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Mega Funding Rounds

• 🔥 Anthropic: Raised $65 billion in Series H at $965 billion valuation, surpassing OpenAI for the first time and launching...

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Funding Rounds

• Perplant: Danish AgTech startup Perplant raised €1M to expand its AI-powered precision farming platform that reduces herbicide...

This week's deals highlight strong investor appetite across four distinct European startup sectors:

• Satellite observation: Finland's ICEYE secured a...

Oura converted a $349 smart ring into an $11B valuation by locking users into a $5.99/month subscription with 80%+ annual retention, now testing whether public markets will award software multiples to hardware-anchored health startups.

DeepSeek's permanent 75% cut on V4-Pro API pricing creates structural pressure on premium US providers.

• New rates: $0.0035–$0.83 per million...

Four launches today emphasize customization and control over black-box AI.

• MashuPack packs selected codebase sections into clean, path-preserving...

Amid slower Nigerian startup funding—$78.6 million across 15 Q1 deals—investors now prioritize measurable revenue and essential sectors like energy,...

Pre-Series A founders have one day left to apply for Startup Battlefield 200, closing May 27, for a chance at $100,000 equity-free funding, VC access,...

Overwatch AI's $1.5M pre-seed round highlights rising investor appetite for early-stage, domain-specific AI tools in aviation.

• Strategic backers:...

Last week European startups closed more than 65 deals worth over €1.1 billion plus five exits and M&A transactions.

Key highlights:

• Space led...

Foundation has raised $6.4 million led by Fulgur Ventures, bringing total funding to $16.5 million for its Passport Prime device. The Bitcoin hardware...

Baltic funds now hold €1.4 billion in dry powder, with €750 million raised in 2025, yet only €670 million is slated for regional deals unless founders build more ambitious companies.

Funding Rounds

• 🔥 HrdWyr: Bengaluru-based HrdWyr raised $13 million Series A led by Ideaspring Capital to develop AI-native chips for edge...

May 2026 funding activity highlights sustained investor interest in India's startup ecosystem across emerging sectors.

• StrainX Bioworks raised $13...

OpenAI is distributing $2M in API tokens to every startup in the current YC batch, structured as an uncapped SAFE for future equity.

This treats...

Major AI startup consolidation dominated the week with SpaceX acquiring coding agent Cursor for $60 billion shortly after its own $1.75 trillion...

AI-native startups are securing seed and Series A funding to build foundational infrastructure across gaming, robotics, and chips.

• SPARQ closed an...

Waymo paused robotaxi services in multiple cities due to heavy rain, flooding, and construction zones, showing that even at scale, commercial AV operations face ongoing edge cases. Startup May Mobility advanced with a major robotaxi fleet deal.