team.blue Acquires AI Web App Builder Macaly
team.blue has acquired Czech-based AI web application builder Macaly, expanding its AI capabilities for small and medium-sized businesses across Europe.
December 31, 2025
Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
SoftBank Completes $22.5 Billion Investment in OpenAI
SoftBank Group Corp. has completed an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, fulfilling its $40 billion funding commitment made earlier in 2025. The investment was executed through SoftBank Vision Fund 2, bringing SoftBank’s ownership stake in OpenAI to about 11%.
December 31, 2025
Meta Acquires Manus AI for Over $2 Billion
Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Manus AI, a Singapore-based startup known for its general-purpose AI agents, in a deal valued at more than $2 billion. Manus will continue to operate independently while integrating its technology into Meta’s services.
December 30, 2025
Marissa Mayer Launches Dazzle with $8M Seed Round for AI Personal Assistant Development
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has launched Dazzle, a new AI startup focused on personal assistant technology, after closing her previous venture Sunshine. The company has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green, with participation from several major investors.
December 24, 2025
Alphabet to Acquire Intersect Power for $4.75 Billion to Expand Energy Capacity
Alphabet has agreed to acquire Intersect, a data center and energy infrastructure developer, for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt. The deal will help Google expand data center power generation capacity and is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
December 23, 2025
Cerebras Systems Revives IPO Plans for 2026 After Regulatory Clearance
Cerebras Systems is preparing to file for a U.S. IPO next week, targeting a second-quarter 2026 listing. The move follows the company's clearance from U.S. regulators and the removal of G42 from its investor list after previous delays.
December 22, 2025
SoftBank Races to Complete $22.5 Billion OpenAI Funding by Year-End
SoftBank Group is working to finalize a $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by the end of the year, using asset sales, loans, and other financing strategies to meet its pledge.
December 20, 2025
OpenAI Reportedly Targeting $100 Billion Raise at $830 Billion Valuation
OpenAI is reportedly seeking to raise up to $100 billion in new funding, potentially valuing the company at as much as $830 billion. The round is expected to close as early as the end of the first quarter of next year, though terms may still change.
December 19, 2025
Salesforce to Acquire Qualified to Expand Agentic AI Marketing Capabilities
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Qualified, a San Francisco-based provider of agentic AI marketing technology, to expand its Agentforce platform and enhance automation in sales and service processes. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027.
December 19, 2025
Lovable Raises $330 Million Series B at $6.6 Billion Valuation
Swedish AI startup Lovable has secured $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures. The company plans to expand integrations, enterprise features, and infrastructure for its AI-powered software-building platform.
December 18, 2025
Blue Owl Withdraws from Oracle’s $10 Billion Michigan Data Center Project
Blue Owl Capital has decided not to provide equity funding for Oracle's planned $10 billion data center in Saline Township, Michigan. Blackstone is now in talks to supply capital, with Bank of America leading a $14 billion debt package to support the project.
December 18, 2025
OpenAI Discusses New Funding at $750 Billion Valuation
OpenAI is in preliminary talks to raise tens of billions of dollars at a valuation of around $750 billion, potentially involving Amazon and other major investors.
December 18, 2025
Coursera to Acquire Udemy in $2.5 Billion All-Stock Deal
Coursera has agreed to acquire Udemy in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.5 billion, with Udemy shareholders set to receive 0.8 Coursera shares for each Udemy share. The merger is expected to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
December 18, 2025
BoodleBox Raises $5 Million to Expand AI Collaboration in Higher Education
BoodleBox has completed a $5 million seed funding round co-led by Dogwood Ventures and Osage Venture Partners to expand its AI collaboration platform for higher education and other sectors.
December 17, 2025
Scale AI Announces $129 Million Investment to Advance Applied AI in Canada
Scale AI has announced $128.5 million in funding for 44 new AI projects across Canada, marking its largest investment round to date. The initiative aims to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence across industries including healthcare, energy, and public infrastructure.
December 17, 2025
OpenAI in Talks with Amazon for $10 Billion Investment and Chip Partnership
OpenAI is in early discussions with Amazon about a potential investment exceeding $10 billion and an agreement to use Amazon’s AI chips, following the ChatGPT maker’s recent restructuring and expanded partnership flexibility.
December 17, 2025
Databricks Raises Over $4B at $134B Valuation, Reaches $4.8B Revenue Run-Rate
Databricks has raised more than $4 billion in a Series L round at a $134 billion valuation, while surpassing a $4.8 billion revenue run-rate with over 55% year-over-year growth. The funding will support development of its AI and data products including Lakebase, Agent Bricks, and Databricks Apps.
December 16, 2025
Kilo Code Raises $8 Million to Expand AI Coding Platform
Kilo Code has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Cota Capital, joined by Breakers, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, and Tokyo Black. The San Francisco-based startup plans to expand its open-source AI coding platform, which integrates with tools like VS Code and JetBrains and supports over 500 models.
December 16, 2025
Chai Discovery Raises $130 Million for AI Molecule Design
OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery has raised $130 million in Series B funding at a $1.3 billion valuation, led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT. The company’s Chai-2 platform uses AI to design new antibodies from scratch, improving success rates in drug discovery.
December 16, 2025
Intel in Advanced Talks to Acquire AI Chip Startup SambaNova for $1.6 Billion
Intel is negotiating to acquire AI chipmaker SambaNova Systems for about $1.6 billion including debt, with a potential deal expected as soon as next month. SambaNova, founded by Stanford professors, designs custom AI chips and was valued at $5 billion in 2021.
December 14, 2025
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