Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions

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

Neurophos Raises $110 Million to Develop Photonic AI Chips

Austin-based Neurophos has raised $110 million in a Series A round led by Gates Frontier to develop its photonic AI chips, which use micron-scale metamaterial optical modulators to boost performance and energy efficiency.

January 22, 2026

AheadComputing Raises $30M to Advance High-Performance CPU for AI Workloads

Portland-based AheadComputing has raised $30 million in a Seed2 round led by Eclipse, Toyota Ventures, and Cambium to accelerate development of its RISC-V-based CPU architecture designed for AI applications.

January 22, 2026

Datarails Raises $70 Million Series C to Expand AI-Driven Finance Platform

Datarails has raised $70 million in Series C funding led by One Peak to expand its AI-native financial platform for CFOs. The company plans to use the funds for global expansion, R&D, and potential acquisitions.

January 21, 2026

goFLUENT Acquires Learnship Networks to Expand Global Language Training

goFLUENT has acquired the business operations of Learnship Networks GmbH to strengthen its enterprise language training and assessment solutions, expanding its reach in Germany and integrating over 500 new language trainers.

January 21, 2026

EAB Acquires Hybrid to Expand Global Higher Education Marketing Reach

EAB has acquired Hybrid, a global higher education marketing firm, from UK private equity investor LDC. The acquisition will enhance EAB’s digital marketing and enrollment solutions across global markets.

January 21, 2026

AI Startup Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Round at $4.5 Billion Valuation

AI startup Humans& has raised $480 million in a seed round valuing the company at $4.5 billion. The round included investors such as Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, GV, and SV Angel, and was founded by former researchers from OpenAI, xAI, and Alphabet.

January 21, 2026

Decisions and ProcessMaker Acquire SAP Automation Firm Configurable Management

Decisions and ProcessMaker have acquired Configurable Management, an SAP-focused automation company, to expand their capabilities in data migration and validation across SAP environments.

January 20, 2026

LER TechForce to Acquire Resource Solution Division from Siemens’ Altair Unit

LER TechForce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Resource Solution division from Siemens’ Altair business unit, expanding its workforce and talent management capabilities.

January 20, 2026

SYSPRO Acquires Evocon to Expand Shopfloor Monitoring Capabilities

SYSPRO has acquired Evocon, an Estonia-based provider of real-time production monitoring and OEE solutions, to strengthen its digital shopfloor capabilities and deliver enhanced operational insights to manufacturers.

January 20, 2026

EQT Life Sciences and Gimv Co-Lead €51 Million Series B for Exciva’s Alzheimer’s Therapy

EQT Life Sciences and Gimv have co-led a €51 million Series B funding round for Exciva to advance its lead candidate, Deraphan, into Phase 2 clinical trials targeting agitation in Alzheimer’s disease.

January 20, 2026

Jon Peddie Research Publishes Comprehensive AI Processor Market Report

Jon Peddie Research has released an extensive report analyzing the rapidly expanding AI processor market, highlighting over $28.5 billion in investments and activity from 120 startups.

January 20, 2026

ClickHouse Raises $400M, Acquires Langfuse, and Launches Postgres Service

ClickHouse has raised $400 million in Series D funding led by Dragoneer, acquired AI observability startup Langfuse, and introduced a managed Postgres service to unify transactional and analytical workloads.

January 19, 2026

WeLab Raises $220 Million in Series D, Asia’s Largest Digital Banking Round of 2025

WeLab has completed a $220 million Series D funding round, marking the largest digital banking capital raise in Asia for 2025. The financing will support its AI initiatives and regional expansion, including its partnership with Google.

January 17, 2026

Lambda Seeks $350 Million Ahead of Planned IPO

AI cloud infrastructure provider Lambda is seeking to raise at least $350 million through a convertible note round led by Mubadala Capital, ahead of a planned IPO later this year.

January 10, 2026

Anthropic Reportedly Raising $10 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation

Anthropic is in talks to raise $10 billion in a new funding round that would value the AI company at $350 billion, with GIC and Coatue Management leading the investment, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft and Nvidia are also expected to participate in the round.

January 08, 2026

Siemens CEO Roland Busch Eyes Acquisitions in AI, Life Sciences, and Operations Software

Siemens CEO Roland Busch said the company is exploring potential acquisitions in artificial intelligence, life sciences, and operations software, building on its $5.1 billion purchase of Dotmatics last year to strengthen AI-driven drug development and data infrastructure.

January 07, 2026

Biobeat Raises $50 Million Series B to Expand Cuff-less Blood Pressure Monitor

Biobeat Technologies has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Ally Bridge Group, OrbiMed Advisors, and Elevage Medical to expand commercialization of its FDA-cleared, cuff-less 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system in the U.S.

January 07, 2026

Microsoft Acquires Osmos to Boost AI Data Engineering in Fabric

Microsoft has acquired Osmos to enhance autonomous data engineering capabilities within Microsoft Fabric. The move aims to simplify data preparation by integrating agentic AI to process raw data into analytics-ready assets in OneLake.

January 06, 2026

Hong Kong Allocates $3 Billion for AI Supercomputing Subsidy Scheme

The Hong Kong Government has launched a $3 billion AI Subsidy Scheme to support local universities, research institutes, and enterprises in using Cyberport’s AI Supercomputing Centre for AI development. The University of Hong Kong is among the participants, developing a generative AI capable of real-time 3D scene creation.

January 05, 2026

Palo Alto Networks in Talks to Acquire Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Koi for $400 Million

Palo Alto Networks is negotiating to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for about $400 million, expanding its endpoint and software supply chain protection portfolio. A preliminary memorandum of understanding has been signed while final terms are being negotiated.

January 05, 2026

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