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The UK unveiled a £1.1 billion AI Hardware Plan at London Tech Week to secure national compute leadership and boost startup ecosystems.

• £750M...

Moonshot AI targets a $30 billion pre-money valuation via a new $2B financing round, nearly 7x its December 2025 level, while advancing Hong Kong IPO...

Some PE firms now require at least one AI moat before considering a SaaS acquisition.

The five moats discussed:

• Hardware-software coupling for...

Pitchdrive closes €60 million Fund IV to back AI-native early-stage startups, exceeding its €50 million target with fully private backing.

• Commits...

SpaceX's IPO is oversubscribed with institutional orders exceeding $10 billion, as Elon Musk's firm leads the race to list ahead of OpenAI and Anthropic and shows robust investor appetite for high-growth tech beyond pure AI plays.

OrchestraML launches as a no-code platform that converts plain English prompts into production-ready ML models via specialized agents and six...

A Security emerges from stealth with $37M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Cyberstarts to launch an autonomous offensive security platform that...

Qatar Investment Authority has made its third consecutive investment in Anthropic via the $65B Series H round, valuing the Claude maker at $965...

Two AI-native startups are accelerating the transformation of in-house legal operations with fresh capital and workflow-focused tools.

• Sandstone...

Startups navigating AI economics face a clear dilemma: cheaper models promise major savings, yet Anthropic just launched its frontier Claude Fable...

Three startups from distinct sectors just crossed the $10B valuation threshold, underscoring a widening decacorn surge.

• ICEYE achieved €10.5B...

Rapid maturation is evident as AI coding startups scale globally while new benchmarks and open-source tools raise capabilities.

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Mistral acquired Austrian startup Emmi AI for up to €330M last month in a cash-and-shares deal, marking its push into specialized industrial AI.

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Zach Yadegari sold his AI calorie-tracking startup Cal AI to MyFitnessPal after it hit 10 million users and $30 million in annual revenue.

• At 16 he...

Thunes has opened a strategic New York City office in Union Square, leveraging its $150 million Series D funding to serve US gig platforms and...

Bilt is shifting from a consumer rewards company to a B2B orchestration layer connecting housing, real estate, and local commerce. The platform links...

Spokbee Inc. launched Spokbee.ai, an AI platform that converts existing product data, rules, and 3D models into interactive configurators for instant...

Egypt's first unicorn MNT-Halan raised growth capital led by Al Ahly Capital, reaching a $1.4B valuation. Most proceeds will expand operations in...

• IPO risks mount as Han Dong-hoon spotlights Ha Jung-woo's past shareholding and government AI project ties.
• Valuation pressure possible despite no...

OpenAI's confidential SEC filing at an $850 billion valuation marks a pivotal step in AI commercialization, giving the company optionality while...