Big Checks Chase AI Worlds, Enterprise Agents, and Fintech Funds
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 9 min
Capital is still piling into AI-heavy startups, led by Decart’s $300 million world-model round, while fresh checks for enterprise agents, defence drones, patient notetaking, and a $400 million fintech fund show investors staying aggressive.
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Capital is still piling into AI-heavy startups, led by Decart’s $300 million world-model round, while fresh checks for enterprise agents, defence drones, patient notetaking, and a $400 million fintech fund show investors staying aggressive.
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- Decart raises $300M to put a real-time world model in front of Amazon’s chips — The Next Web
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- Multiplayer AI startup Dust raises $40M to help enterprises move beyond isolated AI assistants - SiliconANGLE — SiliconANGLE
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- Drone AI startup Arkeus raises $25 million — SmartCompany
Drone AI startup Arkeus raises $25 million Get unlimited access. Subscribe today. Log in View all search results Search Search View all search results ### Create a free account, or log in # Drone AI startup Arkeus raises $25 million as valuation skyrockets to $100 million The Series A funding will go towards a Queensland-based manufacturing and sustainment facility, plus a local team to…
- Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients — TechCrunch
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- Banco Santander backs Mouro Capital's $400M fund as fintech VC hits $1B in commitments — TFN - Spain — Europesays
Banco Santander backs Mouro Capital's $400M fund as fintech VC hits $1B in commitments — TFN - Spain # Banco Santander backs Mouro Capital’s $400M fund as fintech VC hits $1B in commitments — TFN Mouro Capital has closed its third fund at $400 million The fund is fully backed by Banco Santander as the main limited partner, bringing total commitments to more than $1 billion The new fund has…