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Bezos also bets as CuspAI teams up with Nvidia to find new materials for AI chips

British AI startup CuspAI has raised $450 million and will work with Nvidia to discover new materials for next-generation semiconductors. CNBC reported the funding values CuspAI at $2.6 billion, with investors including Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions, Kleiner Perkins and others. CuspAI launched an AI Materials Foundry to link data, labs and computing resources. Nvidia will provide accelerated computing infrastructure, and Meta’s fundamental AI research group will also participate.

Industry

SpaceX alumni startup Terrafirma raises $115 million for remote construction equipment

Terrafirma, a construction technology startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised $115 million, CNBC reported. Investors include Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, SpaceX, Anduril and Hadrian. The Austin, Texas-based company is developing technology to remotely operate construction equipment using interfaces including an Xbox controller. It says the technology reduces costs and improves safety, and its long-term goal is building infrastructure on Mars.

Crypto

Blockchain data startup Allium raises $40 million

Blockchain data startup Allium raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Amplify Partners. Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Ventures also participated, lifting Allium\'s total funding to about $61.5 million. The company collects, refines and standardises on-chain data across more than 150 blockchains and makes it available for queries by financial institutions, developers and analytics platforms. It counts Visa, Stripe, Coinbase and a16z Crypto as customers.