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02 Jul 2026, 2:29 AMTechCrunch8.5 Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation

Together AI, an AI neocloud provider specializing in hosting open source models, raised $800 million at an $8.3 billion valuation, up from $3.3 billion in early 2025. The funding signals strong investor confidence in the shift toward open-weight models and specialist cloud infrastructure.

Why: Cheaper, more accessible hosting for open-source LLMs directly reduces infrastructure costs for developers and startups in Southeast Asia, accelerating AI adoption without lock-in to proprietary APIs. This could lower the barrier for building local AI agents and generative AI features.

01 Jul 2026, 10:42 PMLatent Space7.5 🔬 The Coolest Diffusion Research Isn't in LLMs — Evan Feinberg & Sergey Edunov, Genesis Molecular AI

Sergey Edunov, former Llama lead at Meta, co-founded Genesis Molecular AI to apply diffusion models to drug discovery. Their PEARL model won zero-shot at OpenBind, and co-folding is approaching accuracy thresholds that could transform molecular design.

Why: Diffusion models are moving beyond images into high-impact science, signaling new opportunities for AI in biotech and healthcare, relevant for tech builders exploring new frontiers.

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