How Did AI Funding Top **$500M** Overnight? 💰🤖🚀

TL;DR

• Mega-rounds in AI devtools and biotech closed
• Fresh seed deals target code migration, BCI, fintech
• Governments ramp AI infra, tourism, semiconductor plans
• Policy shifts emerge in US, EU, and education

HEADLINES

Lovable raised $330M Series B for AI vibe‑coding 🧠🔗

Flipkart bought majority stake in Minivet AI 🛒🔗

Google unveiled Gemini 3 Flash high‑speed model ⚡🔗

Chai Discovery closed $130M Series B in AI drug discovery 🧬🔗

FROM THE BIG PLAYERS

Lightspeed Venture Partners invested in Resolve AI to build autonomous SRE 💼🔗

Notion Capital led $20M seed into Endra’s AI MEP design platform 🏗️🔗

A15 backed iVoiceUp to scale AI ethics case‑management across MENA 🛡️🔗

RAISES

Neurable raised $35M in a Series A for AI‑powered brain‑computer interfaces 🧠🔗

FINNY raised $17M in a Series A for AI prospecting for financial advisors 📈🔗

LatentForce raised $1.7M seed for AI‑native code migration platform 💻🔗

Chai Discovery raised $130M in a Series B led by OpenAI and top VCs 🧪🔗

NEW LAUNCHES

Amesite launched NurseMagic EMR, an AI‑native record system for post‑acute care 🏥🔗

Alli AI unveiled an 8K generative video system for Hollywood‑grade clips 🎬🔗

Virtus AIO Fund announced a special AI‑themed year‑end distribution plan 💹🔗

Medical Care Technologies advanced its first AI nutrition app to final app‑store review 🍽️🔗

TRY THESE TOOLS

NurseMagic EMR AI‑native charting for post‑acute nurses 🩺🔗

Alli AI Studio create and edit 8K AI video clips 🎥🔗

Neurable AI Platform BCI‑driven cognitive insights for everyday headsets 🎧🔗

METRICS

Lovable hit $6.6B valuation on $330M Series B 📊🔗

Resolve AI reached $1B headline valuation on modest $4M ARR 📈🔗

Chai Discovery valued at $1.3B six months after founding 🧫🔗

Virtus AIO Fund declared $0.15 per‑share special AI distribution 💵🔗

BENCHMARKS

Chai Discovery projects AI biotech market rising to $20.75B by 2035 📘🔗

LatentForce claims up to 80% reduction in legacy code migration time 📐🔗

FINNY reports average $7.7M new client assets per advisor annually 💼🔗

INFRA & COSTS

Palo Alto Networks & Google Cloud signed multibillion‑dollar deal to secure Vertex AI workloads ☁️🔗

Ubitus secured ¥17B grant to build tourism‑focused AI infrastructure in Japan 🗼🔗

Indonesia mapped silica resources to attract AI‑grade semiconductor fabs 🔌🔗

DOE Genesis Mission signed collaboration agreements with 24 organizations on exascale AI research 🏗️🔗

VALUATIONS

Resolve AI reached $1B valuation with multi‑tranched Series A 🏷️🔗

Chai Discovery hit $1.3B valuation just three months after prior round 🧮🔗

Virtus AIO Fund highlighted AI‑themed portfolio delivering realized long‑term gains‑driven payouts 📑🔗

POLICY

US Senate Democrats introduced a States’ Right to Regulate AI Act to counter Trump’s pre‑emption order ⚖️🔗

Odisha IT Ministry plans AI modules in school curricula statewide 🎓🔗

AI Vidya announced $120K in 2025 AI education scholarships, $1.2M planned for 2026 📚🔗

FDA Guidance (via Chai Discovery analysis) set model‑credibility rules for AI‑supported drug approvals 🏛️🔗

SOVEREIGN

Japan METI granted ¥17B to Ubitus for tourism‑focused AI cloud infrastructure 🏯🔗

DOE Genesis Mission aligned US national labs and partners on long‑horizon AI research investments 🧪🔗

Indonesia Government advanced resources mapping to anchor AI‑grade semiconductor supply chain 🇮🇩🔗

SECTORS

Retail / E‑commerce deployed generative video catalogs via Flipkart’s Minivet AI acquisition 🛍️🔗

Education expanded AI‑powered personalized learning through Alpha School’s new Bay Area campuses 🏫🔗

Healthcare piloted AI stool‑test screening for early autism detection in children 🧬🔗

Tourism adopted AI cloud rendering to power immersive cultural experiences 🗾🔗

Agriculture embraced smart‑farming AI for precision inputs and yield optimization 🌾🔗

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