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C.H. Robinson is expanding its footprint by scooping up RXO's North American brokerage business in a massive $5.8 billion cash and stock transaction.
Payments giant Stripe has acquired embedded finance startup Parafin to bolster its small business lending infrastructure and expand merchant capital offerings.
Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers has filed for a US initial public offering, providing a major test for public market appetite for AI infrastructure investments.
Photon, a startup building AI agents for messaging platforms, has closed a $4.5 million funding round, signaling investor confidence in the shift away from traditional mobile applications.
Global venture capital deployed $159 billion across nearly 6,000 startups in Q3 2026, marking a record quarter for billion-dollar rounds, largely driven by the escalating AI race.
The appointment of Jay Clayton and Andrew Ferguson to lead the new 'Super Intelligence Force' signals a dual-front regulatory push targeting both national security and tech-giant partnerships.
Personal finance platform Monarch has acquired digital banking fintech HMBradley, marking a strategic consolidation in the crowded wealth management software space.
Cerebras Systems stock tumbled 20% this week, hitting an all-time low as the expiration of its lockup period coincided with intensifying competitive pressure from Nvidia.
Waldencast, a beauty SPAC that once aimed for a $1.2 billion empire, is divesting assets and delisting from Nasdaq as its remaining flagship brand, Milk Makeup, sees sales fall by more than half.
European preventive health startup Neko Health is launching its AI-driven body scanning technology in the United States, testing the limits of consumer-funded healthcare.
A public clash between Factory and its former board adviser highlights the growing systemic risks of portfolio conflicts and loose governance in the high-stakes AI race.
Traditional banking giant BNY and Kraken parent Payward are reportedly exploring a wide-ranging partnership bridging digital assets, custody, and market infrastructure.
Under the leadership of Sean Parker, Stability AI is transitioning from general-purpose image generation to a music-centric model backed by industry incumbents.
The AI infrastructure provider has tapped former Meta executive Justin Osofsky to lead operations, signaling a shift toward public market readiness in a high-stakes hardware sector.
A federal judge has cleared the path for Paramount and Warner Bros. to finalize their $111 billion deal, marking a massive consolidation of media assets and debt.
Newsletter platform Beehiiv is hiking prices to fund product expansion, testing creator loyalty as it shifts from a low-cost Substack alternative to a premium SaaS model.
Former Google executives close an $11.3 million debut fund focused on AI startups capable of securing enterprise contracts in a tightening capital market.
A massive $1 billion financing for AI assistant developer Instinct leads a week of heavy capital deployment, proving that venture appetite for agentic systems remains insatiable.
NG.Cash has closed a $15 million financing round to expand its youth-focused financial super-app, targeting credit and crypto adoption across Latin America.
Los Angeles-based Diversis Capital has secured a majority stake in Tideworks Technology, marking a strategic exit for Blackstone-backed Carrix as logistics automation gains momentum.
Venture capital has funneled nearly $3 billion into marine-related startups over the past year, with significant investments in autonomous vessels, electric watercraft, and defense technologies.
Cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia's new venture, Armadin, has raised a substantial $255.5 million, achieving a $2.5 billion valuation, signaling robust investor confidence in its novel 'agent swarm' approach.
Homeward’s nine-figure raise signals a shift in real estate venture capital toward platforms that bridge the gap between high mortgage rates and frozen housing inventory.
Capital markets infrastructure provider Capitolis has acquired eSecLending in a $200 million all-cash transaction to expand its balance sheet optimization capabilities into securities lending.
A deep dive into the ambitious, yet troubled, plans for a 40,000-acre AI data center in Utah reveals significant capital risks and a cautionary tale for large-scale infrastructure projects in the AI boom.
Trading Technologies, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo and 7Ridge, has acquired TRAFiX, an equities trading platform, signaling continued consolidation in financial technology infrastructure driven by private equity.
Neko Health, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, has raised $700 million to expand its full-body scanning technology, highlighting significant venture backing for the preventative healthcare sector.
Flow Engineering, an AI startup focused on hardware design, has closed a significant funding round, achieving a $750 million valuation with backing from Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia Capital.
Venture capital investment in nuclear fission and fusion has hit record highs in 2026, even as public market volatility threatens the exit environment for capital-intensive energy plays.
Mercury CEO Immad Akhund signals a pivot toward a full national bank charter, marking a strategic shift for the $1.6 billion fintech as regulatory pressure on partner banks intensifies.
Voice synthesis leader ElevenLabs has doubled its valuation to $22 billion through a massive employee tender offer led by Wellington Management and T. Rowe Price.
AI infrastructure provider Accelevation Holdings Corp. completed its initial public offering, raising $540 million, but priced below its marketed range and saw shares decline shortly after trading began.
Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia, has increased the investment ceiling for its Surge seed program to $5 million, unveiling a new cohort of 18 startups predominantly focused on global markets.
OpenAI is reportedly engaging investors for a monumental $30 billion funding round that could push its valuation to $1.4 trillion, signaling aggressive growth and a potential final private raise before a public debut.
Austin-based Tiny Health has closed a $33 million Series B funding round led by B Capital, signaling renewed venture conviction in specialized consumer diagnostics and early-life microbiome analytics.
Anthropic's IPO prospectus reveals plans to spend hundreds of billions on AI compute, testing public markets as venture investors demand liquidity.
A massive Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz doubles EliseAI's valuation to $4 billion, signaling investor appetite for AI applied to legacy industries like real estate.
Corporate card and expense management platform Jeeves has pulled in a $110 million injection to scale its stablecoin-native banking architecture for multinational enterprises.
Smart ring pioneer Oura has postponed its highly anticipated public debut, signaling a deepening chill for consumer hardware companies seeking liquidity in a turbulent market.
MAVI, an accounting staffing firm leveraging AI, has raised $4 million in seed funding, signaling investor confidence in specialized talent solutions for the evolving AI landscape.