Poolside AI, a US-based startup that wants to create a ChatGPT-like tool that can write software code, raised $126 million in seed funding. The round is a $100 million extension to a $26 million seed round announced in May. SaaS Investors The funding was led by French billionaire Xavier Niel …

Lex, a Los Angeles, CA-based AI-powered writing tool that can help writers streamline their writing process, secured $2.75 million in seed funding. SaaS Investors The round was led by True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. True Ventures invests in …

Redaptive, a Denver, Colorado-based Energy-as-a-Service provider that funds and installs energy-saving and energy-generating equipment, secured $125 million in financing. SaaS Investors Deutsche Bank’s US Private Credit & Infrastructure provided the warehouse facility. Deutsche Bank provides retail and private banking, corporate and transaction banking, lending, asset and wealth management products and …

Bonfire Analytics, a New York-based startup offering AI-driven lead scoring and claims-based targeting, has just closed its pre-seed funding round with over $1 million in investment. Bonfire Future Plans and Goals With its funding, Bonfire Analytics plans to perfect the product experience and acquire high-value data sets that will make …

Ikigai Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based company that unlocks the power of generative AI for tabular data, raised $25 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Premji Invest with participation from Foundation Capital and e& capital. The capital will further Ikigai Lab's vision to revolutionize the way …

Hugging Face, a Brooklyn, New York-based AI startup, raised $235 million at a valuation of $4.5 billion in Series D funding. The round involved significant participation from industry giants including Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, IBM, Salesforce, and Sound Ventures. With this latest investment, Hugging Face plans to “double …

APERIO, a Boston, MA-based company that offers AI-powered data observability solutions, closed $9 million in Series A1 funding. The round was led by Momenta, the Industrial Impact venture capital + growth firm, and joined by investors including Chevron Technology Ventures, NextEra Energy, National Grid Partners, Delek US, and Bazan Group. …