PitchBook: AI voice startups raised $7B in Q1 2026, up from $1B in Q1 2025, as OpenAI and Google bet on voice as the main interface for next-gen AI agents
Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero, which has 19M+ registered users and $30M in annual recurring revenue; PitchBook: GPTZero is valued at $88M+
As AI-generated content storms the internet, productivity company Superhuman is acquiring GPTZero, an AI detection startup cofounded by Edward Tian and Alex Cui in 2023.
PitchBook: US AI and robotics VC deals are up over 4x since 2023 to $160B+ so far in 2025, while comparable China deals are just $10B+, up from $9.24B in 2023
The big story — Sitting in his new Beijing office, AI2 Robotics Founder and CEO Eric Guo wistfully reflected on fundraising challenges …
PitchBook: Nvidia invested in 59 AI startups in 2025 so far, including 10 in the past two months, surpassing 55 investments in 2024 and 12 investments in 2022
This year the chipmaker has backed 59 AI startups as of mid-October …
PitchBook: AI startups received 53% of all global VC dollars invested in H1 2025, rising to 64% in the US, and accounted for 29% of all global startups funded
Artificial intelligence is eating venture capital. Or at least its dollars. … - That percentage jumps to 64% in the U.S.
PitchBook: US VC investment in AI startups rose 33% QoQ to $65B in Q1, up 550% from the quarter prior to ChatGPT's 2022 release
Companies like OpenAI, Amazon and Meta have supersized their spending on artificial intelligence, with no signs of slowing down. Bluesky: @beyerstein Bluesky: Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : The fr...
Experts say Chinese investors would be wary of backing AI startups building foundation models; PitchBook: in Q1, AI/ML VC funding in China fell 30% YoY to $1.2B
Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek's foundation, rapidly accelerating AI adoption throughout Chinese society. — ...
PitchBook: AI startups developing medical note-taking apps raised $800M in 2024, compared to $390M in 2023, as Microsoft and others compete for market share
Investment in the apps has doubled as Big Tech and start-ups compete to grab share of market — Investment in artificial …
Contextual AI, which offers retrieval augmented generation tools for enterprises, raised an $80M Series A led by Greycroft; PitchBook values Contextual at $609M
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A look at the race to build advanced AI robots; PitchBook: robotics startups have raised $6.5B across 552 deals in 2024 vs. $9.7B across 1,256 deals in 2023
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