SambaNova’s $1B Raise Leads Another AI Funding Surge
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · 9 min
SambaNova raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, while Norm Ai, Tangos and BAE-backed Expeditions show venture money still clustering around AI infrastructure, regulated-agent deployment and European defense tech.
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SambaNova raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, while Norm Ai, Tangos and BAE-backed Expeditions show venture money still clustering around AI infrastructure, regulated-agent deployment and European defense tech.
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- BAE-backed Expeditions raises €197M fund for European defence startups — The Next Web
BAE-backed Expeditions raises €197M fund for European defence startups Expeditions, the Warsaw-based venture firm backed by BAE Systems and the NATO Innovation Fund, has closed a €197m ($225m) fund to back the next wave of European defence startups. The raise caps a boom that has seen defence prime BAE commit €50M to outside VCs and venture capital pour into the continent’s defence tech at…