Blocks, an AI platform for smart tools, raises $10M in Seed round

Jack Altman has launched Alt Capital II, with $275 million earmarked to back enterprise-focused AI startups, especially those in Series A rounds. Notably, this fund came together in about a month far faster than industry norms

🔥 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Musk’s XAI Raises $10 Billion at $200 Billion Valuation Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised new funding at a $200 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal, making it one of the world’s most valuable startups. 🔗 [𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆](https://lnkd.in/gtBsstzR) 📢 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴

CoreWeave’s CEO nailed it. The AI era demands infrastructure that’s purpose-built, not retrofitted. General-purpose clouds weren’t designed for this scale of compute, and enterprises are realizing it fast. At Hydra Host, we share this conviction. Our model is centered on: GPUaaS without lock-in; flexibility to scale up or down as AI demand shifts. AI Factories' purpose-built environments are optimized for performance and monetization, and the colocation facilities to house them. Cost efficiency is achieved by eliminating waste through infrastructure alignment with workload needs. The message is clear: the winners in this next wave won’t be the ones with the most generic capacity, but those who enable AI-native companies to move fast, scale intelligently, and stay cost-effective. #AIInfrastructure #GPUaaS #AIFactories #HydraHost #CloudTransformation #AI #HPCdatacenters #colocation

We’re looking forward to helping scale the next generation of AI startups. “With the new accelerator, Databricks wants to go beyond standard venture capital, offering companies mentorship from its executives, and helping them grow, in some cases, even before the startup has a product out.” Read more about our new AI Accelerator Program in Forbes https://lnkd.in/gWGP9CYD

Databricks is charting the course for the next generation of AI-native organizations. Exciting times ahead for data monetization, AI proliferation, and the creation of new standards in agentic applications!

Great news for early stage Quebec startups, Étienne Mérineau and team officially launch Telegraph Ventures Montreal’s newest $35 million pre-seed/seed fund to back AI startups in Québec Telegraph will help fill a large gap in the ecosystem leading early stage deals with cheque sizes of $500K-$750K. Étienne brings deep operating experience as the co-founder of conversational AI startup Heyday which was acquired by Hootsuite in 2021. Inovia Capital Teralys Capital Marianne Dubois Beatrice Couture

CoreWeave has announced the launch of CoreWeave Ventures, a new fund managed by co-founder Brannin McBee to invest in AI startups, providing both capital and access to computing power. The company has already backed several startups and plans to acquire OpenPipe, aligning its infrastructure to support the growth of AI ventures. Tech in Asia https://lnkd.in/eNvM6BEJ #AI #ArtificalIntelligence

Berlin-based AI startup n8n, which helps businesses automate workflows, has raised $180M in a Series C round, valuing the company at $2.5B. The round was led by US VC Accel, with participation from Meritech, Redpoint, Evantic, Visionaries Club, T Capital, nVentures, and existing investors Sequoia, HV Capital, Highland Europe, and Felicis Ventures. Jan Oberhauser | Ben Fletcher 🔗 Read full article link in comment #n8n #AI #WorkflowAutomation #BusinessAutomation #StartupFunding #SeriesC #TechInvestment #EnterpriseTech #NoCode #AIAutomation #BerlinStartup #Innovation #ScaleUp

MA7 Ventures invests $3.7M in Silicon Valley AI startup Higgsfield! Through the MA7 Angels Club syndicate, more than 50 investors from Central Asia backed Higgsfield, a San Francisco–based startup building next-gen generative video technologies: - $3.1M — in the bridge round - $600K — in the Series A 📌 In just 5 months, Higgsfield’s platform has: - Gained 11M+ users - Reached over 1.2B views on social media! https://lnkd.in/dmZTk_RH

GreyLabs AI, a BFSI-focused AI startup has raised Rs 85 Crore (around $10 million) in its Series A funding round led by Elevation Capital. Existing backer Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) and other undisclosed angel investors, also participated in this round. The startup said the funds will be used to strengthen its tech stack, grow its customer base, expand its presence, and improve on-ground client support. 🔗 Read full article link in comment Aman Goel | Harshita Srivastava | Shivam Gupta | Raj Sanghavi | Debabrata Basak | Shreyas Patel | Pranay Desai #GreyLabsAI #aistartup #funding #startupnews #mumbai #innovation #growth