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Cognition Devin Closes $2 Billion Series E at $48 Billion Valuation: AI Software Engineer Nears $900M Annualized Revenue

Cognition closed a $2B+ Series E on September 8, 2026, reaching a $48B valuation led by a16z and Accel with NVIDIA participation. Its AI software engineer Devin nears $900M annualized revenue, serving NVIDIA, Citigroup, and Mercedes-Benz, marking the AI coding agent market's entry into the super unicorn era.

Sep 29, 20266

Crusoe AI Closes $3.9B Series F at $30.9B Valuation: NVIDIA-Backed AI Infrastructure Factory Targets Next-Generation Compute

Crusoe AI closed a $3.9 billion Series F on September 17, 2026, at a $30.9 billion valuation—approximately 3x growth from a year ago. NVIDIA, GIC, and QIA joined top investors, with capital earmarked for large-scale AI factory campuses and Crusoe Spark modular data centers. The company reports over $140 billion in TCV and 20x year-over-year Cloud bookings growth.

Sep 28, 20266

Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion: Largest Open-Source AI Platform Acquisition in History, Full Software Ecosystem Strategy Upgrade

Nvidia acquired open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, Nvidia's second-largest acquisition ever. Jensen Huang pledged to keep the platform open without requiring Nvidia hardware, marking Nvidia's strategic shift from hardware to software ecosystems and reshaping the global open-source AI landscape.

Sep 27, 20266

HiddenLayer Closes $100M Series B as Enterprise AI Security Market Surges 83% to $2.83B

AI security startup HiddenLayer closed a $100M Series B in September 2026, led by Delta-v Capital. Gartner data shows enterprise AI security spending reached $2.83B in 2026, up 83% year-over-year. The company achieved 10x ARR growth, added 50+ enterprise customers, and plans to expand agentic runtime security and global operations.

Sep 26, 20266

Positron AI Raises $875M Series C at $5B Valuation, Memory-First Inference Chips Challenge NVIDIA's Dominance

AI inference hardware startup Positron AI closed an $875M Series C at a $5B valuation, approximately five times its February 2026 valuation. Its memory-first architecture supports up to 2,304GB LPDDR5X memory per chip, targeting the memory bottleneck in large model inference.

Sep 25, 20266

Tenstorrent Closes $1.29B Series E: RISC-V AI Chip Unicorn Amid Qualcomm Acquisition Talks at $8-10B Valuation

Tenstorrent closed a $1.29B Series E on August 26, 2026 — its largest single round — bringing total funding to $2.46B. Amid unconfirmed Qualcomm acquisition talks at $8-10B, the RISC-V AI chip maker continues to challenge NVIDIA's dominance in AI computing.

Sep 24, 20266

Mistral AI Closes €3 Billion Series D Led by Samsung: European Sovereign AI Champion Valued at Over €21 Billion

French AI lab Mistral AI closed a €3 billion Series D led by Samsung Electronics at a €21 billion+ valuation, setting a European tech fundraising record. The company's sovereign AI positioning and plans to build 1GW of European compute capacity by 2030 signal a new era for European AI.

Sep 23, 20266

Cognition AI Closes $2 Billion Series E: Devin AI Software Engineer Valued at $48 Billion

Cognition AI closed a $2 billion+ Series E on September 8, 2026, reaching a $48 billion valuation. Its flagship product Devin is deployed at Nvidia, GE Aerospace, and Citi, with annualized revenue approaching $900 million and active expansion into Tokyo and Singapore.

Sep 23, 20265

IDC Report: Asia-Pacific AI Spending to Hit $555.2B by 2030 at 36% CAGR, China 55% Share, Japan Fastest Growth, Agentic AI Production Deployment Drives New Investment Wave

IDC projects Asia-Pacific AI spending will grow from $121.5B in 2025 to $555.2B by 2030 at 35.5% CAGR. China holds 55% share, Japan grows fastest at 39.8%, with agentic AI production deployment driving the next investment wave. Inadequate energy infrastructure is the biggest bottleneck.

Sep 22, 20267

Crusoe Closes $3.9B Series F at $30.9B Valuation: Vertically Integrated AI Infrastructure, $140B Total Contracted Value, Spark Modular AI Factories Disrupt Traditional Data Center Construction

AI infrastructure company Crusoe closed a $3.9B Series F on September 17, 2026, at a $30.9B valuation — up from $10B in October 2025. The company holds over $140B in total contracted value, 6GW of contracted capacity, and disrupts traditional data center construction with truck-transportable Spark modular AI factories.

Sep 21, 20267

Defense AI Investment Hits Historic Record: Anduril Closes $5 Billion Series H at $61 Billion Valuation

Anduril Industries closed a $5 billion Series H in May 2026 at a $61 billion valuation—double its previous round. The company also won a $20 billion U.S. Army contract. Defense tech VC exceeded $14.6 billion in H1 2026, a record, while the Pentagon committed $13.4 billion to AI for FY2026.

Sep 20, 20267

CADDi Closes $114M Series D at $1.2B Valuation: Manufacturing AI Data Platform Breaks 'Physical Bottleneck', Toyota Woven Capital and Salesforce Ventures Co-Invest

CADDi closed a $114M Series D on September 15, 2026, at a $1.2B valuation, more than doubling its March 2025 valuation of $470M. Total cumulative funding reaches $234M, with 8 new and existing investors including Toyota Woven Capital and Salesforce Ventures, targeting 10x acceleration of physical manufacturing innovation by 2035.

Sep 19, 20267

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