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• General Intuition lands $320m Series A for game‑trained world models

  On July 13, 2026, Dutch startup General Intuition disclosed a $320 million Series A round at a $2.3 billion valuation, completed in January and announced in June. The company trains AI models on billions of gameplay clips and will use the funds for research, model development, compute and hiring.

  Source: DutchStartup.ai2026-07-13T10:00:00.000Z

• General Intuition raises $320M to scale game-trained AI agents

  General Intuition said on June 25, 2026 that it raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation, bringing total funding to $454 million. The New York–based startup uses labeled video game play and robotics data to train a single agentic model that can both play Fortnite and control quadruped robots, and will use the new capital mainly to expand compute.

  Source: TechCrunch2026-06-25T16:55:00.000Z

• Runlayer raises $30M to govern enterprise AI agents at scale

  On June 24, 2026 Runlayer announced a $30 million Series A round led by Felicis, with participation from existing investor Khosla Ventures. The New York–based company offers a governance and management platform for enterprise AI tools and agents, used by customers such as Instacart, Gusto, Decagon, Opendoor, dbt Labs, AngelList and Lemonade.

  Source: citybiz2026-06-24T21:10:13.782Z

• Sarvam AI becomes $1.5B unicorn to build sovereign agentic AI

  On June 16, 2026, multiple Indian outlets reported that Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI has closed a $234 million first tranche of its Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by HCLTech with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Peak XV. A Moneycontrol interview the same day detailed that Sarvam plans to use the round to scale compute, build larger models, open a San Francisco office and focus on enterprise-grade agentic AI.

  Source: ABP Live2026-06-16T06:34:00.000Z

• Sarvam founders double down on sovereign, agentic AI after $234M raise

  On June 16, 2026, Moneycontrol published an interview with Sarvam AI’s founders following the startup’s recent $234 million Series B round at a $1.5 billion valuation. The founders outlined plans to build larger sovereign Indian language models, expand enterprise offerings, and invest in agentic AI capabilities as Anthropic’s export ban reignites sovereignty debates.([moneycontrol.com](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/sarvam-is-deeply-interested-in-solving-for-agentic-ai-enterprise-business-scaling-rapidly-founders-pratyush-kumar-vivek-raghavan-13950490.html))

  Source: Moneycontrol2026-06-16T03:19:00.000Z

• Terra AI raises $20M to scale generative subsurface modeling

  On June 3, 2026, Palo Alto–based Terra AI announced a $20 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures with strategic capital from BHP Ventures. The company uses generative AI and a geology reasoning agent to model subsurface resources and optimize mineral and reservoir exploration.

  Source: PRNewswire2026-06-03T15:00:00.000Z

• Emergent AI funding boom echoes in India-focused coverage

  Indian and global outlets on January 20, 2026 highlighted that Emergent, an AI "vibe‑coding" startup, raised $70 million in a Series B round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Khosla Ventures at a $300 million valuation. The company reported reaching $50 million in ARR and over 5 million users within seven months of launch.

  Source: Business Standard2026-01-20T13:04:00.000Z

• Emergent secures $70M Series B to scale AI ‘vibe‑coding’ platform

  San Francisco‑ and Bengaluru‑based AI startup Emergent raised a $70 million Series B round jointly led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, announced on January 20, 2026. The company says it has grown ARR from $100,000 to $50 million in seven months, with over 5 million users building web and mobile apps via AI agents. ([01net.it](https://www.01net.it/emergent-raises-70m-from-khosla-ventures-and-softbank-vision-fund-2-to-enable-anyone-to-turn-ideas-into-monetizable-software/))

  Source: Business Wire (via 01net)2026-01-20T10:00:00.000Z

• Lovable raises $330M Series B to scale AI app coding boom

  Swedish AI startup Lovable raised a $330 million Series B round at a $6.6 billion valuation to expand its “vibe-coding” app development platform. The round, reported on December 20, 2025, was led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures’ Anthology fund with participation from major strategic and VC investors.([deccanfounders.com](https://deccanfounders.com/2025/20/news/ai-app-development-vibe-coding-funding/?utm_source=openai))

  Source: Deccan Founders2025-12-20T14:06:22.386Z

• Phoebe Gates’ AI shopping startup Phia raising US$30 million at US$180 million valuation

  Phia, an AI‑powered shopping assistant co‑founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is raising US$30 million in new funding that will value the New York–based startup at about US$180 million. The round, led by Notable Capital with participation from Kleiner Perkins and Khosla Ventures, will help Phia expand its AI agent that compares prices, tracks discounts and personalizes shopping across tens of thousands of retailers.

  Source: South China Morning Post2025-12-05T03:15:00.000Z