Banks outline $63 billion financing plan for Anthropic compute
Financial institutions including Bank of America, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Blackstone outlined a $63 billion plan this week to finance additional AI computing capacity for Anthropic, CIO Dive reported in an article republished by Yahoo. The financial partners will buy Broadcom XPU AI accelerators and networking products and lease them to Anthropic starting in 2027.
FuriosaAI raises $620m to expand inference chip production
FuriosaAI announced a $620m Series D round valuing the Seoul-based AI chipmaker at about $2.9bn. South Korea's National Growth Fund invested $280m, the largest contribution.
Symbotic says Walmart commits additional $6B to distribution automation
Symbotic said Walmart has committed an additional $6B over several years to deploy its supply-chain automation technology across the retailer's distribution network.
Serval raises $150m at $3bn valuation for employee support agents
Serval announced a $150m Series C led by Sequoia at a $3bn valuation, three times the $1bn valuation it reached in December. The employee support automation company has now raised $277m in total.
Opentrons raises $40 million to expand laboratory automation
Opentrons Labworks announced $40 million in Series E funding to scale its robotics, software and data infrastructure tools. Healthcare investor Avego led the round alongside BroadOak Capital Partners, SiliconANGLE reported.
SuperMe announces $20 million financing for AI expert profiles
SuperMe announced that it is raising $20 million in funding led by Forerunner's Kirsten Green, with Greylock Partners participating. The startup plans to expand a network that answers users' questions through AI profiles built from real experts' knowledge.
