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Funding RSS ↗Harvey raises USD 550 million at a USD 15.5 billion valuation
On 2026/9/9, Harvey announced that the US legal AI company Harvey raised USD 550 million at a USD 15.5 billion valuation, co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed.
Herdr raises USD 6 million in seed financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Herdr completed seed financing, raising USD 6 million. Investors were lead investor Bessemer Venture Partners, participating investor Y Combinator, participating investor e2vc, participating investor Tobi Lütke, other participating investors. The company is a provider of terminal runtime services for open-source AI agents.
Humanlaya raises hundreds of millions of RMB in Pre-Series A financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Humanlaya completed Pre-Series A financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Dinghui Investment, participating investor Hongshan China, participating investor Jinri Capital, participating investor BAI Capital, other participating investors. The company is a provider of expert-level AI data service platforms.
Keyfactor discloses ARR exceeding USD 200 million
On 2026/9/9, Keyfactor officially announced that the US machine identity and certificate management company had exceeded USD 200 million ARR, reaching the milestone early in the third quarter. ARR grew more than 35% year over year and it remained profitable.
Lightfield raises USD 47 million Series A
On 2026/9/9, Lightfield officially announced that the US AI-native CRM company had raised USD 47 million in Series A funding led by a16z, with more than 5000 companies registered since its launch in month 11 of the previous year.
Limetax raises EUR 30 million in debt financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Limetax completed debt financing, raising EUR 30 million. The company is a German developer of tax AI agent platforms.
Listen Labs has approximately USD 30 million annualized revenue, discusses approximately USD 2 billion Salesforce acquisition
On 2026/9/9, TechCrunch reported that US AI customer research company Listen Labs had approximately USD 30 million annualized revenue. Salesforce had discussed an approximately USD 2 billion acquisition, but no deal had been reached. The original article did not describe revenue as subscription ARR.
Pump ARR hit $30M with GMV of $1B annually
On 2026/9/9, X reported that US company Pump reached USD 30 million in ARR and USD 1 billion in annual GMV. It focuses on payments and transactions and continues developing.
Qinglanshijie completes equity financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Qinglanshijie completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Lüjianhuifukexiang (Huzhou) Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a provider of software services.
Rocket SaaS ARR hit $7.6M with 107% increase
On 2026/9/9, LinkedIn reported that the UK's Rocket SaaS reached USD 7.6 million in ARR, with growth of 107%. The company is a B2B SaaS team.
Savvy Wealth Raises $100M Series C at $600M Valuation
On September 9, 2026, per Savvy Wealth, wealth management and advisor platform company raised $100M in a Series C at a $600M valuation led by Halo Fund with Thrive and Goldman Sachs-affiliated investors. Founder and CEO Ritik Malhotra founded the company in 2021.
Tianshuyaoguang raises tens of millions of RMB in Pre-Series A financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Tianshuyaoguang completed Pre-Series A financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Shenzhen Pu Venture Capital Zizhongxin (Limited Partnership), participating investor Yuanhang Capital. The company is a developer of high-performance three-dimensional geometry engines and foundational algorithm libraries.
Verily completes equity financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Verily completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were lead investor NVIDIA, participating investor University of Colorado Anschutz, participating investor UCHealth, participating investor Alphabet, participating investor Series X Capital. The company is a provider of U.S. AI medical services.
Wuwenzhike raises hundreds of millions of RMB in Series A financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Wuwenzhike completed Series A financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Hongtai Fund, participating investor Hongshan Capital, participating investor Zhongdianshurong, participating investor Shicheng Capital, participating investor Jiaqiao Capital, participating investor Lihejinrong, participating investor Lihezhongke, participating investor Chengkai Fund, other participating investors. The company is a provider of integrated AI data and simulation validation solutions.
Zhenaoshuzhi completes equity financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Zhenaoshuzhi completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Shanghai Qingmiao Artificial Intelligence Industry Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer of AI digital employees for marketing.
Bianyuanshunzhi completes equity financing
On 2026-09-08, according to Xiniu Data, Bianyuanshunzhi completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Guangzhou Hongniaoqihang Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shanghai Hongniaoqihang Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer of on-device multimodal AI.
Capacity raises USD 54 million in Series E financing
On 2026-09-08, according to Xiniu Data, Capacity completed Series E financing, raising USD 54 million. Investors were Geren Investment Ren. The company is a provider of AI and cloud-based simplified data search services.
Celero Communications raises USD 275 million in Series C financing
On 2026-09-08, according to Xiniu Data, Celero Communications completed Series C financing, raising USD 275 million. Investors were co-lead investor Atreides Management, co-lead investor CapitalG, co-lead investor Valor Equity Partners, participating investor Sutter Hill Ventures, participating investor Maverick Silicon. The company is a provider of U.S. chip design services.
Cognition AI Raises USD 2B in Series E
On September 8, 2026, US-based Cognition AI raised USD 2 billion in a Series E co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, at a USD 48 billion valuation. The company develops AI software engineering agents such as Devin for enterprise code development and operations automation.
Cognition raises more than USD 2 billion Series E at USD 48 billion valuation
On 2026/9/8, Cognition AI announced that US AI coding company Cognition had raised more than USD 2 billion in Series E funding at a USD 48 billion valuation. Its revenue run rate rose from USD 492 million in month 5 to nearly USD 900 million.
Cylake Closes $245M Convertible Note Financing
On September 8, 2026, per GlobeNewswire, enterprise infrastructure cybersecurity company Cylake closed $245M in convertible note financing with Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Redpoint Ventures, bringing cumulative funding to $290M including a $45M seed in March.
Enflame Tech raises RMB 1.223 billion in equity financing
On 2026-09-08, according to Xiniu Data, Enflame Tech completed equity financing, raising RMB 1.223 billion. Investors were Zhongxin Securities Co., Ltd., Shanghai Qishan Investment Co., Ltd., Shenzhen City Waitan Technology Kaifa Co., Ltd., Wuhan Yibayiling Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., Tongfuwei Electronics Co., Ltd., Zhongxingtongxun Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xinzhishidai Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Aidixi Technology Fuwu Co., Ltd., Shebao Fund and others. The company is a developer of cloud AI chips and intelligent computing clusters.
GENISOM AI raises hundreds of millions of RMB in Series B financing
On 2026-09-08, according to Xiniu Data, GENISOM AI completed Series B financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Leishi Capital, Dongruan Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Yuanjian Innovation Technology Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Huizhoushiyuekedongjiangguohui Technology Chengguozhuanhua Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) and others. The company is a developer of embodied intelligence technology.
Mingxi Technology raises RMB 10 million in seed financing
On 2026-09-08, according to Xiniu Data, Mingxi Technology completed seed financing, raising RMB 10 million. Investors were lead investor Xinding Capital, participating investor Qijichuangtan, participating investor Shenminghang. The company is a world risk model services provider.