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Assessing Duolingo (DUOL) Valuation After New AI Tutoring Trial Results And Rising User Engagement - simplywall.st

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxNMTRER2ozNHJfOEJRb1NIV3JNdmZyMXBqWnpsYkV6X08wUVJzRUFLWEFRRnl2Rkx0UXNCd1FmTzNlbFRyODRoc21URTRWY3k3T05EQlo3OHc4VkRWVDdDZ1ktclBWUmQtTWh6S3N5Y0g0SWR0bTJSdkhKa3luNXhpMDFGbVoydTBhOElNeGFLWGZHdlBoU21yVHVaNGpCa2pKd2QtTk9mdjNoY19kblRiUklCRWNla1YzWHdXeUVCVllrcjBSU09zTzVCMnBlU3pLS1HSAdcBQVVfeXFMTTN5X3NDVm91TU15Q1Zkc0dOVkViTEIwdDhheE1RVUxlVDhoR2xpRVZocTBWcmlJT05qUkh6U2VTNkQ2WUZtcl9aM1FvcV9hV0M2TDlpNHRUbk9tdVVNRGw5X09rdFpFRU9aOGNrVHVxbml3Y1FrOHBMUkhUYmNLVC14Yi1rRVk1aU0ydDdVVWstd3dkbWpDOTBLb29EYTdmUnFqTDFGRVd3VXpPNW1xWTBxb20wVkIwSW5udVJRZ0FMcmxHSmVJOWEzU0FlRF9JeDRMY2dybTQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Assessing Duolingo (DUOL) Valuation After New AI Tutoring Trial Results And Rising User Engagement</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">simplywall.st</font>

Mobileye posts surprise growth, raises outlook as shares rally - CTech

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiakFVX3lxTFBjVGdhTW0tQkU1cnVjdExUbUxVQVg1WFI2YnN0eXdrY19MUDZHQWtlYmJQV3pYRU1rbzF2bFpKcjhvT2wtNzd1WHo4VGhEZFdEV24xVHhvNkxSUVBzS0EtTnB6RXhIUjJ2amc?oc=5" target="_blank">Mobileye posts surprise growth, raises outlook as shares rally</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">CTech</font>

Cloud Dev platform breach tied to compromised AI tool raises alarm for crypto frontends - Cryptopolitan

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTFBmOVJDWFZSX0NNcExoUUtYRjItZWdoVkFUTnJCSWY0d2RINnZUUjY3WG1ESEM3TXhBdTJhWlMxVS1JV0NMSGstQWg1dnRpT0I2NEFxdlgzazhmeFhwN1puVS1QUFB6NWk5dl9OQXp0TW9COXFYZVVvSFVxaC0?oc=5" target="_blank">Cloud Dev platform breach tied to compromised AI tool raises alarm for crypto frontends</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Cryptopolitan</font>

What bubble? AI startups score $242B in venture funding last quarter - Seeking Alpha

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE9fTE80RWxHTG55eDhqeDNiQ09QenpRSjRwMERORFhfR1FQWjVtWEEzWnNZWjNBdnFDRGZEZEhGb1FlQkpuQnVlSlhIeV9QbUlwTGJ6QzVpNFZYdjQ1V0dqalZLY3ZPQ3ZMMjhoUHZ1TURhNUMtZmxr?oc=5" target="_blank">What bubble? AI startups score $242B in venture funding last quarter</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Seeking Alpha</font>

Google, CoreWeave Fuel AI Funding Frenzy With $6.7 Billion Bonds - Yahoo Finance

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxOaFg4OGswYTluSG9RcVFvTmdwSFExNWFpbjItanJWMk5xdEF3ZnZNWGJqbm5FWV9pVkk0MkJyZkJKNElLNTktdXVjQXVDcThHNUxhQzhTZm8xeXVuN1VrWWIxZEhfck9Vc1lkTVI4cE5hR193NTdfZkZrUkpwa2RoVlN3WVZhQmJoU1BhUWwtaEMzUkY5NkVGUmNSejdYZTh0VUF3?oc=5" target="_blank">Google, CoreWeave Fuel AI Funding Frenzy With $6.7 Billion Bonds</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Yahoo Finance</font>

CrowdStrike’s Anthropic AI Role And Gartner Nod Tested Against Valuation - Yahoo Finance

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxObTJLdW82Qzd2aDFYamU5a21OWTZWcmdMcTY0SVItVTFmNGFPV29oQWo0SVY2dXdIU1hrNU03Z1kwNER5QUw3ZFFGa205WFRmcEExZkJaOS1RUXBWUmxOZHFkcnlhVWV6S01xdXJYY21YNnZ0YktGMUt4LW1XQWNUeC1nX29WSUo0QmFxMGsxUGtPM18tZF9KMG00NUczZGNvTmdkdA?oc=5" target="_blank">CrowdStrike’s Anthropic AI Role And Gartner Nod Tested Against Valuation</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Yahoo Finance</font>

Wiz AI - 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors - Tracxn

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNcnd0MHZ6aVhUeGZXR1plSFhKbGJmUkFiclJ0X1otWDhYQUFSNWRDc3poNGZHZnB2YlpKcGZkYm9HNDJiTWY4ZUF6ak45Nm9OWTNKbmVzYUEwVHhtbjgxckhYbVYxbW0wNjZFYktZMkxsZmxJTlZxQjlJMnpNcTBTajYtcnBxeWFWdUw0SGxXSGhadFpGWDctT1JFc1RUU2RfdFBtQUNLWQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Wiz AI - 2026 Funding Rounds & List of Investors</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Tracxn</font>

Nvidia vs. CoreWeave: AI Stock Analysis, Valuation, and Growth Outlook - News and Statistics - indexbox.io

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxOT3B6Nlc2TzdmdUs0M29YcnFLbHdpUHBQLVpYRGJCSTk0OEpmVGM0NC1HckJwaU13emdzSFB6d2lUVERmMzd2d3c1SGJBdXByN0Q4ZDEtTWlKd0hNSGdMN2VHUzcyMVp5RDljVDQ2NHprUkYwdkhsd3FlZWIxSUt4T0x2Wng0UWttQmxrMTJpdEZIU1ZhcE9nSG1JXzdmdw?oc=5" target="_blank">Nvidia vs. CoreWeave: AI Stock Analysis, Valuation, and Growth Outlook - News and Statistics</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">indexbox.io</font>

Athena Launch Puts Zeta Global’s AI And Valuation Gap In Focus - Yahoo! Finance Canada

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxNY1R4ZWgxVkJ5cmVRTExNTEplV1lNTDE5NHN1a3IybjlmRjNoRmNFeWt0TUIwZTVtSHlianF6ZFFIOFVVUEc4YXFkU1NZNWF1Q3QyblBBNXR4S2VtU2h1cmppVjNRWTBUbzAtQ1R4MHl3b2hHb0VtTndIN1F1anRkS2oyVWZYUQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Athena Launch Puts Zeta Global’s AI And Valuation Gap In Focus</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Yahoo! Finance Canada</font>

Duolingo Reinvestment Pivot And AI Push Mark New Turning Point - Yahoo Finance

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxQWUd4cUhpTWR3eTRrMFFIcTJ3SER5WEEzYnFQRy1Zc0FuOVhPZVhHTkl2cGgtZ0RRZGFHNVA0bjUybXlXc0I1UXNvdXpYcG1iRlRLNUFFdGFfS2FwYVVua0FSR0RpNFA0c2F1NFdzdXhfbGc3VWhyblNaM1FJUFFYZWY1b0l3Nk9x?oc=5" target="_blank">Duolingo Reinvestment Pivot And AI Push Mark New Turning Point</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Yahoo Finance</font>

Mobileye Expands Into Physical AI As Shares Trade Below Valuation Estimates - Yahoo Finance

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxOcG01aUx6NkJHM2J2cEM5SEJHOUxuWWRjcnJFNGt6cWdDYXJ6UmNyUmpwdDJqOGZiQlVpQVRnQW1vOG0wZFZCMEY0d3VSYkVkQXpNX0VRMEpOUU42UWZuelZ3R0hONnRNVVBqakxTU3E4cmVheGNQSlhQX0hFNXJjendoTGNCbGNC?oc=5" target="_blank">Mobileye Expands Into Physical AI As Shares Trade Below Valuation Estimates</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Yahoo Finance</font>

Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion - The New York Times

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxNVi1LN0hBU3JLUTM2bTFaNEpzMTNFSTlzbFQ2bDBlQlUyRHRGUUFaSld1YTNBSDNOdHlGajZ4TWFJRk5TU2lkMWtwUGtvOVZ5Q2J4X3hsb2N6aDlPRDdvLUpYQTRtdXJVUHotczV4eGU5TWwyZFZNRXNaSFhmeDNlakZDdnYwcWpCOU84?oc=5" target="_blank">Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">The New York Times</font>

Notion Kicks Off Employee Share Sale At $11 Billion Valuation As AI Accelerates Its Growth - Forbes

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxNc09ibGROYmppa3pYQmYwejlHSm56M2JUZE03RW9wenlHNW1oQkVNX2tGWEx6bGF3Y0xhOGtLTE91cjVyQ2EzZ1VtcVlOS0FZZGhqc2hVdDctam5QamlXejNQU0xJME90X3lSOVVNaHBrLXZSSk43UVVTUC05S3Z3S3UtbnFtTENOMFowZGtuODhRYjIyQWxmdTh3NVhSRDhHWVJVWG1va0R4VTdsVmwxaGlHODZKWVdrU0NqWk54SmlmWHZIZmxQdUw1akVicnRmb2dNZkd3?oc=5" target="_blank">Notion Kicks Off Employee Share Sale At $11 Billion Valuation As AI Accelerates Its Growth</a>  <font color="#6f6f6f">Forbes</font>

IVP's Grammarly Investment Pays Off as AI Writing Platform Hits $1B ARR

IVP's Grammarly investment generates returns as the AI writing assistant crosses $1B ARR.

ICONIQ Capital Leads Growth Investment in Databricks AI Platform

ICONIQ Capital led a growth-stage investment in Databricks as the AI data platform crosses $2 billion in ARR.

Eurazeo Leads European VC Charge with Major Mistral AI Investment

French PE firm Eurazeo increased its Mistral AI investment as Europe pushes for AI sovereignty.

CoreWeave Files for IPO, Seeking $4 Billion Valuation

The AI cloud computing startup filed its S-1 with the SEC, revealing $1.9 billion in annual revenue.

Kleiner Perkins Doubles Down on AI Code Editors with Major Cursor Investment

Kleiner Perkins has made a significant investment in Cursor, the AI-powered code editor, as part of its renewed focus on developer tools and AI-assisted software engineering.

Benchmark Capital Joins Anthropic's Series D at $61.5B Valuation

Benchmark Capital participated in Anthropic's latest funding round at a $61.5 billion valuation.

Bain Capital Ventures Leads $200M Series C in Enterprise AI Platform Writer

Bain Capital Ventures led Writer's $200 million Series C for enterprise-grade AI writing.

Cursor Parent Anysphere Raises $900 Million at $9 Billion Valuation

The AI code editor Cursor became one of the fastest-growing developer tools ever, raising at a staggering valuation.

Peak XV Partners Leads $50M Investment in Krutrim's AI Infrastructure Push

Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital India, led a $50 million funding round in Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim, India's first AI unicorn, to expand its large language model capabilities and data center infrastructure.

CRV's Early Investment in Notion Generates 50x Returns as AI Features Drive Growth

CRV's early-stage investment in Notion has generated 50x returns as AI features drive enterprise adoption.

SoftBank Ventures Asia Leads Investment in Korean AI Startup Upstage

SoftBank Ventures Asia led a major funding round in Upstage, a Korean AI startup building large language models for enterprise applications.

Lerer Hippeau Doubles Down on AI Content with Follow-On Jasper Investment

Lerer Hippeau made a follow-on investment in Jasper, strengthening its AI creative tools position.

Redpoint Ventures Leads $50M Series B in Vector Database Startup Weaviate

Redpoint Ventures led Weaviate's $50 million Series B for AI-native data infrastructure.

Korean Investment Partners Backs AI Chip Startup Rebellions' $124M Round

Korean Investment Partners backed Rebellions' $124M round to challenge NVIDIA.

Wisteria Investment Backs Japanese AI Startup Sakana AI

Wisteria Investment led a round in Sakana AI, the Tokyo-based startup founded by ex-Google researchers.

Addition Leads $250M Investment in Vercel's AI-Powered Web Platform

Addition, founded by Lee Fixel, led $250M in Vercel for AI-first web development.

Bret Taylor's Sierra AI Raises $175 Million at $4.5 Billion Valuation

The AI customer service startup founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor raised a massive round from Sequoia and Benchmark.

Together AI Raises $305 Million Series B to Scale AI Acceleration Cloud

The open-source AI infrastructure startup raised a Series B to compete with major cloud providers on AI inference.

ElevenLabs Raises $180 Million in Series C at $3.3 Billion Valuation

The AI voice generation startup raised a Series C led by a]6z and Nat Friedman, tripling its valuation in under a year.

Kleiner Perkins' AI Portfolio Shines as Scale AI Reaches $14B Valuation

Kleiner Perkins' strategic bet on AI data infrastructure is paying off as portfolio company Scale AI reaches a $14 billion valuation.

Sequoia Capital China Backs Baichuan AI in $300M Series B

Sequoia Capital China led Baichuan AI's $300M Series B for open-source LLMs.

Tencent Leads $600M Investment in Chinese AI Startup MiniMax

Tencent led a $600 million funding round in MiniMax, building multimodal large language models.

CRV Leads Series B in AI Infrastructure Startup Baseten

CRV led Baseten's Series B for AI model deployment in production environments.

Peak XV-Backed Darwinbox Raises $72M to Expand AI-Powered HR Platform

Darwinbox, backed by Peak XV Partners, raised $72 million in Series D funding to accelerate its AI-driven human resource management platform across Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Lakestar Leads European AI Investment with Major Mistral AI Stake

Lakestar made a significant investment in Mistral AI as Europe's strongest contender in the global AI race.

Dietmar Hopp Leads $500M Investment in European AI Champion Aleph Alpha

SAP co-founder Dietmar Hopp led a $500 million investment in Aleph Alpha, Germany's leading foundation model company building sovereign AI for European enterprises.

Korean Investment Partners Leads $72M Round in AI Startup Upstage

Korean Investment Partners led $72M in Upstage for enterprise LLMs and AI document processing.

Data Collective Leads Investment in Weights & Biases' AI Developer Platform

DCVC invested in Weights & Biases, the MLOps platform used by 10,000+ AI teams.

Eurazeo-Backed Synthesia Reaches $1B Valuation with AI Video Platform

Eurazeo portfolio company Synthesia reached unicorn status driven by enterprise AI video demand.

Spark Capital's Early Bet on Notion Pays Off as Valuation Hits $10B

Spark Capital's early-stage investment in Notion has generated massive returns as the productivity platform reaches a $10 billion valuation, driven by its AI-powered workspace features.

Benchmark's Investment in Character.AI Delivers 20x Return After Google Deal

Benchmark's early investment in Character.AI has delivered a 20x return after Google's licensing deal valued the company at over $5 billion.

Playground Global Backs Physical Intelligence in $400M Series A

Playground Global participated in Physical Intelligence's $400 million Series A for building foundation models for robotics.

GGV Capital Participates in Scale AI's Growth Round at $14B Valuation

GGV Capital invested in Scale AI's growth round as AI data labeling becomes essential.

Anthropic Valued at $61.5 Billion After Latest Funding Round

The AI safety company closed a $2 billion round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing its valuation to $61.5 billion.

Craft Ventures Leads $60M Series A in AI Code Editor Cursor

Craft Ventures led the $60 million Series A round in Cursor, the AI-powered code editor.

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $6 Billion in Series C Funding

xAI closed one of the largest AI funding rounds ever, valuing the company at $50 billion as it expands its Grok chatbot.

Perplexity AI Raises $500 Million at $9 Billion Valuation

The AI search startup more than tripled its valuation in months as it rapidly gained users challenging Google.

Databricks Raises $10 Billion at $62 Billion Valuation

The data and AI platform closed the largest venture round in history, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.

Harvey AI Raises $100 Million for Legal AI Platform

The AI legal assistant raised a Series C led by Google Ventures, with backing from OpenAI and Sequoia.

Tenstorrent Raises $693 Million at $3.4 Billion Valuation for AI Chips

Jim Keller's AI chip company attracted Samsung and Hyundai as investors.

Me Secures New Funding to Accelerate Seed Expansion

Kagi Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Aidence Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Classiq Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series C Expansion

Copy.ai Secures New Funding to Accelerate Acquired Expansion

CrewAI Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Colossyan Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series A Expansion

InstaDeep Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Pika Raises $80 Million to Challenge Runway in AI Video Generation

The AI video startup raised a Series B round, bringing its total funding to over $135 million.

Spellbook Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

Me Raises New Funding to Scale AI Agent Platform Globally

Qodo Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Gnani.ai Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

InVideo AI Raises New Round to Scale AI Video Infrastructure

Harvey AI Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Moonshot AI Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series C Expansion

Skelter Labs Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

Fixie AI Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Baraja Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

CoreWeave Raises $7.5 Billion in Debt Financing to Expand GPU Infrastructure

The Nvidia-backed cloud provider secured massive debt financing to build out its AI computing infrastructure.

Fei-Fei Li's World Labs Raises $230 Million at $5 Billion Valuation

Stanford AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's spatial intelligence startup raised a massive round just months after founding.

Aleph Alpha Raises $500 Million for Sovereign AI in Europe

The German AI company focuses on government and defense applications with data sovereignty.

Dataweave Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Modulai Secures New Funding to Accelerate Seed Expansion

Gnani.ai Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

Physical Intelligence Raises $400 Million for Foundation Models for Robots

The AI robotics startup raised a massive round to build general-purpose foundation models that allow any robot to perform any task.

Tenstorrent Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

InVideo AI Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

Aidence Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Hasura Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series C Expansion

Causaly Secures New Funding to Accelerate Acquired Expansion

Nurix AI Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Weaviate Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

Cognition Raises $175 Million at $2 Billion Valuation for AI Software Engineer Devin

The maker of Devin, the first AI software engineer, raised a massive round just months after its viral launch.

Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion from Alphabet to Expand Robotaxi Service

The autonomous vehicle company received a massive new investment from parent Alphabet to scale operations to new cities.

Pictory Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Relevance AI Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

LeapMind Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series B Expansion

Vercel Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

DevRev Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series A Expansion

Prowler.io Closes Funding Round as Investor Interest in AI Surges

Induced AI Secures New Funding to Accelerate Seed Expansion

Helsing Raises $484 Million for Defense AI, Becoming Europe's Top Defense Tech Startup

The European defense AI company raised a massive Series C as NATO allies rush to adopt AI in military applications.

Poolside AI Raises $500 Million at $3 Billion Valuation for AI Coding

The stealth AI coding startup emerged with a massive round backed by Bain Capital Ventures.

Boston Dynamics Raises New Funding Round to Scale Robot Production

Dhee.ai Raises New Funding to Scale AI Agent Platform Globally

Improbable Secures New Funding to Accelerate Series C Expansion