August 2026

Generalist, a robotics startup focused on physical artificial intelligence, has reached a $3 billion valuation following a $200 million extension round, just months after hitting a $2 billion valuation. The funding underscores investor appetite for companies building autonomous systems capable of performing real-world tasks. Source Stability AI, the maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, has […]

General Intuition, a startup building foundation models to train AI agents for robotic movement and spatial reasoning, is raising funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. The round includes backing from Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six. The company is pushing into robotics as part of its effort to develop generalized AI agents

Linkdaze, a smart calendar application, is offering household management features without paywalls, including an artificial-intelligence meal planner tool. The product differentiates itself from competitors by bundling scheduling and home-running capabilities into a single free offering. Source Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, is facing mounting public backlash over concerns that its systems could be misused.

Harvard Business School's Foundry program, a $699 startup bootcamp, is deploying AI avatars of its instructors to provide feedback to participants during practice pitches and board meetings. The use of digital replicas marks an expansion of generative AI into business education, offering students scaled access to faculty guidance. Source Inherent, a British AI lab founded

Anthropic is preparing for a blockbuster initial public offering that could raise $100 billion and value the five-year-old AI startup at $2 trillion, according to bankers pitching the deal to potential investors. The valuation would exceed that of Elon Musk's SpaceX. Source Starcloud, an orbital data center startup, has raised $250 million as competition intensifies