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Cognition AI’s $1 billion Series D at a $26 billion valuation anchors a funding slate where AI agents, memory chips, scientific discovery and defense integration all drew serious capital, while byFounders added a €130 million-plus early-stage fund for Nordic and Baltic startups.
In this episode- XCENA Raises $135M Betting Memory Is AI's Real Bottleneck | Awesome Agents — Awesome Agents
XCENA Raises $135M Betting Memory Is AI's Real Bottleneck | Awesome Agents
Every AI infrastructure conversation in 2026 eventually circles back to GPUs - whether NVIDIA can make enough of them, who gets allocation, and how long training runs take. XCENA thinks that framing misses the actual choke point.
The South Korean startup closed a $135 million Series B at a $570 million valuation on May…Exclusive: Picogrid Raises $45M Series A — Tectonic Defense
# Exclusive: Picogrid Raises $45M Series A
Author: Barratt Dewey
Published: 2026-05-29T12:59:08+00:00
Source: tectonicdefense.com (tectonicdefense.com)
Language: en
## Story
Exclusive: Picogrid Raises $45M Series A
Image: Picogrid
Picogrid is proving that teamwork really does make the dream work.
This morning, the El Segundo-based hardware and software integration startup announced in an…Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking — The Next Web
Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking
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#### TL;DR
London AI lab Inherent raised $50M from Index Ventures and Radical Ventures to build self-improving AI for scientific discovery. Ex-UK AI tsar Matt Clifford advises.
London-based AI lab Inherent emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $50 million seed…Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026 — The AI World
Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026
Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026
The AI World
Friday, May 29, 2026
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# Sara Rywe’s byFounders Launches €130M+ Fund III to Back Europe’s Next Global Success Stories
### FemWealth Issue #261
May 31, 2026
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### Hi FemWealth Friends,
### In the Spotlight 💸
Co-led by Sara Rywe, byFounders is a community-powered early-stage venture fund investing…
Daily TopFive for Startup Fundraising. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Startup Fundraising on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected].
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By Startup Fundraising — Lantern PodcastsCognition AI’s $1 billion Series D at a $26 billion valuation anchors a funding slate where AI agents, memory chips, scientific discovery and defense integration all drew serious capital, while byFounders added a €130 million-plus early-stage fund for Nordic and Baltic startups.
In this episode- XCENA Raises $135M Betting Memory Is AI's Real Bottleneck | Awesome Agents — Awesome Agents
XCENA Raises $135M Betting Memory Is AI's Real Bottleneck | Awesome Agents
Every AI infrastructure conversation in 2026 eventually circles back to GPUs - whether NVIDIA can make enough of them, who gets allocation, and how long training runs take. XCENA thinks that framing misses the actual choke point.
The South Korean startup closed a $135 million Series B at a $570 million valuation on May…Exclusive: Picogrid Raises $45M Series A — Tectonic Defense
# Exclusive: Picogrid Raises $45M Series A
Author: Barratt Dewey
Published: 2026-05-29T12:59:08+00:00
Source: tectonicdefense.com (tectonicdefense.com)
Language: en
## Story
Exclusive: Picogrid Raises $45M Series A
Image: Picogrid
Picogrid is proving that teamwork really does make the dream work.
This morning, the El Segundo-based hardware and software integration startup announced in an…Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking — The Next Web
Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking
Image by: LinkedIn
#### TL;DR
London AI lab Inherent raised $50M from Index Ventures and Radical Ventures to build self-improving AI for scientific discovery. Ex-UK AI tsar Matt Clifford advises.
London-based AI lab Inherent emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $50 million seed…Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026 — The AI World
Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026
Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026
The AI World
Friday, May 29, 2026
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# Cognition AI Raises $1B at $26B Valuation in 2026
Cognition AI…Sara Rywe’s byFounders Launches €130M+ Fund III to Back Europe’s Next Global Success Stories — FemWealth
Sara Rywe’s byFounders Launches €130M+ Fund III to Back Europe’s Next Global Success Stories
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# Sara Rywe’s byFounders Launches €130M+ Fund III to Back Europe’s Next Global Success Stories
### FemWealth Issue #261
May 31, 2026
1
Share
### Hi FemWealth Friends,
### In the Spotlight 💸
Co-led by Sara Rywe, byFounders is a community-powered early-stage venture fund investing…
Daily TopFive for Startup Fundraising. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Startup Fundraising on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected].