{"id":672622,"date":"2025-05-30T20:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/startups-weekly-amd-acquisition-and-other-moves-to-scale-ai-startups\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T20:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:16:51","slug":"startups-weekly-amd-acquisition-and-other-moves-to-scale-ai-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-amd-acquisition-and-other-moves-to-scale-ai-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups Weekly: AMD acquisition and other moves to scale AI startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3314f64c68f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3314f64c68f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-amd-acquisition-and-other-moves-to-scale-ai-startups\/#Most_interesting_startup_stories_from_the_week\" >Most interesting startup stories from the week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-amd-acquisition-and-other-moves-to-scale-ai-startups\/#Most_interesting_VC_and_funding_news_this_week\" >Most interesting VC and funding news this week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/startups-weekly-amd-acquisition-and-other-moves-to-scale-ai-startups\/#Last_but_not_least\" >Last but not least<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome to Startups Weekly \u2014 your weekly recap of everything you can\u2019t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday?<\/em><em> Sign up here<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week brought more than just Nvidia\u2019s earnings reports; startups and VCs also had some <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> \u2014 quieter perhaps, but still worth paying attention to, especially where AI is involved.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-most-interesting-startup-stories-from-the-week\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_interesting_startup_stories_from_the_week\"><\/span><strong>Most interesting startup stories from the week<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6960\" height=\"4640\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"AMD, Sanmina, ZT Systems\" class=\"wp-image-3008752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg 6960w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=680,453 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=1280,853 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=430,287 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=800,533 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=668,445 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=563,375 563w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=926,617 926w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213364357.jpg?resize=708,472 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6960px) 100vw, 6960px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Cheng Xin \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI once again drove a large share of overall startup activity, including one acquisition, but this week also brought us a reminder that full M&amp;A execution takes time \u2014 and that VC funding is not the only route.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good optics:<\/strong> AMD acquired Enosemi, a startup designing custom materials to support silicon photonics product development, under undisclosed terms. The goal of the acquisition is to \u201caccelerate [AMD\u2019s] co-packaged optics innovation for AI systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Onboarded: <\/strong>AI startup Anthropic added Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to its board of directors. Hastings was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed by Anthropic\u2019s independent Long-Term Benefit Trust and already has experience sitting on the boards of Netflix, Bloomberg, Meta, and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It takes time: <\/strong>Family safety app Life360 finally incorporates the AirTag-like lost item tracking functionalities of Tile, three and a half years after Life360 acquired Tile for $205 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One month and 25 days: <\/strong>High-profile entrepreneur and angel investor Sahil Lavingia revealed details of his stint on Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE workforce, saying he was booted after only 55 days. But it\u2019s not just him: Musk\u2019s stint is also coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bootstrapped: <\/strong>Ten-year-old cybersecurity company Thinkst Canary reached $20 million in annual recurring revenue without VC investment \u2014 an interesting story that seemed worth mentioning before diving into funding news.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-most-interesting-vc-and-funding-news-this-week\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_interesting_VC_and_funding_news_this_week\"><\/span><strong>Most interesting VC and funding news this week<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"Artistic images of the brain and action potentials happening in it.\" class=\"wp-image-2450849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=150,85 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=768,437 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=680,387 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=1200,682 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=1280,728 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=430,244 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=720,409 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=900,512 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=800,455 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=1536,873 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=668,380 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=660,375 660w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=1085,617 1085w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neuralink-header.jpg?resize=708,402 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">.<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Neuralink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding news this week comes from a mix of announcements and rumors \u2014 unconfirmed but well-sourced. Let\u2019s start with these before moving on to the more concrete updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Musk again:<\/strong> Neuralink, Elon Musk\u2019s brain implant startup, reportedly raised $600 million at a $9 billion pre-money valuation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long arm<\/strong>: Samsung is said to be looking to invest in a $100 million round for medical device startup Exo through its venture investment arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New horizon<\/strong>: Filings revealed that cybersecurity startup Horizon3.ai is seeking to raise $100 million, out of which it has already secured at least $73 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New bricks<\/strong>: Buildots, a Chicago-based startup leveraging AI and computer vision to improve construction progress tracking, raised a $45 million <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> D, bringing its total raised to $166 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adding up:<\/strong> Rillet, a startup using machine learning and generative AI to automate accounting reports, raised a $25 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital, only 10 months after a $13.5 million seed and pre-seed round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Convenience:<\/strong> Snabbit, a 15-month-old Indian startup operating in the increasingly hot home services space, secured $19 million in a Series B round led by Lightspeed at a post-money valuation of $80 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>World models:<\/strong> SpAItial, the new company of Synthesia co-founder Matthias Niessner, raised a $13 million seed round led by Earlybird to develop a foundation model capable of generating interactive 3D online environments. It would share similarities with the AI model released by competitor Odyssey this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advanced grid<\/strong>: Gridcare, an AI-powered energy optimization startup, emerged out of stealth with an oversubscribed $13.5 million seed round and said it\u2019s ready to play matchmaker between data centers and utilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Diversifying<\/strong>: State-owned Saudi AI company Humain is making progress to launch Humain Ventures, a $10 billion venture fund that will invest in startups in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kiwi startups<\/strong>: Auckland-based venture firm and incubator Outset Ventures closed a second fund of approximately $25 million to invest in deep tech startups emerging out of New Zealand.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-last-but-not-least\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Last_but_not_least\"><\/span><strong>Last but not least<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4950\" height=\"3713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/search\/photographer?family=creative&amp;photographer=Micha+Pawlitzki\" data-event=\"clickable_image\" alt=\"Cooling tower at nuclear power plant emits steam.\" class=\"wp-image-2165296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg 4950w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=680,510 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=1280,960 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=430,323 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=720,540 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=800,600 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=668,501 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=500,375 500w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=823,617 823w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-129268875.jpg?resize=708,531 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4950px) 100vw, 4950px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/search\/photographer?family=creative&amp;photographer=Micha+Pawlitzki\" target=\"_blank\">Micha Pawlitzki <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a> \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuclear fusion startups have been attracting investors, but their endeavors are still experimental. 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