised a €30 million Series A round led by CapitalG, business identity verification startup Duna is now among the most well-capitalized European startups founded by Stripe alumni.

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Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI Feb 05, 2026

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Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI

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Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips; plus, Apeiron Labs gets $29M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots Feb 04, 2026

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The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure.

Also, To build and sell more of its autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Apeiron Labs recently closed a $9.5 million Series A round led by Dyne Ventures, RA Capital Management Planetary Health and S2G Investments, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Assembly Ventures, Bay Bridge Ventures, and TFX Capital participated.

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Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits Feb 04, 2026

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Gradient's heat pumps fit in windows, minimizing installation times. Now, it is introducing software to make those units more intelligent.

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Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps Feb 03, 2026

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Linq offers an API that lets companies offer their AI assistants via iMessage, RCS and SMS.

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Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants Feb 03, 2026

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Carbon Robotics' Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.

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Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide Feb 02, 2026

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Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelator for students nationwide

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