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Yann LeCun launched a new AI venture capital firm called Extelligence Invest and quit the same day, creating confusion in Europe's tech sector. LeCun continues to lead AMI Labs, which raised $1 billion in funding this year, and serves as an advisor to Hiro Capital. The reasons for his sudden departure from Extelligence remain unclear, though he maintains multiple other commitments in AI investing and research.
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Humanoid, a London-based robotics startup, is seeking $200 million in funding from Saudi Aramco at a valuation of around $1 billion. The funding round would value the company at $1bn based on a $200m investment. This investment would establish Humanoid as a major player in the robotics sector backed by significant corporate capital.
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Meticulous, a London-based startup founded by ex-Palantir and Dropbox engineers, raised $15m in Series A funding to help developers test and verify AI-generated code before deployment. The company has achieved 5x annual recurring revenue growth over the past year with customers including Notion, ElevenLabs, and Dropbox, and currently tests frontend code by simulating user flows across edge cases. The funding will support expansion into backend testing, marketing, and hiring to grow the team from 20 to 30-40 employees over the next year.