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The AI AssemblerIt is a little strange when the world's most famous venture gambler starts acting like a blue-chip portfolio manager. And yet, here is Masayoshi Son, the man who lost more money than anyone in history during the dot-com bust and then poured billions into WeWork,
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Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door | TechCrunch
Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda. Netflix ... software engineer. This was a markedly bold approach compared to Cursor and...
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Reflection AI Targets $1 Billion to Take on Meta, DeepSeek in Open Source
Reflection AI, a one-year-old startup co-founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in talks to raise more than $1 billion to fund its...
Bloomberg
VC Eclipse Hires T. Rowe Vet Fath After Tesla, Rivian Bets
Eclipse, a venture capital firm focused on startups in real-world industries like manufacturing, has hired longtime T. Rowe Price Group Inc. investor Joe Fath as partner and head of growth.
VC Eclipse Hires T. Rowe Vet Fath After Tesla, Rivian Bets
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VC Firm Raises Cash From 150 Alumni From Palantir, SpaceX
Forward Deployed Venture Capital has tapped current and former employees of like-minded tech companies for its latest fund. 
VC Firm Raises Cash From 150 Alumni From Palantir, SpaceX
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Abu Dhabi’s MGX Weighs Raising Billions for AI Investment Fund
Abu Dhabi-based MGX is considering plans to raise billions of dollars in third-party capital as it looks to ramp up investments in artificial intelligence, according to people familiar with the matter.
Abu Dhabi’s MGX Weighs Raising Billions for AI Investment Fund
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TNG Digital Becomes Unicorn in Malaysia, Mulls IPO, CIMB Says
TNG Digital Sdn, Malaysia’s largest fintech company, has reached unicorn status and will weigh an initial public offering, according to shareholder CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.
TNG Digital Becomes Unicorn in Malaysia, Mulls IPO, CIMB Says
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McKinsey Alumni-Founded Dubai Fintech Rides Mideast Startup Boom
A Dubai-based fintech founded by two former McKinsey & Co. consultants has raised $48 million, underscoring continued investor confidence in Middle Eastern startups.
McKinsey Alumni-Founded Dubai Fintech Rides Mideast Startup Boom
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Tencent-Led Round Values Uzbek Fintech Uzum at $1.5 Billion
Tencent Holdings Ltd. and VR Capital Group led an equity financing round into Uzum that values the Uzbek fintech and e-commerce company at about $1.5 billion.
Tencent-Led Round Values Uzbek Fintech Uzum at $1.5 Billion
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China Neuralink Rival Seeks Pre-IPO Funds at $1.3 Billion Value
BrainCo, a startup aiming to compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink, is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of more than $1.3 billion ahead of a potential initial public offering in Hong Kong or mainland China.
China Neuralink Rival Seeks Pre-IPO Funds at $1.3 Billion Value
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CuspAI in Talks to Raise $100 Million to Discover New Materials
British startup CuspAI is in talks to raise more than $100 million in funding to support its goal of using artificial intelligence models to discover new materials, according to people familiar with the matter.
CuspAI in Talks to Raise $100 Million to Discover New Materials
CNBC
Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO range that would value company at more than $6 billion
Firefly Aerospace lifted the share price range for its upcoming IPO, in a move that would value the space technology company at more than $6 billion.
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Space Technology Firm Firefly Raises IPO Target to $697 Million
Firefly Aerospace Inc. increased the potential size of its initial public offering to as much as $697 million.
Space Technology Firm Firefly Raises IPO Target to $697 Million
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Figma CEO's path from college dropout and Thiel fellow to tech billionaire
After Figma's first two days of trading on the NYSE, 33-year-old CEO Dylan Field owns a stake worth about $6.6 billion.
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Vast Data in talks with Alphabet's CapitalG, Nvidia to fund round at up to $30B valuation
The round could make the AI data storage company one of the most valuable in the world ... Vast Data in talks with Alphabet's CapitalG, Nvidia to fund...
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Exclusive: Alphabet's CapitalG, Nvidia in talks to fund Vast Data at up to $30 billion valuation ...
Alphabet's growth-stage venture arm CapitalG and Nvidia are in talks ... The company earned $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by...
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From Meta's massive offers to Anthropic's massive valuation, does AI have a ceiling?
Meta's chasing AI talent, Anthropic wants $170B, and funding is on fire, but is it sustainable? Equity breaks it down in today's episode.
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OpenAI raises $8.3 billion as paid ChatGPT users reach 5 million - CNBC
OpenAI's competition with Anthropic and other AI model makers is driving record investor demand.
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Figma's Shares Soar 250% in IPO, Making It Hottest in String of Tech Deals
Figma became the second-most richly valued publicly traded software company, after Palantir, following a blockbuster initial public offering.
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Anthropic Revenue Pace Nears $5 Billion in Run-Up to Mega Round - The Information
This year's torrid deal-making pace is definitely not taking a pause for summer. On Wednesday, I reported that OpenAI is months ahead of schedule...
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Female-founded semiconductor AI startup SixSense raises $8.5M - TechCrunch
I don't want startup news. top image. Skip to content. TechCrunch Desktop ... A Singapore-based deep tech startup called SixSense has developed an AI-...
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AI infrastructure company fal raises $125 million, valuing company at $1.5 billion | Reuters
The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. San Francisco-based fal, which...
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Figma's top VCs are sitting on $24 billion worth of stock after massive IPO pop
Venture capital firms have been waiting for big exits after an extended lull in IPOs. Figma's debut is returning billions.
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Anthropic Follows OpenAI, xAI in Seeking Funds From Middle East - Bloomberg
Anthropic is in talks with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund to participate in a megaround that would value the startup at $170 billion. Photographer:...
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Salesforce, ServiceNow Are in Talks to Invest in Genesys
Salesforce Inc. and ServiceNow Inc. are each in advanced talks to invest about $750 million apiece in Genesys Cloud Services Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
Salesforce, ServiceNow Are in Talks to Invest in Genesys
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Scale Rival Surge AI in Talks for Funding at $25 Billion Value - Bloomberg
Surge has worked with top AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Alphabet Inc.'s Google. Unlike Scale, Surge has bootstrapped its...
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Figma raises $1.2 billion in US IPO, signaling thaw in tech listings | Reuters
Design software firm Figma said on Wednesday it had raised $1.22 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as investors warm up again to...
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Klarna Weighs US IPO Revival as Soon as September
Klarna Group Plc is considering reviving its potential New York initial public offering as soon as September, people familiar with the matter said, following a recent surge in fintech stock prices and strong debuts of US listings.
Klarna Weighs US IPO Revival as Soon as September
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AI Startup Anaconda Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation in New Round
Artificial intelligence startup Anaconda Inc. has raised a new funding round that values the company at $1.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
AI Startup Anaconda Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation in New Round
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How an 'Entrepreneur of the Year' Brought the First Big Bust to AI Boom - Bloomberg
Google is paying about $2.4 billion for top talent and licensing rights from AI coding startup Windsurf, Bloomberg News reported. Web Summit Qatar...