TechCrunch reports that Ocean has raised $28 million for its agentic email security platform. The company says its system analyzes the context of incoming emails to detect fraud, impersonation attempts, and other phishing attacks that are increasingly shaped by AI-enabled social engineering.
Wirestock has raised $23 million, according to TechCrunch, to expand its business supplying multimodal datasets to AI labs. The company pivoted in 2023 toward providing images, videos, design assets, gaming content, and 3D material for AI training and development.
Exaforce has raised a $125 million Series B round to build AI systems designed to detect and stop cyberattacks as they happen, according to TechCrunch. The report says the three-year-old startup was valued at $725 million in the financing, reflecting investor interest in security tools built for faster AI-enabled threat activity.
TechCrunch reports that AI voice startup Vapi has reached a $500 million valuation as its enterprise business grows, including a reported win to provide technology for Amazon Ring after competing against dozens of rivals. The article says Vapi's enterprise revenue has increased sharply since early 2025 as more companies deploy AI agents for customer support and sales calls.
Kodiak AI announced a $100 million financing at a steep discount, and its stock fell sharply after the company reported earnings. The company also disclosed a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboration alongside the fundraising update.
TechCrunch reports that China's Moonshot AI has raised $2 billion in new funding at a reported $20 billion valuation. The article says Moonshot's annualized recurring revenue exceeded $200 million in April, with growth driven by paid subscriptions and API usage amid strong demand for open-source AI.
CopilotKit, a Seattle-based startup focused on tools for building and deploying app-native AI agents, has raised a $27 million Series A round. TechCrunch reports the financing was led by Glilot Capital, NFX, and SignalFire.
TechCrunch reports that Sierra has raised $950 million in new funding. The company says the capital gives it more than $1 billion to deploy as it works to build what it describes as a global standard for AI-powered customer experiences in the enterprise.
