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| Sep 16, 2026 | Temporal reaches USD 250 million in ARROn 2026/9/16, Business Wire reported that Temporal disclosed annual recurring revenue (ARR) of USD 250 million in the AI Infrastructure sector. | — | — | businesswire.com ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Thatch ARR grows 7x in 12 months, raises $108M Series C at $1B valuationOn 2026/9/16, Thatch reported that the US company achieved ARR growth of 7 times in 12 months and completed USD 108 million in Series C funding at a valuation of USD 1 billion. | — | $108M | thatch.com ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Treble Technologies Raises USD 18M in Series A ExtensionOn September 16, 2026, Iceland-based Treble Technologies raised USD 18 million in a Series A extension led by Paladin Capital Group. The company provides an AI-accelerated simulation platform that digitizes sound propagation and acoustic scenes. | — | $18M | techcrunch.com ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Vantora Raises Over USD 100M in Growth FinancingOn September 16, 2026, US-based Vantora (formerly UP.Labs) raised over USD 100 million in its first external growth financing from Silversmith Capital Partners, at a valuation of about USD 200 million. Founded by John Kuolt, the company builds physical-AI and autonomy businesses with industrial enterprises. | — | over $100M | ebs.publicnow.com ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Xianyinweilai completes Pre-Series A financingOn 2026-09-16, according to Xiniu Data, Xianyinweilai completed Pre-Series A financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were lead investor Yangzhou Jingkaihuayingxianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), participating investor Chengdu Yuanheyuandian Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), participating investor Lanchi Venture Capital, participating investor Gaoling Venture Capital, participating investor Binfu Capital, participating investor Kaifeng Venture Capital, other participating investors. The company is a developer of cable-driven flexible space robots. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Xiyuan Robotics completes equity financingOn 2026-09-16, according to Xiniu Data, Xiyuan Robotics completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Xiamen Xingqimingtu Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Tianjin Xinxidongjianghaihe Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Tianjin Haihelüyuan Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Synstellation Capital, Jingwei Venture Capital and others. The company is a developer of complete embodied robots. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 16, 2026 | XLR8 AI surpasses $2M ARR with 20% MoM growth without VC moneyOn 2026/9/16, LinkedIn reported that US company XLR8 AI surpassed USD 2 million in ARR, with 20% month-over-month growth and no venture capital funding. The company remains bootstrapped. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Zhipu Completes ~HKD 15.68B H-Share PlacementOn September 16, 2026, Zhipu (Z.AI) completed an H-share placement of approximately HKD 15.683 billion (gross), placing 21.965 million shares at HKD 714 each, subscribed by no fewer than six independent third-party placees, as disclosed to HKEX. | — | ~HK$15.7B | hkexnews.hk ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Zhiyuan Intelligence raises RMB 10 million in angel financingOn 2026-09-16, according to Xiniu Data, Zhiyuan Intelligence completed angel financing, raising RMB 10 million. Investors were co-lead investor Wuhushikechuang Group Co., Ltd., co-lead investor Wuhushijiu Venture Capital Zi Co., Ltd., participating investor Mengxitianshi Fund. The company is a developer of AI equipment diagnostic systems. | — | RMB 10M | — |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Zhonghezhiwang raises RMB 24 million in angel financingOn 2026-9-16, according to Xiniu Data, Zhonghezhiwang completed angel financing, raising RMB 24 million. | — | RMB 24M | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Biteqiji completes equity financingOn 2026-09-15, according to Xiniu Data, Biteqiji completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Hunan Shengdaxuesheng Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer and service provider for AI software. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Buildots raises USD 130 million in Series E financingOn 2026-09-15, according to Xiniu Data, Buildots completed Series E financing, raising USD 130 million. Investors were lead investor OG Tech Ventures, Viola Growth, Qumra Capital, Poalim Equity and others. The company is an Israeli provider of AI construction industry solutions. | — | $130M | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cuisi Tech Raises Over RMB 100M in Angel RoundOn September 15, 2026, Shanghai-based Cuisi Tech, an on-device AI inference chip developer, raised over RMB 100 million in an Angel round led by a leading fund. It was founded by Pan Hongyang. | — | over RMB 100M | wap.eastmoney.com ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | EnforceShield raises EUR 1.7 million in seed financingOn 2026-9-15, according to Xiniu Data, EnforceShield completed seed financing, raising EUR 1.7 million. Investors were Vendep Capital, FIRSTPICK. | — | €1.7M | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | EUCLYD Raises Over EUR 200M in Series AOn September 15, 2026, Netherlands-based EUCLYD raised over EUR 200 million in a Series A (agreement signed), with Samsung, Somerset Capital Partners, EQT Scaleup Europe Fund and Innovation Industries participating. The company builds efficient AI inference hardware, memory architecture and datacenter-scale compute platforms. | — | over €200M | euclyd.ai ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Factory raises USD 200 million at USD 5 billion valuationOn 2026/9/15, Factory announced that the US manufacturing AI company had raised USD 200 million at a USD 5 billion valuation. Investors included Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Insight Partners, bringing total funding to more than USD 400 million. | — | $200M | factory.ai ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Fathom acquired by Superhuman after hit $30M ARR with 400K MAUsOn 2026/9/15, TechCrunch reported that Fathom, a US AI meeting notes company, was acquired by Superhuman after reaching USD 30 million in ARR and 400,000 monthly active users. | — | — | techcrunch.com ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Glass Imaging is acquiredOn 2026/9/15, Xiniu Data reported that Glass Imaging was acquired for an undisclosed amount. The investor was OpenAI. The company develops AI image enhancement technology in the US. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Guangjian Technology completes Series C financingOn 2026-09-15, according to Xiniu Data, Guangjian Technology completed Series C financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Wuxi Liangxi Science and Technology City Development Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Wuxi Bitesongling Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a provider of solutions for 3D visual full-stack. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | HiDream completes Series C+ financingOn 2026-09-15, according to Xiniu Data, HiDream completed Series C+ financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Xinwei Capital, Jiaozi Capital, Gongyin Capital. The company is a provider of multimodal generative AI large models. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Kunlun Tech says first-half AI short-drama platform revenue was CNY 1.535 billionOn 2026/9/15, a WeChat public account reported that Kunlun Tech chairman and CEO Fang Han had disclosed in a campus recruitment presentation that revenue related to AI short-drama platforms DramaWave and FreeReels was CNY 1.535 billion in the first half of 2026, growing 163.28% year over year. | — | — | mp.weixin.qq.com ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Learna has USD 2.6 million monthly gross billings across both platforms, once ranked second on the US iOS education top-grossing chartLearna teaches English to non-native speakers living in the US, dividing learning into 13 urgent scenarios such as hospitals, courts, banks and interviews. AI plays receptionists, doctors and interviewers in real-time conversations. Sensor Tower’s 2026 figures put monthly gross billings across both platforms at USD 2.6 million. It once reached Top 2 on the US iOS education top-grossing chart, behind only Duolingo. More than 7 tenths of revenue came from the US, retention was 68% and pricing USD 6.99 per week. | — | — | woshipm.com ↗ |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Malong Technologies completes equity financingOn 2026-09-15, according to Xiniu Data, Malong Technologies completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Tianjin Yuandu Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a provider of AI education services. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | ModelBest completes strategic financingOn 2026-09-15, according to Xiniu Data, ModelBest completed strategic financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Shanzheng Investment Limited Liability Company. The company is a developer of efficient on-device large-model products. | — | Undisclosed | — |
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