Salesforce to acquire defense AI startup Rune for $375M in cash and stock
The deal extends Salesforce's acquisition spree and is meant to bolster its Missionforce defense platform.
TechCrunch · +7 outlets
OpenAI reportedly cuts funding round target by $10B amid market jitters
The reduced target suggests investor appetite for large AI raises is cooling.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Anthropic IPO reportedly expected to draw high junk credit rating
A junk rating would raise borrowing costs as Anthropic funds heavy spending, while rumored IPO valuations draw scrutiny.
TechCrunch · +5 outlets
Baseten set for $30B valuation with new funding round
The AI inference startup's reported target underscores investor demand for inference infrastructure.
Bloomberg.com · +7 outlets
Nvidia weighs cosigning debt for Nscale's West Virginia AI data center
Chipmaker backing could reassure lenders as skepticism grows over AI infrastructure spending.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
OPay pulls $304M NYSE IPO hours before shares were set to trade
The last-minute withdrawal marks a setback for the fintech's US listing plans.
Startup Fortune · +8 outlets
Infisical raises $40M at $600M valuation to secure company secrets from AI agents
The round reflects rising investor interest in security tooling built for agentic AI workloads.
Forbes Middle East · +8 outlets
Kalshi secures $1B as crypto funding hits $1.24B
The prediction market's raise was among the largest in a week heavy on physical AI and prediction startups.
Analytics Insight · +1 outlets
Intel agrees to buy Israeli quantum startup Classiq Technologies
The deal adds quantum software expertise to Intel's portfolio.
Barchart.com · +14 outlets
Baseten rival? No: Sierra seeks funding at $20B valuation as AI ARR surges
Reported talks follow coverage of Sierra adding $150M ARR in a single quarter while legacy SaaS stumbled.
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Intel stock slumps, knocking $12B off the government's stake
Rising PC prices driven by AI component demand are pressuring the chipmaker.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
The suit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.
TechCrunch · +5 outlets
Ollie aside, cracks emerge in the AI spending boom
Mounting debt and negative cash flow raise questions about infrastructure spending sustainability.
TechCrunch
SaaStr: Sierra adds $150M ARR in a quarter as ServiceNow drops 27% in a day
The contrast is being framed as evidence that agentic AI is displacing legacy SaaS models.
Saastr · +1 outlets
Kling AI raises $2.98B to expand video AI
The outsized round signals continued investor appetite for generative video.
Ventureburn · +1 outlets
AI agent security startup AIR raises $50M seed
The unusually large seed round lands the company on the Fortune Cyber 60 list.
Dealroom · +12 outlets
Northstar Security exits stealth with $7M to expose toxic risk combinations
The security startup targets correlated risks that single-point tools miss.
SecurityWeek
Broccoli AI raises $52M from Vinod Khosla's Khosla Ventures
The BITS Pilani alumni-founded startup draws one of India's larger recent AI checks.
Indian Startup News