French AI startup Mistral AI is reportedly in early discussions to raise approximately €3 billion ($3.5 billion), which would value the company at around €20 billion. This significant funding round would nearly double its previous valuation and positions Mistral as a key European alternative to US tech giants.
Digital Asset, the firm behind the Canton Network, has raised $355 million from investors including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Andreessen Horowitz, Citadel Securities, and CME Ventures. The funding will support the network's growth in facilitating real-world asset transactions.
Oracle plans to raise $40 billion, including a $20 billion share issuance, to expand its AI data centers. Despite concerns over funding burdens and a negative free cash flow, the company exceeded earnings expectations for Q4 FY2026. Investors are becoming more selective in AI infrastructure bonds.
German robotics company Neura Robotics has secured up to $1.4 billion in Series C funding from major tech firms including Amazon, Nvidia, and Qualcomm, alongside European investors. The company's valuation reached approximately $7 billion, signaling a surge in investment for AI-powered physical systems.
AI startup Jedify has secured $24 million in Series A funding to enhance AI agent capabilities in enterprises. The company's platform builds a "context graph" by connecting to various enterprise knowledge sources, enabling AI agents to better understand and operate within specific business contexts.
Tether is spearheading a funding round of up to $1.4 billion for German tech company NEURA Robotics, valuing the AI and robotics firm at $7 billion. This investment deepens Tether's expansion into AI and robotics, with plans to integrate Tether's payment and AI runtime solutions into NEURA's systems.
Founders are sharing stories of VCs using dual-valuation funding rounds to inflate headline figures, masking lower actual entry prices. Sequoia is named, with a partner defending the practice as market reality.
Helion, a fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, has secured $465 million in a Series G funding round, valuing the company at $15.5 billion. The funds will support the development of its Orion power plant, with an ambitious goal of deploying fusion power by 2028.
Spend-management company Ramp secured $750 million in funding at a $44 billion valuation, driven by corporate clients seeking to manage rising AI costs. CEO Eric Glyman highlighted the challenge of unpredictable token-based AI spending and Ramp's new product to optimize AI task routing.
AI infrastructure startup Supabase raised $500 million at a $10.5 billion valuation, doubling its worth since October. The company benefits from AI-assisted coding tools like Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex, which are now major contributors to its platform.
AI company DeepSeek has secured approximately 30 billion yuan in a funding round, with significant investments from Chinese tech giants like Tencent, NetEase, and JD.com, alongside CATL and venture capital firms. CEO Liang Wenfeng is also reportedly committing personal capital.
Data storage security company Cyera is reportedly close to securing at least $300 million in funding at a $12 billion valuation. The company has surpassed $150 million in ARR but remains unprofitable, with spending on sales staff and job growth.
AI firm Anthropic has confidentially filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a proposed IPO, signaling a potential move toward becoming a public company. This follows a recent $65 billion funding round.
Anthropic, creator of Claude, raises $65bn in funding, valuing the company at $965bn, surpassing OpenAI. The deal reflects its growth driven by enterprise adoption of its coding assistants and positions it as a safety-focused leader in the AI industry.
The U.S. government is integrating Shield AI's Hivemind software into low-cost drones (LUCAS) to counter Iran's cheaper unmanned systems. This partnership aims to provide more affordable and safer combat solutions.
Radar, a retail inventory management startup, has reached unicorn status after raising $170 million in its Series B funding round, valuing the company at over $1 billion. Backed by American Eagle CEO Jay Schottenstein, Radar uses RFID technology to improve in-store inventory accuracy and reduce theft for retailers like American Eagle and Gap.
Anthropic employees declined to sell stock in a tender offer at a $350B valuation, anticipating a new $900B valuation after a $30B funding round. The company's rapid revenue growth and potential IPO signal strong future prospects.
Backing from Wall Street and Silicon Valley firms signals growing investor interest in regulated event trading despite mounting legal scrutiny.
Blue Origin has launched a new employee stock plan. This aims to boost morale and make benefits competitive with SpaceX. The new plan allows payouts during external funding rounds and tender offers. This offers employees a chance to realize value from their vested options. The company is also focused on its New Glenn rocket and lunar lander projects.
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has raised about US$2 billion in a new funding round, boosting its valuation to more than US$20 billion as it navigates Beijing’s new listing rules for companies registered overseas. The funding was led by Meituan and involved China Mobile. Over the past six months, Moonshot had raised a total of US$3.9 billion, according to a statement by the deal’s financial adviser HF Capital on Thursday. The Beijing-based company, best known for its Kimi...
Sierra's $950 million Series E funding round was led by Tiger and Google's GV, with participation from Benchmark, Sequoia, Greenoaks and others.
Gency AI has secured $20 million in funding to expand its decentralized advertising network. The company plans to use the capital to scale its privacy-preserving computing stack and automate ad settlement processes using blockchain technology.
Avoca, an AI startup providing answering services for home service businesses, reached a $1 billion valuation after a $125 million funding round led by Meritech Capital and General Catalyst, with participation from Kleiner Perkins. Founded by MIT graduates Apurva Shrivastava and Tyson Chen, the company serves over 800 customers including 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and Goettl Air Conditioning, and is on track to book nearly $1 billion in jobs for clients this year.
