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Sat, Oct 10
AI Financing Weekly (October, Week 2): Manus Closes Over $500 Million in Funding at a Reported $4 Billion Post-Money Valuation; SoftBank Reportedly Seeks Up to $100 Billion from Middle Eastern Investors for an AI Acquisition Fund
An application company's valuation doubled after an acquisition that did not close; investors no longer need a big-tech buyer to anchor the price of the agent layer.
Sat, Sep 26
AI Financing Weekly (Fourth Week of September): AI Investment Goes Beyond Software as Rainmaker Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding to Expand AI-Powered Drone Cloud-Seeding Research
AI in pharmacy benefits has to show up in measurable drug spending and accessible professional care.
Sun, Sep 20
Investment & Financing Weekly (Week 3 of September): Temporal closes a $550M round, turning "agents that stay up and running long-term" into infrastructure
Once agents touch payments, approvals and fulfillment, durable execution moves from a developer-tool budget into enterprise infrastructure.
Thu, Sep 17
ByteDance spins out AI drug developer Anew Labs, which raises $290 million at a $1.5 billion valuation
ByteDance keeps control while outside capital funds long-cycle research; Anew must prove the spinout through drug milestones.