Softbank articles
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Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank 'not in' but DST is
Paris-based Mistral AI, a startup working on open source large language models — the building block for generative AI services — has been raising money at a $6 billion valuation, three times its valuation in December, to compete more keenly against the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources. We understand […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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SoftBank leads $1 billion funding for UK self-driving startup Wayve
British self-driving technology startup Wayve said on Tuesday it has raised $1.05 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank Group to accelerate the development and launch in production-model vehicles of its Embodied AI technology that can learn from and adapt to human behavior. Nvidia also contributed in the Series C funding round as a new investor, as did existing investor Microsoft. The latest funding brings Wayve's total funds raised to just over $1.3 billion and marks the largest...
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Self-driving startup Wayve just raised $1 billion from Nvidia, SoftBank, Microsoft and more
Wayve, the British self-driving car startup, said on Tuesday that it had raised $1.05 billion in an investment led by Japan's SoftBank.