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27 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $4.5M

Pilot Protocol raises a $4.5M Seed round

Pilot Protocol is building an internet for agents, enabling AI agents to communicate and collaborate effectively. Launched from stealth, the company aims to redefine how agents interact by moving beyond their solitary operation. With $4.5 million in seed funding, Pilot Protocol is positioned to lead significant advancements in this space.

Cool Company Raises · $3.0B

Safe Superintelligence raises a $3.0B round

Safe Superintelligence is an artificial intelligence research lab focused on developing safe AI systems. Co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, the startup aims to address growing concerns about the potential harm of AI technology. Within just three months of its founding, it successfully raised $1 billion to enhance its capabilities. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.

25 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $2.6M

Writesonic raises a $2.6M Seed round

Writesonic, Inc. is an AI Search Visibility Platform that helps brands track and improve their online presence across various AI platforms. Founded in 2021 by Samanyou Garg, the company evolved from a basic AI copywriting tool to encompass SEO content and chatbot functionalities. It has raised between $2.6 million and $3.1 million in total funding and is known for its user-friendly interface and various integrations. The platform offers a 7-day free trial for new users.

22 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $5.2M

Petra Labs raises a $5.2M Seed round

Petra Labs is focused on integrating AI search technology to boost revenue for enterprise businesses. The company employs advanced algorithms to optimize search functionalities and improve user experiences. Their innovative solutions aim to connect AI-driven insights with tangible business outcomes. Petra Labs is dedicated to transforming how enterprises leverage search capabilities.

19 Jul

Cool Company Raises · YC S26

rekursiv.ai launches at YC (Summer 2026)

Scale AI scientists whose own breakthroughs accelerate the next.

17 Jul

Cool Company Raises · YC S26

Belvedir launches at YC (Summer 2026)

The autonomous private AI platform.

15 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $302.0M

Walden Robotics raises a $302.0M round

Walden Robotics is a full-stack Physical AI company that is focused on building and deploying general-purpose robots. These robots are designed to continuously learn and improve while performing real work. The company aims to integrate advanced AI technologies into practical robotic solutions. Launched with significant funding, it positions itself as an innovator in the robotics industry.

13 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $21.0M

Augmodo raises a $21.0M round

Augmodo is the only real-time inventory and task tracker that uses wearable SmartBadge™ on retail associates, creating live 3D store maps with cutting-edge tech to enhance retail experiences and cut costs for retailers, brands and consumers. The spatial AI assistant builds better, more accurate shelf inventory and creates planograms updated dozens of times daily. The Augmodo system is easy to scale, 100X cheaper than alternatives and requires no operational changes.

Cool Company Raises · $3.2M

Section raises a $3.2M Seed round

Section is the online business school for the age of AI, offering AI courses in a fast, live, cohort-based format. Founded in 2019 by NYU Professor Scott Galloway and led by serial entrepreneur Greg Shove, Section aims to help knowledge workers augment their day-to-day work. The school has taught 44,000 students across 95 countries and partners with over 200 enterprise clients to train future leaders.

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.

7 Jul

Cool Company Raises · $300.0M

Oratomic raises a $300.0M Series A round

Oratomic is a Pasadena, CA-based developer of fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures and quantum-error correction systems. The company focuses on building commercially scalable quantum computers that circumvent noisy intermediate-scale quantum bottlenecks through advanced error correction techniques. Oratomic supports large-scale applications in machine learning and molecular chemistry simulations with optimized hardware designs. Led by CEO Dolev Bluvstein, the company is aggressively expanding its engineering teams to enhance its quantum technology capabilities.

3 Jul

Cool Company Raises · YC S26

Risklytics launches at YC (Summer 2026)

Property-level natural disaster risk scoring for insurers

30 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $800.0M

Etched raises a $800.0M round

Etched is a semiconductor company building purpose-built chips and servers optimized for transformer inference by hardwiring the transformer architecture directly into silicon, delivering unprecedented performance and efficiency for large-scale AI workloads.

24 Jun

Cool Company Raises · YC S26

Parasma launches at YC (Summer 2026)

Training human brain cells for AI compute

23 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $50.0M

Partly raises a $50.0M Series B round

Partly is the creator of the Interpreter AI model, the world's only foundation model purpose-built for the automotive repair supply chain. Founded in 2020, the company combines deep automotive expertise with world-class AI engineering to improve operational efficiency and profitability in the industry. With five years of development, Partly is now positioned to lead the US collision repair market with innovative AI solutions. The company aims to redefine the future of automotive repairs through advanced technology.

22 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $25.0M

Sea12 raises a $25.0M Series A round

Sea12 is an artificial intelligence startup based in New York that specializes in digitizing workflows for heavy industries. Founded in 2024, the company offers an AI-powered platform to automate complex workflows and connect data for enterprises. It serves clients such as Basden Steel, focusing on document processing and invoice management.

19 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $310.0M

Odyssey AI raises a $310.0M Series B round

Odyssey AI is an AI lab headquartered in Palo Alto that builds general-purpose world models. These models predict outcomes in physical space, unlike large language models that focus on text prediction. Odyssey's technology creates interactive video streams that respond to user inputs in real time, simulating real-world scenarios. Key applications include robotics training, gaming, autonomous vehicles, scientific research, and national security.

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.

3 Jun

Cool Company Raises · $5.0M

Dexterity raises a $5.0M Seed round

Dexterity offers robots as a service solution for logistics, warehousing, and supply chain operations. The company provides a 'robots as a service' model, which allows businesses to efficiently integrate robotics into their supply chain operations.

30 May

Cool Company Raises · $1.0B

Together AI raises a $1.0B Series C round

Together AI, the leading AI Acceleration Cloud, empowers developers and enterprises to train, fine-tune and run inference for generative AI models — delivering unparalleled performance, control, and cost-efficiency. The Together AI Platform supports a comprehensive range of top open source and custom models across multiple modalities, while offering flexible deployment options with the highest levels of privacy and security. Committed to advancing the frontier of AI through open collaboration, innovation and transparency, Together AI ensures that powerful AI systems remain accessible and flexible while creating optimal outcomes for society.

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