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Funding RSS ↗Temporal exceeds USD 250 million in annualized revenue and raises USD 550 million in Series E funding
On 2026/9/14, Temporal announced through Business Wire that it raised USD 550 million in Series E funding at a USD 12.55 billion valuation. Its annualized revenue run rate had recently exceeded USD 250 million, up over 200% year over year. This metric is not equivalent to confirmed contracted ARR.
Temporal Raises $550M Series E at $12.55B Valuation
On September 14, 2026, per Temporal, distributed durable workflow and agent orchestration company raised $550M in a Series E led by Lightspeed with Wellington Management, Goldman Sachs Alternatives growth funds and Tiger Global at a $12.55B valuation. The company was co-founded by Samar Abbas and Maxim Fateev.
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On 2026/9/14, ARR Club reported that Tsenta, a US AI job search and resume optimization platform, reached USD 3 million in ARR. The company is an AI job search team.
Tobeseen completes equity financing
On 2026-9-14, according to Xiniu Data, Tobeseen completed equity financing. Investors were Shenzhen City Xingchenlian Venture Capital Zi Partnership (Limited Partnership).
Veloxis Tech Raises Tens of Millions in Angel Round
On September 14, 2026, Hangzhou-based Veloxis Tech, an AI inference chip developer with an on-device GPNPU architecture, raised tens of millions of RMB in an Angel round led by Guoxin Zhongshu Tongling Sci-Tech Fund.
Wanxiangzhiwei completes equity financing
On 2026-09-14, according to Xiniu Data, Wanxiangzhiwei completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Zhuhai Dehu Investment Zhongxin (Limited Partnership). The company is a provider of on-device AI software infrastructure.
Xixi AI Raises Tens of Millions in Seed Round
On September 14, 2026, Shanghai-based Xixi AI, a brain-inspired intelligence and next-generation base model developer, raised tens of millions of RMB in a Seed round with undisclosed investors. It was founded by Cai Yansong.
Xuntu Tech Raises Over RMB 300M in Series B
On September 14, 2026, Shanghai-based Xuntu Tech, a financial AI scenario service provider, raised over RMB 300 million in a Series B backed by Zhongbao Investment and GF Xinde. It was founded by Li Luodan.
Yuanshi Technology completes equity financing
On 2026-09-14, according to Xiniu Data, Yuanshi Technology completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Monolith VC II SPV Limited, Shanghai Innovation Gongchangzhichuang Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shanghai Aochuangxiandao Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shanghai Weilaiyongxianqiye Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shanghai Yanyuanjingchun Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer of second-generation AI drug discovery technology.
Z.AI raises $5B through shares and convertible bonds
On 2026/9/14, The Standard reported that Chinese AI company Z.AI raised USD 5 billion through new shares and convertible bonds. Founded by AI researchers, the company will use the funding to expand computing capacity and model research and development.
Fabraix surpasses $1.04M ARR in 3 months of scaling
On 2026/9/13, according to X, US-based Fabraix surpassed USD1.04 million in ARR after three months of scaling. The company is a B2B SaaS team and continues to develop.
Fello adds $10M ARR within 90 days through secondary product Felix
On 2026/9/13, according to LinkedIn, US-based Fello added USD10 million in ARR within 90 days through its secondary product Felix. The company is a sales AI team.
Inkbox ARR surpasses $300K during YC S26
On 2026/9/13, X reported that US company Inkbox surpassed USD 300,000 in ARR during YC S26. The company is a YC-incubated startup. The company is a YC-incubated startup.
Jigu Technology completes equity financing
On 2026-09-13, according to Xiniu Data, Jigu Technology completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Qidizhixing (Tianjin) Chuangye Consulting Fuwu Co., Ltd.. The company is a developer and service provider for AI software.
Positron raises $875M at $5B valuation for LPDDR5X inference chip
On 2026/9/13, according to TechTimes, US AI inference chip company Positron raised USD875 million at a USD5 billion valuation. The company develops inference chips based on LPDDR5X memory, using general-purpose memory instead of HBM to reduce inference costs.
StreetTalk ARR hit $10M with $100M in attributable revenue
On 2026/9/13, X reported that US company StreetTalk reached USD 10 million in ARR and USD 100 million in attributable revenue. The company is a conversational and sales AI team.
Xixing Technology completes equity financing
On 2026-09-13, according to Xiniu Data, Xixing Technology completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Anhui Chengtangshuzhichuangyiguquan Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Hangzhou Rongtengsanhao Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Zhejiang Yinxingweilaichengguozhuanhua Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Lingyi Phase Five (Quanzhou) Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer of embodied humanoid robots.
Yuanshi AI Raises Tens of Millions in Pre-A Round
On September 13, 2026, Nantong-based Yuanshi AI, a physical-AI company for industrial scenarios, raised tens of millions of RMB across its Pre-A and Pre-A+ rounds, with Daochen VC in Pre-A and Oriza Puhua in Pre-A+.
Zhipu AI raises RMB 20.14 billion in debt financing
On 2026-09-13, according to Xiniu Data, Zhipu AI completed debt financing, raising RMB 20.14 billion. The company is a developer of next-generation general-purpose cognitive intelligence models.
Lazyweb ARR hit $860k in 8 weeks
On 2026/9/12, X reported that US company Lazyweb reached USD 860,000 in ARR within 8 weeks. The company is a bootstrapped independent developer project. The company is an independent developer project.
Motive reaches USD 600 million in ARR
On 2026/9/12, FreightWaves reported that Motive disclosed annual recurring revenue (ARR) of USD 600 million in the AI Productivity sector.
RepeatMD surpasses $30M ARR with bootsrapped to $6M ARR before outside capital
On 2026/9/12, according to Mercury Fund, US medical aesthetics patient management platform RepeatMD surpassed USD30 million in ARR. It had bootstrapped to USD6 million in ARR before taking outside capital.
SF Compute sells $245M worth of compute to leading AI company under 36-month agreements
On 2026/9/12, SF Compute reported that the US computing company sold USD 245 million worth of computing capacity to a leading AI company under a 36-month agreement.
Shashibiya SHAKESPEARE raises tens of millions of RMB in angel financing
On 2026-9-12, according to Xiniu Data, Shashibiya SHAKESPEARE completed angel financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were Jixuan Intelligence, Ruiyu Holdings.