Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5. 55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to fuel its growth in the U. That’s despite growing competition with rival Harvey, but also with Microsoft Copilot and generalist large language models (LLMs). Publicly listed legal software companies …

Just a couple of years ago, AI agents were mostly chatbots that could use basic tools. People were curious, but given concerns around reliability and security, as well as cost, the tech remained in the realm of early adopters. How things have changed. Coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and …

AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1. 5 billion pre-money valuation. AMI is working on world models, or AI that learns from reality, not just from language. This category has fewer players than generative AI, but maybe not …

Sleep tech company Eight Sleep today said that it has raised $50 million in a strategic round led by Tether Investments at a valuation of $1. This new round comes after the startup closed a $100 million round last August from investors such as HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, …

Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech company is in the middle of a multibillion-dollar funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The funding round would come less than a year after the company’s Series G, which closed in June with $2. …

The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm bells for the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry. On the other hand, AI-powered customer support startups such as Decagon, Parloa, and Sierra have picked up millions of dollars in funding …

OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, the company announced Friday morning, commencing one of the largest private funding rounds in history. The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion pre-money valuation. …

Einride has secured an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE (private investment in public equity) ahead of its public debut, which is expected for the first half of 2026. The Swedish startup is most well-known for building both electric trucks and autonomous pods that are designed to carry freight with no room …

Pre-Series A founders, this is your moment! If your startup is ready to be tested under real pressure, the battlefield is open. We’re still accepting nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200. This is your shot to step into the arena at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and go head-to-head in front of …

OpenAI is nearing a deal to raise more than $100 billion at a valuation that could exceed $850 billion, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. The deal comes as the ChatGPT-maker burns through cash as it inches toward profitability. To that end, OpenAI has said it has started …