Daily AI Grants Roundup – May 29, 2026

XCENA raised $135M in Series B funding to scale its CXL-based computational memory solutions for AI infrastructure, reaching a $570M valuation.

The lesson that changed how I share science forever PhD student, Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute 25 February 2026 How receiving messages from patients and their families has changed the course of a dementia scientist’s PhD research.. After endless…

Solstice raised $21M in Series A funding to help pharma brands cut MLR review cycles from months to under 48 hours using AI and in-house experts.

Anthropic has snagged $65 billion in funding at a $965 billion post-money valuation in its latest funding round, marking what could be the AI startup’s last private fundraising before debuting on the public markets.. The Series H round was co-led by Altimeter Capital,…

Geordie AI raised $30M in a Series A led by Balderton Capital to help enterprises monitor, govern, and secure their AI agents at scale.

Cognition CEO Scott Wu made headlines again this week when his two-year-old AI coding agent startup raised $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation .. Cognition is the maker of Devin, one of the first and, arguably, most successful AI coding agents.. Devin, the CEO says,…

Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, your request triggers a data relay race.. Information leaves memory, passes through a CPU for preprocessing, travels to a GPU for heavy computation, and then makes its way back — and that entire journey repeats for every single word the…

Glean , a company often described as the Google for enterprise, said it has reached $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), a three-fold increase from the $100 million milestone it reached just 15 months ago.. While many AI startups are growing at a blistering pace,…

Join us for StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026 , an intimate evening bringing together leading investors and entrepreneurs for high-signal conversations from the front lines of venture capital and frontier technology.. Taking place Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns October 13–15 to Moscone West in San Francisco — and applications to speak are open for just a few more hours.. We’re inviting founders, investors, operators, and technology experts to apply for a chance to take the stage at one of the most…

PT to lock in Early Bird savings of up to $410 for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 before prices increase.. If Disrupt has been on your must-attend list, this is your final chance to secure the lowest available rates before the next price jump hits.. Once the deadline passes, so do…

Earlier this month, I got my hands on the Kiwibit Bird Feeder Pro 4K AI Camera , and it has become my favorite backyard accessory.. Setting it up is pretty straightforward.. Multiple mounting options allow you to place the feeder on a pole, window ledge, or tree.. Its dual…