The Daily Deal
Saturday 10 October 2026
Isomorphic Labs eyes $40B valuation
- Chart of the day Generative engine optimization startups: funding and exits in 2026.
- Just raised TypeSafe AI | Jev $870M, Oratomic $475M, Atlas Atomics $400M.
- Just founded Persalto, Clarp.io, LinkLane.
- In the news DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs eyes $40B valuation, up from $2.1B round in May, and two more stories.
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Seven AI search visibility startups, grouped by what they do: optimise, measure or serve. The chart tracks their funding, valuations and exits in 2026, including Profound's five rounds to a $1.8bn valuation, Sitecore's reported $225m purchase of Scrunch and HubSpot's acquisition of XFunnel.
Just raised
All funding news-
TypeSafe AI | JevSan Francisco$870M Late VCAI lab building System One models, starting from Jev — models that return typed, calibrated decisions software can act on. Led by Andreessen Horowitz.
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OratomicPasadena$475M Series BFault-tolerant neutral-atom quantum computers aiming for utility scale. Backed by ARCH Venture Partners and Bezos Expeditions.
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Atlas AtomicsAustin$400M Series A
Advanced heavy-water reactors using unenriched uranium fuel. Backed by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz.
By country
- US$56B
- South Korea$2.6B
- UK$355M
- France$335M
- India$279M
- Uruguay$180M
By sector
- Enterprise software$50B
- Health$4.4B
- Hosting$4B
- Food$2.7B
- Fintech$2.4B
- Energy$1.2B
$61B across 392 rounds in October so far, by headquarters and by sector.
Just founded
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PersaltoUS
Private AI for enterprise content and archive search.
JPJason Perr founded it after working at Levels Beyond and BASE Media Cloud. -
Clarp.ioSan Francisco
AI buyer simulations for late-stage deal closing.
MDManusha DuWage founded it after working at Hatch and Metana.
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LinkLaneSan Francisco
AI-powered freight brokerage. Quote, book, and track loads in seconds.
PWCRPatryk Wekwejt & Christopher Ruaño
In the news
View all news stories- DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs eyes $40B valuation, up from $2.1B round in May
Isomorphic Labs, the Google DeepMind spinout applying AI to drug discovery, is in early talks to raise a Series C at a valuation of at least $40 billion, Bloomberg reported.
- SpaceX moves to become a US carrier with new spectrum and 15,000 satellites
SpaceX this week announced two moves that advance its goal of becoming a major US carrier to rival AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.
- Higgsfield hits $1B in revenue 18 months after launch, draws Iman Gadzhi stake
Investor and entrepreneur Iman Gadzhi has disclosed a position in Higgsfield, the multimedia AI company valued at $5.4 billion.
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