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Cybersecurity

Netskope prepares for a $6.5 billion IPO, joining rare cybersecurity debuts

The cybersecurity industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors in tech, but for startups, the public markets have remained elusive. Most promising companies in the space are snapped up by strategic acquirers long before ringing the opening bell. Even Wiz, once the fastest-growing startup in the category, scrapped

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Cognition AI, maker of Devin, raises $400 million at $10.2 billion valuation

Cognition AI, the fast-rising startup behind the AI coding agent Devin, has surged to a $10.2 billion valuation after securing a fresh $400 million funding round, according to Bloomberg. The deal represents a steep jump from the company’s $4 billion valuation earlier this year and signals investor confidence

Entertainment

StubHub is targeting up to $851 million in its IPO

StubHub Holdings Inc., the operator of ticket-selling platforms StubHub and Viagogo, is moving forward with its long-anticipated public debut, aiming to raise as much as $851 million in an initial public offering. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, the New York-based company outlined

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Databricks raises $1 billion at a $100 billion valuation

Databricks has once again rewritten the record books in enterprise software. The data and AI giant announced that it has raised an additional $1 billion, pushing its valuation to $100 billion while boasting an impressive $4 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR). This milestone comes just nine months after Databricks

Semiconductors

Broadcom lands $10 billion OpenAI deal to build AI chips

Broadcom Inc. is stepping deeper into the artificial intelligence race with a landmark deal to design and produce custom accelerators for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. The partnership positions Broadcom in direct competition with Nvidia Corp., whose dominance in AI chips has fueled a meteoric rise in its valuation. According

Quantum Computing

Honeywell’s Quantinuum raises $600M at $10B valuation

Honeywell’s quantum computing subsidiary, Quantinuum, has secured about $600 million in new funding, doubling its valuation to $10 billion in less than a year. The announcement came Thursday, underscoring accelerating investor interest in quantum technologies. The round was led by a mix of new and existing backers. Fresh investments

Aerospace

GE Aerospace invests $300M in Beta Technologies for hybrid-electric aircraft engines

GE Aerospace is making a major move into the electric aviation sector with a $300 million investment in Beta Technologies, part of a strategic partnership to co-develop a hybrid-electric turbogenerator for next-generation aircraft. The deal, announced Thursday, is pending regulatory approval. Hybrid Power for Advanced Air Mobility The collaboration underscores

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Mistral AI is set to raise €2 billion at a $14 billion valuation

French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment round that would value the company at $14 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. If completed, the deal would cement Mistral’s place among Europe’s most valuable tech startups and intensify competition with U.S.-based AI

Quantum Computing

New Mexico invests $315 million to build a quantum computing hub

Nearly 80 years after hosting the world’s first atomic bomb tests, New Mexico is aiming to shape another transformative technology: quantum computing. The state announced plans Tuesday to invest $315 million into quantum companies, fabrication facilities, and infrastructure, including a quantum network to connect labs and businesses. Building a

Quantum Computing

Finland’s IQM Quantum Computers raises $320 million

IQM Quantum Computers, a university spinout based in Finland, has joined the ranks of unicorns after closing a $300+ million Series B round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm specializing in cybersecurity. The raise brings IQM’s total funding to date to around $600 million, solidifying

Finance

Klarna revives IPO plans, seeks $1.27 billion raise

Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Klarna is moving forward with a long-anticipated public debut, announcing plans to raise up to $1.27 billion in a New York Stock Exchange listing that could value the company at up to $14 billion. Details of the Offering According to Klarna’s

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Anthropic raises $13 billion Series F at $183 billion valuation

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company best known for its Claude models, has closed a landmark $13 billion Series F funding round, pushing its post-money valuation to $183 billion. The company says the fresh capital will be used to scale enterprise adoption, deepen AI safety research, and fuel international expansion. Investor