Kevin Mandia's security startup Armadin raises $255.5M Series B at over $2.5B valuation
The Mandiant founder's new company uses AI agent swarms to simulate attacks and test enterprise defenses, marking one of the largest security rounds of the year
TechCrunch · +12 outlets
ElevenLabs valuation doubles to $22B after $300M employee tender offer
The AI voice company nearly doubled its valuation in under a year on strong demand for voice agent products.
Tech.eu · +13 outlets
AMD to acquire AI startup World Labs for $8.2B
The chipmaker is buying the AI research company as part of a broader push into model and spatial intelligence assets.
AKM.RU · +14 outlets
OpenAI eyes $30B funding round at valuation approaching $1.4T
The reported raise would be among the largest private financings ever and reflects continued investor appetite for frontier AI labs.
Arise News · +5 outlets
Salesforce to acquire AI customer research startup Listen Labs in reported $2B deal
The acquisition would add AI-driven customer research to Salesforce's enterprise software portfolio.
SiliconANGLE · +9 outlets
Insurer startup Devoted Health raises $1.2B as it revs up growth
The Medicare-focused insurer's large round signals continued investor interest in value-based care for older adults.
Endpoints News
Pentagon joins $134M raise for startup to make US iron for rare-earth magnets
The raise is part of a broader push to build domestic supply chains for critical materials used in defense and electronics.
WSJ
CScale raises $145M to fix gigawatt-scale AI networking and exits stealth
The company is targeting networking bottlenecks that emerge as AI data centers scale to gigawatt power levels.
Ventureburn · +3 outlets
GMI Cloud raises $263M for on-demand GPU infrastructure expansion
The round reflects sustained demand for cloud GPU capacity underpinning AI training and inference.
SiliconANGLE
Homeward raises $120M Series D to help homeowners buy and sell faster
The property tech startup offers buy-before-you-sell financing and cash offers amid a stalled housing market.
Crunchbase · +1 outlets
Flow Engineering raises $50M from Valor, Atreides and Sequoia at $750M valuation
The AI hardware startup draws top-tier backers as investors bet on AI tools for engineering workflows.
TechCrunch · +6 outlets
Efficient Computer raises $97M Series B at $650M valuation
The chip startup is targeting drones and robots before data centers with energy-efficient computing designs.
WPXI · +6 outlets
Arlington maritime logistics startup Quartermaster AI lands $140M
The AI logistics company plans multiple regional offices as it scales maritime operations software.
The Business Journals · +1 outlets
Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge
The suspended deal talks come as listed digital bank valuations face renewed pressure.
Sifted · +2 outlets
UK AI startup Metaview raises €53.1M Series C led by Insight Partners
The London company automates recruiting workflows with agentic AI and plans to scale its platform.
Eu-startups · +3 outlets
Headline closes $400M European early-stage fund
The fund, from a backer of Mistral and Black Forest Labs, will target Seed and Series A companies across Europe.
Tech.eu · +8 outlets
DIG Ventures closes $120M Fund III to back Europe's AI infrastructure startups
The MuleSoft founder's firm will invest in early-stage AI-native enterprise and cloud infrastructure companies.
Tech.eu · +2 outlets
Snyk laid off over 200 employees as revenue tops $300M
A new filing shows the cybersecurity firm's job cuts were more than double what was reported at the time.
Tech.eu