Midu Daily · Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026
MIDU
fal raises $1.3B at a $16B valuation for generative media inference
fal, a cloud platform for running image, video and audio generation models through a single API.
Enterprise Software
SiliconANGLESalesforce to buy customer service automation startup Cresta for reported $2.7B
Salesforce agreed to acquire Cresta Intelligence, a customer service automation startup whose platform runs AI voice agents and multi-agent ticket workflows.
Robotics/Hardware
Tech Funding NewsTutor Intelligence raises $75M Series B led by a16z to rent robots by the hour
Tutor Intelligence raised a $75M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, bringing total funding to $117M. The MIT CSAIL spinout rents robots like Sonny and Cassie by the hour or per pick.
Other & Roundup
Tech Funding NewsNorthwood Space raises $375M Series C at $2B valuation led by a16z and DFJ Growth
Northwood Space raised $375M in a Series C at a $2B valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz and DFJ Growth.
Crunchbase NewsDeepSeek's $15.9B round lifts global venture funding to $59B in October
Global venture funding reached $59 billion in October, up 45% year over year, per Crunchbase data.
Tumbleweed raises record €6.9M seed round to expand microgravity lab access
Austrian startup Tumbleweed raised a €6.9M seed round led by PactVC, which it calls the country's largest spacetech seed round.