πŸ“Œ 9 AI Startups raise $950M+

BONUS: AI Infrastructure Roadmap From Bessemer

TODAY’S RECAP πŸ—“οΈ

  • GPTZero raises a $10M Series A β€” AI detector for ChatGPT, LLMs

  • Cruise raises a $850M Round β€” Autonomous taxis

  • Zeta Labs raises a $2.9M Pre-Seed β€” AI agent for web browsing

  • Posh AI raises a $45M Round β€” Conversational AI for banks

  • 5 more rounds caught by my funding tracker

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Followed by the success of these, Lyzr is launching more AI agents for HR, Product, Customer Service & more.

TOP PICKS πŸ“’

1/4

Amount: $10M πŸŽ‰

Round: Series A

Lead Investor: Footwork

GPTZero identifies whether a piece of text is generated by AI or a human.

The tool uses advanced AI/ML techniques to analyze the text and determine its origin. Its application is crucial for educational institutions, media companies, and other sectors where the authenticity of written content is paramount.

Notably, the company is profitable and has more than 4M users.

2/4

Amount: $850M πŸŽ‰

Round: Corporate Round

Lead Investor: General Motors

Cruise develops and operates self-driving cars designed for urban environments.

The company has faced several challenges, including technical difficulties, regulatory hurdles, and incidents involving its robotaxis. GM has also communicated that they will be slashing spend on Cruise after spending over $8B since acquiring them in 2016.

3/4

Amount: $2.9M πŸŽ‰

Round: Pre-Seed

Lead Investor: Daniel Gross, Nat Friedman

Zeta Labs developed Jace, an AI agent that can control and perform actions in the browser.

Jace specializes in executing complex tasks involving web automation and interaction. It can manage simple to-dos like making reservations to more complex operations such as setting up a recruitment pipeline or launching a business.

4/4

Amount: $45M πŸŽ‰

Round: Venture Round

Lead Investor: Curql

Posh builds conversational AI solutions for banks.

Their product lineup includes Posh Assistants, which cover customer-facing channels for Voice and Digital Banking. Additionally, their Knowledge Assistant offers immediate answers to internal teams.

OTHER ROUNDS 🀏

ESSENTIAL INTRODUCTIONS

β†’ AccountsIQ raises a $64M Series C β€” AI-powered accounting platform

β†’ REVOX raises a $6M Round β€” Decentralized AI agents

β†’ Ohalo raises a $3.5M Round β€” AI data governance

β†’ Letter AI raises a $2.7M Seedβ€” AI-powered revenue enablement platform

β†’ Second raises a $1.9M Pre-Seed β€” AI agent for codebase maintenance

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