Commonwealth Fusion Systems books a $1B+ power deal for its future fusion reactor

Tim De Chant / techcrunch - The fusion startup has inked a deal with Italian energy company Eni. The move is likely intended to set a price for fusion power.

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UK fintech Tide attains unicorn status, with $120M funding round

John Reynolds / tech - Tide, the UK business management platform, has attained unicorn status, following a $120m funding round. The funding round was led by a "strategic investment" from TPG, the asset management firm, whic...

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Navan IPO filing reveals steady revenue amid persistent losses

Navan, a corporate travel and expense startup, has filed for an IPO that highlights steady revenue growth despite continuing losses. Investors now get a front‐row seat as the company navigates its ambitious path in the competitive tech travel sector—proving that even loss leaders can enjoy the IPO limelight.

Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 14757 / 1 stories in 5 months

Elon Musk's xAI raising $10 billion at $200 billion valuation: sources

cnbc - The fundraising comes weeks after Musk raised $10 billion in debt and equity at what was believed to be a roughly $150 billion valuation, according to Faber.

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Nvidia Considers $500 Million Investment in Autonomous Driving AI Firm Wayve

PYMNTS / pymnts - Nvidia is evaluating a $500 million investment in Wayve, a developer of embodied artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles. Wayve said in a Thursday (Sept. 18) press release that it has signed a letter of intent with Nvidia to evaluate the investmen…

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Nvidia to invest £2BN in UK AI startups

John Reynolds / tech - Nvidia is to invest £2bn in the UK AI startup ecosystem. Nvidia said: “The new capital will be used to foster economic growth, develop more innovative AI technologies, create new companies and jobs, a...

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Barespace nets €2.9M to expand its data-driven beauty OS worldwide

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Barespace, a software company focused on the beautyindustry, has raised €2.9 million in seed funding, bringing its total externalinvestment to €4.68 million. The round was led by Elkstone Ventures, wi...

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Dublin finance platform built by Stripe alumni raises $3m

Colin Ryan / siliconrepublic - Seapoint, dubbed as a ‘financial home for start-ups’, has also launched a private beta for the platform with a waiting list open from today.Read more: Dublin finance platform built by Stripe alumni raises $3m

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Outlast Fund closes €21M debut fund to back Baltic-Nordic founders

Cate Lawrence / tech - Outlast Fund, a Baltic-Nordic VC fund, has closed its first fund at €21M to invest in Pre-Seed and Seed-stage startups from the region. The fund is based in Riga and Stockholm, and aims to be the fir...

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Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq raises even more than expected, hits $6.9B valuation

Julie Bort / techcrunch - The fresh raise comes in above the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that it was raising.

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Irregular raises $80M to set AI security standards for frontier models

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Artificial intelligence security lab startup Irregular announced today that it has raised $80 million in new funding to build its defensive systems, testing infrastructure and security tools to help vet and harden next-generation AI models for safe deploy…

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Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things.

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Sonair raises $6M to roll out safe 3D ultrasonic sensors for robots

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Oslo-basedSonair, a sensing technology company, has raised $6 million from a group ofexisting and new international investors, including Copenhagen-based Scale Capital and Norway’s state-backed Invest...

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Workday to buy AI company Sana for $1.1bn

Laura Varley / siliconrepublic - The acquisition will enable the organisation to extend its AI capabilities.Read more: Workday to buy AI company Sana for $1.1bn

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Humanoid robot startup Figure raises $1B+ at $39B valuation

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Figure AI Inc. today announced that it raised a funding round worth more than $1 billion from a group of prominent investors. Parkway Venture Capital led the Series C deal. It was joined by Nvidia Corp., Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Inc., …

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Manufacturing startup Divergent raises $290M at $2.3B valuation

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Manufacturing startup Divergent Technologies Inc. today announced that it has raised $290 million in a late-stage funding round to support its growth efforts. The Series E round comprised $250 million in equity funding and $40 million worth of debt. Roche…

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US-UK tech deals and investments ahead of Trump visit

UK and US officials are set to unveil a series of technology and energy deals coinciding with a high-profile visit by former President Trump. At the same time, American financial giants are committing $1.6 billion in investments to the UK, underscoring a coordinated transatlantic push in tech and energy sectors.

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xAI fires 500 employees amid strategic pivot

Elon Musk’s xAI has made headlines by cutting approximately 500 jobs, predominantly targeting its data annotation team. The company appears to be shifting its focus from a broad generalist approach to a more specialized AI tutoring model. The layoffs have raised questions about xAI’s long-term direction and internal strategy.

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