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Databricks Secures $4B in Series L Funding, Leading AI Startup Investments

Daily Summary Report: AI Startup Funding Updates (January 15, 2026)

Overview

  • Total Startups Listed: 15
  • Startups Currently Raising Funds: 1
  • Startups with Closed Funding Rounds: 14

Detailed Funding Updates

1. Databricks

  • Funding Amount: $4.00B
  • Round: Series L
  • Valuation: $134.00B
  • Funding Date: Dec 16, 2025
  • Investors: Insight Partners, Fidelity, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, among others
  • Status: Closed

2. Unconventional AI

  • Funding Amount: $475M
  • Round: Seed Round
  • Valuation: $4.50B
  • Funding Date: Dec 09, 2025
  • Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Ventures, Lux Capital, DCVC
  • Status: Closed

3. Cyera

  • Funding Amount: $400M
  • Round: Series F
  • Valuation: $9.00B
  • Funding Date: Dec 16, 2025
  • Investors: Blackstone, Georgian, Greenoaks, Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others
  • Status: Closed

4. Lovable

  • Funding Amount: $330M
  • Round: Series B
  • Valuation: $6.60B
  • Funding Date: Dec 18, 2025
  • Investors: CapitalG, Menlo Ventures, NVentures, Salesforce Ventures, among others
  • Status: Closed

5. Radiant Nuclear

  • Funding Amount: $300M
  • Round: Series D
  • Funding Date: Dec 17, 2025
  • Investors: Draper Associates, Boost VC, among others
  • Note: Total Raised $500+ Million
  • Status: Closed

6. Tebra

  • Funding Amount: $250M
  • Round: Equity + Debt Financing
  • Funding Date: Dec 2025
  • Investors: Hildred Capital Management (Lead Equity), JP Morgan (Debt)
  • Status: Closed

7. Chai Discovery

  • Funding Amount: $130M
  • Round: Series B
  • Valuation: $1.30B
  • Funding Date: Dec 15, 2025
  • Investors: Oak HC/FT, General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, OpenAI, among others
  • Status: Closed

8. Mythic

  • Funding Amount: $125M
  • Round: Series D
  • Funding Date: Dec 17, 2025
  • Note: Total Raised $178 Million+
  • Investors: DCVC, New Enterprise Associates, among others
  • Status: Closed

9. Neural Concept

  • Funding Amount: $100M
  • Round: Series C
  • Funding Date: Dec 18, 2025
  • Investors: Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Forestay Capital, among others
  • Status: Closed

10. Last Energy

  • Funding Amount: $100M
  • Round: Series C
  • Funding Date: Dec 16, 2025
  • Investors: Astera Institute, JAM Fund, among others
  • Status: Closed

11. Ankar

  • Funding Amount: $20M
  • Round: Series A
  • Funding Date: Dec 17, 2025
  • Investors: Atomico, Index Ventures, among others
  • Note: Total Raised $24 Million
  • Status: Closed

12. Sequence

  • Funding Amount: $20M
  • Round: Series A
  • Funding Date: Dec 17, 2025
  • Investors: 645 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, among others
  • Status: Closed

13. Trigger.dev

  • Funding Amount: $16M
  • Round: Series A
  • Funding Date: Dec 17, 2025
  • Investors: Standard Capital, Y Combinator, among others
  • Status: Closed

14. Resolve AI

  • Funding Amount: Undisclosed
  • Round: Series A
  • Valuation: $1.00B
  • Funding Date: Dec 19, 2025
  • Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, undisclosed additional investors
  • Status: Closed

15. Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI) Labs

  • Funding Amount: $520M
  • Round: Pre-Launch Fundraising
  • Valuation: $3.65B
  • Funding Date: Ongoing
  • Investors: Not yet disclosed
  • Status: Fundraising in progress

This summary provides a comprehensive overview of the latest funding activities in the AI startup sector. For further details, you can explore the links provided in the sources.

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