An $8.3 BILLION funding round for OpenAI just headlined a massive week of AI investment. 🤯 At the same time, its open-source rival, Mistral AI, raised a cool billion dollars, setting the stage for an epic battle of AI titans.

We’ll talk about:

• A breakdown of the top 20 AI and tech funding deals for the first week of August 2025.
• The monumental funding for foundational models: OpenAI securing a staggering $8.3 BILLION and its open-source rival Mistral AI raising a formidable $1 billion.
• The continued push for specialized hardware, with FuriosaAI raising $125 million to build energy-efficient AI chips.
• The deep integration of AI into professional services, highlighted by Blue J's $122M for legal/tax research and Cla ...