Higgsfield Raises $400M Series B at $5.4B — DST Leads, Menlo Returns
Higgsfield’s $400M Series B at $5.4B (Aug 17, 2026) is a compute-and-workflow bet on AI video. Company claims $700M ARR — treat as company-reported.
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Palona’s $20M Series A: Restaurant AI Ops Before the Owner Print
Palona AI closed a $20M Series A (total, including converted SAFEs) for a multimodal AI layer for physical businesses. Ardenwood led per secondary reports; Neo participated. Named restaurant customers include Din Tai Fung and Mountain Mike’s. Not Owner.
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What Is Rillet’s Valuation in 2026? $1B After $100M Series C
Rillet closed a $100M Series C at $1B on August 17, 2026, led by ICONIQ, with Sequoia and a16z returning. Third round in 14 months. Named customers include Temporal. Revenue dollars were not disclosed.
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Trajectory’s $40M Series A at $300M: Continual Learning Infra for Production Agents
Sequoia led Trajectory’s $40M Series A at a $300M post with NVIDIA and Bessemer — infrastructure so product agents improve from real usage, not frozen offline models.
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Wispr Raises $280M Series B at $2B — Menlo Leads the Voice Interface Bet
Menlo led Wispr’s $280M Series B at $2B (Aug 17, 2026). 8VC, NEA, and Together Fund participated. Voice-as-OS vs meeting-notetaker crowded field.
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Mindgard Raises $30M Series A: AI Red-Teaming Becomes a Security Category
Mindgard announced $30M in Series A. Here is what was disclosed, what the financing label means, and what investors should verify next.