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How Much is Your Dataset Worth? 4 Valuation Methods for AI Data
Learn how to calculate the market value of data assets using cost, market, income, and economic value-add methods. This guide provides concrete benchmarks for data owners and buyers.
Read the briefing →What is Your SME Data Worth? 7 Monetizable Assets for Physical AI
Learn how to identify and value the seven core data assets within your organization that are currently in high demand for Physical AI training. This guide provides a concrete framework for SMEs to transition from data storage to data monetization.
Read the briefing →EvolutionaryScale Secures $142M for Biological Data AI
EvolutionaryScale has closed a disclosed $142 million seed round to advance biological foundation models capable of generating novel proteins. The startup's ESM3 model, trained on a massive dataset of 2.7 billion sequences, represents a major shift toward Physical AI in the life sciences sector.
Read the briefing →Scale AI Secures $1B Series F at $13.8B Valuation for Data Supply Chain
Scale AI has closed a disclosed $1 billion Series F funding round, bringing its total valuation to $13.8 billion. The capital will expand its 'data foundry' capabilities to meet the soaring demand for high-quality training sets in the generative AI era.
Read the briefing →Skild AI Secures $300M Series A for Physical AI Foundation Models
Skild AI has closed a $300 million Series A funding round to develop foundation models for Physical AI, valuing the company at $1.5 billion. The investment signals a massive shift in the data economy toward embodied intelligence and cross-hardware sensor datasets.
Read the briefing →Skild AI Secures $300M Series A for General-Purpose Physical AI
Skild AI has closed a $300 million Series A round at a $1.5 billion valuation to scale its foundation models for robotics. The deal marks a pivotal shift toward Physical AI, where real-world sensor data is becoming the industry's most contested asset.
Read the briefing →Skild AI Secures $300M to Scale General-Purpose Physical AI Data
Skild AI has raised a disclosed $300 million to accelerate the development of a 'robot brain' trained on massive proprietary physical-interaction datasets. The round, valuing the company at an estimated $1.5 billion, marks a pivotal shift in AI investment toward the data-heavy requirements of general-purpose robotics.
Read the briefing →OpenAI Strikes $250M Data Licensing Deal with News Corp
OpenAI has finalized a landmark multi-year partnership with News Corp, valued at more than $250 million, to integrate high-quality news content into its generative models. This deal marks a decisive shift toward licensed data assets as the industry faces increasing regulatory and scarcity pressures.
Read the briefing →EvolutionaryScale Secures $142M for Biological "World Models"
EvolutionaryScale has closed a $142 million seed round to pioneer foundation models for programmable biology. The startup's ESM3 model represents a breakthrough in biological world models, trained on the largest available datasets to simulate evolutionary processes.
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