Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions

Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.

YamSoft Launches AI Payment Platform Backed by EU Innovation Grant

YamSoft has launched a suite of AI payment capabilities developed through a €2.35 million EU Innovation Grant. The platform offers dynamic payment routing, automated PSP integration, AI branding tools, and smart reconciliation for payment providers and fintechs.

April 29, 2026

Scout AI Raises $100 Million Series A to Advance Fury Military AI Model

Scout AI has raised $100 million in a Series A round to accelerate development of Fury, its AI foundation model for unmanned warfare. The funding is the largest defense technology Series A in U.S. history and was co-led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates.

April 29, 2026

Parallel Web Systems Raises $100 Million Series B at $2 Billion Valuation

Parallel Web Systems has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $2 billion. The funds will be used to expand its web infrastructure for AI agents and strengthen its index and enterprise offerings.

April 29, 2026

Windmill Raises $12 Million to Expand AI Tools for Workforce Context

Windmill has raised $12 million in seed funding led by Inspired Capital to grow its AI platform that helps companies understand and support their employees through a continuously updated context graph.

April 29, 2026

Liquid Raises $18 Million to Expand 24-Hour Trading Platform

Liquid has closed an $18 million seed funding round co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital to expand its 24-hour multi-asset trading platform that integrates AI tools for retail traders.

April 28, 2026

e& Joins MagicCube’s $10 Million Round for Post Quantum AI Security

e& capital has joined MagicCube’s $10 million funding round to advance software based post quantum security for AI, identity, and payments. The investment supports MagicCube’s Software Defined Trust platform for sovereign grade, hardware free protection across devices and clouds.

April 28, 2026

Robotic Lawn Mower Market Set to Double by 2033 with AI Navigation Advances

The global robotic lawn mower market is projected to reach 15.9 billion dollars by 2033, driven by AI navigation, wire-free systems, and labor shortages in landscaping. Europe leads with 43 percent market share, while companies like Husqvarna, Honda, and Positec expand their autonomous mower portfolios.

April 28, 2026

Artemis Sells Sightline Intelligence to Acron Technologies

Artemis has completed the sale of its portfolio company Sightline Intelligence to Acron Technologies, expanding Acron's defense and edge AI capabilities. Sightline, based in Oregon, develops AI-enabled onboard video processing systems used in mission-critical defense applications.

April 28, 2026

Copperhelm Launches Agentic Cloud Security Platform with $7 Million Seed Funding

Copperhelm has emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding led by TLV Partners. The Tel Aviv-based company introduced an AI agent platform that autonomously investigates and remediates cloud threats.

April 28, 2026

Reliable Robotics Raises $160 Million to Scale Autonomous Flight Systems

Reliable Robotics has secured $160 million in new funding led by Nimble Partners to accelerate production and deployment of its FAA-certifiable Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operations.

April 28, 2026

Fathom Therapeutics Raises $47 Million to Advance AI Drug Design Platform

Fathom Therapeutics, formerly Atommap Corp., has secured $47 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Sutter Hill Ventures. The company uses quantum chemistry and AI through its Microcosmos platform to design small molecule drugs and will use the funds to expand lab and discovery programs.

April 28, 2026

CADV Ventures to Go Public Through Merger with Miluna Acquisition Corp

CADV Ventures S.A., an AI software company based in Warsaw, will merge with Miluna Acquisition Corp to form Kukugan Corp, which will become a publicly listed company valued at about $408 million.

April 28, 2026

S&P Global to Sell Energy Software Portfolio to SLB and Launch Titan AI Platform

S&P Global announced plans to sell its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB while introducing Titan, an AI-powered upstream data platform. The sale and new platform mark a strategic shift in S&P Global's upstream energy business.

April 28, 2026

Aura Confirms Leadership Team After Qoria Acquisition

Aura announced that CEO Hari Ravichandran will continue to lead the company following its acquisition of Qoria. The combined group also confirmed new executive roles and an expanded capital commitment of $100 million.

April 28, 2026

Marvell Acquires Polariton Technologies to Expand Optical Connectivity Portfolio

Marvell Technology has acquired Swiss silicon photonics startup Polariton Technologies to strengthen its optical interconnect capabilities and advance performance scaling to 3.2T and beyond. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

April 27, 2026

Google to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic with Expanded Cloud Agreement

Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, starting with $10 billion in cash at a $350 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. The deal includes expanded cloud capacity over the next five years through Google Cloud.

April 25, 2026

Anthropic Hits $1 Trillion Valuation on Secondary Markets, Surpassing OpenAI

Anthropic has reached an estimated $1 trillion valuation on private trading platform Forge Global, overtaking OpenAI’s $880 billion valuation as investor demand for its shares intensifies.

April 24, 2026

Jetstream Venture Fund Takes Stake in Shield AI to Expand Aerospace Portfolio

Jetstream Venture Fund has established an interest in defense technology company Shield AI, which develops autonomous aircraft powered by its Hivemind AI pilot software. The move strengthens Jetstream’s focus on technologies enabling autonomy across air and space sectors.

April 24, 2026

Cox Automotive to Acquire Fullpath for AI and Data Integration Across Dealer Network

Cox Automotive has signed an agreement to acquire Fullpath, an AI-powered customer data and marketing automation company, to enhance data connectivity and marketing automation across its dealer network.

April 24, 2026

Astor Raises $5 Million Seed Round Led by Monashees

Astor, an SEC-registered AI investment advisory platform, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Monashees with participation from Y Combinator and other investors. The company plans to expand its product, engineering, and growth teams with the new capital.

April 24, 2026

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