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Qureka Inc. Raises Funds to Build a Smarter Book Platform

Tokyo-based Qureka Inc. has secured pre-seed funding from ON&BOARD Co. to expand Bookleverage, its generative AI-powered book Q&A platform.

Tokyo-based Qureka Inc. has secured pre-seed funding from ON&BOARD Co. to expand Bookleverage, its generative AI-powered book Q&A platform.

Sierra, co-founded by Bret Taylor, raised $950M, hitting a $15.8B valuation as demand for enterprise AI tools continues to surge.

Elysian Softech unveiled Mastermind at AI Agent Conference 2026, a no-code platform turning plain-language inputs into fully operational AI agents with workflows.

The dual acquisition gives Carlyle a combined RCM operation covering hospital groups, physician practices, rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and DME providers across the US.

The two-year-old Beijing unicorn, Linkerbot, backed by Ant Group and Sequoia spin-off HongShan, controls more than 80% of the global market for robotic hands.

Swiss biotech ALP Bio AG has raised €1.9M in pre-seed funding to predict immunogenicity risks earlier in biologics using AI and human immune organoids.

Planet Labs has launched three new AI-enabled Pelican satellites via SpaceX, including one for Sweden's armed forces, advancing Earth observation capabilities in 2026.

Nebius Group agrees to buy inference startup Eigen AI for $643M, integrating MIT HAN Lab research talent into its Token Factory managed inference platform.

Avoca, an AI platform built for home services businesses, has raised more than $125 million across its Seed, Series A and Series B rounds at a $1 billion valuation, vaulting the New York-headquartered startup into unicorn territory.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on May 1 that it has reached agreements with seven technology companies to deploy their AI capabilities on classified and top-secret military networks.