Archive snapshot · Startups
Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 PM ET
Anthropic IPO: Nvidia weighs $10B anchor investment at reported $2T valuation
The reported anchor stake would back one of the largest AI listings to date and would deepen Nvidia's ties to a leading frontier lab.
CNBC TV18 · +5 outlets
Discovery Loop, Jeff Dean's new AI startup, seeks funding at around $50B valuation
The former Google chief scientist's startup would be valued at roughly five times its reported launch valuation just weeks earlier.
suaragarut.id · +14 outlets
Motive raises over $1.3B and withdraws its IPO filing
The fleet AI platform pulled its listing plans while raising a large private round in a week of unusually big startup financings.
Wowtale · +6 outlets
Mistral reaches $24B valuation with €3B Series D
The French AI lab's round is being framed as a test of European tech sovereignty against U.S. frontier labs.
Sifted · +5 outlets
Automattic confirms Mullenweg is back as CEO after board attempted ouster
Mullenweg told staff he had regained control days after the board placed him on leave, and the company has now confirmed the reversal.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Nvidia reportedly in advanced talks to acquire AI startup Modular for $4B
A deal would extend Nvidia's reach into AI software infrastructure beyond its dominant chip business.
Stocktwits · +5 outlets
Cohere in talks to raise up to $3B at a target valuation of about $20B
The enterprise AI developer would join a wave of very large rounds for foundation-model companies.
Bloomberg.com · +5 outlets
Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led round for robot training data
Investor demand for robot training data is driving rapid revaluation of young robotics data startups.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
OpenAI's Fidji Simo joins Nscale's board ahead of the GPU cloud provider's IPO
Simo, who led Instacart through its listing, brings IPO experience to the data center startup as it prepares to go public.
TechCrunch · +8 outlets
Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' for OpenAI to go public in 2026
The comments come despite OpenAI having filed confidentially for an IPO.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow the pace of frontier AI development
Amodei's proposal lands as regulators and labs debate how to pace increasingly capable model releases.
TechCrunch · +11 outlets
Positron raises $875M at $5B valuation for AI inference chips
The round signals continued investor appetite for hardware that serves AI models rather than trains them.
verdict.co.uk · +9 outlets
The Boring Company raises $3B Series D at $23B valuation
The tunneling startup led a week in which four U.S. companies each raised $1B or more.
Wowtale · +12 outlets
Revolut confirms customer data breach via fake government requests
The fintech said it alerted affected customers, regulators, law enforcement and the relevant government agency.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
RBI rejects Tata Sons' bid to avoid listing rules, pushing it toward an IPO
The regulator's decision leaves the conglomerate facing public listing requirements.
Startup Fortune · +3 outlets
Moonshot AI maker of Kimi targets $2B in annual revenue
The Chinese lab's revenue target comes as usage of its K3 models has dipped slightly in recent months.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Clay raises $115M at a reported $7.1B valuation for AI sales teams
The sales automation startup's new valuation underscores appetite for AI tools embedded in go-to-market workflows.
Ventureburn · +1 outlets
Altera prepares confidential IPO filing that could raise $2B
The chip company moves toward a listing amid a broader reopening of tech IPO plans.
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