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$519B

Capital tracked

531

Funding rounds

Model releases

569

Acquisitions

710

Talent moves

Weeks · since Jan 2026

This week · Sep 7 – Sep 13, 2026

The latest edition

Company	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Date	Source
Harvey Legal AI company for law firms and legal departments	$550M	$16B	Diffusion, Lightspeed Venture Partners	Sep 9, 2026	View
Maven Robotics	$100M	—	RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, XTX Markets Ventures	Sep 10, 2026	View
Salesforce	$69.0M	$500M	Ribbit Capital	Sep 10, 2026	View
Lightfield AI-native customer relationship management platform	$47.0M	—	Andreessen Horowitz	Sep 9, 2026	View
Antioch High-fidelity simulation for robotics and autonomy	$32.0M	—	Greylock	Sep 8, 2026	View
Cymphony AI-powered business intelligence and analytics platform	$30.0M	—	Sequoia and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund	Sep 9, 2026	View
CloudNC AI-powered CAM software automates CNC machining decisions	$20.0M	—	Nimble Ventures	Sep 10, 2026	View
Graph AI AI-native patient safety platform for pharmacovigilance	$13.3M	—	Insight Partners	Sep 10, 2026	View
Buildcheck AI AI-powered construction design review using computer vision	$12.0M	—	Telescope Partners	Sep 9, 2026	View
HelmGuard Autonomous AI agent platform for governance, risk, compliance	$7.3M	—	Infinity Ventures and Frontline	Sep 10, 2026	View
Stilla AI	$5.0M	—	General Catalyst	Sep 9, 2026	View
Fluencify Creator marketing platform using AI agents to automate campaigns	$4.3M	—	byFounders	Sep 7, 2026	View
Lightsage Platform optimizing software discovery for AI agents	$4.0M	—	Nexus Venture Partners	Sep 8, 2026	View
Veridue AI-powered due diligence for energy and data center M&A	$4.0M	—	Episode 1 Ventures	Sep 8, 2026	View
Gaia Permission-aware AI layer for enterprise systems	$1.5M	—	SEEDRA Ventures	Sep 8, 2026	View
Sapien AI agents automating enterprise financial operations	—	$180M	Ali Partovi of Neo	Sep 8, 2026	View

Harvey

Legal AI company for law firms and legal departments

Amount: $550M
Valuation: $16B
Investors: Diffusion, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Date: Sep 9, 2026
Source: View

Maven Robotics

Amount: $100M
Valuation: —
Investors: RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, XTX Markets Ventures
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Source: View

Salesforce

Amount: $69.0M
Valuation: $500M
Investors: Ribbit Capital
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Source: View

Lightfield

AI-native customer relationship management platform

Amount: $47.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz
Date: Sep 9, 2026
Source: View

Antioch

High-fidelity simulation for robotics and autonomy

Amount: $32.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Greylock
Date: Sep 8, 2026
Source: View

Cymphony

AI-powered business intelligence and analytics platform

Amount: $30.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Sequoia and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund
Date: Sep 9, 2026
Source: View

CloudNC

AI-powered CAM software automates CNC machining decisions

Amount: $20.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Nimble Ventures
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Source: View

Graph AI

AI-native patient safety platform for pharmacovigilance

Amount: $13.3M
Valuation: —
Investors: Insight Partners
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Source: View

Buildcheck AI

AI-powered construction design review using computer vision

Amount: $12.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Telescope Partners
Date: Sep 9, 2026
Source: View

HelmGuard

Autonomous AI agent platform for governance, risk, compliance

Amount: $7.3M
Valuation: —
Investors: Infinity Ventures and Frontline
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Source: View

Stilla AI

Amount: $5.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: General Catalyst
Date: Sep 9, 2026
Source: View

Fluencify

Creator marketing platform using AI agents to automate campaigns

Amount: $4.3M
Valuation: —
Investors: byFounders
Date: Sep 7, 2026
Source: View

Lightsage

Platform optimizing software discovery for AI agents

Amount: $4.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Nexus Venture Partners
Date: Sep 8, 2026
Source: View

Veridue

AI-powered due diligence for energy and data center M&A

Amount: $4.0M
Valuation: —
Investors: Episode 1 Ventures
Date: Sep 8, 2026
Source: View

Gaia

Permission-aware AI layer for enterprise systems

Amount: $1.5M
Valuation: —
Investors: SEEDRA Ventures
Date: Sep 8, 2026
Source: View

Sapien

AI agents automating enterprise financial operations

Amount: —
Valuation: $180M
Investors: Ali Partovi of Neo
Date: Sep 8, 2026
Source: View

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