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Friday, September 4, 2026

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7:36 PMTechCrunch

XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

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Robot data startup XDOF is reportedly discussing a Series B round at a $1.2 billion valuation, only three months after emerging from stealth.

XDOF is attempting to move rapidly from product secrecy to late-stage venture pricing, compressing the

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XDOF shows how investor enthusiasm for robotics data is pushing startups toward billion-dollar valuations unusually early.

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5:12 PMTechCrunch

AI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing

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AI compute provider Nscale is in talks to raise $3.5 billion ahead of a potential IPO. The fundraising follows a reported $45 billion deal with Anthropic.

Nscale is positioning private financing as a bridge to the public markets while AI infrastructure

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Nscale’s planned raise shows how AI compute companies are turning enormous customer commitments into pre-IPO capital demands.

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