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AI Agent security platform Geordie completes $30 million Series A funding, led by Balderton Capital
AI Agent security platform Geordie has announced the completion of a $30 million Series A funding round, led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Crosspoint Capital, General Catalyst, and Ten Eleven Ventures. The company focuses on AI Agent governance and security, helping enterprises monitor the behavior, permissions, data access, and potential risks of internal AI agents in real time, while limiting non-deterministic AI agent decision-making behaviors. (Techfundingnews)
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AI programming startup Cognition completes over $1 billion in funding, valuation reaches $25 billion
: AI programming startup Cognition announced the completion of a new funding round of over $1 billion, with its pre-money valuation surging to $25 billion, doubling from the $10.2 billion post-money valuation achieved just 8 months ago.This funding round was led by Lux Capital and General Catalyst, with continued participation from Founders Fund and 8VC. New investors include Ribbit Capital, Atreides, and Layer Global.According to official data, the company's AI programmer product, Devin, has achieved a 50% month-over-month growth in enterprise user adoption over the past 6 months. The company's current Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) has reached $492 million, with customers including major institutions such as Mercedes-Benz, NASA, Goldman Sachs, and Santander Bank.Facing competition from native AI coding tools such as Anthropic Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Google Jules, Cognition stated that Devin's continued growth and the acquisition of Windsurf assets demonstrate that independent AI programming agents still possess commercial viability.
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AI Programming Startup Cognition Raises Over $1 Billion, Valued at $26 Billion
According to Bloomberg, AI programming startup Cognition AI has announced a new funding round exceeding $1 billion, valuing the company at $26 billion post-funding—more than double its valuation from the previous round in September 2025. Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC co-led the round, with participation from Ribbit Capital, Atreides Management LP, and Founders Fund—Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm.
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Catena Labs closes $30 million Series A funding round, led by Acrew Capital and a16z crypto
According to Fortune, Catena Labs—founded by Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle—has raised $30 million in its Series A funding round, led by Acrew Capital and a16z crypto, with participation from Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, and QED. Catena Labs focuses on developing tools that enable AI agents to conduct financial transactions securely. The company has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in New York for a national trust bank charter, seeking regulatory authorization to process payments and hold customer funds. Previously, in 2025, Catena Labs secured an initial $18 million financing round led by a16z crypto.
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AI social app Status AI completes $17 million seed and Series A funding round, with General Catalyst among participants
AI social app Status AI has announced the completion of a $17 million seed and Series A funding round, with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, LightShed Partners, and Abstract.The project primarily focuses on developing a gamified AI social media application that allows users to play any role in a virtual world, transforming social media into an interactive entertainment experience. (TechCrunch)
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AI startup Ciridae announces $20 million seed funding round led by Accel
According to Fortune, AI startup Ciridae has announced a $20 million seed funding round led by Accel, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. The company was co-founded by Jack Soslow, former partner at a16z, and Jack Weissenberger, former head of machine learning at Apple, and focuses on delivering AI transformation services to mid-sized enterprises in the real economy—such as home services, construction, and industrial distribution.
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Anthropic to Raise $50 Billion in Funding, Valuation May Reach $90 Billion
According to the UK’s Financial Times, AI company Anthropic is considering launching a new funding round this summer, with a maximum fundraising target of $50 billion and a pre-money valuation of approximately $900 billion—potentially surpassing OpenAI (valued at $852 billion in March) to become the world’s most highly valued AI company. So far, investment firms including Dragoneer, General Catalyst, and Lightspeed Venture Partners have proactively expressed interest in investing. Sources indicate that Anthropic’s annualized revenue is poised to exceed $45 billion—roughly five times its $9 billion year-end figure from last year. This funding round is expected to close within two months and pave the way for an IPO later this year.
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AI-powered recruitment platform Ethos raises $22.75M in Series A funding, led by a16z
London-based AI recruitment platform Ethos has raised $22.75 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from General Catalyst. Ethos uses AI-powered interviews and assessments of professional artifacts—including essays, code, and more—to build detailed skill profiles of candidates and match them to paid opportunities such as expert consulting, market research, AI data labeling, advisory roles, and full-time positions. Founded in 2023 by James Lo and Daniel J. Mankowitz—former employees of Google DeepMind, McKinsey & Company, and SoftBank—the company aims to address the growing challenge of identifying genuine candidate capabilities amid rising numbers of fabricated or AI-generated resumes. The new capital will be used to scale its AI agents, expand its global network of experts, and deepen collaborations with AI labs and enterprise clients.
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