Citation Capital closes $1.2B debut fund as largest female-founded buyout fund
The Dallas-based private equity firm hit its hard cap and now manages about $2.1B in total assets including co-investment capital.
AI infrastructure startup Spectro Cloud raises $100 million Series D
AI infrastructure management startup Spectro Cloud raised over $100 million in Series D funding led by Goldman Sachs.
Thinking machines launches inkling as its first open weights AI model
Mira Murati's startup releases Inkling, an open-weights model designed to challenge one-size-fits-all AI approaches.
Walden robotics emerges from stealth with $300M seed at $1.1B valuation
The robotics startup reveals general-purpose AI robots already operating in a Toyota factory, backed by a massive seed round.
Stripe and Advent team up on reported $53B bid to acquire PayPal
The payments giant partners with private equity firm Advent International in what would be one of the largest tech acquisitions…
SpaceX stock falls below $135 IPO price as post-debut rally evaporates
Shares of Elon Musk's space company have steadily declined from their post-IPO high, wiping out significant market value.
Intel begins using ASML high NA EUV machines for commercial chip production
Intel becomes the first chipmaker to deploy ASML's next-generation lithography hardware in volume manufacturing.
Vibe coding startup Emergent hits unicorn status with $130M series C
The AI platform that lets non-technical founders build production software reaches a $1.5B valuation.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returns to Japan to thank Sega for 1995 lifeline
Huang visits Japan to personally thank Sega for the $5M investment that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy three decades ago.
Stripe and Advent make $53B bid to acquire PayPal
The developer-focused payments giant teams with private equity to buy its longtime rival in a deal that would reshape global…
