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Chatting with Claude may be more thrilling than watching a SpaceX rocket blast off…at least for Wall Street. Anthropic investors expect the AI giant to hit a valuation of $2 trillion or more during its public debut planned for the fall—which would surpass SpaceX’s recent $1.77 trillion IPO to become the biggest in history, the…

Aug 12 (Reuters) – Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable said on Wednesday it raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation, double its valuation from December.

Peter Thiel-backed artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI is reportedly in early discussions with investors about a new funding round that could value the company at $40 billion or more, underscoring the intense investor appetite for companies building AI-powered software development tools.

The $2.6 billion investment in the New York Yankees from private equity firm Apollo Sports Capital has provided some insight about the MLB club’s total value.

Europe’s favorite vibe-coding startup Lovable has confirmed previously reported whispers that it was raising another mega round at a $13.3 billion valuation. Lovable said on Wednesday that it has raised $400 million in a Series C round led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund, with more than a dozen other investors participating.

As AI makes coding dramatically faster, the next big challenge in software development is testing and validating all that code. Blacksmith has raised a new $45 million round to capitalize on that shift.

Simile has raised $200 million, bringing its valuation to $2 billion. The company aims to predict human behavior accurately before AI makes incorrect predictions. Notable advancements are occurring in industrial AI as it transitions from pilot phases to production hardware.

Cambridge Aerospace has raised $300 million in Series C funding at a $3.4 billion valuation in a financing round announced today. DFJ Growth led the round with support from Lux, Accel, Lakestar, Never Lift, and others in the latest financing deal today.

Whatnot has raised $545 million in a new funding round that values the live-shopping marketplace at$20 billion, nearly doubling its valuation from October.

The legal-AI startup is in talks to raise at least $500m at a $15.5bn valuation, including the new money, The Information reported. That is a 40% jump on the $11bn it set only five months ago, when it raised $200m. Lightspeed Venture Partners is keen to lead the round.