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Anthropic closes in on $20B round; plus, Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B

Anthropic raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly as possible. Also, after announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again a big leap in valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm

Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn't just scan. It seeks out specific data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools

The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Fundamental raises a Series A with a new take on big data analysis; plus, Stripe alumni raised a Series A for Duna

Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. Also, having raised a €30 million Series A round led by CapitalG, business identity verification startup Duna is now among the most well-capitalized European startups founded by Stripe alumni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI

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