Daily Summary of AI Startup Funding News (March 14, 2026)
Recently Closed Funding Rounds
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Positron
- Funding Round: $230 million Series B
- Valuation: $1 billion
- Date: February 2026
- Investors: Valor Equity Partners, Jump Trading
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Bedrock Robotics
- Funding Round: $270 million Series B
- Valuation: $1.8 billion
- Date: February 2026
- Investors: 8VC, Valor Equity Partners
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Fundamental
- Funding Round: $255 million Series A
- Valuation: $1.4 billion
- Date: February 2026
- Investors: Oak HC/FT
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Goodfire
- Funding Round: $150 million Series B
- Valuation: $1.3 billion
- Date: February 2026
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Talkiatry
- Funding Round: $210 million Series D
- Valuation: $1.4 billion
- Total Funding: Almost $430 million
- Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Left Lane Capital
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Recursive Intelligence
- Funding Round: $300 million Series A
- Valuation: $4 billion
- Total Funding: Around $335 million
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital
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Code Metal
- Funding Round: $125 million Series B
- Valuation: $1.3 billion
- Total Funding: Over $170 million
- Investors: Salesforce, J2 Ventures
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Flapping Airplanes
- Funding Round: $180 million seed funding
- Valuation: $1.5 billion
- Date: February 2026
- Investors: Index Ventures, GV
Startups Currently Raising Funds
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ChatExcel
- Funding Rounds: Pre-A and Series A
- Amount Raised: Tens of millions of yuan
- Investors: Koala Fund, Heding Capital
- Purpose: Product development and overseas expansion
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MiroFish
- Funding Amount: 30 million yuan
- Investor: Chen Tianqiao (Shanda Group)
- Purpose: Product incubation for an AI forecasting engine
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KNOWIN
- Funding Round: Angel+
- Valuation: Over RMB 2 billion
- Investors: CDH Capital, L2F Photon Entrepreneurs Fund, Source Code Capital
- Purpose: R&D and product development in household humanoid robots
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XREAL
- Funding Round: $100 million
- Valuation: Over $1 billion
- Investors: Supply chain partners (undisclosed)
- Purpose: Expansion of AR technology
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Thunderbird Innovation
- Funding Round: Exceeding 1 billion yuan
- Investors: China Mobile's Chain Leader Fund, CITIC Jinshi, China Unicom's Lianchuang Innovation Fund
- Purpose: Development of smart glasses technology
This summary captures the latest funding activities in the AI startup ecosystem, highlighting significant rounds and ongoing fundraising efforts.
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