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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 12, 2025

It’s Thursday, March 12, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds reflect mounting investor conviction in legal AI, humanoid robotics, multi-wavelength photonics, and next-gen customer service agents. As AI integration deepens across enterprise, […]

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NickAI launches first agentic operating system for AI trading agents across crypto, stocks, and prediction markets

Financial markets are entering a new phase where software agents can analyze data and place trades without constant human oversight. NickAI, a new AI startup focused on automated trading infrastructure, believes that shift is accelerating. Today, NickAI made its public […]

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VeryAI raises $10M to stop deepfakes and AI fraud with smartphone palm-scan identity verification

The internet is starting to lose a basic signal of trust: proof that the person on the other side of the screen is actually human. Generative AI can now create realistic faces, voices, and entire identities within minutes. Fraudsters are […]

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Israel’s cybersecurity startup Onyx Security emerges from stealth with $40M to secure the next wave of AI agents

Artificial intelligence agents are moving from research labs into corporate systems at an astonishing pace. Companies now let software agents read data, make decisions, and execute tasks across internal platforms. That shift creates a new security problem that few organizations […]

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Perplexity takes on OpenClaw with ‘Personal Computer,’ a local AI agent system built on Mac mini

AI assistants keep getting smarter. The next fight is about where they live. Perplexity just made its move with Personal Computer, a local version of its Computer agent system that runs on a dedicated Mac mini. The pitch is simple: […]

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Atlassian lays off 10% of staff, or 1,600 employees, as AI reshapes software Work

The shift AI is bringing to the tech industry is starting to show up in payroll. Enterprise software giant Atlassian announced it will cut about 1,600 jobs, roughly 10% of its global workforce, as the company redirects resources into artificial […]

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Nvidia invests $2B in AI cloud startup Nebius as AI data center race intensifies

The AI infrastructure race just got another jolt. Nvidia said Wednesday it will invest $2 billion in AI cloud company Nebius, taking a stake of about 8.3% as the chip giant deepens its push into the companies building the backbone of […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 11, 2025

It’s Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight accelerating investment in AI-native infrastructure, robotics intelligence, developer tooling, and enterprise automation. As companies race to scale foundational systems for the […]

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Foreign hacker breaches FBI server containing Jeffrey Epstein Files, documents reveal

A foreign hacker broke into an FBI server connected to the Jeffrey Epstein case after a misconfigured system at the bureau’s New York Field Office left sensitive files exposed, according to a source familiar with the incident and Justice Department […]

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Replit raises $400M at $9B valuation as AI coding platform surges to over 40M users

Replit just landed one of the biggest funding rounds in developer tooling this year. The AI coding platform has raised $400 million at a $9 billion valuation, tripling its value in roughly six months and drawing fresh attention to a […]

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Stake raises $8M in funding, acquires UMoveFree to help renters earn cash back on rent

Renters rarely get a break when hunting for a place to live. Prices keep climbing, deals stay hidden, and the process often feels stacked against the people paying the bills. Dallas-based fintech startup Stake thinks it can change that equation. […]

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Quince raises $500M at $10.1B valuation as AI-powered retail startup surpasses $1B in revenue

Quince has secured another major vote of confidence from investors. The San Francisco online retail startup said Wednesday it raised $500 million in Series E funding, pushing its post-money valuation to $10.1 billion and cementing its place among the most […]

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Anduril acquires ExoAnalytic to expand missile tracking network as space becomes the next warfighting domain

Space is no longer treated as a quiet backdrop for satellites and research missions. Military planners now view it as a strategic front, and defense tech startups are moving quickly to secure a role there. Defense technology company Anduril Industries […]

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Nvidia plans to launch ‘NemoClaw,’ an open-source platform for AI agents that can plan and act

NVIDIA is preparing a new move in the race to build smarter AI systems. The chip giant is reportedly working on an open-source platform for artificial intelligence agents called “NemoClaw,” a system meant to let software perform tasks, make decisions, […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 10, 2025

It’s Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight growing investor intensity around next-generation AI infrastructure, autonomous security, and foundational tools for enterprise resilience. From hyperscale AI compute and legal […]

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Meta acquires Moltbook, a Reddit-like social network for AI agents where bots chat, code, and gossip about humans

Meta has quietly snapped up a strange and fascinating corner of the internet. The company confirmed Tuesday it acquired Moltbook, a tiny social network built for artificial intelligence agents rather than people. The deal brings Moltbook’s founders into Meta’s AI research […]

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Datto founder’s startup Slide raises $70M to reinvent backup and disaster recovery for MSPs

A year after quietly entering the market, Slide is making a statement. The startup, founded by Datto creator Austin McChord, has secured $70 million in Series B funding as it sets out to reshape backup and disaster recovery for managed […]

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Meta’s former AI chief Yann LeCun’s startup AMI raises $1.03B to challenge the limits of large language models

The AI industry is crowded with bold promises. Yann LeCun has spent years arguing that many of them are headed in the wrong direction. Now the longtime artificial intelligence pioneer is putting his own theory to the test. Advanced Machine Intelligence […]

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