Softbank seeks record $40 billion loan to fund OpenAI stake
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - A $40 billion loan for a single bet on OpenAI. Softbank is taking what the AI industry has been doing for a while to its logical extreme: financing the boom on credit.The article Softbank seeks record $40 billion loan to fund OpenAI stake appeared first o…
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Vast Raises $500M for Haven Commercial Space Stations
Ekemini / ventureburn - Vast, a space startup out of California, just pulled in $500 million to speed up work on its Haven commercial space stations. That’s a huge step forward for private companiesThe post Vast Raises $500M for Haven Commercial Space Stations appeared first on …
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Europe’s push for space autonomy gains momentum as Spain’s PLD Space secures €180 million Series C
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - PLD Space, an Elche-based space transportation scale-up, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round to support its transition to commercial operations and the scaling of its industrial and launch capabilities. The round was led by Japanese ma…
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GHARAGE Ventures unveils €40 million Fund I, anchored by Gebr. Heinemann, to back travel and RetailTech startups
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Berlin- and Singapore-based independent venture capital platform GHARAGE Ventures today announces the launch of its inaugural fund to drive technological resilience in global travel and trade. Fund I amounts to €40 million and is anchored by Hamburg-based…
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Flink lands $100M to advance targeted expansion
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Berlin-based Flink, a quick commerce operator active in Germany and theNetherlands, has secured around $100 million in new growth capital. The roundwas led by Prosus and other existing investors, with...
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OpenAI closes $110 billion funding round with backing from Amazon, Nvidia, Softbank
cnbc - OpenAI's latest funding round is even bigger than its prior financing, which was a record amount for private tech companies.
- Breaking: OpenAI says it closed $110B mega‑round (15)
- On-site: Amazon/NVIDIA deals, Trainium and compute commitments (6)
- OTHER: user metrics and market reaction (2)
- Scrutiny: conditional tranches, installments, skeptical reporting (5)
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Breaking: OpenAI says it closed $110B mega‑round
On-site: Amazon/NVIDIA deals, Trainium and compute commitments
OTHER: user metrics and market reaction
Scrutiny: conditional tranches, installments, skeptical reporting
All Other Stories
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Thema Raises $6.2M To Map Market Expansion For Private Equity
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Thema has raised $6.2 million to tackle gaps in how private equity firms assess portfolio risk and shape expansion strategies amid shifting software valuations. The total includes $4.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Stride.vc, with partic…
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Stripe Reaches Record Valuation as Global Volume Hits $1.9 Trillion
PYMNTS / pymnts - Stripe was valued at $159 billion in a tender offer designed to provide liquidity to current and former employees, the programmable financial services company said in a Tuesday (Feb. 24) update. The figure is up from the $106.7 billion valuation the compa…
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PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California…
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Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent
Ekemini / ventureburn - Hypercore has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding to build software infrastructure for private credit funds. The funding will expand the reach of the company’s AI Admin Agent softwareThe post Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent appeared…
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Syndicate One Raises €22M Second Fund To Support Belgian Tech Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Syndicate One has announced the first close of its second fund at €22 million. The fund was oversubscribed within eight weeks of its initial pitch highlighting strong investor confidence in Belgium’s growing tech ecosystem. This follows the firm’s €6.5 mi…
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Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Money talks.In AI, it also buys megawatts. Humain says it has poured $3 billion into Elon Musk’s xAI, a move that spotlights how the AI race is shifting from splashy launches to buildout math: capital, compute, power, and the places you can actually build…
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Peter Thiel Exits ETHZilla Investment After Ethereum Treasury Stock Craters
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Billionaire investor Peter Thiel and Founders Fund held a 7.5% stake in Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla last year—but not anymore.
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French VC Quantonation raises €220 million for flagship quantum and deep-physics fund
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Quantonation Ventures, a Paris-based venture firm for quantum and physics-based technologies, has closed its second flagship fund above target at €220 million. With this close, Quantonation reportedly becomes the largest dedicated quantum investment firm …
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Abu Dhabi Funds Boosted BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Exposure to $1 Billion by End of 2025: Filings
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Abu Dhabi funds added to their Bitcoin exposure in Q4, jumping to more than $1 billion worth of IBIT at the conclusion of the year.
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Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
Olivier Acuna / coindesk - The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
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Bootstrapped And Profitable AI InsurTech Company mea Platform Secures €42.2M Funding
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - mea Platform (mea), a UK-based AI-first InsurTech company, has secured a €42.2 million ($50 million) minority growth equity investment from London-based SEP (Scottish Equity Partners) to accelerate product development and enhance customer engagement. Boot…
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AI Cloud Infra Startup Neysa To Raise $1.2 Bn In Blackstone-Led Round
Anjali Jain / inc42 - AI cloud infrastructure startup Neysa has entered into a definitive agreement with US-based Blackstone for a $600 Mn (about ₹5,443…
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Andercore is expanding its AI-based industrial trade platform following a $40M Series B raise
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Berlin-based Andercore, an AI-enabled industrial supplytrade platform, has raised $40 million in a Series B round comprising equityand debt to support its expansion in Europe. The round includes parti...
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Paris-based EventTech Startup Naboo Secures €58.7 Million In Series B Round
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Paris-based EventTech startup Naboo has raised €58.7 million ($70 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its AI-powered procurement platform beyond events to include companies’ “tail spend” (Class C spending). The round was led by Lightspeed Ventu…
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