Chinese AI startup Moonshot announced Thursday that its Kimi models now integrate directly with financial data providers including S&P Global Market Intelligence, Crunchbase, Wind, Tianyancha, SEC EDGAR filings, the IMF, World Bank and FRED. The company said clients such as CICC and venture firm Hong Shan (formerly Sequoia China) are already using Kimi's new financial-services tools, which are offered through tiered subscriptions ranging from 49 to 699 yuan per month.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-17
Rogo, an AI company already deployed at major investment banks, has closed a new round of strategic investments and is now pushing into the wealth management sector. The funding signals growing confidence from Wall Street backers in Rogo's ability to extend its tools beyond dealmaking desks.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-10
Wonderful, an AI startup founded only last year, has reached a $5 billion valuation and already employs 650 people. The company is now expanding its forward-deployed engineering teams globally as it works toward a workforce of 1,000.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-02
Anthropic is embedding its own browser directly within Claude Cowork, removing the requirement for a separate Chrome extension to handle many everyday browsing tasks. This lets Claude operate web pages and complete tasks natively inside its own app environment rather than relying on Google's browser infrastructure.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-08-27
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, based in Hangzhou, is said to be raising fresh capital that would value the company at roughly $74 billion. The funds are intended to support research and development along with an expansion of its computing infrastructure.
wsj.com
· 2026-08-27
Don Yansen, an MIT-trained electrical engineer who retired to care for his wife, joined an MIT AgeLab study examining how older adults use technology in caregiving contexts. Hearing participants describe how frustrating and confusing modern devices could be, he decided to build a simpler alternative and founded a new company around it.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-08-25
General Intuition, a New York startup building foundation models for AI agents that navigate space and time, is reportedly negotiating a new funding round at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. New backers reportedly include Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures and Seven Seven Six, alongside existing investors Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst, just weeks after the company raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-24
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