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$4.2B raised by 82 AI startups in a single week. Zoom in on the five largest rounds, and a clearer story begins to emerge. Saronic Technologies (US) and TENEX.AI (US) both landed in the top five with AI-powered security plays, one maritime, one physical threat detection. Two of the week's biggest cheques, written for the same strategic anxiety. Galaxea (CN) took China's slot with general-purpose robotics. Not software, not models, embodied intelligence. The kind that moves, lifts, and operates in the physical world. Rebellions (KR) is quieter but arguably more foundational, with AI chip infrastructure at its core. The layer on which every other bet is built upon. And then there's 9fin (GB). Europe's entry, and the week's outlier. Not defence, not hardware. A London-based platform doing real-time AI analytics for debt markets, backed by a £170M Series C. Four countries, and three strategic bets: secure the perimeter, build the body and finance the stack. 📡 Track the full weekly data at AI World 📊 Source: Crunchbase