Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions

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

May 4, 2026

SAP to Acquire Prior Labs to Build Frontier AI Lab in Europe

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.

May 4, 2026

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Portkey to Secure AI Agents

Palo Alto Networks announced plans to acquire Portkey, an AI gateway company, to enhance security for autonomous AI agents. Portkey’s technology will be integrated into Prisma AIRS, providing centralized monitoring and control for AI transactions.

May 4, 2026

Santander and Partners Invest £550 Million in Ebury for Expansion and AI Development

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.

May 3, 2026

Rogo Raises $160 Million Series D to Expand AI Platform for Finance

Rogo has secured $160 million in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Sequoia, Thrive Capital, and others. The company plans to expand globally and scale its AI agent platform, Felix, used by over 250 financial institutions.

May 1, 2026

Illuminant Surgical Raises $8.4 Million to Launch Skylight Clinical Guidance Platform

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.

May 1, 2026

Legora Extends Series D with $50 Million from Atlassian and NVentures

Legal AI company Legora has expanded its Series D round by $50 million, adding Atlassian and NVentures as new investors and reaching a $5.6 billion valuation. The company reports over $100 million in annual recurring revenue and serves more than 1,000 organizations worldwide.

Apr 30, 2026

JuliaHub Raises $65 Million and Launches Dyad 3.0 for Industrial Digital Twins

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.

Apr 30, 2026

Creati Gen AI Launches Buzzy, an AI Video Editing Tool with $20 Million Funding

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.

Apr 30, 2026

Investing.com Acquires Stonki to Expand Agentic AI Capabilities

Investing.com has acquired Stonki, an AI-powered investing assistant, to strengthen its agentic AI tools for market analysis and investor guidance across its InvestingPro suite.

Apr 30, 2026

Medisolv Acquires Health Elements AI to Expand Clinical Data Capabilities

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.

Apr 30, 2026

Photon Raises $16 Million Series A to Expand AI Prescription Infrastructure

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.

Apr 30, 2026

SoftBank Plans $100 Billion IPO for New Robotics Company Roze

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.

Apr 29, 2026

Kibu Raises $10.5 Million to Expand Its Human Verification Network

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.

Apr 29, 2026

Rocsys Introduces Multi-Bay Hands-Free Charging System for Robotaxi Fleets

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.

Apr 29, 2026

YamSoft Launches AI Payment Platform Backed by EU Innovation Grant

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.

Apr 29, 2026

Scout AI Raises $100 Million Series A to Advance Fury Military AI Model

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.

Apr 29, 2026

Parallel Web Systems Raises $100 Million Series B at $2 Billion Valuation

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.

Apr 29, 2026

Windmill Raises $12 Million to Expand AI Tools for Workforce Context

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.

Apr 28, 2026

Liquid Raises $18 Million to Expand 24-Hour Trading Platform

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.

Apr 28, 2026

e& Joins MagicCube’s $10 Million Round for Post Quantum AI Security

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.

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