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Tesla confirms Dojo 3 supercomputer project development has resumed.
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xAI has launched Colossus 2, the world’s first 1-gigawatt AI training cluster, with Elon Musk confirming the system is now live and will scale to 1.5 GW by April and eventually 2 GW. The cluster already consumes more power than San Francisco’s peak electricity demand, underscoring how AI training is turning into an energy-scale industrial operation—and how xAI is choosing full vertical integration by building its own data centers rather than relying on cloud providers.
OpenAI says its annualized revenue crossed $20 billion in 2025, up from $6 billion the year prior, driven by rapid growth across ChatGPT and API usage, according to CFO Sarah Friar. The company’s compute footprint expanded from 0.6 GW to 1.9 GW in a single year, highlighting how revenue growth and compute scale are now tightly linked as OpenAI prepares to focus on AI agents, workflow automation, and deeper enterprise adoption in 2026.
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RouteSense, a Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of a data analytics company delivering predictive intelligence for the payments industry, raised ~$2M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Redbud VC with participation from FOVC, Cultivation Capital, Service Provider Capital, and the University of Missouri AACE Fund.
Sable, a New York, NY-based developer of biotech-driven consumer beauty solutions, raised a pre-seed funding of undisclosed amount. Backers included Turret Capital and SOSV.
Anzen Industries, a London, UK-based developer of a biomanufacturing solution for critical chemical manufacturing, raised $2.2M (£1.7M) in pre-seed funding. The round was led by LocalGlobe and Creator Fund, with participation from strategic angels including Konstantin von Unger and Cory Levy.
SEED
Slips, a Los Angeles, CA-based peer-to-peer betting company, raised $3.5M in Series Seed funding. The round was led by Las Olas Capital and Sunset Bay Capital, with participation from investors including Andrew Schwartzberg, Co-Owner of the Charlotte Hornets and Leeds United English Football Club, alongside a group of strategic investors.
Gutology, an Alcester, Warwickshire, UK-based company that sells a gut-friendly toothpaste, raised £1.8M in funding. Backers included Midlands Engine Investment Fund II through fund manager Mercia Ventures, alongside Active Partners and existing angel investors.
Atomic Insights, a San Diego, CA-based provider of money-movement and workflow automation tools for RIAs and family offices, raised $10M in Seed funding. The round was led by Aquiline with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and existing investors.
Equitable Earth, a London, UK-based provider of certification for nature-based climate solutions, secured €12.6m in financing. The funding round was led by a US-based family office, with participation from existing investors, including AENU, noa, and LocalGlobe, bringing total funding to over €25m.
GROWTH
Noveon Magnetics, Inc., a San Marcos, TX-based rare earth magnets manufacturer, raised $215M in Series C funding. The round was led by One Investment Management (OneIM).
Fanvue, a London, UK-based provider of an AI-powered creator monetization platform, raises $22M in Series A funding. The round was led by Inner Circle, with participation from Moonbug founder René Rechtman.
Cytotheryx, Inc., a Rochester, MN-based preclinical cell therapy company developing treatments for liver disease, raised $60M in Series A funding. The round was led by Ouroboros Family Founders Fund I, LP.
ClickHouse, a San Francisco, California-based provider of real-time analytics, data warehousing, and AI infrastructure solutions, raised $400m in Series D funding. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, GIC, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and WCM Investment Management.
Fleetzero, a Houston, TX-based marine technology company, raised $43M in Series A funding. The round was led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from new investors Maersk Growth and 8090 Industries, as well as existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Y Combinator, the New Orleans’ Saints owners Benson Capital, Shorewind, and others.
Pinch AI, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-powered post-purchase intelligence platform, raised $5M in funding. The round was led by Dynamo Ventures and Infinity Ventures with additional participation from Defined Capital and PayPal Ventures.
Higgsfield, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native generative video platform provider, raised $80M in Series A extension funding. Backers included Accel, AI Capital Partners (Alpha Intelligence Capital’s US-based fund), and Menlo Ventures and others, bringing total Series A funding to more than $130M and valuing the company at more than $1.3 Billion.
Unifyr, a Cary, NC-based provider of an AI-driven partner ecosystem platform, received a $20M investment. Investcorp, through Investcorp Technology Partners Fund V, made the investment.
Tulip, a Somerville, MA-based provider of a frontline operations platform, raised $120M in Series D funding. The round was led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503).
DC BLOX, an Atlanta, Georgia-based provider of connected data center and fiber network solutions, received $240m in HoldCo financing. The facility was provided by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock.
one.five, a Hamburg, Germany-based company building AI-powered solutions for packaging product development, raised €14M in Series A funding. The round was led by Dr. Hans Riegel Holding, with participation from 212 NexT, Symbia VC (family office), Btomorrow Ventures, KIMPA Impact (multi-family office), Zubi Capital and existing investors Speedinvest, Planet A, Green Generation Fund, Climentum Capital, Revent and WEPA Ventures.
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Superorganism, a U.S.-based VC firm focused on biodiversity startups, has raised a $25.9M debut fund backed by Cisco Foundation, AMB Holdings, Builders Vision, and a16z’s Jeff Jordan. The fund targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies tackling extinction, nature-friendly climate tech, and conservation tools, writing $250K–$500K checks.
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Asus may have made its last phone
Asus chairman Jonney Shih announced the company will stop making new smartphones, effectively ending both its Zenfone and ROG Phone product lines after years in the mobile market.
Shih said Asus is entering a period of “indefinite observation” of the smartphone market, leaving open the possibility of returning someday while promising to support existing phone users.
The company released only two phones in 2025, the Zenfone 12 Ultra and ROG Phone 9 FE, neither of which launched in the US, following a quiet period after 2023.
Tesla confirms Dojo 3 supercomputer project development has resumed
Tesla has confirmed it is restarting development of its Dojo3 supercomputer project after Elon Musk said the AI5 chip design is now “in good shape” following last year’s shutdown.
During Tesla’s Q2 2025 earnings call, Musk said the company is considering merging the Dojo3 chip with the AI6 design, moving away from its earlier approach of building everything in-house.
Tesla paused Dojo in 2025 after losing top engineers including Milan Kovac and David Lau, while also facing lower sales, growing competition, and political backlash tied to Musk’s statements.
Thinking Machines faces investor scrutiny after talent exodus
Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is facing serious questions from investors after firing a co-founder and losing several researchers to OpenAI in a single week.
CEO Murati fired co-founder Barret Zoph during an all-hands meeting for poor performance and talking to competitors, and two researchers quit via Slack before the meeting ended.
The company is trying to raise money at a $50 billion valuation, but investors are now “rattled” after five employees left this week, with four returning to OpenAI.
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☕ Other News
Threads has overtaken X in daily users
Meta’s Threads app has passed Elon Musk’s X in daily mobile users, with 141.5 million people using Threads on iOS and Android compared to 125 million on X, according to market intelligence firm Similarweb.
The growth appears driven by cross-promotions from Facebook and Instagram, a focus on creators, and new features like interest-based communities, DMs, long-form text, and disappearing posts rather than recent X controversies.
X still leads on the web with around 145 million daily visits compared to just 8.5 million for Threads, and X remains ahead in the U.S. market, though that gap has narrowed significantly over the past year.
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