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17 Aug

Cool Company Raises · $280.0M

Wispr raises a $280.0M Series B round

Wispr is building a more natural interface to interact with technology, aiming to enhance productivity through voice-first tools. Established in 2021, the company focuses on empowering users to communicate effortlessly without the constraints of traditional keyboards. Wispr Flow, their flagship product, supports advanced voice interactions and is designed for various user needs, from professionals to individuals with specific challenges. The company also emphasizes its mission to make technology accessible to everyone worldwide.

Software Trae Young Paul George Klay Thompson Domantas Sabonis Alex Caruso+20 more

9 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $65.0M

Ollama raises a $65.0M Series B round

Ollama is the largest developer platform for open models, making them easy, efficient, and safe to use. With 8.9 million monthly active developers and over 67,000 integrations, it connects users to open models on their own devices or through the cloud. Founded by Jeffrey Morgan and Michael Chiang, Ollama has raised a total of $88 million in funding. The company aims to empower developers by providing accessible tools for AI model integration.

Software Artificial-Intelligence Machine-Learning 49 Palms 8 Vc Benchmark+5 more

6 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $40.0M

BespokeLabs.AI raises a $40.0M Series A round

Data curation for post-training

Information-Technology 8 Vc Anthropic Dheeraj Pandey Jeff Dean Mayfield+7 more

5 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $400.0M

Generalist AI raises a $400.0M round

Generalist AI is a developer of embodied robotics intelligence and foundation models, based in San Francisco, CA. The company focuses on creating advanced systems that enable robotic hardware to autonomously adapt to various tasks. They launched their core foundation model architecture in April 2026 and have a team composed of veterans from Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics.

Artificial-Intelligence Machine-Learning Robotics 8 Vc Bezos Expeditions Hanabi Capital+4 more

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