Inception raises $50 million to build diffusion models for code and text
Founders Feature: Sola Security
Fresh off a $35M Series A funding round, Sola Security is redefining how security challenges are approached and solved by bringing the AI revolution to cybersecurity. Founded in 2024, the startup has raised $60M to date to advance its cybersecurity AI assistant, empowering teams to take control of their security solutions quickly and easily, with […]
Founders Feature: Inworld
Inworld AI has emerged as a leader in the AI-powered consumer application space, raising over $120 million since its founding in 2021. The company, now valued at $500 million, has developed the first AI runtime engineered to scale consumer applications. It lets developers go from prototype to production faster and supports user growth from 10 […]
When Light Meets Silicon: Why M12 is Betting on Photonics to Power AI’s Next Leap
The rules of data center design are changing. The rapid expansion and scale of AI workloads are driving an evolution of compute and storage focused data centers into “AI Factories”—specialized facilities with power and networking requirements so big that traditional data center architectures can’t handle them. Companies investing in these facilities aren’t just buying more […]
Founders Feature: Upscale AI
In May 2025, Upscale AI emerged from stealth and touted a $5.5M seed round, with proud participation from M12. With this announcement, Upscale AI unveiled the first end-to-end AI-native platform built to create, run, and optimize performance TV ads across streaming and connected video channels. This investment was made alongside NVP Capital, Eniac Ventures, SuperAngel.Fund, […]
Why we Invested in Solve Intelligence
We are excited to announce M12’s investment in Solve Intelligence’s $12mm Series A, alongside 20VC. Solve Intelligence is an AI-powered platform designed to assist patent attorneys and IP professionals in drafting high-quality patents efficiently. In 2024, there were 3.55 million patent applications filed worldwide, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This was a […]
Founders Feature: Edera
In February 2025, Edera, the pioneer of strong workload isolation technology, announced its Series A round of funding totaling $15M. This round was led by M12 with participation from Mantis VC and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Existing investors Eniac Ventures, 645 Ventures, FPV Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Rosecliff Ventures also participated in the round. Co-founder and CEO […]
Founders Feature: Relyance
In October 2024, Relyance, the leading AI-powered data governance platform that provides complete visibility and control over enterprise-wide data, announced its Series B round of funding totaling $32M. This round was led by Thomvest with participation from M12, Cheyenne Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures. Founder and CEO Abhi Sharma explained in a recent conversation […]
Innovaccer aims to become healthcare’s AI powerhouse with $275M Series F
Bloomberg TV: AI’s Data Center Demands
