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Bloomberg.com
AI Unicorn: Lila Sciences Raises $235 Million in Latest Round - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg.com
OpenAI, Nvidia CEOs Set to Announce UK Data Center Investments - Bloomberg
The US Stargate project is targeting 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, Bloomberg News reported earlier. For that effort, OpenAI and its partners, including...
Reuters
China investors seen looking past Cambricon index rebalance, staying bullish on AI
The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. A quarterly index reweighting after the market...
PYMNTS.com
Cloud Computing Firm Nebius Raises $3.7 Billion for AI Infrastructure | PYMNTS.com
... news release. “Nebius's core AI cloud business, serving customers from AI startups to enterprises, is performing exceptionally well,” said Arkady...
Reuters
GE Vernova to sell Proficy to TPG for $600 million, shifts focus to grid software | Reuters
... tech giants. category · US dollar rises on positioning moves, but outlook remains bearish. 15 hours ago. Illustration shows U.S. dollar banknote and...
Data Center Dynamics
Alibaba seeks $3.2bn raise in convertible bonds for cloud unit - Data Center Dynamics
As reported by Reuters, the funding will be used for Alibaba's international expansion and to "strengthen" its cloud computing business. Alibaba. –...
TechCrunch
OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm - TechCrunch
OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a non-binding agreement on ... TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight.
CNBC
Nvidia and OpenAI to back major investment in UK AI infrastructure
The U.K., like other countries, is courting major U.S. AI players in a bid to boost its own national infrastructure.
CNBC
Klarna IPO and ASML's Mistral bet revive Europe's tech dreams
For years, investors have been talking up Europe's potential to build valuable tech firms. Those dreams could finally be moving closer to reality.
Axios
Exclusive: Josh Machiz joins Lightspeed Venture Partners as CMO - Axios
Lightspeed Venture Partners — the multistage venture capital firm that has backed companies like Anthropic, Mistral AI, Glean and xAI — has appointed...
Bloomberg
Figure Shares Open 44% Above Price After $787.5 Million IPO
Shares of Figure Technology Solutions Inc. opened at $36 each in New York, 44% above their IPO price of $25 apiece, after a listing raising $787.5 million. Bailey Lipschultz reports on Bloomberg Television.
Figure Shares Open 44% Above Price After $787.5 Million IPO
Reuters
Alibaba to raise $3.2 billion via convertible bond to fund cloud growth | Reuters
The bond will convert into Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares. Alibaba raised $1.5 billion in July via an exchangeable bond and $5 billion in May last year...
CNBC
Klarna stock jumps 15% in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range
Klarna closed at $45.82 a share on Tuesday, valuing the company at over $17 billion.
Bloomberg
Mistral’s Three Founders Become First AI Billionaires in France
The three founders of Mistral AI emerged as France’s first artificial intelligence billionaires after a funding round valued the tech firm at €11.7 billion ($13.7 billion).
Mistral’s Three Founders Become First AI Billionaires in France
Bloomberg
Blockchain-Backed Lender Figure, Backers Raise $787.5 Million in IPO
Blockchain-based credit company Figure Technology Solutions Inc. and some of its backers raised $787.5 million in an initial public offering, pricing shares above a marketed range.
Blockchain-Backed Lender Figure, Backers Raise $787.5 Million in IPO
Reuters
AI software developer Replit raises $250 million at $3 billion valuation | Reuters
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CNBC
Klarna's stock jumps 15% in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range
Klarna priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday in an offering that valued the company at about $15 billion.
CNBC
Klarna opens at $52 per share in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range
Klarna priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday in an offering that valued the company at about $15 billion.
Bloomberg
Blackstone, Ares Provide $3.6 Billion for Park Place Buyout
Lenders including Blackstone Inc. and Ares Management Corp. are providing roughly $3.6 billion of private debt to help finance Warburg Pincus’ acquisition of Park Place Technologies, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Blackstone, Ares Provide $3.6 Billion for Park Place Buyout
Bloomberg
Google- and Dell-Backed SingleStore Nears Sale to Vector Capital
Private equity firm Vector Capital has agreed to buy SingleStore, a database startup backed by the venture arms of Google and Dell Technologies Inc.
Google- and Dell-Backed SingleStore Nears Sale to Vector Capital
Reuters
Nvidia-backed Reflection AI eyes $5.5 billion valuation as AI runs hot, FT reports | Reuters
AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand are placed on ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world's...
Bloomberg
AI Coding Startup Replit Valued at $3 Billion With New Funding
AI coding startup Replit Inc. has raised $250 million in a funding round that nearly triples its valuation to $3 billion, the latest sign of investor demand for companies using artificial intelligence for software development.
AI Coding Startup Replit Valued at $3 Billion With New Funding
SCMP
Global investment funds are tiptoeing into Hong Kong, aided by HKIC
Global financial investors are pouring into Hong Kong in a low profile way to stay under the radar and avoid undue attention because of rising geopolitical tension, said the head of the city’s de facto sovereign wealth fund. “We see a great velocity of [capital] flow, although in a very low profile way,” said Clara Chan, the CEO of the HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) government-owned fund known as Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), during a Wednesday interview with the Post at the BioHK 2025...
Bloomberg
Nebius to Raise $3 Billion for Growth After Microsoft Deal
Nebius Group NV plans to raise $3 billion in convertible notes and equity to help it expand in the wake of a major deal to provide artificial intelligence infrastructure to Microsoft Corp. announced this week.
Nebius to Raise $3 Billion for Growth After Microsoft Deal
The Information
The $115 Billion Reason OpenAI Will Raise More Money - The Information
Team access to our exclusive tech news. Newsletters. Journalists who ... Sri Muppidi covers AI for The Information, with a focus on OpenAI and Anthropic...
Bloomberg
Nvidia Backs PsiQuantum in $1 Billion Round at $7 Billion Value
The quantum computing startup PsiQuantum Corp. raised $1 billion from investors including Nvidia Corp., Qatar Investment Authority and Macquarie Capital in a round that values the company at $7 billion.
Nvidia Backs PsiQuantum in $1 Billion Round at $7 Billion Value
Bloomberg
Florent Venture Partners Launches Fund to Back European AI Startups - Bloomberg
Florent's portfolio includes Phoebe AI, which identifies software bugs, and robotics software company Laelaps AI. ... Provide news feedback or report an...
Quartz
CoreWeave stock rises after announcing new AI venture fund - Quartz
Investors didn't need to hear much more than that — the stock snapped almost 9% in morning trading on the news, a rare pop for a name that has spent...
Bloomberg
Sequoia Capital Reaps $2.7 Billion Gain on Klarna Bet in IPO
Klarna Group Plc’s market debut handed a multibillion-dollar windfall to venture capital heavyweight Sequoia Capital, capping a bumpy ride for the fintech behemoth and its biggest investor that included a boardroom brawl and wild swings in valuation.
Sequoia Capital Reaps $2.7 Billion Gain on Klarna Bet in IPO
CNBC
Klarna prices IPO at $40, above online lender's expected range
Klarna priced its IPO at $40 a share, an offering that values the company at about $15 billion.