Daily Summary of AI Startup Funding News - January 28, 2026
Funding Updates
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Anthropic
Status: Currently raising funds
Amount: Increased its latest funding round to $20 billion. -
Risotto
Status: Closed funding round
Amount Raised: $10 million in seed funding to improve ticketing systems with AI. -
Phia
Status: Closed funding round
Amount Raised: $35 million to innovate in the shopping experience.
Founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni. -
Flora
Status: Closed funding round
Amount Raised: $42 million from Redpoint Ventures.
A node-based design tool. -
CVector
Status: Closed funding round
Amount Raised: $5 million for developing its industrial ‘nervous system’.
Recent Developments
- OpenAI launched Prism, a new AI workspace aimed at scientists.
- Airtable entered the AI agent market with a new feature called Superagent.
- Qualcomm is backing SpotDraft as it scales its on-device contract AI, with its valuation approaching $400 million.
This summary captures the key funding activities and notable developments in the AI startup ecosystem as of today.
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