Persona Raises $10M for AI Assistant and $179 Wristband
Persona raised $10 million for an iMessage-based personal AI assistant and planned $179 wristband, but hardware delivery, trust and advertising conflicts remain unproven.
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Rivian Draws $1B Volkswagen Loan at 6.03% Fixed
Rivian received a $1 billion, 10-year Volkswagen-funded term loan at 6.03%. The non-recourse facility is secured only by its 50% software-joint-venture stake.
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Capitolis Raises $120M at $1.9B and Adds $100M Debt for eSecLending
Capitolis completed a $220 million package—$120 million of Series E equity at a $1.9 billion valuation and an implied $100 million of debt—to support its pending $200 million eSecLending acquisition.
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Nvidia Explores Reflection AI Deal After Beam’s Open-Weight Debut
Nvidia is reportedly considering a full acquisition, acqui-hire, new investment or deeper compute partnership with Reflection AI. No deal or price has been announced.
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Preference Model Raises $16M Seed for Frontier-AI Training Environments
Preference Model raised a $16 million seed led by Andreessen Horowitz to build reinforcement-learning environments and difficult technical data for frontier AI labs.
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DailyObjects Raises ₹332 Crore in Mixed Primary-Secondary Series C
DailyObjects announced a ₹332 crore Series C led by Xponentia, Anicut and Axiom Asia, but the total includes an undisclosed mix of primary capital and secondary share sales.
