AI Productivity Platform Kindo Raises $7 Million in Funding

Artificial intelligence startup Kindo recently announced that it has secured $7 million in seed funding to launch a secure AI productivity platform for enterprises. The Kindo platform aims to empower businesses by harnessing the power of any AI model, whether commercial, open-source, or proprietary. By integrating AI into their workflows, companies can significantly enhance productivity while ensuring security, compliance, and centralized management. This round of funding was led by Riot Ventures, with participation from Eniac Ventures and RRE Ventures, among others. The seed capital will enable Kindo to scale its operations and drive growth, focusing on helping businesses boost employee performance and productivity. By providing a safe and convenient environment for AI adoption, Kindo intends to revolutionize the way companies integrate AI into their workflows.

88 million dollars with open source: Ollama enters 85% of the Fortune 500, calling for everyone to get on board

Ollama enables local execution of open-source LLMs with a single command, freeing developers from API keys and high costs. On July 9, it raised $88M led by Benchmark's Peter Fenton, Theory Ventures' Tomasz Tunguz, 8VC's Alex Kolicich, with participation from Docker founder Solomon Hykes, ClickHouse CEO Aaron Katz, and GIMP co-creator.....

Former SenseTime Executive's Manifold Space Raises Nearly 1 Billion Yuan, Becoming a World Model Unicorn!

Manifold Space, founded by Wu Wei, a former executive from SenseTime, recently completed a funding round worth hundreds of millions of yuan. The investors include China National New Capital Fund, Yifeng Capital under Temasek, Beijing Automotive Industrial Investment, and Xineng Venture Capital. Existing shareholders also made additional investments. The company has completed six funding rounds within just one year of its establishment, with a total amount of nearly 1 billion yuan, rapidly rising to the forefront of the industry.

One-Year Leap to Unicorn: Manifold AI Achieves Several Billion Yuan in Funding, Accelerating the Realization of World Models

Manifold AI, a one-year-old world-model startup, has secured hundreds of millions of yuan in funding from new investors including China Reform Fund, InnoVen Capital, BAIC Capital, and Core Energy Venture Capital, while four existing shareholders oversubscribed. Its rapid growth in the AI race has earned strong capital recognition.....

Tencent and CATL Plan to Invest Heavily in DeepSeek's First Round of Funding, Valuation May Reach 400 Billion Yuan

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek plans to conduct its first large-scale financing round, aiming to raise about 50 billion yuan (approximately 7.4 billion US dollars), with an estimated valuation of 350 to 400 billion yuan after the funding. The company has gained global attention with its V3 and R1 models, changing the perception of China's capabilities in large model development.

AI Programming Startup Cognition Secures $1 Billion in Funding, Valuation Reaches $25 Billion Before the Round

Artificial intelligence programming startup Cognition completed a funding round exceeding $1 billion on May 27, 2026, with a pre-money valuation of $25 billion, led by Lux Capital and General Catalyst. Compared to its valuation of $10.2 billion during its $400 million funding in September 2025, its value has more than doubled. Its core product is autonomous AI software engineering.