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Funding RSS ↗Kunlun Tech’s AI short-drama business exceeds USD 700 million Q2 ARR, with more than USD 65 million gross billings in month 6
Kunlun Tech’s AI short-drama business exceeded USD 700 million ARR in the second quarter of 2026 and USD 65 million in gross billings in month 6. The overseas short-drama market was approximately USD 2.4 billion in the first half, with a full-year forecast of USD 7 billion, and the three-platform structure remained firmly established.
MPA forecasts ReelShort’s full-year 2026 revenue at USD 1.05 billion and net profit USD 40 million
MPA forecast full-year 2026 revenue of USD 1.05 billion and approximately USD 40 million net profit for ReelShort under Fengye Interactive. First-half in-app purchase revenue of approximately USD 188 million ranked second among overseas short-drama apps. Overseas short-video first-half revenue was approximately USD 15.5 billion.
Anthropic expects its annualized revenue run rate to reach USD 100 billion in 2026
On 2026/9/18, The New York Times reported that Anthropic expected its annualized revenue run rate to reach USD 100 billion in 2026. This was a future forecast, rather than revenue or subscription ARR already achieved at the time.
SemiAnalysis forecasts more than USD 100 million revenue in 2026, versus approximately USD 20 million in 2025
A LinkedIn post relayed that SemiAnalysis expected revenue above USD 100 million in 2026, compared with approximately USD 20 million in 2025. This was a full-year revenue forecast; the original post did not call it realized ARR.
WindBorne completes Series B financing
On 2026-08-05, according to Xiniu Data, WindBorne completed Series B financing, raising USD 37 million. Investors were co-lead investor Khosla Ventures, co-lead investor Galvanize Climate Solutions, participating investor Translink Capital, participating investor Lux Capital. The company is a U.S. autonomous sensing balloon network and AI weather forecasting platform.
WindBorne Systems completes USD 37 million in Series B funding at a USD 250 million valuation
On 2026/8/5, TechCrunch reported that WindBorne Systems, a US AI weather forecasting company, completed USD 37 million in Series B funding co-led by Khosla Ventures and Galvanize at a post-money valuation of USD 250 million.
Xuanjilingxi raises tens of millions of RMB in Pre-Series A financing
On 2026-07-31, according to Xiniu Data, Xuanjilingxi completed Pre-Series A financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Innovation Gongchang. The company is a provider of agent infrastructure services for market forecasting.
MeckaAI raises USD 60 million; USD 100 million revenue is a forecast
On 2026/6/2, X reported that US physical AI company MeckaAI had raised USD 60 million. Its USD 100 million annual revenue run rate was a forecast and had not yet been achieved.
Pika has approximately USD 85 million annual recurring revenue, forecasts more than USD 130 million revenue for 2026
AI video company Pika had approximately USD 85 million in annual recurring revenue, with revenue forecast to exceed USD 130 million in 2026. It had approximately 11 million registered users, a valuation of approximately USD 900 million, approximately 40% of revenue from enterprise customers, and a team of just approximately 100.
Lead Bank discloses USD 300 million revenue forecast; actual revenue unclear
On 2026/5/29, X reported that US programmable banking API provider Lead Bank served customers including Stripe and Affirm through APIs. Its disclosed USD 300 million revenue and USD 31 million net profit were forecasts and were not included as actual revenue.
Scrabble has approximately USD 15 million ARR, grows 100% year over year
On 2026/5/27, LinkedIn reported that Indian AI-native B2B SaaS company Scrabble had approximately USD 15 million ARR, growing approximately 100% year over year. The 25 million to USD 30 million range was a forecast.
Anthropic forecasts USD 10.9 billion second-quarter revenue, approaches first profit
On 2026/5/21, The Decoder reported that US AI lab Anthropic expected USD 10.9 billion in second-quarter revenue and USD 559 million in operating profit, potentially achieving its first profitable quarter and standing one step from profitability.
Maxima expects ARR to grow 20 times year over year this quarter (forecast)
On 2026/4/30, a Maxima leader said ARR was expected to grow 20 times year over year this quarter. This was a forecast growth rate; the original post did not provide a current ARR amount.
Anthropic’s Claude Code reaches USD 1 billion ARR
On 2025/10/15, Reuters reported that Claude Code, a coding tool under US company Anthropic, had reached USD 1 billion in annual recurring revenue. The company did not disclose its latest company-wide funding or valuation; separate forecasts put Anthropic’s overall annualized revenue higher.
Cursor’s new funding round reaches USD 30 billion valuation
On 2025/10/9, X reported that US AI coding tool Cursor’s new funding round had reached a USD 30 billion valuation. The USD 1 billion ARR mentioned was a forecast; the round’s specific amount and investors were undisclosed.
Crescendo expects ARR above USD 100 million by year-end 2025
In an official website announcement on 2025/9/25, Crescendo said it expected ARR above USD 100 million by year-end 2025. This was a target or forecast, not USD 100 million ARR already achieved at announcement time.
ElevenLabs launches USD 100 million employee share repurchase at USD 6.6 billion valuation; ARR exceeds USD 200 million
On 2025/9/8, ElevenLabs’ website announced a USD 100 million employee share repurchase at a USD 6.6 billion transaction valuation, involving existing investors. This provided secondary share liquidity rather than new company funding. ARR had previously exceeded USD 200 million, with a forecast above USD 300 million by the end of 2025 and approximately 330 team members.
Lovable exceeds USD 100 million ARR, forecasts USD 250 million by year-end
In 2025/8, TechCrunch reported that Lovable had exceeded USD 100 million ARR. It expected USD 250 million by the end of 2025 and targeted USD 1 billion within the next 12 months; neither figure should be recorded as revenue already realized at the time.
OpenArt expects annualized revenue run rate above USD 20 million
In 2025/8, TechCrunch’s interview with OpenArt said it was expected to reach more than USD 20 million annualized revenue run rate. This was a forecast and cannot be treated as ARR already achieved at that time.
ProjectionLab reaches USD 1 million ARR
On 2025/7/2, ARR Club reported that sales forecasting platform ProjectionLab had disclosed USD 1 million in annual recurring revenue. It helps SaaS teams forecast and manage revenue pipelines.
Abacus reaches USD 1 million ARR
On 2024/12/3, LinkedIn reported that AI financial modeling platform Abacus had disclosed USD 1 million in annual recurring revenue. It helps entrepreneurs quickly build financial forecasting models.
Wiz expects USD 1 billion in ARR in 2025 (forecast)
In 2024/10, ARR Club recorded Wiz's forecast of USD 1 billion in annual recurring revenue in 2025, rather than actual performance at the time. Wiz had previously reached USD 100 million in ARR in approximately 18 months, and a separate report in 2024/7 put actual ARR at approximately USD 500 million. Google had proposed an acquisition for about USD 23 billion, but the deal had not closed at that time.
ProjectionLab reaches USD 600 thousand ARR
On 2024/8/10, ARR Club reported that US financial forecasting tool ProjectionLab had disclosed USD 600 thousand in annual recurring revenue. It helps startups build financial models and revenue forecasts and gained adoption among entrepreneurs at an early stage.
6sense exceeds USD 200 million annual revenue, driven by sales intelligence innovation and market share growth
On 2024/3/27, 6sense reported that the US AI revenue forecasting platform 6sense had exceeded USD 200 million in annual revenue for the first time in the fiscal year ended 2024/1/31, growing 40% year over year, while customers grew 30%. It uses AI to turn B2B data into revenue pipeline insights.