Bill Gates’ youngest daughter has clinched a blockbuster new funding round — vaulting her AI-driven shopping startup into one of the most closely watched ventures in tech’s hottest category.

Phoebe Gates is raising $30 million for Phia, the AI shopping agent she cofounded with Stanford classmate Sophia Kianni, according to a pitch deck viewed by Bloomberg.

A company spokesperson confirmed the round, which will value the New York–based startup at $180 million — a rapid jump just months after Phia closed its first $8 million seed raise in September.

The 23-year-old daughter of Bill and Melinda French Gates, who previously fessed to harboring anxiety about her “nepo baby” status, has built Phia into a magnet for celebrity and Silicon Valley capital.

The deck shows backers including H

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