AI funding tracker
Funding rounds, acquisitions and government grants extracted from the feed and checked by an editor; ASEAN and China-outbound first · 8 deals
| Date | Company | Country | Round | Amount | Investors | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | BlackwallBlackwall raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to continue building security and filtering tools that help websites grapple with growing bot and AI traffic. | Other | Other | $100M$100M | — | 2 stories |
| 2026-10-14 | ZenzapWorkplace chat app Zenzap raised $44 million in a round with participation from Bessemer, Lightspeed, and The Garage, while launching AI agents in its app. | Other | Other | $44.0M$44 million | Bessemer, Lightspeed, The Garage | Story → |
| 2026-10-14 | PlutoIsraeli AI security startup Pluto launches with $42m funding. | Other | Other | $42.0M$42m | — | Story → |
| 2026-10-09 | SoniloSonilo raised $11M in funding led by B Capital with participation from Redpoint to improve audio quality, increase licensed music, and enhance integration with creative tools. | Other | Other | $11.0M$11M | B Capital, Redpoint | Story → |
| 2026-09-30 | RestateRestate, founded by Apache Flink veterans, raised $20M to provide durable infrastructure for AI agents. | Other | Other | $20.0M$20M | — | Story → |
| 2026-09-28 | Samsung Electro-MechanicsSamsung Electro-Mechanics is investing US$4.9 billion to expand chip-packaging substrate production in South Korea and Vietnam to address semiconductor supply chain changes driven by the AI boom. | Other | Other | $4.9BUS$4.9 billion | — | 2 stories |
| 2026-09-25 | FUNNOWFUNNOW secured a $10 million strategic investment from Hotai Motor for an approximately 10% stake to expand its AI-driven travel booking business and integrate with the chicTrip platform. | Other | Other | $10.0M$10 million | Hotai Motor | Story → |
| 2026-09-08 | FirmusAustralian AI company Firmus signs a multi-year deal with OpenAI to provide computing capacity for ChatGPT. | Other | Other | Undisclosed | — | Story → |
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