Mistral secures $830 million in debt financing to fund AI data center CNBC
ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand TechCrunch
Rebellions lands $400M in funding to lead the South Korean revolt against Nvidia chips SiliconANGLE
Student startups win funding in Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition Penn State University
Sett secures $30 million Series B to automate game marketing with AI agents CTech
Ex–Blackstone staffers raise $25 million for startup Valinor, which aims to put private credit on the blockchain Fortune
Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones MIT Technology Review
To Lure Top AI Talent, Startups Are Turning to Cold Hard Cash WSJ
Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup TechCrunch
Qodo raises $70 million Series B to tackle AI’s code quality problem CTech
Young local founder gaining traction with new AI speaking coach startup Wellspoken Richmond BizSense
AI talent war is driving startups to offer big salaries over long-term incentives Baton Rouge Business Report