AI Weekly: Legora raised $550 million in a Series D round.

OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round, making it one of the most significant AI investments this week.

Key Facts

• Legora raised $550 million in a Series D round.
• Nexthop AI raised $500 million in a Series B round.
• Samaipata launched its third fund with a target of €110 million.
• Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G round.
• xAI opened the new year with a $20 billion Series E round.
• Microsoft announced its largest-ever Asia investment, $17.5 billion.
• Unconventional AI secured $475 million in seed funding.
• Aaru raised over $50 million in a multi-tier Series A round, hitting a $1B valuation.
• Gradium secured $70 million in one of Europe’s largest seed rounds.
• Hippocratic AI secured $126 million in Series C funding.
• Suno secured $250 million in Series C funding, at a $2.45B valuation.
• CuspAI secured $100 million in Series A funding.
• Mistral AI raised €1.7 billion in Series C funding.
• Exa raised $85 million in Series B funding.

Source Analysis

• TechCrunch AI: The first StrictlyVC of 2026 hits SF on April 30.
• MIT Tech Review: A dangerous heat wave has hit Western Europe.
• IEEE Spectrum: IEEE Spectrum utilizes technologies such as cookies to enable essential site functionality.
• BBC Tech: Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises.
• Jina Search: AI weekly: SoftBank’s Son Sets Bold Net Asset Value Target on Promise of ‘Super AI’.

Multiple sources reporting on AI investments and funding rounds.

Sources highlighting different aspects of AI, such as its applications, investments, and regulatory developments.

Trends

Significant funding rounds for AI startups continue, with multiple companies securing large investments.

Implications

Concrete implications for investors/operators include the need to monitor AI investments and funding rounds, as well as the importance of transparency in deployment data and market impact.