Day: July 16, 2026

Emergent’s latest $130 million Series C is more than just another big AI round. It shows how quickly investor confidence can build around startups that combine strong growth, a clear product story, and early revenue traction. The Bengaluru- and San Francisco-based company has moved from launch to unicorn status in just over a year, making…

Apoorv Shankar, the former hardware vice president at Ultrahuman, has raised $5.5 million for his new startup Aina, which is building AI devices designed to control agents rather than simply record conversations. The funding round puts the company in the middle of a fast-moving race to define what the next generation of AI hardware will…