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Helion raises $465 million, accelerates goal to supply fusion power to Microsoft by 2028
U.S. fusion startup Helion Energy raised $465 million in new funding, valuing the company at $15.5 billion. Helion said it will use the money to accelerate construction of its first commercial power plant, the Orion project planned in Washington state, and aims to supply fusion electricity to the grid as early as 2028. The company has a power supply contract with Microsoft for its data centres and says it plans to deliver by 2028.
AI & Enterprise
AI coding startup Cognition raises over $1 billion at $25 billion valuation, ARR nears $492 million
AI coding startup Cognition raised more than $1 billion at a pre-money valuation of $25 billion. TechCrunch reported the valuation marked a sharp rise from an October post-money valuation of $10.2 billion after a $400 million funding round in September last year. Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer. The round was led by Lux Capital and General Catalyst, with participation from Founders Fund and 8VC, among others.
AI & Enterprise
Physical Intelligence seeks additional $1 billion funding, aims to build ChatGPT for robots
San Francisco robotics startup Physical Intelligence, founded 2 years ago, is seeking to raise about $1 billion in new funding, TechCrunch reported, citing Bloomberg News. If completed, the deal would value the company at more than $11 billion, up from $5.6 billion 4 months ago. Founders Fund is expected to take part, with Lightspeed Venture Partners in talks. Thrive Capital and Lux Capital are considering reinvesting.
