Issue #14August 20, 202611 links

Deepgram raises $130.0M Series C for speech AI

Deepgram raised a $130.0M Series C for its speech AI platform, which the company says has transcribed over one trillion words since inception. Antares Nuclear raised $60.0M for compact microreactors aimed at remote military bases and austere industrial sites, and Resolve AI raised a $40.0M Series A to automate production troubleshooting.

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Dev Tools

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mattpocock/sandcastle: Orchestrate sandboxed coding agents in TypeScript with sandcastle.run()

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mattpocock/skills: Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .claude directory.

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Give your agent the tool catalog for the job. 2,617 endpoints across 42 providers — premium SEO, social, enrichment and ads data, pay as you go. Plus your own keys & skills, and an identity per agent.

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$130.0M

Deepgram raises a $130.0M Series C round

Deepgram's speech AI platform is the foundation for the future of voice technologies. We've raised $86 million to put speech AI behind leading innovators and have transcribed over one trillion words since inception. We believe every voice should be heard and understood, from our audio to our customers to our employees. Enabled by end-to-end deep learning models, Deepgram's strength lies in our diversity of people, ideas, and backgrounds that inspire the next generation of voice-enabled experiences. We've been recognized as an Inc. Best Workplace (2022), a Forbes Top 50 AI Company to Watch (2021), and a CB Insights Top 100 AI Startup (2021), among others. Voice intelligence is out there, and we're here to help any developer or company discover its value with just an API call. You bring your voice. Deepgram delivers the intelligence.

Information-Technology Artificial-Intelligence Edbi $100M+

$40.0M

Resolve AI raises a $40.0M Series A round

Resolve AI is a startup focused on automating software operations by developing AI-powered tools for software engineers. Founded by former Splunk executive Spiros Xanthos, the company aims to autonomously troubleshoot and fix production issues, allowing engineers to concentrate on development. It seeks to revolutionize software engineering with intelligent systems designed to handle operational tasks and reduce the time spent on resolving incidents.

Software Artificial-Intelligence Salesforce Ventures Dst Global $10M+

$15.0M

Sonic Fire Tech raises a $15.0M round

Sonic Fire Tech is doing business as Incaendium Initiative Corporation. Sonic Fire Tech is transforming fire suppression with its groundbreaking acoustic wave technology—an ecologically friendly, safe, and scalable alternative to traditional water or chemical-based systems. Designed by NASA-trained engineers, this next-generation solution addresses everything from ultra-early wildfire intervention to the protection of homes, businesses, and high-value assets, offering a smarter way to fight today’s fires without the collateral damage of outdated methods.

Other Information-Technology $10M+

$60.0M

Antares Nuclear raises a $60.0M round

Antares is building compact nuclear microreactors to deliver reliable, mobile energy where it’s needed most—remote military bases, austere industrial sites, and eventually deep space and underwater missions. Founded to tackle the challenge of delivering power where it’s hardest to access, the company is driving momentum in a U.S. nuclear industry that hasn’t seen true progress in decades. Backed by over $50M from top-tier investors, Antares brings together talent from SpaceX, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, MIT, the U.S. Air Force, and more, with a focus on shipping hardware—not hypotheticals.

Information-Technology $50M+

$6.5M

Synthefy raises a $6.5M Seed round

Synthefy is a foundation-model company that specializes in structured data intelligence, providing solutions that drive the physical and digital economy. Their Structured Data Foundation Models (SDFMs) are designed to generalize across various numerical data, enabling enterprises to solve high-value problems without the need for purpose-built models. By applying machine intelligence to structured numerical data, Synthefy enhances forecasting, pricing optimization, fraud detection, and more. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing data environments used by enterprises.

Software Artificial-Intelligence Cyber-Security Manohar Paluri Aparna Chennapragada Srinivas Narayanan+10 more

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