Oct 9, 2026
Manus Parent Raises More Than $500 Million After Meta Split
Butterfly Effect raised more than $500 million in a funding round led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital. The company did not disclose its valuation.
Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Oct 8
Automation Anywhere to Acquire boost.ai
Oct 7
Lambda Seeks $4 Billion at $14.5 Billion Valuation
Oct 6
Schneider Electric Agrees to Buy PTC for $22.6 Billion
Oct 6
SAP Agrees to Acquire TechWolf for Workforce Intelligence
Oct 9, 2026
Persona Raises $10M for AI Assistant and Wearable Band
Persona raised $10 million for an AI assistant that operates through iMessage and a $179 wearable band. Vine Ventures led the round.
Oct 9, 2026
Arena Raises $200 Million at $3.1 Billion Valuation
Arena raised a $200 million Series B round at a $3.1 billion valuation, nearly doubling its valuation in 10 months.
Oct 8, 2026
Meticulous Raises $15 Million for Automated Software Testing
Meticulous raised a $15 million Series A led by Chemistry to expand its automated software testing platform for code written by developers and AI agents.
Oct 8, 2026
Shield AI and US Government Commit $400 Million to X-BAT
The US Navy added $150 million to its agreement with Shield AI for the X-BAT fighter aircraft. Shield AI will match the funding, bringing total public and private commitments to $400 million.
Oct 8, 2026
Harness Acquires Augment Code Assets and Launches Cosmos Agent
Harness acquired select Augment Code assets, including Cosmos, the Auggie CLI, and the Code Context Engine. The products will support a new agent that automates work from requirements through reviewed code.
Oct 8, 2026
Rebel Audio Targets $10 Million Series A at $50 Million Valuation
HardScope is leading Rebel Audio's Series A, which targets a $10 million close and values the AI podcasting company at about $50 million.
Oct 8, 2026
Rein Security raises $25 million for AI agent security
Rein Security raised a $25 million Series A round led by Glilot Capital and Sienna Venture Capital, bringing its total funding to $35 million.
Oct 8, 2026
Gallatin AI Raises $50 Million for Military Logistics Platform
Gallatin AI raised a $50 million Series A to expand its engineering team, develop its Navigator platform, and support more military logistics operations.
Oct 8, 2026
Vocca Raises $20 Million for AI Medical Phone Assistant
Vocca raised a $20 million Series A led by Norrsken VC to expand its AI phone assistant for medical practices in the United States and Europe.
Oct 8, 2026
Stord Secures $400 Million Credit Facility for Robotics and AI
Stord secured a $400 million credit facility led by Citi to expand its fulfillment network and increase investment in robotics, automation, and AI.
Oct 8, 2026
Nous Research Raises $90 Million and Launches Business AI Agents
Nous Research raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation and launched Hermes for Businesses.
Oct 8, 2026
Spring Labs Acquires Winnow for AI Compliance Platform
Spring Labs acquired regulatory technology company Winnow and will integrate its library of legal requirements into the SpringGRC compliance platform.
Oct 8, 2026
eFormed Ventures Acquires Outdoor Life for AI Gear Marketplace
eFormed Ventures acquired Outdoor Life from Recurrent Ventures and plans to add an AI marketplace for outdoor gear while retaining its staff.
Oct 8, 2026
Wally Raises $25 Million to Expand AI Dental Membership
Wally raised $25 million in Series A funding to expand its dental membership service from 15 to 100 locations by the end of 2027.
Oct 8, 2026
Acuity Analytics Acquires Continuus to Expand US Data Services
Acuity Analytics acquired US data consultancy Continuus, adding 37 specialists and expanding its financial services data and AI consulting operations.
Oct 7, 2026
Immunomatics Receives $100,000 Investment From GenDx Cofounder
Myosotis Investments founder Wietse Mulder invested $100,000 in Immunomatics and joined the transplant technology company as a strategic adviser.
Oct 7, 2026
Parallel Systems Raises $100 Million for Autonomous Freight Rail
Parallel Systems raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand production of its autonomous battery electric Panther rail vehicle and enter international markets.
Oct 7, 2026
Healthleap Raises $38 Million for Hospital Risk Screening AI
Healthleap raised $38 million to expand software that analyzes hospital records and flags patients who may need further clinical review.
Oct 7, 2026
Valon Raises $150 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation
Valon Technologies raised a $150 million Series D that values the mortgage software company at $2.3 billion.
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