What Pushed AI Funding Near $400M Overnight? 🤖💸⚡

TL;DR

• Cybersecurity AI rounds topped nine figures today
• Creative and consumer AI launched sticky new products
• Cloud and chip giants doubled down on AI infra
• Governments and funds advanced national AI strategies

HEADLINES

Li Auto debuted Livis AI smart glasses 👓🔗

Meta cut metaverse budget, rolled out AI support tools 🛠️🔗

Agnes AI launched AI-Native Filters for chats 🎨🔗

OpenAI committed $7B to Australian AI infrastructure 🏗️🔗

Virgin Australia teamed with OpenAI on AI trip planning ✈️🔗

KIC convened global investors on AI strategies 🏛️🔗

FROM THE BIG PLAYERS

Portage Ventures invested $60M in Flex 💳🔗

SoftBank Vision Fund backed Sierra for Japan AI-agent expansion 🤖🔗

Fireside Ventures closed Rs 2,265 crore Fund IV 🔥🔗

Illuminate Financial led expanded $33M Series A in Reality Defender 🕵️🔗

RAISES

7AI raised $130M in Series A for AI-driven SOC automation 🛡️🔗

imper.ai raised $28M in Series A to stop AI impersonation scams 🎭🔗

Cor raised $2M pre-seed for AI onboarding coach Obi 🧑‍🏫🔗

Detail Earth raised $1.5M seed for AI-enhanced aerial mapping 🛰️🔗

Recovr raised $1M seed for AI fitness retention platform 🏋️🔗

NEW LAUNCHES

Li Auto launched Livis AI smart glasses 👓🔗

Agnes AI unveiled AI-Native Filters for real-time creative chats 🎨🔗

Meta rolled out new AI customer-support tools 🤝🔗

Telnyx opened San Francisco hub for voice AI products 📞🔗

TRY THESE TOOLS

Agnes AI turns group chats into generative visual stories 🎭🔗

Telnyx Voice AI powers programmable, AI-native voice experiences 📞🔗

GPTs Money tracks creators earning $10K from custom GPTs 📈🔗

METRICS

7AI reached $700M valuation with Series A 📊🔗

Flex processed $3B in payment volume annually 💵🔗

SmartCompany Rollup tallied $24.2M for six ANZ startups 🦘🔗

Hachiko cited $4.5B earmarked for C&I BESS ⚡🔗

7AI noted nearly 50% of Q3 VC deals were AI 📈🔗

BENCHMARKS

Google Year in Search named AI top tech trend 🔍🔗

Deloitte forecast 25% of GenAI users piloting agents 📘🔗

SmartCompany Analysis showed AI onboarding tools now VC magnets 🧲🔗

ASX 200 Wrap flagged AI data centers as market driver 🏢🔗

INFRA & COSTS

OpenAI–NextDC announced $7B Australia AI data-center buildout 🖥️🔗

AMD accepted 15% U.S. tax on China AI chips 💾🔗

Nvidia Run:ai enabled faster vLLM downloads on GKE ☁️🔗

AWS re:Invent showcased Trainium3 for cheaper AI training 🚀🔗

VALUATIONS

Harvey hit $8B valuation with $160M raise 🏷️🔗

7AI valued around $700M post-Series A 💹🔗

Flex reached roughly $500M valuation with Series B 🏦🔗

Bodd climbed to $110M valuation after raise 🧵🔗

POLICY

U.S. Senators proposed blocking Nvidia’s top AI chips to China ⚖️🔗

ICMR-NIRDHDS launched consultations for India’s National AI Health Strategy 🏥🔗

HHS released federal AI integration strategy for health agencies 📜🔗

Authors Alliance Webinar covered AI litigation impacting copyright today 📚🔗

Jeremy Straub Talk dissected AI regulation trade-offs at NDSU 🏛️🔗

SOVEREIGN

Korea Investment Corporation gathered global LPs to discuss AI investments 🌏🔗

U.S. Lawmakers framed India as key AI ally vs China 🤝🔗

SEARCA pushed AI-driven agri-innovation across Southeast Asia 🌾🔗

Kwara State Government scaled AI classroom tools for public schools 🏫🔗

SECTORS

Airlines deployed AI trip-planning and flight personalization ✈️🔗

Mining implemented AI for ore-body modeling and optimization ⛏️🔗

Education adopted AI flashcards and storybooks in classrooms 📖🔗

Fitness used AI to predict member churn for studios 💪🔗

Telecom advanced AI-enabled OSS/BSS for carriers 📡🔗

COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

GPTs Money documented creators earning $10K from custom GPTs 🌐🔗