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Funding RSS ↗Railway reaches USD 10 million in ARR
On 2026/1/23, X reported that deployment platform Railway completed USD 100 million in Series B funding and reached USD 10 million in ARR. The company did not disclose its valuation or specific investors.
Boshi Artificial Intelligence raises RMB 8 million in angel financing
On 2026-01-20, according to Xiniu Data, Boshi Artificial Intelligence completed angel financing, raising RMB 8 million.
Higgsfield reaches USD 200 million ARR
On 2026/1/16, TechCrunch reported that cinematic AI video company Higgsfield had reached USD 200 million in annual recurring revenue at a USD 1.3 billion valuation. It was founded by a former Snap executive and did not disclose specific investors.
Shifangda Technology completes equity financing
On 2026-01-15, according to Xiniu Data, Shifangda Technology completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Lushan Investment.
Skild AI raises USD 1.4 billion at USD 14 billion valuation to develop robot control AI
On 2026/8/25, Dealroom reported that US robot control AI company Skild AI had raised USD 1.4 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank at a USD 14 billion valuation. It aims to build a general-purpose brain for robots, enabling intelligent control across different forms.
Deepgram raises USD 130 million Series C at USD 1.3 billion valuation
On 2026/1/13, TechCrunch reported that speech recognition AI company Deepgram had raised USD 130 million in Series C funding at a USD 1.3 billion valuation and acquired a YC-backed AI startup. It did not disclose specific investors.
Kling AI exceeds USD 20 million revenue in month 12 of the previous year and USD 240 million ARR
On 2026/1/13, Baijiahao reported that Kuaishou’s AI video company Kling AI had exceeded USD 20 million in revenue in month 12 of the previous year and USD 240 million ARR. It had announced ARR above USD 100 million in 2025/3 and recently released Kling O1, the world’s first unified multimodal video model.
Humanify raises tens of millions of RMB in seed financing
On 2026-01-12, according to Xiniu Data, Humanify completed seed financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were Wuyuan Capital, Qijichuangtan.
Manifold AI Liuxingkongjian raises RMB 100 million in angel financing
On 2026-01-09, according to Xiniu Data, Manifold AI Liuxingkongjian completed angel financing, raising RMB 100 million. Investors were Tongchuangweiye, Junlian Capital, Habo Investment, Yingnuo Fund and others.
Aragon AI’s enterprise ARR grows approximately 300%
On 2026/1/8, LinkedIn reported that AI headshot company Aragon AI’s enterprise business ARR had grown approximately 300%, with its team expanding from 8 to 15. It did not disclose specific ARR or valuation.
CyVers grows ARR 18 times
On 2026/1/8, LinkedIn reported that UK DeFi risk management company CyVers had grown ARR 18 times, preventing USD 800 million in losses and protecting approximately USD 500 billion in assets. It did not disclose specific ARR or valuation.
Keywords AI grows ARR 650% in 2025
On 2026/1/8, LinkedIn reported that AI evaluation data platform Keywords AI had grown ARR 650% in 2025, with traffic growing 12 times from 2024/10. It did not disclose specific ARR or valuation.
LMArena reaches USD 30 million in ARR
On 2026/1/7, X reported that AI model evaluation platform LMArena raised USD 150 million at a USD 1.7 billion valuation and reached USD 30 million in ARR. The company did not disclose the specific investors.
Shiting Artificial Intelligence completes equity financing
On 2026-01-05, according to Xiniu Data, Shiting Artificial Intelligence completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Junchu Capital.
Autify is listed at approximately USD 4 million in a coding AI tool revenue chart
In 2026/1, Aaron Yang's LinkedIn post included a CB Insights coding AI tool revenue chart listing Autify at USD 4 million. The chart used the latest available annual revenue data as of 2025/12/17; this was not an official company ARR disclosure.
Shen AI customer count grows 5 times year over year
On 2026/1/3, LinkedIn reported that Estonian company Shen AI served customers in 32 countries, with its customer count growing 5 times year over year and daily scans growing 15 times year over year. It did not disclose specific ARR or valuation.
Mercor revenue grows 4,658% in 2025
On 2026/1/2, X reported that AI talent marketplace Mercor grew revenue 4,658% in 2025, with users increasing from 217 thousand to 3.4 million. It did not disclose specific ARR or valuation.
Squid Joins Y Combinator W26 for Grid Planning AI Software
Per Y Combinator, grid planning AI software company Squid joined the Winter 2026 batch; the team previously worked at National Grid, Octopus Energy and AWS. Co-founders are Conor Jones and George Kolokotronis; the company has not disclosed a verifiable new funding amount.
Cal AI claim of USD 30 million annualized revenue awaits verification
Cal AI is an AI calorie tracking app, not a calendar app. No original disclosure from the same date was found for ARR Club’s listed USD 30 million ARR in 2025/12. An annualized revenue claim reported in 2025/4 cannot directly replace this record.
Loop revenue grows 2.5 times in 2025
On 2025/12/24, LinkedIn reported that Loop, a US subscription payments company, grew revenue 2.5 times in 2025, following growth of 3 times in 2024, and planned to double again in 2026. It did not disclose specific ARR or valuation.
Fal raises USD 140 million Series D at USD 4.5 billion valuation
On 2025/12/10, Fal.ai reported that AI inference cloud platform Fal had raised USD 140 million in Series D funding at a USD 4.5 billion valuation, expanding its team to 70. Burkay and Gorkem founded the company; specific investors were undisclosed.
Jipian Artificial Intelligence raises RMB 20 million in strategic financing
On 2025-11-28, according to Xiniu Data, Jipian Artificial Intelligence completed strategic financing, raising RMB 20 million.
Luma AI raises USD 900 million Series C+ at USD 4 billion post-money valuation, led by Saudi PIF
In 2025/11, Luma AI raised USD 900 million in Series C+ funding at a USD 4 billion post-money valuation, led by HUMAIN under Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF. It also announced a 2GW AI supercomputing cluster in Saudi Arabia. Total funding exceeded USD 1 billion, full-year 2025 revenue was approximately USD 20 million, and its price-to-sales ratio was approximately 190 times.
Guardio completes USD 80 million in funding amid conflicting timing for USD 100 million ARR
Guardio announced USD 80 million in funding on 2025/11/19. TechCrunch said it had reached USD 100 million in ARR, while the company's announcement the same day said it expected to exceed USD 100 million in ARR in early 2026. The conflicting revenue timing remains pending further verification. An exact valuation was not disclosed.