RUNWAY BETS $200M ON LONDON AI HUB
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AI startup Runway, valued at $5.3B, will establish its European headquarters in London and commit over $200M to the UK's AI ecosystem through 2028.
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SoftBank Group Corp. is considering acquiring Gravis Robotics AG, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The potential deal reflects the Japanese conglomerate's focus on artificial intelligence technologies embedded in robotics systems.
Singapore-based Ropedia secured $22 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its platform that converts video footage into machine learning-ready multimodal datasets. The startup specializes in capturing real-world human experience data for AI model training.
Abstract Security, a composable security operations startup, secured $25 million in Series A extension funding, bringing total funding to $48.5 million. The platform specializes in in-stream threat detection.
AI robotics startup Genesis AI is in talks to raise approximately $500 million in new funding at a $3 billion pre-money valuation, according to sources familiar with the discussions.