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Anthropic could raise up to $100 billion in a record IPO at a potential $2 trillion valuation as the AI developer expects a second consecutive profitable quarter.
Mistral AI raised €3 billion at a valuation above €21 billion, nearly doubling its value as the European AI developer accelerates global expansion.
Moonshot AI is considering raising up to $5 billion in a Hong Kong IPO as the Chinese AI startup reaches a $50 billion private-market valuation.
Andreessen Horowitz expanded its fifth Growth Fund to $8.5 billion as rapidly scaling AI startups require increasingly large amounts of capital.
Polymarket is set to reach a $21 billion valuation in a new $1 billion funding round led by 1789 Capital.
Nvidia is reportedly in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation exceeding $30 billion as the AI search startup's annualized revenue surpasses $750 million.
Anthropic is reportedly targeting an IPO that would raise at least as much capital as SpaceX's record-breaking public offering.
OpenAI plans to go public by 2027 or earlier, according to CFO Sarah Friar, as the company prepares for one of the largest IPOs in technology history.
AI video startup Higgsfield raised $400 million in Series B funding at a $5.4 billion valuation as annualized revenue reached approximately $700 million.
Anthropic is reportedly negotiating a $6 billion acquisition of Israeli AI startup Decart to strengthen its AI infrastructure and chip optimization capabilities.
AI coding startup Lovable raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation as its annual recurring revenue approaches $600 million.
Unitree's Shanghai IPO drew 9.8 million retail investors, leaving applicants with roughly a 1-in-5,500 chance of receiving shares.