Sequoia leads the AI startup’s Series D funding round as revenue surpasses $330m. ElevenLabs, the startup that turned AI voice synthesis into a global phenomenon, has officially joined the ranks of the "AI Decacorns." On February 4, 2026, the company announced a $500 million Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital, catapulting its valuation to $11 billion. The deal more than triples the company’s valuation from just one year ago ($3.3B), cementing its status as the most

Beijing pivots to "Space Cloud" as energy crises on earth threatens AI ambitions. China has officially announced accelerated efforts to develop space-based data centres as part of a broader five-year technological and aerospace initiative, signalling a new frontier in global computing infrastructure and space competition. The goal? To construct gigawatt-class solar-powered data centers in orbit, effectively moving the energy-intensive burden of AI processing away from Earth’s