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Sequoia Capital raised $10 billion and plans a record $2.5 billion investment in Anthropic as it doubles down on AI and U.S. reindustrialization.
DeepSeek has reportedly paused its latest fundraising round after comments by founder Liang Wenfeng on the U.S.-China AI rivalry attracted widespread attention.
Revolut’s valuation has reportedly reached $115 billion as the fintech company launches a secondary share sale for employees.
Crypto-focused venture capital firm Paradigm has raised a new $1.2 billion fund to expand its investments beyond digital assets into artificial intelligence and robotics.
OpenAI is reportedly discussing a proposal that would give the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, currently valued at roughly $42.6 billion.
OpenAI is reportedly leaning toward delaying its IPO until 2027 as it continues expanding AI infrastructure and raising private capital.
Airwallex raised $320 million at an $11 billion valuation as the fintech company expands its financial infrastructure for a future where AI agents manage business payments and finance.
Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham argues that building a billion-dollar business is possible through sustained growth, identifying overlooked customer needs, and creating products founders genuinely want themselves.
Gero has secured $17 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $34 million as the company advances AI-driven drug discovery focused on aging and chronic diseases.
ICEYE, the satellite company co-founded by Polish entrepreneur Rafał Modrzewski, has reached a valuation of 44 billion zloty after a tenfold increase in just one year.
FTX sold its 5% stake in Cursor for $200,000 during bankruptcy proceedings. Today, that stake would be worth more than $3 billion.
SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition of Cursor developer Anysphere has turned four MIT classmates in their mid-20s into multibillionaires almost overnight.
Salesforce agreed to acquire AI software developer Fin for $3.6 billion, strengthening its position in the rapidly expanding market for enterprise artificial intelligence tools.
Project Prometheus, the industrial AI startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has reportedly reached a $41 billion valuation following its latest funding round as investors bet on AI applications beyond software.
Teen entrepreneur Zach Yadegari sold Cal AI for about $100 million and is now building an anti-doomscrolling startup.