Bain Capital’s Ajay Agarwal bet on robots when Silicon Valley wouldn’t. Now he sees a ‘golden era’ for physical AI
fortune.com — He backed Kiva way before Amazon’s $775 million acquisition. Now, Agarwal explains what's powering robotics' next act.
Funding
Artificial intelligence funding encompasses the venture capital, corporate investments and financial transactions that sustain the development of AI companies and infrastructure. Truncated covers capital raises, investment rounds, venture activity and financing trends across the sector.
AI chip financing hits a wall
www.semafor.com — After rushing to lend money for the data-center buildout, now some investors can’t dump it fast enough, including whole portfolios of loans that are being shopped at steep discounts.
SoftBank faces questions on AI strategy ahead of earnings after selloff
thenextweb.com — SoftBank Group reports results on Tuesday after an 11% share drop, record credit risk and China’s block on its $5.4bn ABB robotics deal.
Vinod Khosla is betting AI will kill the static website
www.businessinsider.com — Billionaire VC Vinod Khosla is doubling down on Coframe, a startup that aims to turn websites into what it calls the "living internet."
Paper Unicorns Are Cheap. Building A $1B Revenue AI Company Takes A Multimarket Cap Table
news.crunchbase.com — AI startups should be judged by durable revenue, full-price renewals and healthy margins after delivery costs, with embedded customer workflows providing stronger defensibility as model access gets cheaper, rather than their paper valuation, writes guest author Ilman Shazhaev, founder and CEO of Dizzaract, who suggests that founders should build global investor bases that support customer acquisition and market entry while weighing venture growth expectations against sovereign-backed investors’ localization, governance and other obligations.
OpenAI and Anthropic Valuations Fall as AI Market Rout Hits Fundraising
Sakana AI gears up for one of Japan's biggest startup IPOs
asia.nikkei.com — Generative AI developer's listing could top Mercari's valuation
NVIDIA Announces New Planned Investments in Korean Startups at the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum
blogs.nvidia.com — Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA hosted the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum at COEX.
I'm 22 and I bet $80,000 of my savings on an industrial AI startup. Now I'm dropping out of college to go all-in.
www.businessinsider.com — The 22-year-old founder of Y Combinator-backed Operon says his youth has helped him attract clients in an industry dominated by older executives.
Watch UBS' Peirce on AI Buildout, Dealmaking Landscape
Mizuho pierces Nomura’s Japan bubble with big-ticket global IPOs
www.japantimes.co.jp — Anthropic’s listing is the third in a string of blockbuster deals where Mizuho snagged a key role.
Anthropic reportedly strikes $3.4 billion deal for gas-fired power at data centres By Investing.com
investing.com — Anthropic reportedly strikes $3.4 billion deal for gas-fired power at data centres
How to invest in AI amid AI spending worries? By Investing.com
Investing.com — How to invest in AI amid AI spending worries?
JPMorgan and Mastercard back Seattle startup Firmly’s bet on AI shopping agents
GeekWire — Firmly raised $15 million to expand software that lets online retailers sell through AI shopping assistants, marketplaces and other channels without building a separate integration for each one. The company also launched Ask Agent, an AI shopping assistant for retailers' own websites.
Seaport offers preliminary thoughts on Anthropic stock By Investing.com
Investing.com — Seaport offers preliminary thoughts on Anthropic stock
Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers
CNBC — Anthropic is poised to become the first pure-play AI company to hit the public market at a time when the public is increasingly leary of the industry.
Neocloud Groq Aims to Double Value to $8 Billion Amid AI Selloff
Watch AI Selloff Exposes Data Center Boom Risks
Data centers run on debt. That was a problem for bonds this year — and it’s only going to get worse.
investingLive Americas market news wrap: Non-farm payrolls beat estimates
investingLive — Market news and analysis for November 6, 2026
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