This week featured a lot of funding deals with a lot of zeroes on the end. Generative AI powerhouse Anthropic, of course, boasted the most zeroes with its $30 billion Series G, the second-largest venture funding round of all time. Other big fundraisers included robotics startup Apptronik, fusion innovator Inertia Enterprises, and space tech unicorn Axiom Space. 1. Anthropic, $30B, Generative AI: Anthropic raised $30 billion in a massive Series G funding round that values the San Francisco-based generative AI company at $380 billion post-money. The financing marks the largest venture funding deal of 2026 so far and the second-largest of all time, per Crunchbase data. GIC and Coatue led the raise, which was also 'co-led' by D.E. Shaw & Co. Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, Founders Fund, Iconiq Capital and MGX, according to the company. 2. Apptronik, $520M, humanoid robots: AI-powered robotics company Apptronik added $520 million in new financing in an extension of its $415...
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