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Vapi Hits $500M Valuation Following $50M AI Funding Round

AI voice startup Vapi just raised $50M at a $500M valuation after Amazon Ring chose it over 40 rivals to handle 100% of its customer support calls.

AI voice startup Vapi just raised $50M at a $500M valuation after Amazon Ring chose it over 40 rivals to handle 100% of its customer support calls.

The Munich-based AI defense Helsing latest round is reportedly oversubscribed and would make it Europe's most valuable private defense technology company.

The Bengaluru-based enterprise data platform SCIKIQ will direct capital toward offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the UAE, as well as toward expanding its AI and data capabilities.

Flo Mobility, a Bengaluru-based construction robotics company, has closed a $2.5 million pre-Series A funding round, with Mela Ventures and Arali Ventures co-leading the raise.

InterContinental Energy said its P2(H2)Node architecture will support AI data centers, pairing 200 MW of compute with 800 MW of green hydrogen production per 1 GW node.

The proposed alternative investment fund would double ONGC venture capital commitment and expand its mandate to include artificial intelligence.

Global insurtech funding held strong at $1.63 billion in the first quarter of 2026. AI-focused companies captured a record 95.2% of all capital deployed. The sector is now moving beyond simple digitization toward a new frontier.

Checkstep raises £3 million led by Alea Capital Partners to scale its AI-powered content moderation platform across the EU, US, and beyond.

The capability, still under development with its feature flag off, would let users build modular instruction sets for automated workflows, including scheduled news briefings.

China's Infinigence AI raised $102.9 million in fresh funding, pushing its total to $323.3 million. The Tsinghua-backed firm now leads AI-native infrastructure in China.