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Robotics AI startup Generalist AI raises $200 million
Robotics AI startup Generalist AI has raised an additional $200 million in funding. A SiliconANGLE report citing Axios said the round was led by 8VC, with some existing investors also participating. The funding comes about a week after the company unveiled its new AI model, Gen-1.5, designed for robot arms. The model aims to sharply cut the time needed to build factory automation workflows.
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AI coding startup Cognition raises over $1 billion at $25 billion valuation, ARR nears $492 million
AI coding startup Cognition raised more than $1 billion at a pre-money valuation of $25 billion. TechCrunch reported the valuation marked a sharp rise from an October post-money valuation of $10.2 billion after a $400 million funding round in September last year. Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer. The round was led by Lux Capital and General Catalyst, with participation from Founders Fund and 8VC, among others.
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Armadin founded by Kevin Mandia raises $189.9 million to build autonomous security agents
Kevin Mandia, who sold Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion, has founded a new AI-based cybersecurity startup, Armadin, and raised funding. TechCrunch reported that the company secured $189.9 million in seed and Series A financing led by Accel, with participation from GV, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures and In-Q-Tel. Armadin aims to build autonomous security agents that counter AI-driven attacks.
