Hardware data platform Nominal hits $1B valuation with $80M from Founders Fund
Vignesh R / techfundingnews - US-based engineering software company Nominal has raised $80 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $1 billion.…
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TaxDown secures €4M from BBVA Spark to enhance its AI solution
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Madrid-based TaxDown hassecured €4 million in financing from BBVA Spark. The funding is supported bythe European Union’s NextGenerationEU program and the European Investment Fund(EIF), with additional...
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Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
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Lio Raises $30M To Automate Enterprise Procurement With AI Agents
Clinton / ventureburn - Lio Secures $30 Million Series A Lio, a U.S. and Tel Aviv-based startup, has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round. Andreessen Horowitz led the round. SV Angels,The post Lio Raises $30M To Automate Enterprise Procurement With AI Agents appeared f…
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Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."
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Crypto-friendly fintech giant Revolut files for U.S. banking license
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.
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ZyG Raises $58M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - ZyG, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based developer of an agentic operating system for eCommerce, raised a $58m seed funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Viola Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Disruptive AI,…
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French quantum startup Pasqal to go public via SPAC at $2BN valuation
John Reynolds / tech - A French quantum computing startup co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner is going public via a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), with a $2bn valuation. Pasqal is merging with SPAC vehicle Bleic...
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The Pentagon-Anthropic feud is quietly obscuring the real fight over military AI
Caroline Orr Bueno / fastcompany - The controversy over the Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s models has become a flashpoint in the national debate over military artificial intelligence, and sparked outrage from Washington to Silicon Valley. The Pentagon wanted to buy Anthropic’s AI models wit…
- Former officials push back — legal and governance alarm over AI (4)
- Industry feud: Anthropic accuses OpenAI of dishonesty, messaging war (2)
- Negotiations collapse: Anthropic, Pentagon clash over $200M contract (5)
- Startups race to build weapons systems Anthropic refused (3)
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Former officials push back — legal and governance alarm over AI
Industry feud: Anthropic accuses OpenAI of dishonesty, messaging war
Negotiations collapse: Anthropic, Pentagon clash over $200M contract
Startups race to build weapons systems Anthropic refused
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund To Support Early-Stage Baltic Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. The fund targets founders who don’t fit the traditional VC profile, welcoming entrepreneurs without FAANG experience…
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Fibionic Raises €3M To Advance Bionic Lightweight Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Austrian deeptech startup fibionic has secured €3 million in seed funding in a round led by Redstone, alongside Euregio+, Caesar, and Leap435, with additional backing from angel investors. Lightweight materials are critical across sectors such as sports e…
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Stablecoin giant Tether invests $50 million in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep
Krisztian Sandor / coindesk - The firm behind the $183 billion USDT stablecoin is expanding beyond its crypto roots to longevity and artificial intelligence.
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Shellworks raises $15M to scale sustainable plastic alternative Vivomer
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - London-basedbiomaterials company Shellworks has raised $15 million in a Series A fundinground led by Paris-based impact investment fund alter equity. The round alsoincluded participation from Nat Frie...
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OpenAI Builds GitHub Rival, Risking Conflict With Microsoft
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has revealed plans for a GitHub rival built after repeated outages, a move that risks direct conflict with backer Microsoft.The post OpenAI Builds GitHub Rival, Risking Conflict With Microsoft appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Oxa Raises $103M To Scale Industrial Vehicle Autonomy
Clinton / ventureburn - Oxa Secures $103 Million Series D Funding Oxa has raised $103 million to accelerate its industrial autonomy platform. The Series D round is led by the UK National Wealth FundThe post Oxa Raises $103M To Scale Industrial Vehicle Autonomy appeared first on …
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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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Photoncycle raises €15M to scale seasonal energy storage in Europe
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Norwegianenergy storage scale-up Photoncycle has raised €15 million in Series A fundingto address a key renewable energy challenge in Europe: enabling households tostore surplus summer solar power for...
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JetStream Security Secures $34M Seed Round
Ekemini / ventureburn - JetStream Security, a cybersecurity startup, just pulled in $34 million in seed funding. This is one of the biggest early investments for an AI governance and enterprise security company inThe post JetStream Security Secures $34M Seed Round appeared first…
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Highguard Officially Shuts Down After Tumultuous First Month
techpowerup - It's no secret that Highguard has languished under dwindling player counts and an apparent lack of funding since its launch in late January 2026, with rumors swirling that Tencent pulled funding from Studio Wildlight shortly after the launch of the game, …
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DeepIP Secures $25M Series B To Transform Patent Workflows With AI
Clinton / ventureburn - DeepIP Raises $25M To Modernise Patent Workflows Patent workflows have long been fragmented. Professionals often juggle multiple tools as patent application volumes grow and IP talent remains scarce. DeepIP aimsThe post DeepIP Secures $25M Series B To Tra…
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