INTEL-BACKED SYNTIANT FILES FOR IPO
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Syntiant Corp., an AI chip and software maker backed by Intel, has filed for an initial public offering. The move comes as investor appetite for artificial intelligence technology remains strong.
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Robot data startup XDOF, which exited stealth three months ago, is in talks to raise a Series B round at a $1.2 billion valuation. The funding marks a rapid scaling trajectory for the early-stage company.
AI compute provider Nscale is pursuing $3.5 billion in pre-IPO financing as it prepares for a public market debut. The funding push follows the company's recent $45 billion deal with AI safety firm Anthropic.
Gimlet Labs, a platform that distributes AI workloads across multiple chip types, secured $300 million in Series B funding led by a16z. The raise values the company at $3 billion, just six months after closing an $80 million Series A.
Resect AI, a Seattle-based startup developing open-source tools to detect AI hallucinations before they occur, has emerged from stealth with $25 million in funding from private equity investors.