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TechCrunch tallies at least 80 VC-backed unicorns minted in 2025, dominated by AI startups with valuations mostly between $1B and $9B+ and a sprinkling of non‑AI players (satellites, fintech, biotech), based on Crunchbase and PitchBook.
Human Archive is paying India’s gig workers to wear camera-equipped caps and sensors to collect real-world data for training robots, backed by $8.2M in funding and deployment of 1,000+ headsets, amid ongoing privacy/regulatory scrutiny in India.
Robinhood is filing confidentially to launch RVII, its second retail-focused venture fund, while peers in robotics and space-AI infrastructure raise large rounds, signaling a potential shift in private-market access and capital formation.
Robinhood’s Ventures Fund I IPO drew 150,000+ retail investors and offers daily-liquid exposure to private tech firms with no accreditation or carry, signaling a democratized route into private markets.
Mercor reportedly suffered a theft of 4TB of voice samples from 40,000 AI contractors.
Meta paused Mercor work after a data breach that could expose AI training data, underscoring supply-chain cybersecurity risk in AI model development.
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