Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions

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

Oct 26, 2026

Anthropic Files S-1 for Nasdaq IPO Under Symbol ANT

Anthropic filed its S-1 with the SEC for a proposed IPO on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol ANT.

Oct 24, 2026

Meta acquires AI data analytics startup Sundial

Meta has acquired Sundial, an AI data analytics startup founded by former Meta employees Julie Zhuo and Chandra Narayanan. Sundial will join Meta's new data analytics organization and stop serving external customers when the deal closes.

Oct 24, 2026

Formic Raises $50 Million to Expand Factory Robotics Platform

Formic raised $50 million in growth capital to expand its factory robotics platform into general purpose systems and new industrial applications.

Oct 23, 2026

Pathos AI Raises $237 Million at $3 Billion Valuation

Pathos AI raised $237 million in a Series E round led by Bristol Myers Squibb. The company will expand its Foundry AI platform and advance four oncology drug candidates.

Oct 23, 2026

Cuttable Raises A$20 Million and Expands AI Ad Platform

Cuttable raised an A$20 million Series A round led by Airtree Ventures and expanded its AI advertising platform with performance analysis tools.

Oct 23, 2026

Kevel Raises $52 Million for Retail Media Platform

Kevel raised a $52 million Series D, bringing its total funding to more than $100 million. The company plans to consider acquisitions and expand its retail media infrastructure.

Oct 23, 2026

Cygrid Raises €2.66 Million for AI Agent Access Controls

Berlin cybersecurity startup Cygrid has emerged from stealth with €2.66 million for a platform that controls actions by human, machine and AI identities.

Oct 23, 2026

Nvidia and TCV Invest in Higgsfield Series B Extension

Nvidia and TCV invested in an extension of Higgsfield's Series B round. The AI video company will use the funding for global infrastructure and hiring.

Oct 23, 2026

Cognitive Credit Raises $40 Million for Credit Analysis Tools

Cognitive Credit secured a $40 million growth investment led by Summit Partners to expand its corporate credit data, analytics and AI products.

Oct 23, 2026

a16z Crypto Rebrands as a16z Frontier and Expands Into AI

Andreessen Horowitz is renaming a16z Crypto as a16z Frontier and expanding its investment scope to include AI, robotics, hardware and new networks.

Oct 23, 2026

Rivian Buys Third Dimension AI for Driving Simulation

Rivian acquired Third Dimension AI to turn road data into controllable 3D environments for training and testing its automated driving systems. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Oct 22, 2026

OpenAI Seeks Up to $30 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

OpenAI is reportedly working to raise up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation in a round led by Coatue and investors in the UAE.

Oct 22, 2026

Two Delta raises tens of millions from Bill Ackman and Eric Schmidt

Israeli AI startup Two Delta raised tens of millions of dollars in seed funding from investors including Bill Ackman and former Google chairman Eric Schmidt.

Oct 22, 2026

BioStack Raises $9.5 Million for Medical AI Data Network

BioStack raised $9.5 million in seed funding and launched a data network covering more than 100 million de identified patient records across four countries.

Oct 22, 2026

Qualitate Raises $25 Million for AI Research Platform

Qualitate raised $25 million in Series A funding for its primary research platform. Insight Partners led the round, with participation from IA Ventures and Crew Capital.

Oct 22, 2026

Ultra Security Raises $10 Million for AI Agent Security Platform

Ultra Security raised $10 million in seed funding to expand its platform for monitoring and controlling autonomous AI agents.

Oct 22, 2026

Warp Sciences Raises $215 Million to Automate Drug Discovery Labs

Former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil launched Warp Sciences with $215 million in funding at an $865 million valuation. The startup will train robots to make and test compounds for drug discovery.

Oct 22, 2026

Fireworks AI Discusses Funding at Up to $40 Billion Valuation

Fireworks AI is reportedly in early funding talks that could value the AI infrastructure startup at $30 billion to $40 billion, less than four months after its Series D.

Oct 22, 2026

Slingshot Insurance Raises $27M for Embedded Insurance Platform

Slingshot Insurance emerged from stealth with $27 million in seed funding for its AI based embedded insurance platform.

Oct 22, 2026

BOB Raises $5.5 Million for AI Finance Assistant

Miami fintech startup BOB raised $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI finance assistant for small businesses and hire more staff.

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