Top Funding Rounds Week of June 15th
GDS International led a massive week of funding for AI infrastructure, with Baseten and SandboxAQ also securing significant capital. Read the latest VC trends.
- 01Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Central Region$4.5BSeries C
DayOne Data Centers (formerly GDS International), a data center operator, raised $4.5 billion in a Series C at a $20 billion valuation, with SoftBank Vision Fund, Ken Griffin, Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, Coatue and Hillhouse among the investors
- 02Artificial Intelligence (AI)•New South Wales$2.3BEquity
Sharon AI, a Sydney-based AI company, raised $2.3B in an oversubscribed funding round.
- 03Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•California$1.5BEquity
AI inference company Baseten is reportedly raising a $1.5B funding round at a $13B valuation co-led by Spark Capital, Sands Capital, Altimeter Capital, and Wellington Management
- 04Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Biotechnology•California$500MGrant
SandboxAQ, a physics-based AI materials discovery company, secured a $500 million CHIPS award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office, with the Department receiving a minority non-voting equity stake.
- 05Commerce and Shopping • Financial Services•Distrito Federal$500MEquity
Clip, a Mexican fintech focused on digital payments and digital wallets, raised $500M in venture funding at a valuation above $2.5B from undisclosed lead and participating investors.
- 06Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•California$500MSeries B
Articul8, an enterprise industrial GenAI platform, raised $500M in a Series B at a $500M pre-money valuation via a strategic investment and commercial partnership.
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Internet Services • Privacy and Security•Telangana$422.9MEquityCtrlS, an Indian data-centre operator, raised ₹7,000 crore in an equity raise at a $4.8 billion valuation with CPP Investments as a major investor alongside friends-and-family investors including Zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath
- 08Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•California$310MSeries B
Odyssey, a world model AI startup, raised $310 million in a Series B at a $1.45B valuation led by Natural Capital with participation from Amazon, AMD Ventures, GV and others.
- 09Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•New York$300MEquity
General Intuition, a New York-based AI startup developing foundational models for spatial and temporal agent movement, raised $300M in a funding round at a reported valuation expected to surpass $2B with participation from Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst
- 10Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Central Region$295.4MSeries B
SiliconFlow, an AI infrastructure Token factory and MaaS provider, raised a new financing round exceeding 2 billion yuan (reported in the article as a Series B exceeding 20 billion yuan) in a deal jointly invested by Ctrip Strategic Investment, JinkoSolar Holding, Kingdee, China Unicom Xinwo and its Innovation Fund, Shengyi Capital (Runze Group), Biren Strategic Investment, NIO Capital, SenseTime Strategic Investment, Giant Network, Guotai Junan Innovation Investment, GGV Capital, Huaxi Ruideng, Huakong Fund, China Development Financial, Beigong Investment, and Zhongguancun Science City, with China Renaissance as exclusive financial advisor.
- 11Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Tel Aviv$260MEquity
Dream, the sovereign AI and cyber defense company for governments and critical infrastructure, raised $260 million in a funding round at a $3.0 billion valuation co-led by Bicycle Capital and Group 11 with participation from Antler, Bain Capital Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners and other global investors.
- 12Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Central Region$250MEquity
Galaxy Data Center, a next-generation digital infrastructure platform for AI and cloud, raised US$250 million in an initial strategic financing round from a renowned international investment institution.
- 13Hardware • Information Technology•Plaines Wilhems$197.2MEquity
Axian Telecom, a telecom operator, raised €170 million in growth financing following a $260 million raise in 2025.
- 14Natural Resources•Norrbottens Lan$178.4MEquity
Viscaria, a Swedish mining company, raised SEK 1.7 billion in a directed new share issue with participation from major shareholders Thomas von Koch (via TomEnterprise Public Capital AB) and Jan Ståhlberg and new investor InfraVia Capital Partners.
- 15Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•England$175MPreferred
Behavox, an AI-native controls platform for global banks and other regulated institutions, raised $175 million in a preferred equity investment led by investment funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners (part of BlackRock), with existing institutional investors on the cap table including SoftBank, Citigroup, Index Ventures, and Hoxton Ventures
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Data and Analytics • Financial Services•New York$140MEquityChronograph, a provider of portfolio monitoring and analytics for private capital, raised $140M in growth capital led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from Summit Partners, Carlyle AlpInvest, Nasdaq Ventures, and Sidekick Partners.
- 17Biotechnology • Health Care•California$135MEquity
Beren Therapeutics, a California-based biotech, raised $300 million in combined financing comprising $135 million in equity from investors including Wellington Partners, JIC Venture Growth Investments, Founders Fund, Narya Capital and Eisai, plus up to $165 million in non-dilutive capital from Hercules Capital.
- 18Biotechnology • Data and Analytics•Massachusetts$101MSeries A
Ethyreal Bio, an ophthalmic biotech company, raised $101 million in a Series A.
- 19Consumer Electronics • Data and Analytics•California$100MSeries C
Atom Computing, a creator of a quantum computer, raised $100M in a Series C led by Third Point Ventures with participation from DCVC, Cisco Investments, and others.
