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Decagon Raises Series D Funding to Automate 70% of Customer Support with AI by 2030

Jan 31, 2026

Coatue

AI startup Decagon secures Series D funding led by Coatue and Index Ventures to revolutionize customer support, targeting automation of 70% of interactions by 2030 while achieving 85% ticket deflection rates and tripling customer satisfaction in a $600 billion market opportunity.

Customer Service Funding

Airtable Launches Superagent AI Product as Company Valuation Plummets from $11.7B to $4B

Jan 30, 2026

TechCrunch

Airtable launches Superagent, its first standalone AI agent product in 13 years, featuring specialized AI agents that work together to research complex business questions and deliver interactive visualizations, even as the company's valuation plummets from $11.7 billion to $4 billion since 2021.

Agents Enterprise Funding Business

30-Person Startup Arcee AI Releases 400-Billion Parameter Open Source LLM Rivaling Meta's Llama 4

Jan 30, 2026

TechCrunch

Tiny 30-person startup Arcee AI shocks the tech world by releasing Trinity, a massive 400-billion parameter open source AI model that rivals Meta's Llama 4 and China's top models, spending just $20 million over six months to challenge industry giants.

Foundation Models Open Source Hardware Funding

China Invests $3 Billion in AI-Powered Traditional Medicine as Practitioners Use Automated Tongue Scans and Pulse Readings

Jan 29, 2026

Rest of World

China pours $3 billion into AI-powered traditional medicine, enabling automated tongue scans and pulse readings at clinics, while establishing 30 overseas centers to export the tech-enhanced ancient healing practices globally despite challenges quantifying abstract concepts like qi and yin-yang.

Healthcare Geopolitics Funding

Google Bundles Developer Program Benefits Into AI Pro and Ultra Plans, Offers Up to $100 Monthly Cloud Credits

Jan 29, 2026

Google

Google integrates premium Developer Program benefits into AI Pro and Ultra subscriptions, offering subscribers $10-100 monthly cloud credits to streamline app development from prototyping to production deployment.

Coding & Developer Tools Cloud Computing Funding

SoftBank Eyes $30 Billion Investment in OpenAI as AI Giant Seeks Record $100 Billion Funding Round

Jan 29, 2026

The Deep View

SoftBank prepares to invest $30 billion in OpenAI as part of a record-breaking $100 billion funding round that would value the AI company at $830 billion, with additional backing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and Amazon pushing the deal toward unprecedented heights.

Funding Business Geopolitics

SoftBank Considers $30 Billion OpenAI Investment as ChatGPT Creator Eyes $830 Billion Valuation

Jan 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

SoftBank considers a massive $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a $100 billion funding round that could catapult the ChatGPT creator's valuation to an astronomical $830 billion, despite the AI company operating at a loss while generating over $20 billion in annualized revenue.

Funding Foundation Models

Palladyne AI Soars 14% on Air Force Contract While General Dynamics and Textron Tumble

Jan 29, 2026

Investor's Business Daily

Palladyne AI stock rockets 14% after winning Air Force contract for drone coordination software, while defense giants General Dynamics drops 2.7% despite beating earnings and Textron crashes 8% on disappointing 2026 guidance that falls short of analyst expectations.

Defense & Warfare Drones & Autonomous Systems Funding

Anthropic Raises $20 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation, Doubling Funding Target

Jan 28, 2026

The Deep View

Anthropic secures massive $20 billion funding round at $350 billion valuation, doubling its original target as the AI startup rides unprecedented investor demand following previous raises totaling $28 billion from tech giants including Nvidia and Microsoft.

Funding Business

Anthropic Raises Up to $15 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation as AI Funding Frenzy Continues

Jan 28, 2026

CNBC

Anthropic secures up to $15 billion in funding at a staggering $350 billion valuation, with Coatue and Singapore's GIC leading the oversubscribed round as Microsoft and Nvidia consider additional investments in the Claude AI developer.

Funding AI Safety Foundation Models