☕ Nvidia developing NemoClaw, inspired by the OpenClaw & Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI social network.
AI-powered apps struggle with long-term retention & Amazon launches Health AI assistant.
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Nvidia is reportedly developing NemoClaw, its own platform inspired by the OpenClaw trend of turning large language models into autonomous assistants that can code, browse, and execute tasks. The project is expected to be open-source and powered by Nvidia’s Nemotron models, with early access already shared with enterprise software companies like Google, Adobe, Salesforce, Cisco, and CrowdStrike in exchange for contributions. Nvidia could officially unveil NemoClaw at its upcoming GTC developer conference alongside a new inference chip, signaling its push beyond hardware into AI agent platforms.
Meta has acquired Moltbook, the experimental platform where AI agents built on OpenClaw could interact with each other. The founders are joining Meta Superintelligence Labs, though it’s unclear how the project will be integrated. The acquisition highlights Meta’s growing interest in agent ecosystems and AI-native social platforms, even as early experiments revealed security issues like humans impersonating AI agents.
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Vivox AI, a London, UK-based technology company building regulator-ready, atomic AI agents for AML, KYB/KYC and financial crime, raised £1.3M in first funding. Backers included Axel Weber, Dan Cobley, Kos Stiskin, James Janis Berdigans, and other fintech and technology investors.
Mirai Robotics, a Bari, Puglia, Italy-based maritime AI and autonomous systems company, raised $4.2M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Primo Capital, Techshop and 40Jemz Ventures, with participation from angel investors.
SolveAI, a London, UK-based startup developing an AI powered enterprise coding platform, raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Accel.
SEED
Verdant Impact, a Mumbai, India-based agtech startup, raised $3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Unicorn India Ventures with participation from Infynyte Club, Yash Kotak, Alok Soni and a-IDEA NAARM.
Lux Aeterna, a Denver, CO-based space infrastructure company, raised $10M in Seed funding. The round was led by Konvoy, with participation from Decisive Point, Cubit Capital, Wave Function, Space Capital, Dynamo Ventures, and Channel 39.
Talvy, a Cambridge, MA-based company providing video-first professional profiles, raised $2M in Seed funding. The round was led by Link Ventures.
Captur, a NYC-based AI infrastructure company for enterprise mobile apps that verifies user-submitted photos for quality and accuracy, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Rally Ventures, with participation from existing investor Sure Valley Ventures.
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Moxie, a NYC-based developer of a clinical-grade operating system for aesthetic medicine, raised $25M in Series C funding. The round was led by Viewpoint Ventures, with participation from SignalFire, Lachy Groom, and Haystack.
Juicebox, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI recruiting platform, raised $80M in Series B funding at an $850M valuation. The round was led by DST Global with participation from Sequoia, Coatue, Y Combinator, NFDG and Verified Capital.
R2 Wireless, an Austin, TX-based defensive security technology company, raised $5M in funding. Backers were not disclosed.
Finbee Group, a Vilnius, Lithuania-based developer of peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding solutions, raised €5M in funding. The round was led by Tesonet with participation from existing shareholders ZSC Techteam and Turtai.
Imperium Technologies, an Austin, TX-based steam system intelligence company, raised $2M in funding. Backers included E8 Angels.
Legora, a Stockholm, Sweden-based collaborative AI platform for lawyers, raised $550M in Series D funding at a $5.55B valuation. The round was led by Accel with participation from Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, ICONIQ, Redpoint Ventures, Y Combinator and several new investors.
Vitestro, a Utrecht, the Netherlands-based medical robotics company, raised $70M in Series B funding. Investors included Labcorp Venture Fund, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health and several financial investors.
Sandbar, a NYC-based interface company, raised $23M in Series A funding. The round was led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures.
Mobility Mojo, a Dublin, Ireland-based developer of a workplace accessibility technology platform, raised €4.25M in growth equity funding. The investment was made by Gresham House Ventures.
Amigo AI, a NYC-based provider of a platform building and training patient-facing clinical agents, raised $11M in Series A funding. The round was led by Madrona with participation from Optum Ventures.
Jazz, a NYC-based developer of an AI-powered Data Loss Prevention platform, raised $61M across Seed and Series A funding rounds. The round was led by Glilot Capital Partners and Team8 with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Merlin Ventures and other investors.
Rebar, a NYC-based provider of a vertical AI platform building the core operating system for the HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing industries, raised $14M in Series A funding. The round was led by Prudence with participation from Zero Infinity Partners, Founder Collective, Villain Capital and Optimist Ventures.
Kai, a San Jose, CA-based provider of an agentic AI security platform, raised $125M in funding. The round was led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from N47 and strategic investors.
MindImmune, a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company, received a $5M investment. The investment was made by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
Nexthop AI, a Santa Clara, CA-based AI networking company, raised $500M in Series B funding at a $4.2B valuation. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Altimeter and existing investors.
Nectir, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of an AI infrastructure platform for higher education, raised $12.5M in funding. The round was led by Rethink Impact with participation from Gingerbread Capital and Strada.
PactFi, a NYC-based provider of an end-to-end operational platform for private credit, raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was led by 7RIDGE Ecosystem Impact Fund with participation from Vestigo Ventures.
Sigma360, a NYC-based provider of an AI platform for risk intelligence, financial crime prevention and compliance, raised $17M in Series B funding. The round was led by Moderne Ventures with participation from Vocap Partners, Orrick, Contour Ventures and Mosaik Partners.
Slide, a Norwalk, CT-based security-first business continuity and disaster recovery company, raised $70M in Series B funding. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from Base10, Outsiders Fund and several other investors.
Qevlar AI, a Paris, France-based developer of AI for enhancing security operations centres, raised $30M in funding. The round was led by Partech and Forgepoint Capital International with participation from EQT Ventures.
Avvoka, a London, UK-based legaltech platform, raised £14M in funding. The round was led by Valhalla Ventures.
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Breakout Ventures, a San Francisco, CA-based venture capital firm focused on backing founders scaling scientific innovation, closed its Fund III, at $114M. The fund received support from returning investors including Cortes Capital, S-Cubed Capital, The Kraft Group, Pinegrove Venture Partners, and an affiliate of LH Capital, and added new limited partners including JIMCO, the global investment arm of the Jameel family, and Korea Omega Investment Corporation.
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Amazon launches Health AI assistant across its website and app
Amazon expanded access to its healthcare AI assistant, Health AI, making it available on Amazon’s website and mobile app. The tool was previously limited to the One Medical app, the healthcare provider Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023.
Health AI can answer medical questions, explain lab results, manage prescription renewals, and help users book appointments. With permission, it can also access medical records through the Health Information Exchange to provide personalized responses.
If users need professional care, the assistant can connect them to One Medical providers. Prime members in the U.S. receive up to five free direct-message consultations for common conditions, while non-Prime users can access care through a pay-per-visit option.
ChatGPT introduces interactive visuals for math and science learning
OpenAI launched dynamic visual explanations in ChatGPT, allowing users to interact with formulas and concepts in real time instead of viewing static diagrams.
Users can adjust variables and instantly see how mathematical relationships change. For example, changing the sides of a triangle updates the hypotenuse when exploring the Pythagorean theorem.
The feature currently supports more than 70 topics across math and science, including compound interest, linear equations, Ohm’s law, and kinetic energy, and is available to all logged-in ChatGPT users.
Google adds new Gemini AI features to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive
Google is rolling out new Gemini-powered capabilities across Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive, allowing users to generate drafts, spreadsheets, and presentations using information from Gmail, Chat, and Drive.
In Docs, a new “Help me create” tool can generate full document drafts based on prompts, while features like “Match writing style” and “Match the format” help unify tone and replicate document structures using personal data.
Sheets and Slides are getting deeper AI assistance as well, including automatic spreadsheet generation, table population with real-time data, and AI-created slides. Drive will now offer AI summaries and allow users to ask complex questions across their files, emails, and calendar.
AI-powered apps struggle with long-term retention, report finds
A report from RevenueCat shows that AI-powered apps lose subscribers faster than non-AI apps. Annual retention for AI apps is 21.1% compared to 30.7% for non-AI apps, with churn about 30% higher at the median.
Despite weaker retention, AI apps perform better in early monetization. They convert free trials to paid users 52% more effectively and generate about 20% more revenue per download.
The report suggests the fast pace of AI innovation may cause users to frequently switch between apps, making it harder for AI products to maintain long-term customer loyalty.
X Money to launch early public access next month
Elon Musk said X Money, the payment system built into the social platform X, will enter early public access next month as part of his push to turn the platform into an “everything app.”
The payment service is being developed with Visa, which partnered with X last year to enable direct digital transactions inside the app.
The move is aimed at unlocking new revenue streams by integrating payments with social features like messaging, content, and commerce within the platform.
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Startup bets on reusable satellites that return to Earth
Lux Aeterna, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineer Brian Taylor, raised $10 million to build satellites designed to return safely to Earth with their payloads intact. The company is developing a spacecraft called Delphi with a built-in heat shield.
The first demonstration mission is planned for early 2027 on a SpaceX launch. The spacecraft will carry experimental payloads into orbit and then return them to Earth, landing at Australia’s Koonibba Test Range.
If successful, the technology could enable reusable communications and Earth-observation satellites that can be upgraded regularly instead of being discarded after five to ten years in orbit.
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