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Funding RSS ↗Arqdia reaches USD 5 million in ARR
On 2026/9/9, LinkedIn reported that Arqdia disclosed annual recurring revenue (ARR) of USD 5 million in the AI PropTech sector.
Bitewuxian raises tens of millions of RMB in Pre-Series A financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Bitewuxian completed Pre-Series A financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were Yueqian Capital and others. The company is a provider of AI-generated vector 3D model services.
Clay raises USD 115 million Series D at USD 7.1 billion valuation
On 2026/9/9, Clay announced that the US sales AI company had raised USD 115 million in Series D funding led by Wellington at a USD 7.1 billion valuation. It served more than 17 thousand customers.
CloudNC raises USD 20 million to expand AI precision machining tools
On 2026/9/9, CloudNC announced that the UK AI precision machining company had raised USD 20 million in new funding led by Nimble Ventures, with participation from LM Ventures and others. Funds will promote CAM Assist and develop new products.
Cognition surpasses $900M ARR with over $2B raised at a $48B valuation
On 2026/9/9, according to Cognition, Cognition reported a revenue growth signal in the AI Coding sector.
Encoded Therapeutics Raises $275M Series F for Gene Therapies
On September 9, 2026, per Encoded Therapeutics, gene therapy company for neurological disorders closed a $275M Series F co-led by GV and an unnamed healthcare fund, with ARCH, Braidwell, Illumina Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company was co-founded by Kartik Ramamoorthi and Stephanie Tagliatela.
Fab2 raises USD 500 million Series A at USD 3.7 billion valuation to build small chip factories at scale
AIPressRoom reported that Austin, Texas semiconductor startup Fab2, formerly Atomic Semi, had raised USD 500 million in Series A funding at a USD 3.7 billion valuation, led by New York-based Fundo, with Maverick Silicon, Corner Capital, Paradigm, StepStone Group and others participating. It would build standardized small chip manufacturing plants at scale, expanding capacity with less capital and supporting localization of the US chip supply chain.
Fengluan Tech Raises Tens of Millions in Angel+ Round
On September 9, 2026, Fengluan Tech, a developer of AI learning robots and education apps for children, raised tens of millions of RMB in an Angel+ round led by Hongruida. It was founded by Jiang Xiaodi.
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 in Pre-A Round
On September 9, 2026, Beijing-based Humanlaya, an expert-level AI data service platform for foundation model evaluation, raised hundreds of millions of RMB in a Pre-A round led by CDH Hong Kong Fund.
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.
LLVision Raises Over RMB 300M in C+ Round
On September 9, 2026, Beijing-based LLVision, an AR+AI smart glasses and real-time translation terminal developer, raised over RMB 300 million in a C+ round backed by Beijing Information Industry Development Fund, Beijing New Materials Industry Fund and Xianglong Assets. It was founded by Wu Fei.
Mistral raises €3 billion in Series D funding
On 2026/9/9, according to Constellation Research, Mistral AI reported a revenue growth signal in the AI Core sector.
Onix raises USD 5 million in seed financing
On 2026-9-9, according to Xiniu Data, Onix completed seed financing, raising USD 5 million. Investors were Alpha Edison, Garage Capital, Ride Home Fund, Geren Investment Ren.
PHYMI Raises ~USD 100M in Seed Round
On September 9, 2026, Shenzhen-based PHYMI, a Physical Agent developer for the real world, raised close to USD 100 million in a Seed round led by IDG Capital. It was founded by Liu Nianqiu.
Qimendongli completes equity financing
On 2026-9-9, according to Xiniu Data, Qimendongli completed equity financing. Investors were Tianjin Xianxingwenhua Industry Guquan Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shenzhen City Qianhaizhouming Investment Management Co., Ltd., Muxishuzhi (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
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.
Tipsy Chat exceeds USD 100 million ARR, with USD 15.2 million in first-half revenue
AI interactive drama app Tipsy Chat (Awaken AI) generated USD 15.2 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, ranking second on Appfigures’ global AI companion revenue chart, and exceeded USD 100 million ARR. It had approximately 3.07 million monthly active users and approximately CNY 350 million in annualized subscription revenue.