Issue #80 • February 13, 2026
Hi Seedradar Squad! The capital landscape just shifted as Anthropic locked in a colossal round to scale its enterprise models, while Zhipu AI released a new contender to challenge Western leaders.
Meanwhile, hard tech is surging. Apptronik secured major funding to mass-produce humanoid workers, while Inertia Enterprises pursues the dream of commercial fusion. We are witnessing the convergence of massive compute, embodied intelligence, and limitless power.
🧠 Anthropic Raises $30B to Scale Enterprise AI
Anthropic secured a colossal $30 billion Series G round led by GIC and Coatue, valuing the company at $380 billion. The funding will fuel the expansion of its "Claude" models and infrastructure.
The capital comes as Anthropic reports a $14 billion revenue run-rate, with its "Claude Code" product alone generating $2.5 billion annually.
🐲Zhipu AI Launches GLM-5 to Challenge Global Rivalss
Chinese unicorn Zhipu AI released its GLM-5 model, featuring a massive 744 billion parameters (44B active) and advanced agentic capabilities.
GLM-5 is designed for complex systems engineering and long-horizon tasks, claiming performance parity with Western leaders like Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.2.
💰 Snapshots: What Else Is Happening?
• Apptronik raised a $520 million Series A extension. The capital will fund the mass production of its "Apollo" robot, designed to work in logistics. - Read More
• Edgen released its autonomous intelligence system, designed for real-time market analysis. The platform aggregates complex data streams to provide institutional-grade insights for investors. - Read More
• Stoke Space secured an $860 million Series D extension. The funding accelerates the development of the Nova launch vehicle. - Read More
• VerifyMe announced a definitive merger agreement with Open World to combine their authentication and supply chain tracking technologies. - Read More
• Inertia Enterprises raised $450 million in Series A funding. The company is building ultra-high-power laser systems to achieve commercial, grid-scale inertial fusion energy. - Read More
• Monaco was launched by Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond, with $35 million in funding, aiming to dismantle Salesforce's dominance by automating the entire sales stack. - Read More
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