3 in Finance

2/27: Exodigo (Israel), developer of an AI-enabled platform intended to offer subsurface image mapping, in a deal led by Zeev Ventures and Greenfield Partners, raised $105M of Series A venture funding. (Link)

2/23: Figure AI (Sunnyvale, CA), humanoid robot developer meant to address labor shortages, raised $675M of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Microsoft, Nvidia, Evolution VC Partners, and Bezos Expeditions. (Link)

2/19: Moonshot AI (China), provider of artificial intelligence models serving the AGI industry, raised $1B of Series B venture funding. Alibaba and HongShan led the led, placing the company’s pre-money valuation at $1.5B. (Link)

3 for Fun

Aldi debuts AI-powered checkout technology with the help of Grabango. (Link)

Japanese author admits AI wrote part of award-winning novel. (Link)

Over half of British university students use generative AI in studies. (Link)