Elon Musk's $97.4B OpenAI Bid & OpenAI's Takeover Defense - AI Funding Brief #1

Phenom Enterprise Cloud has acquired Pixentia to enhance its digitalization and AI solutions, expanding capabilities in data engineering and analytics. TransPerfect has acquired Apostroph Group to strengthen its presence in the DACH region, with Philipp Meier continuing to lead. Railtown AI Technologies Inc. plans to acquire AI Partnerships Corp. to expand AI solutions and grow revenue through affiliate acquisitions.

Newmark Group Inc. saw a 6.3% stock increase following announcements of promising AI data center prospects and a return to office work. The company reported strong earnings and adjusted profit estimates for 2026, surpassing analyst expectations.

Tofu has raised $12 million to enhance martech for enterprise teams, while Mishcon de Reya invests in Ctrl AI for legal operations. Harrison.ai secures $112 million to expand AI diagnostics, and OpenAI considers special voting rights to prevent a takeover. Dream raises $100 million for cybersecurity AI, and Abridge secures $250 million to improve clinical AI platforms.

Everstar has secured $4 million to enhance its AI platform for nuclear compliance, while Markytics.AI raised $500K to expand its AI solutions in finance. SpotDraft received $54 million for its contract management platform, and OpenAI co-founder is raising $1 billion for safe superintelligence. Hightouch secured $80 million to boost AI decisioning, and Human.org raised $7.3 million for an identity verification platform.