New York-based Opto Investments announced the close of its AI-focused venture fund on May 28, 2026, providing RIA and family office clients exposure to foundational AI infrastructure.
Deep-tech firm Compound backed Orbital Materials’ $50M Series B, an AI engine for the physical economy and data-center hardware.
Cognition, maker of AI software engineer Devin, raised over $1B at a $26B valuation in May 2026 after growing run-rate revenue 13x in a year to $492M.
May 2026 New York funding spans AI infra, fintech rails, healthtech, retail AI, and consumer — here's the deal list operators should know.
OpenRouter raised $113M Series B in May 2026, led by CapitalG, to route enterprise AI inference across models with governance and optimization.
Newark Venture Partners co-led Human Archive’s $8.2M seed for physical-AI training data and backed Vulcan Elements’ rare-earth magnet Series A.
