German AI lab Black Forest Labs announced a $300 million Series B funding round that values the company at $3.25 billion. The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP) with participation from a16z, NVIDIA, and several other investors. The capital will be directed toward research and development of its foundation image‑generation models. Black Forest Labs, launched in August 2024, recently unveiled Flux 2, a model capable of 4K resolution and multi‑image reference styling. Its technology powers products at Adobe, Picsart, VSCO, Vercel and was used by Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot. Leia mais →

Agentio, a platform that connects brands with YouTube creators for sponsored videos, announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Forerunner. The startup, founded by former Cameo president Arthur Leopold and ex-Spotify engineer Jonathan Meyers, aims to expand its AI‑powered ad buying tools to additional platforms such as Meta, TikTok, and Snap. Recent growth includes a five‑fold increase in revenue since its last round, a dramatic reduction in creator bid times, and strong performance metrics from brands like Bombas. Agentio plans to grow its team and broaden its creator‑brand matching capabilities across new social channels. Leia mais →

Robert Keele announced his departure as head of legal at Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, saying he wants to spend more time with his two toddlers. Keele highlighted a "daylight between our worldviews" with Musk and praised his time at the company as "incredible" and an "adventure of a lifetime." His exit comes after a year that included a $6 billion Series B funding round and an acquisition of X that valued xAI at $80 billion. The move fits a pattern of recent executive turnover across Musk’s businesses, and Lily Lim will take over the legal helm. Leia mais →

Robert Keele announced his departure as head of legal at Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, saying he wants to spend more time with his two toddlers. Keele highlighted a "daylight between our worldviews" with Musk and praised his time at the company as "incredible" and an "adventure of a lifetime." His exit comes after a year that included a $6 billion Series B funding round and an acquisition of X that valued xAI at $80 billion. The move fits a pattern of recent executive turnover across Musk’s businesses, and Lily Lim will take over the legal helm. Leia mais →

Robert Keele announced his departure as head of legal at Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, saying he wants to spend more time with his two toddlers. Keele highlighted a "daylight between our worldviews" with Musk and praised his time at the company as "incredible" and an "adventure of a lifetime." His exit comes after a year that included a $6 billion Series B funding round and an acquisition of X that valued xAI at $80 billion. The move fits a pattern of recent executive turnover across Musk’s businesses, and Lily Lim will take over the legal helm. Leia mais →