Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering. The AI company behind Claude has not yet set the number of shares or price for the offering.
Polar, backed by H.I.G. Capital, has completed a EUR 800 million senior secured bond issue in the Nordic market, setting a record for deal size and supporting expansion of its European data center infrastructure.
Vertice has acquired Vendr, combining their data to form the world's largest procurement intelligence dataset, covering more than $75 billion in global indirect spend and 32,000 vendors.
Persistent Systems announced an agreement to integrate over 90 professionals from Tallinn-based Concise to expand its Eastern European presence and establish delivery centers in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia.
BoreDM has secured a growth investment from Five Elms Capital to expand its AI-assisted geotechnical and environmental data management platform. The funding will support product development and team expansion.
SOLAI Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire a 51% equity stake in NEURALAND PTE. LTD. for approximately $9.18 million in newly issued shares, aiming to strengthen its AI hardware and software capabilities.
Cyient Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire TAO Digital Solutions Inc., an AI and data engineering company based in Santa Clara, California. The deal is expected to close by the second quarter of fiscal year 2027, pending regulatory approvals.
iHuman Inc. announced the acquisition of the businesses and assets related to All Knowledge and Perfect Lingo for RMB94 million, expanding its educational product portfolio and appointing new executives.
London-based retail technology company Handshake has secured $3.2 million in funding led by Triple Point Ventures to scale its AI platform that streamlines commercial agreements between retailers and suppliers.
SLB has announced plans to acquire Tachyus, a developer of AI and physics-based reservoir management software, to strengthen its digital and production optimization portfolio.
Sidus Space has completed a $100 million offering of Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants, with proceeds intended for working capital and corporate purposes.
Groq is raising up to $650 million from its existing investors following a $17 billion licensing agreement with Nvidia, as the company shifts its focus from hardware to AI inference services.
XCENA has raised $135 million in a Series B round to accelerate the development and deployment of its MX1 computational memory chip, which brings compute closer to memory to improve AI efficiency.
Corner has appointed Michael Sonnenshein as Partner and Group President, unifying its investment operations under a single brand. Sonnenshein previously led Grayscale Investments and most recently served as President of Securitize.
Forbes has included Alex Zhou, Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners, at No. 80 on its 2026 Midas List, recognizing his investments in AI and technology companies such as Biren Technology and Zhipu AI.
Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology has been officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marking the first consumer 3D printing company to debut there. The IPO raised about HK$1.27 billion and saw strong investor demand.
Anthropic has secured $65 billion in funding at a $965 billion valuation, surpassing OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup and signaling its final private round before a potential IPO.
Asana has completed its acquisition of StackAI, a no-code AI workflow platform that allows enterprises to design and manage custom agents for complex business processes. The deal integrates StackAI's cross-system execution capabilities with Asana's work management platform.
Payslip has raised new financing from Salica Investments to expand its global payroll platform and accelerate AI innovation. The company plans to hire additional staff and continue scaling its operations across more than 125 countries.
Autodesk reported first quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $1.93 billion, an 18 percent year-over-year increase, and announced plans to acquire MaintainX to strengthen its operations platform.
