Startup Fundraising

Mega-rounds jump from quantum to AI training

Saturday, July 11, 2026 · 6 min

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Oratomic’s $300 million Series A leads a fundraising slate where frontier infrastructure keeps pulling serious capital, from Prime Intellect’s $130 million AI-training round to Databento’s $97 million fintech data raise.

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Oratomic’s $300 million Series A leads a fundraising slate where frontier infrastructure keeps pulling serious capital, from Prime Intellect’s $130 million AI-training round to Databento’s $97 million fintech data raise.

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