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Chat platform Discord has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, signaling renewed momentum in venture-backed tech listings as market sentiment improves.
Three 22-year-olds behind AI recruiting startup Mercor have become the youngest self-made billionaires after the company raised $350 million at a $10 billion valuation.
Elon Musk announced a new messaging app, X Chat, featuring peer-to-peer encryption ‘kind of like Bitcoin’ and designed to rival WhatsApp with privacy-first architecture.
Fintech firm Revolut is offering U.S. dollar customers the option to swap fiat into major stablecoins at a one-to-one rate, signalling deeper integration of digital assets in everyday finance.
OpenAI is preparing for an initial public offering that could value the company at up to $1 trillion, following a major restructuring and as it prepares for massive capital demands.
AI-alpha is offering sharp research and curated updates on AI engineering and venture capital, positioning itself as a hub for data-driven insights in the tech sector.
Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is raising about $10 billion to back AI, infrastructure and ‘American dynamism’ – doubling down on tech bets amid bullish crypto signals.
Tempo, a Stripe-backed blockchain startup focused on stablecoin payments, raised $500 million in a Series A round led by Thrive Capital and Greenoaks, valuing the firm at $5 billion.
Citigroup projects that Indian companies could raise as much as $20 billion via IPOs in the coming year, signaling strong momentum in equity capital markets.
Standard Chartered’s innovation arm, SC Ventures, is planning a $250 million digital assets fund launching in 2026, with some backing expected from Middle Eastern investors.