#38 Max: A Record-Shattering $2B AI Seed Round & This Week's Top 20 Deals
A new AI startup just raised a record-breaking $2 BILLION for its seed round! 🤯 The AI funding frenzy hit a new level this week, with investors placing monumental bets on everything from next-gen foundation models to smart cow collars.
We’ll talk about:
- A breakdown of the top 20 AI funding deals for the week of June 20-26, 2025.
- Thinking Machines Lab's historic, unprecedented $2 billion seed round to build next-generation "agentic" AI models.
- The twin $300M funding rounds for specialized enterprise AI, with Abridge for clinical documentation and Harvey for legal workflows, both reaching $5B+ valuations.
- The weird and wonderful applications of AI getting funded, from Halter's $100M for smart "Fitbits for cows" to ForSight's $125M for robotic eye surgery.
- The continued heavy investment in Healthcare AI, enterprise automation, and agentic AI for supply chain and procurement.
- Plus, a new $50M fund from Plug and Play dedicated to fueling the next wave of AI and Fintech startups.
Keywords: AI Fundraising, Weekly AI Report, Thinking Machines Lab, Abridge, Harvey, Commure, Venture Capital, Seed Round, AI Startups, Agentic AI, Legal Tech, Health Tech AI, Robotics
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