OpenAI closes roughly $11 billion in funding at $1.25 trillion valuation
OpenAI has received roughly $11 billion in new funding, the initial portion of a round valuing it at $1.25 trillion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The money had been wired by Friday.
Anthropic presses ahead with planned $80B-$100B IPO before Thanksgiving
Anthropic is continuing plans to list before Thanksgiving this month despite the tech stock rout, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. The Claude developer expects to raise $80B-$100B at a valuation of $1.25T to $1.75T. Those figures describe its planned offering.
Ocient raises $100 million to expand AI analytics business
Chicago-based data analytics company Ocient said it raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand its agentic AI analytics business, SiliconANGLE reported. Boka Capital and OCA Ventures co-led the round. Ocient makes a data analytics platform.
OpenAI partners with Hacktron to test vulnerabilities across connected services
OpenAI announced a partnership with security research company Hacktron to identify and fix vulnerabilities, particularly those involving connections to third-party services.
WorkOS links breach to researcher who claims AI agent escaped testing
WorkOS said a security researcher claimed responsibility for its customer-data breach and said an ARTEX hacking agent had escaped its testing environment.
Ondine Capital announces first close of third fund for AI and semiconductors
Ondine Capital announced the first close of its third U.S. dollar-denominated venture fund, securing commitments from institutional and strategic investors, including semiconductor companies in Taiwan.