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| Oct 9, 2026 | Airtel Money shares muted in biggest London IPO in five years | Airtel Money shares were muted after the firm it kicked off trading on the London Stock Exchange in the largest initial public offering in the City for five years.
The mobile payments firm has priced its shares at £1.96 apiece, which hands ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Airtel Money set for £5.3bn valuation in London’s biggest IPO in years | Airtel Money is set to float at a valuation of £5.3bn in what would be one of the biggest listings on the London Stock Exchange in recent years.
The fintech arm of the telecommunications giant Airtel Africa said its investors would sell 270... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Airtel Money targets $7 billion valuation, plans $703 million London IPO | Airtel Money, the mobile money arm of Airtel Africa, is targeting a valuation of about $7 billion in its London stock market debut, offering a potential boost for a market that has struggled to attract major listings in recent years.
The co... |
| Sep 18, 2026 | FCC grants Paramount’s indirect ownership request for Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyout | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — As Paramount looks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, it’s racked up billions of dollars in financial backing from three Gulf countri... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Crusoe raises $3.9 billion at $30.9 billion valuation as AI infrastructure demand surges | Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in fresh funding at a $30.9 billion post-money valuation, marking a dramatic leap for the AI infrastructure company as investors pour enormous sums into the data centers, chips, and energy systems that support... |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Venture Capital Pivots: Funding Bottlenecks in AI, Infrastructure, and Defense | Venture capital shifts focus. Mega-rounds target critical bottlenecks. Investments pour into AI infrastructure, deep tech, and physical systems. Defense manufacturing sees significant capital. Specialized AI platforms secure funding. Invest... |
| Sep 13, 2026 | AI's Unprecedented Surge: Infrastructure, Chips, and Escalating Risks | AI reshapes global systems, demanding colossal infrastructure. Microsoft plans 38 GW data centers. Oracle's AI cloud revenue surges. The Pentagon views AI compute as strategic, eyeing a $5 billion Fluidstack loan. A $5 billion valuation for... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Positron AI Receives $875M Series C Round |
RENO, NV, Positron AI, the AI inference hardware company built to make serving AI models dramatically cheaper and more energy efficient, has announced an $875 million Series C at a $5 billion post-money valuation.
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| Sep 10, 2026 | AI chip startup Positron's valuation skyrockets in latest funding round | Synopsis
The rapidly growing AI inference market, focused on ârunning trained AI models, has become a key battleground as companies develop âspecialized processors to challenge Nvidia's dominance.
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| Sep 10, 2026 | Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 10, 2026: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital & More | Venture capital did not spread evenly across the startup market today. It piled into a small number of companies near physical constraints: tunnels, weapons manufacturing, AI inference chips, and the optical links that connect compute. Acro... |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Formula 1 chiefs cool speculation of 12th team on grid | Formula 1 chiefs have cooled speculation that a 12th team could join the grid before the end of the decade.
The global motor sport series saw the number of teams rise from 10 to 11 earlier this season when Cadillac joined the grid, and FIA ... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Gatik Scores $200 Million Series D |
SANTA CLARA, CA, Gatik, the leader in autonomous trucking, announced $200 million in financing.
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| Aug 27, 2026 | Autonomous Freight Giant Gatik Secures $200 Million for Massive Expansion | Gatik, an autonomous trucking leader, secured $200 million in Series D funding. Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies spearheaded the round. The capital fuels aggressive expansion of its driverless middle-mile freight ... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | QIA co-leads $200m funding in Gatik as autonomous freight market accelerates | |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Australia's top software firm WiseTech slumps 10% as e2open acquisition costs weigh | Aug 26 : WiseTech Global reported annual profit below market expectations on Wednesday, as acquisition-related interest and amortization costs tied to its e2open deal weighed on earnings, sending the logistics software maker's shares down m... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Gatik Raises $200M in Series D Funding | Gatik, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of an autonomous trucking and commercial freight platform, raised $200M in Series D financing.
The round was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) with partici... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Gatik Raises $200 Million Series D As Contracted Revenue Tops $600 Million And Driverless Orders Reach 85,000 | Gatik has raised $200 million in Series D financing to accelerate deployment of its autonomous trucking platform across major retail, grocery and consumer packaged goods supply chains. The round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koc... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Gatik Raises $200M to Scale Driverless Freight Across North America | Gatik Raises $200M Series D Financing
The autonomous freight startup raised $200 million in Series D financing round co-led by Qatar Investment Authority andKoch Disruptive Technologies. Other investors includedMillennium Management, ARK In... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Американский стартап Gatik привлек $200 млн на развитие беспилотных грузовиков | Американский разработчик беспилотных грузовиков Gatik привлек $200 млн в рамках раунда Series D на фоне стремительного роста интереса к автономным перевозкам в Северной Америке и Европе. Компания планирует расширять коммерческие операции и ... |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Qatar’s Rasmal Ventures backs Yuno’s $45 M Series B round | Rasmal Ventures, Qatar’s first institutionally backed investment firm, trusted by sovereign wealth funds including the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), today confirmed its investment in Yuno’s $45 million Series B round. Yuno is the AI-nat... |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Yuno Nets $45 Million Series B |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Yuno, an AI-native operating system of global payments and financial services, announced a $45 million Series B round led by Global PayTech Ventures.
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| Aug 11, 2026 | Ari Emmanuel snaps up West End theatre group ATG for £4.5bn | Hollywood tycoon Ari Emmanuel has snapped up the theatre group behind West End venues including the Savoy and the Ambassadors in a deal worth around £4.5bn.
Emmanuel, who runs an A-list media agency and helms the group which owns UFC, said ... |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Back to basics: Sainsbury’s gradual retreat from the British high street | Sainsbury’s deal to sell its catalogue retailer Argos marks the latest step in the grocer’s years-long retreat from a high street conglomerate back to its core food business.
The FTSE 100 supermarket giant holds a 15 per cent market share o... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | SambaNova Completes First Close of $1 Billion Financing at $11 Billion Valuation |
PALO ALTO, CA, SambaNova has completed the first close of $1 billion in strategic financing as part of a Series F round, valuing the company at $11 billion post money.
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| Jul 9, 2026 | SambaNova Completes First Close of $1 Billion Financing, at $11 Billion Valuation | SambaNova, a San Jose, CA-based chips, systems and cloud services provider, has completed the first close of $1 Billion in strategic financing as part of a Series F round, at $11 Billion valuation.
This latest financing round was led by Gen... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | SambaNova Raises $1 Billion at an $11 Billion Valuation | SambaNova is a leading AI innovation company that empowers organizations to build and deploy cutting-edge advanced AI solutions. By pioneering custom software and hardware infrastructure optimized for generative AI, SambaNova allows busines... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | SambaNova Raises $1B at $11B Valuation | Atlantic Bridge-backed AI infrastructure company SambaNova has completed the first close of a $1 billion Series F financing round, valuing the business at $11 billion post-money. The round was led by General Atlantic, with significant parti... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | AI chip startup SambaNova raises $1 billion at $11 billion valuation to expand AI inference infrastructure | SambaNova Systems has secured $1 billion in fresh funding, marking one of the largest AI infrastructure investments of the year and pushing the company’s valuation to $11 billion. The financing gives the AI chip startup new firepower to gro... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | NVIDIA Chip Challenger SambaNova Raises $1 Billion At $11 Billion Valuation | One of NVIDIA’s biggest competitors just got a major boost. At the Raise Summit in Paris, it was announced that SambaNova raises $1 billion in a Series F funding round. The California-based AI chip startup SambaNova now has a valuation of $... |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Interview with Mitesh Agrawal, CEO of Positron AI: Redefining AI Inference at $1B+ Valuation | Positron AI is a startup building purpose-built inference hardware designed to challenge existing market dominance by tackling the critical bottlenecks of memory bandwidth and capacity. By engineering a second-generation silicon architectur... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Brookfield wants to build AI data centers in London’s answer to Wall Street | Brookfield wants to bring data centers to London’s financial district, Canary Wharf.
Speaking with CNBC Thursday, Brookfield CEO Connor Teskey said AI infrastructure is the “single largest theme, bar none” today.
The firm co-owns Canary Wha... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Nearfield Instruments Secures $380M for AI Chip Metrology | Nearfield Instruments, a Dutch deep-tech leader, secured $380 million in Series D funding. This propels its valuation to $1.6 billion. The capital empowers advanced 3D metrology for semiconductor manufacturing. It accelerates innovation, pr... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Dutch chip gear maker Nearfield Instruments raises $380M | A Netherlands-based firm which makes specialised measurement and inspection technology used in chip manufacturing has raised $380m in new funding, valuing it at $1.6bn, it said today.
The Series D round in Nearfield Instruments was led by n... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Nearfield Instruments raises $380M to accelerate AI chipmaking | Nearfield Instruments B.V., which specializes in producing advanced chip manufacturing equipment, revealed today it has gotten a massive $380 million capital injection.
The Dutch company’s Series D round was led by Fidelity Management &... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Chipmaking tool firm Nearfield Instruments raises $380 million at $1.6 billion valuation | SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 : Nearfield Instruments, a Netherlands-based firm whose machines help measure the features on advanced semiconductors, said on Monday it raised $380 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $1.6 billion.
Near... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Nearfield Instruments Raises $380 Million Series D At $1.6 Billion Valuation | Nearfield Instruments announced that it has closed a $380 million Series D funding round. The financing values the company at $1.6 billion. Nearfield said the round is the largest deep-tech funding round ever completed in the Netherlands. T... |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Houston Forges Forward: A Nexus of Tech, Space, and Biotech Innovation | Houston drives American innovation across diverse sectors. Twenty-three area companies, including HPE, rank among S&P 500's most future-ready businesses. SpaceX's historic IPO fuels Martian colonization and space-based AI data centers. ... |
| Jun 19, 2026 | HyperLight Raises $80M in Series C Funding | HyperLight, a Cambridge, MA-based company which specializes in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics, raised $80M in Series C funding.
The round was led by MediaTek, with participation from UMC Capital, Jabil, Foxconn, EDBI, CDIB-TEN C... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Texas Fuels Future: Space, AI, Fintech Propel Innovation and Growth | Houston and Texas drive global innovation. Axiom Space expands commercial space exploration alliances. SpaceX targets a massive IPO, advancing Mars missions and space-based AI. University of Houston leads AI research for elder care, while l... |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5 must-read Houston innovation headlines: AI for seniors, major Meta news | Editor's note: The first half of June brought big innovation headlines for Houston, from AI exploration to major Meta investments and the 2026 Fortune 500 list. Below are the five most-read InnovationMap stories published June 1-14, 2026:
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| Jun 12, 2026 | Houston brain health co. secures $6.5M for rare disease study | Houston-based Goldenrod Therapeutics, part of Fannin Partners' portfolio, has announced the initial close of a $6.5 million series seed preferred stock round.
The round was led by Ataxia Ventures and an affiliate of Fannin, according to a n... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Singapore court stays order to jail Byju's Founder, lawyer says | Singapore’s high court has granted a stay on a six-month jail term for the founder of failed Indian technology firm Byju’s, his law firm Lazareff Le Bars said.
The decision marks a reprieve for an entrepreneur battling creditors in courts a... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Relief For Byju Raveendran: Singapore HC Stays Jail Sentence | SUMMARY
In a major relief for BYJU’s founder Byju Raveendran, the Singapore High Court (HC) has stayed the jail sentence
As a result, Raveendran is not required to surrender and no term of imprisonment currently takes effect
The proceedings... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Molten Ventures Soars, Space Tech ICEYE Hits €10B Valuation Amid Sector Boom | European venture firm Molten Ventures saw shares rise after strategically offloading a Revolut stake. Its overall portfolio value surged, powered significantly by Finnish space tech powerhouse ICEYE. ICEYE secured a massive €450 million Ser... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | ICEYE: €1 Billion Funding Round Values Space Intelligence Company At More Than €10 Billion | ICEYE announced a Series F financing exceeding €1 billion, including a €450 million primary round led by General Atlantic, valuing the space intelligence company at more than €10 billion. The financing underscores growing demand for soverei... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | ICEYE raises over €1 billion at a valuation exceeding €10 billion | ICEYE ICEYE
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland
Total Funding: $2.3B
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The transactio... |
| Jun 9, 2026 | ICEYE raises €450M at €10B+ valuation as demand for sovereign space intelligence accelerates | Finnish spacetech company ICEYE has raised €450 million in a primary Series F funding round led by General Atlantic, at a valuation of over €10 billion. Together with a secondary placement, the total Series F funding round exceeds €1 billio... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Innovafeed raises $59m, scales production, cuts R&D headcount as insect ag hits “industrialization phase” | French insect ag firm Innovafeed has raised a €51 million ($59 million) round and unveiled plans to consolidate activities at its commercial-scale black soldier fly larvae production facility in Nesle, France.
The move is part of a reorgani... |
| May 28, 2026 | Byju's founder to appeal Singapore court order in dispute over QIA loan | Byju's founder Byju Raveendran | Credit: Reuters
Byju Raveendran, founder of Indian educational technology firm Byju's, plans to appeal over a contempt of court order issued in Singapore in a dispute related to the default of a loan receive... |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Plata Secures $405M Series C. Reaches $5B Valuation. LatAm Digital Banking Leader. | Plata, a technology-driven digital bank serving Latin America, has secured $405 million in Series C funding. This landmark investment values the company at $5 billion. It firmly positions Plata as the most valuable privately held digital ba... |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Latin America’s Digital Bank Plata Secures $405M in Series C Funding, Reaching $5B Valuation | Plata, a technology-focused digital bank serving Latin America, has completed a $405 million Series C funding round. This investment values the company at $5 billion, establishing it as the most valuable privately held digital bank in Latin... |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Plata Raises $405M in Series C Funding | Plata, a Mexico City, Mexico-based digital bank with operations in Latin America, raised $405M in Series C, at $5.0 Billion valuation.
The round was led by Bicycle Capital with new investors Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), BTG Pactual, Va... |
| Apr 7, 2026 | America First? Paramount Finalizes $24 Billion In Middle East Backing For Warner Bros Deal | MAGA Republicans spent year swaddling themselves in phony “America first!” rhetoric (including suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok), but have suddenly gone mysteriously quiet now that $24 billion in Saudi, Chinese, and ... |
| Apr 7, 2026 | WHOOP attracts Gulf sovereign funds and global athletes in $575 M round | Round Includes Strong Participation from Regional Investors Including 2PointZero Group, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mubadala Investment Company, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karen Wazen, Highlighting the GCC as a Key Strategic Growth Market
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| Apr 6, 2026 | Крупнейшая сделка в медиа: ближневосточные фонды вложат $24 млрд в покупку Paramount | Ближневосточные суверенные фонды готовы вложить почти $24 млрд в сделку по покупке Warner Bros. Discovery, которую планирует Paramount Skydance, сообщает The Wall Street Journal со ссылкой на участников переговоров.
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| Apr 6, 2026 | Популярный среди спортсменов фитнес-сервис Whoop привлек $575 млн при оценке $10,1 млрд | Компания Whoop, разрабатывающая носимые фитнес-устройства и подписочную платформу для анализа физиологических данных, объявила во вторник о привлечении $575 млн в рамках раунда Series G при оценке $10,1 млрд. Это значительно выше оценки $3,... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | WHOOP Secures $575M to Accelerate Global Expansion for Human Performance Platform | What You Should Know
The Funding: Human performance company WHOOP has raised $575M in a Series G funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to a staggering $10.1 billion.
The Backers: The round was led by Collaborative Fund and include... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | PSG sign deal with Whoop as Qatar links grow | Paris Saint-Germain have announced a multi-year partnership with Whoop just days after the wearable tech firm was valued at $10bn following investment from a Qatari sovereign wealth fund.
PSG’s parent firm, Qatar Sports Investments, is clos... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | WHOOP Valuation Soars to $10.1 Billion, Fuels Global AI Health Expansion | WHOOP secured $575 million in Series G funding. Its valuation now hits $10.1 billion. This massive investment fuels ambitious global expansion. Global sports icons and major institutional players backed the round. WHOOP leverages AI for per... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | WHOOP: $575 Million At $10.1 Billion Valuation Raised For Wearable Health Platform Expansion | WHOOP announced it has raised $575 million in Series G funding at a $10.1 billion valuation, marking a major step forward in its efforts to build a global personalized health platform.
The funding round was led by Collaborative Fund and inc... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | LeBron, McIlroy, Ronaldo in $575m Whoop raise at $10bn valuation | LeBron James, Rory McIlroy and Cristiano Ronaldo are among a group of athletes part of a $575m raise that values wearable technology firm Whoop at $10.1bn.
The Series G funding round, raising over $500m, is led by the likes of the Audi Form... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Whoop raises $575 million at a $10 billion valuation on its way to an IPO | Synopsis
Whoop, the maker of popular screenless fitness bands, is now valued at $10.1 billion after raising an additional $575 million, a new milestone on its way to an initial public offering. The Series G round was led by Collaborative Fu... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Whoop Raises $575M in Series G Funding | Whoop, a Boston, MA-based human performance company, raised $575M in Series G funding, at a $10.1 Billion valuation.
The round was led by Collaborative Fund with participation from 2PointZero Group, Qatar Investment Authority, Mubadala Inve... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | AI video generation startup Runway rolls out $10 million VC fund: Report | Synopsis
The VC fund will back early-stage startups. The New York-based companyâs Builders Programme will support startups from seed to Series C stages across AI, media, and world simulation. Participants will receive free API credits.
Ar... |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Dems Urge Probe Of Saudi, Chinese Money Backing The Ellisons’ Warner Bros Acquisition | Republicans spent three years suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok, but have suddenly gone mysteriously quiet now that $25 billion in Saudi, Chinese, and other foreign cash is helping to bankroll right wing billionaire L... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Gulf funds could turn spending inward as Middle East war continues: Expert | Monday - Friday: 12:00 - 13:00 SIN/HK | 0600 - 07:00 CET |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Ayar Labs: Optical Interconnects Fuel AI's Future with $500 Million Boost | Ayar Labs, a vanguard in co-packaged optics (CPO), secured a massive $500 million Series E funding round, now valued at $3.75 billion. This landmark investment, led by Neuberger Berman and supported by chip giants Nvidia and AMD, accelerate... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Vast Secures $500M for Commercial Space Stations: Fueling Orbital Future | Vast secured $500M, led by Balerion Space Ventures, to accelerate its commercial Haven space station development. The Long Beach, CA company builds orbital outposts for continuous human presence. This capital expands operations, workforce, ... |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Vast wraps $500 million funding round as company vies for NASA space station contract | Vast Space missed out on the first round of NASA awards for the International Space Station, but is vying for a contract in phase two.
This week, the company closed a $500 million funding round as investor interest in space tech is booming ... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Ayar Labs Ignites AI Future with $500 Million CPO Funding | Ayar Labs secured $500 million in Series E funding. This valuation reached $3.75 billion. The total capital raised now stands at $870 million. Neuberger Berman led the round. Key investors like ARK Invest, Insight Partners, and Qatar Invest... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Aito secures first UAE order, Qatar launches 36 digital services, Dubai tests autonomous taxis, and more | China companies expand in the Middle East Greenland Group signs export deal with UAE distributor
On February 24, Greenland Group said its new energy vehicle (NEV) export platform had signed a partnership with UAE-based automotive distributo... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | BlackRock и EQT покупают энергетическую компанию AES за $33,4 млрд на фоне бума AI-дата-центров | Консорциум инвесторов во главе с инфраструктурным подразделением BlackRock Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) и шведской инвестиционной группой EQT объявил о приобретении американской энергетической компании AES Corporation. Общая стоимос... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Vast Raises $500M in New Funding | Vast, a Long Beach, CA-based company developing space stations, raised $500M in funding.
The round was led by Balerion Space Ventures with participation from IQT, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui and Co., MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar ... |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Vast: $500 Million Raised For Commercial Haven Space Station Development | Vast, a space station developer focused on enabling long-term human presence in orbit, announced that it has raised $500 million in new funding to accelerate the production of its Haven space stations and advance the commercial low-Earth or... |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Nvidia и партнеры вложили $4,5 млрд в оптику для ИИ-серверов — она будет до 20 раз быстрее меди | Nvidia за два дня инвестировала $4,5 млрд в три компании, разрабатывающие оптические соединения для ИИ-датацентров. Крупнейшим получателем стал стартап Ayar Labs, который привлек $500 млн в раунде Series E при оценке $3,75 млрд. Среди инвес... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Ayar Labs Raises $500M in Series E Funding | Ayar Labs, a San Jose, CA-based company which specializes in co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions, raised $500M in Series E funding, at $3.75 Billion valuation.
The round was led by Neuberger Berman with participation from ARK Invest, Insight... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500 million at $3.75 billion valuation | March 3 : Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs, which develops chips that transmit data using light, said on Tuesday it has raised $500 million in a series E round at a valuation of $3.75 billion.
The latest round, which brings the company's total fundi... |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Exclusive-QIA, Visa and ADIA set to anchor SoftBank's PayPay IPO, sources say | Feb 27 : A group of global investors including Qatar Holdings, an investment arm of Qatar Investment Authority, Visa and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, is preparing to invest more than $200 million as cornerstone investors in the U.S. init... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Aito enters the UAE, MGX invests in Anthropic, AED-backed stablecoin secures approval, and more | China companies expand in the Middle East Aito enters the UAE market
On February 6, Aito announced that it has reached a partnership with UAE-based Abu Dhabi Motors to enter the UAE market, marking what it described as a key step in its glo... |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Databricks Surpasses $5.4 Billion Revenue Run-Rate And Secures Over $7 Billion In Equity And Debt Financing | Databricks announced it has surpassed a $5.4 billion revenue run rate, achieving more than 65% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter. Alongside this milestone, the company is completing investments totaling more than $7 billion, inclu... |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Middle East weekly: Baidu’s Apollo Go operates driverless fleet at WGS, QIA commits USD 2 billion to startups, Qatar signs agreement with TikTok, and more | China companies expand in the Middle East Apollo Go operates driverless fleet at World Governments Summit
During the 2026 World Governments Summit, held in Dubai from February 3–5, Baidu’s Apollo Go operated as the event’s only designated f... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Databricks Closes Over $7 Billion Equity and Debt Financing | Databricks, a San Francisco, CA-based Data and AI company, is completing Series L investments in excess of $7 billion.
These include ~$5B of equity financing at a $134 billion valuation and ~$2B of additional debt capacity. JPMorganChase ex... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Space Frontier Capital Surge: Axiom, Stoke, Perseus Drive Innovation | Massive capital injections ignite aerospace and deep tech. Axiom Space secured $350M, with key backing from Qatar and 1789 Capital. This funding fuels its commercial space station development, aiming to replace the ISS, and supports NASA's ... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Apptronik Raises $520M in Series A-X Funding | Apptronik, an Austin, TX-based AI-powered robotics company, raised $520M in Series A-X funding.
Backers included B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz and PEAK6, and new investors AT&T Ventures, John Deere and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA... |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Venture moves in space and manufacturing to highlight | Axiom Space
This commercial space station developer has collected $350 million in new capital aid its pursuit of opportunities surrounding NASA’s effort to replace the International Space Station.
Axiom Space opened for business in 2016 and... |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Axiom Space raises $350 million backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm, Qatar fund | Houston-based Axiom Space, which makes spacesuits for NASA and is building a successor to the International Space Station, has raised $350 million.
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, were in... |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Databricks Secures $7B+ to Fuel AI Future, Valued at $134 Billion | Databricks finalized over $7 billion in new financing. This massive capital infusion, including $5 billion in equity and $2 billion in debt, places its valuation at a staggering $134 billion. This capital fuels its aggressive push into arti... |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Positron AI Achieves Unicorn Status, Fuels Energy-Efficient AI Inference Innovation | Positron AI secured $230 million in Series B funding, achieving a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion. This confirms unicorn status. The company champions energy-efficient AI inference hardware. Its flagship next-generation custom sil... |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Positron AI Raises $230M in Series B Funding | Positron AI, a Reno, NV-based technology company building energy-efficient AI inference hardware, raised $230M in Series B funding, at over $1 Billion valuation.
The round was led by ARENA Private Wealth alongside Jump Trading and Unless, w... |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Databricks raises $5B as it builds out AI infra | Data and AI company Databricks said it has completed $5 billion of new equity financing and secured about $2 billion of additional debt capacity, lifting total new investments to more than $7 billion and valuing the business at about $134 b... |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Databricks Grows >65% YoY, Surpasses $5.4 Billion Revenue Run-Rate, Doubles Down on Lakebase and Genie | Databricks is Announcing >$7B of Investments in the Company
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced it crossed a $5.4 billion revenue run-rate, delivering >65% year-over-year gr... |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Databricks valued at $134 billion in latest fundraise: Report | Synopsis
Databricks said on Monday it has raised about $5 billion in funding at a $134 billion valuation, as the data analytics software startup bolsters its balance sheet âwhile keeping options open âfor a US stock market debut later t... |
| Feb 4, 2026 | QIA Forges Global Investment Powerhouse: $3B VC Boost, $25B Goldman Sachs Alliance | Qatar Investment Authority reshapes its global strategy. A $2 billion expansion boosts its venture capital fund-of-funds to $3 billion, driving startup innovation worldwide. Concurrently, a landmark $25 billion strategic alliance with Goldm... |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Positron AI Raises $230M in Series B Funding | Positron AI, a Reno, NV-based energy-efficient AI inference hardware company, raised $230M in Series B funding, at $1 Billion valuation.
The round was led by ARENA Private Wealth, Jump Trading, and Unless, and included new and strategic inv... |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Positron AI: $230 Million Series B At $1+ Billion Valuation Closed For Inference Hardware Platform | Positron AI said it raised an oversubscribed $230 million Series B at a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion to scale what it describes as energy-efficient AI inference hardware and accelerate development of its next-generation custom ... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | MENA's Shorooq Partners launches $200m growth fund backed by QIA | Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment manager Shorooq Partners has launched a $200 million late-stage growth fund that will back technology companies in the Gulf and beyond as they prepare for public listings.
The fund, which was unveiled ... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | QIA boosts VC fund-of-funds initiative to $3 bn | Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a sovereign wealth fund with more than $580 billion in assets under management, will expand its venture capital initiative by $2 billion, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Qatar's QIA to expand venture capital programme by $2b | |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO | Elon Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup, according to a statement.
SpaceX is reportedly gearing up for a massive IPO.
Musk’s xAI owns and operates his social network X after he merged those two en... |
