OpenRouter’s AI model marketplace finds a new home at Stripe
Stripe has finalized a deal to buy the AI model gateway for more than $7 billion, roughly five times its…
Ex-Snap founder’s Higgsfield banks $400M for AI video rework tools
The AI video startup closes a $400M round led by Goldman Sachs and DST Global at a $5.4B valuation, four…
Gravis Robotics lands SoftBank cash to dig without drivers
SoftBank's $200M Series A makes the Swiss excavator startup Europe's newest robotics unicorn and the biggest construction robotics round on…
US robot startups hit a wall as FCC mandates domestic parts
New FCC rules require robots sold in the US to be mostly American-made, but founders say the supply chain is…
Tsai-backed Blue Pool Capital banks $1.4B for debut PE fund
The Hong Kong firm managing Joseph Tsai's wealth nearly doubles its debut private equity fund target with $1.4B in commitments.
German AI startup amber banks €7M for sovereign enterprise search
The Aachen startup raises €7M co-led by Ventech and NRW.Venture to sell European enterprises AI search without US oversight.
Nigeria’s Terra Industries banks $52M seed for homegrown defense
The Nigerian defense-tech startup extends its seed round to $52 million, Africa's largest, and opens its first office outside the…
Berlin’s Polar Signals joins Dash0’s push for self-fixing software
The New York observability unicorn acquires Berlin's Polar Signals to feed AI agents continuous profiling data.
Wispr banks $280M to push voice AI past dictation
Menlo Ventures leads a $280M Series B that puts the dictation startup at a $2B valuation as it expands into…
SoftBank’s SB Energy courts $3B Nvidia check for OpenAI campus
Nvidia is weighing an investment of up to $3B in SoftBank's SB Energy, the renewable developer behind OpenAI's planned Ohio…
