Silicon Data has raised $30.5 million in Series A funding led by the Valor Atreides AI Fund, CEO Carmen Li announced. The company provides a financial data platform for the AI economy. The funding comes as GPU prices surge, making compute an increasingly precious commodity. Silicon Data's platform focuses on real-time compute pricing data. The investment highlights growing demand for tools that help companies navigate the economics of AI infrastructure as computational resources become more expensive and harder to secure.

Neros raises $250M Series C at $2.5B valuation to scale autonomous and interceptor drone programs. Aug 11, 2026, 13:06 ET Neros announces new products including Archer AI, Bandit c-UAS interceptor, and tech stack required for multi-drone control. TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Neros Technologies has announced a $250M Series C at a post money valuation of $2.5B co-led by Sequoia Capital and American Strategic Technology Fund (ASTF) with participation by Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, and Dylan Field. These funds will accelerate the development and production ramps for new drone programs including Archer AI, an FPV platform augmented with autonomy features including Terminal Guidance and GPS-denied Position Hold, and Bandit, a c-UAS interceptor drone intended to counter Class 2 and 3 drone threats including Shahed-style systems. These platforms are being developed with the hardware and compute required for multi-asset control (often termed "swarming") while retaining the cost efficiency Neros is known for - and that's essential to achieving true attritable mass. Both Archer AI and Bandit will be deployed in theaters of combat by the end of 2026. "This newest round of funding accelerates Neros into a multi-capability drone manufacturer. Our mission to produce one million drones per year hasn't changed, but the span of drones and mission sets we can support are multiplying. Our core business has seen explosive growth since our last financing round in November, and this added capital gets our systems into war fighter hands faster, and at the scale needed for decisive outcomes on the battlefield." - Soren Monroe-Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO, Neros This expansion of products will enable Neros to own the entire mass-manufactured, small drone segment: manual FPV augmented by autonomous strike, counter-UAS interceptors, and coordinated effects through multi-asset control. Through owning the core technology, vertically integrating its component stack, and leveraging its preexisting domestic production capacity, Neros is positioned to deliver credible deterrence by building millions of drones per year for America and its allies. About Neros Neros is building a new era of credible deterrence for America and its allies by establishing a domestic drone industrial base in the United States. By 2028, Neros will be producing a million drones per year across a range of capabilities including long range strike, close-quarters combat, and interceptors. Neros has major contracts with the Army, Marine Corps, as well as contracts with every component of SOCOM and half a dozen allied countries. The company is partnering with allies across Europe via its UK subsidiary, as well as other allied nations across Asia and the Middle East in support of their own defense and sovereign manufacturing needs. SOURCE Neros Technologies

The week's 10 biggest funding rounds: A big week for big checks. August 7, 2026 Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with its curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week's biggest funding deal roundup here. Startups raised funding rounds with a lot of zeroes at the end this week. Three companies - Hadrian, Base Power and Valar Atomics - secured financings of $1 billion or more. Additionally, a robust lineup of companies in sectors including AI, e-commerce, cybersecurity, biotech and even mining also announced sizable new rounds. 1. Hadrian, $1.37B, manufacturing: Hadrian, a developer of highly automated factories, raised $1.37 billion in Series D funding led by WCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners, Valor Equity Partners, 137 Ventures, JP Morgan Chase and Baillie Gifford. The financing sets a $7.87 billion valuation for the 6-year-old, Torrance, California-based company. 2. (tied) Base Power, $1B, energy storage: Austin-based Base Power, a developer of residential battery energy storage systems, secured $1 billion in Series D financing at a $13 billion post-money valuation. Ribbit Capital, Addition, Valor Equity Partners and JP Morgan Chase led the financing, which coincided with the launch of the company's Base Core home battery. 2. (tied) Valar Atomics, $1B, nuclear power: Valar Atomics, a developer of technology and infrastructure to deliver nuclear energy, closed on $1 billion in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital. The El Segundo, California-based company also secured a $200 million credit facility led by Erebor and JP Morgan. 4. Lumilens, $700M, AI connectivity: Lumilens, developer of a connectivity platform for AI infrastructure, emerged from stealth and announced more than $700 million in new funding. Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Meritech Capital, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital led the financing for the San Jose, California-based startup. 5. Whatnot, $545M, live shopping: Live shopping marketplace Whatnot bagged $545 million in Series G funding. The round reportedly set a $20 billion valuation for the Los Angeles-based company, with Iconiq Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Avra as lead investors. 6. Mariana Minerals, $310M, critical minerals: Mariana Minerals, a software-focused developer of projects for supplying critical minerals, picked up $310 million in Series B financing led by Khosla Ventures. The 4-year-old company engineers, builds and operates mines and refineries using its software platform. 7. Volta, $300M, AI infrastructure: Volta, a developer of AI cloud infrastructure, emerged from stealth and said it raised a Series A at a $2.4 billion valuation, led by Azora, Andreessen Horowitz, Altimeter and Nvidia. 8. Horizon3, $250M, cybersecurity: San Francisco-based cybersecurity provider Horizon3, announced a $250 million Series E. NightDragon and New Enterprise Associates led the round, which set a valuation of more than $2 billion, triple the value set for its Series D last year. 9. LifeMine Therapeutics, $188M, biotech: Watertown, Massachusetts-based drug discovery startup LifeMine Therapeutics secured $188 million in Series E funding led by Milky Way Investments. The funding will go toward clinical development of its lead program and advance its pipeline of transplantation and immunology therapies. 10. HappyRobot, $150M, agentic AI: HappyRobot, developer of an agentic AI platform geared for enterprises in sectors including logistics, financial services, utilities and manufacturing, raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Prysm Capital and Eurazeo. Methodology. Mindstate Design Labs, Inc tracked the largest announced rounds in the Crunchbase database that were raised by U.S.-based companies for the period of Aug. 1-7. Although most announced rounds are represented in the database, there could be a small time lag as some rounds are reported late in the week.