Issue #60 • December 12, 2025
Hi Seedradar Squad! This week, the AI arms race hit a new velocity. OpenAI officially launched GPT-5.2 to counter Google, while the infrastructure layer secured massive capital to keep pace.
Saviynt raised a staggering Series B to secure the exploding population of AI agents, and Fervo Energy secured funding to power data centers with geothermal energy. Plus, we uncover a record-breaking seed round for a startup building brain-inspired chips that could solve the industry's massive power crisis.
🔐 Saviynt Raises $700M to Secure the "Identity of Things" in the AI Era
Identity security leader Saviynt closed a massive $700 million Series B led by KKR, valuing the company at $3 billion.
The funding will accelerate their AI-driven identity governance platform, specifically targeting the explosion of machine identities and AI agents that require strict access controls in modern enterprises.
🧠 OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 After ‘Code Red’ Race With Google
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.2, a new flagship model that it claims delivers stronger reasoning, coding, and multimodal performance while reducing latency and costs.
The release followed an internal “code red” push to keep pace with Google’s Gemini 3, and will roll out across OpenAI’s API and ChatGPT products for enterprise and consumer users.
💰 Snapshots: What Else Is Happening?
• Unconventional AI raised a massive $475M seed round to build brain-inspired AI chips aimed at slashing data center power consumption. The company, backed by high-profile investors, says the funding will accelerate development of its first silicon and large-scale piloting with hyperscale data center partners. - Read More
• Google introduced Disco, an experimental browser that uses its Gemini 3 AI to analyze your open tabs and chat history, then generate interactive “GenTabs” web apps tailored to tasks like trip planning or research. The Labs experiment, initially available via waitlist on macOS, is designed to explore how AI can transform traditional tabbed browsing into dynamic, task-focused web experiences. - Read More
• Fervo Energy closed a $462 million Series E financing round led by B Capital to accelerate the deployment of its next-generation geothermal power plants. The funding will fund the massive Cape Station project in Utah, which is critical for supplying 24/7 carbon-free baseload electricity to power-hungry AI data centers for clients like Google. - Read More
• Rivian launched its proprietary RAP1 silicon, a chip designed in-house to power its next-generation autonomous driving stack. They also revealed the Rivian Assistant, an agentic voice system that uses context from the vehicle and apps like Google Calendar to proactively plan trips and charge stops. - Read More
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