Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
OPAQUE has acquired cryptographic AI technologies from Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute, expanding its Confidential AI platform with post-quantum protections for secure model training and deployment.
Elysian Softech has launched Mastermind, a platform that allows businesses to create AI agents and workflows by describing their processes in plain language, without coding. The company is also raising $15 million to expand its deployment, focusing on the U.S. market.
SAP has agreed to acquire Prior Labs, a Freiburg-based pioneer in Tabular Foundation Models, to establish a frontier AI research lab in Europe. The company plans to invest over €1 billion over four years to scale the lab, which will operate independently after regulatory approval.
Santander will invest £50 million as part of £550 million funding rounds for Ebury, led by Centerbridge Partners, to accelerate global growth and strengthen AI capabilities in cross-border payments.
Illuminant Surgical has raised $8.4 million in seed funding led by Wing 2 Wing Ventures to accelerate the launch of its Skylight platform, a projection-based system that displays internal anatomy directly on the patient's body without the need for headsets or monitors.
JuliaHub has raised $65 million in a Series B round led by Dorilton Capital and launched Dyad 3.0, its AI platform for industrial digital twins.
Creati Gen AI has launched Buzzy, an AI video editing product that allows users to modify videos through chat commands, backed by $20 million in funding led by Redpoint Ventures.
Medisolv has acquired Health Elements AI to improve how healthcare organizations capture and use clinical data for quality reporting and registries. The acquisition aims to reduce manual chart review workloads and broaden Medisolv's analytics capabilities.
Photon has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Notation, Flare Capital Partners, and Evidenced. The funding will support team expansion, platform integrations, and the development of its AI-based prescription infrastructure.
SoftBank Group plans to create and list a new company called Roze in the United States. The firm will focus on using robotics to build data centers and could be valued at up to $100 billion.
Kibu, a human network platform focused on verified digital interactions, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Cubit Capital and Construct Capital to scale its trust-focused technology.
Rocsys has unveiled the M1, a hands-free charging platform capable of serving multiple robotaxi bays, and raised a $13 million Series A extension backed by Capricorn Partners and Scania Invest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
