Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, integrating the open-source hardware maker into its edge AI strategy. The companies introduced the Arduino Uno Q, a dual-processor board combining Qualcomm's Dragonwing QRB2210 with an STM32 microcontroller for AI and real-time applications.
Airtable has acquired AI research platform DeepSky and appointed former OpenAI executive David Azose as its new Chief Technology Officer, marking its transition into a multi-product, AI-native company.
Barron Venture Partners, a new venture capital firm led by Andrew Worden, has launched its first fund to support early-stage companies working on transformative technologies across North America, the UK, and Europe.
Irys has secured $12.5 million in seed funding led by Markd, with Deepwork Capital, Florida Opportunity Fund, and others participating, to scale its AI-native insurance operating system across the U.S. and Canada.
Planera has raised $8 million in new funding to expand its visual scheduling platform for data center construction, bringing total funding to $26.5 million.
Glide Identity has secured over $20 million in Series A funding led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, with participation from Amigos Venture Capital, Singtel Innov8 Ventures, and Sir Ronald Cohen, to expand its SIM-based cryptographic authentication platform for the AI era.
HavocAI has secured $85 million in new funding to scale its autonomous vessel technology and meet increasing demand from the U.S. military and international partners.
Prague-based Resistant AI has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by DTCP, with participation from existing investors Experian, GV, and Notion Capital. The funding will support the expansion of its document fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and threat intelligence offerings.
Brazilian retail technology company Inwave has acquired Swedish Gateway, a provider of electronic article surveillance solutions, to strengthen its European presence and expand its AIoT retail platform.
EY has acquired Greece-based Veeva services partner Aqurance to strengthen its Veeva Centers of Excellence and expand clinical, regulatory, and commercial capabilities for global life sciences clients.
Apple is reportedly close to acquiring the team and technology from computer vision startup Prompt AI, which developed the Seemour home security camera app. Prompt will retire the app and delete user data as part of the transition.
Reflection AI has raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation to develop open frontier AI models. The startup, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, aims to position itself as a U.S.-based alternative to Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek.
Gain, a deeptech startup from Tel Aviv, has emerged from stealth with a $12 million seed funding round led by The Garage, introducing AI Employees for end-to-end procurement processes.
MAI has announced a $25 million seed funding round led by Kleiner Perkins to launch its AI agents for automating performance marketing, driving 40% more sales for e-commerce companies.
Relace, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised $23 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to develop tools for AI coding agents, according to The Information.
HiOctave has announced its launch and $15 million in funding to develop AI-driven customer service tools for small and mid-sized businesses.
Hoverfly Technologies has announced a $20 million Series B funding round led by Leonardo DRS and Korea Robot Manufacturing to enhance its tethered drone systems.
Spectral Capital Corporation has announced a binding term sheet to acquire MultiCortex, LLC, aiming to lead in AI-native computing systems. The acquisition will enhance AI hardware and operating systems, integrating quantum-ready capabilities.
MetaOptics Ltd has seen its share price more than double since its listing on the SGX Catalist Board, driven by strong market interest in its metaoptics technologies.
Sony Corporation has acquired STATSports Group to strengthen its sports data business with advanced athlete monitoring technologies.
