Infineon wins a €319M EU grant for the world's first 300mm GaN chip plant

• Re:Build ManufacturingWaltham$2.1B Late VC

  Design, engineering and scalable U.S. manufacturing for complex products — from concept to full-rate production. Led by General Catalyst and JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group.

• WealthsimpleToronto$220M Late VC

  Financial advisor that's intuitive, affordable, and human. Backed by Power Corporation of Canada, IGM Financial and ICONIQ.

• General ComputeSan Francisco$100M Series A

  ASIC-first AI cloud platform for high-speed inference. Led by Blackbird and Abstract.

$131B across 1,269 rounds in October so far, by headquarters and by sector.

• VesslaStockholms kommun$3M raised

  AI agents automating real estate portfolio operations.

  KJOGKasper Janehag & Orman Gazvini founded it. Janehag worked at McKinsey & Company and Stockholm Exergi. Gazvini worked at Pophouse Entertainment and McKinsey & Company.

• Lutèo MedicalManchester

  Microbiome-powered therapeutic options for dermatology.

  COCatherine O'Neill founded it after working at SkinBioTherapeutics.

• Attacus AcousticsBristol

  Moth-inspired metamaterials for lightweight sound absorption solutions.

  AGAkash Gupta founded it after studying at University of Wales.

• Infineon wins a €319M EU grant for the world's first 300mm GaN chip plant

  Infineon has secured €319M (about $355M) in EU state aid to build what it calls the world's first high-volume plant for gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 300mm wafers.

• OpenAI says its AI disproved a core computer-science assumption, gives $5M to review it

  OpenAI said on 26 October 2026 that one of its internal models disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH), a 1999 conjecture about how hard Boolean satisfiability problems are to solve.

• Intel to acquire Israeli quantum software startup Classiq, reportedly for about $2.3B

  Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, the Tel Aviv-based maker of quantum computing software, the companies announced on 26 October 2026.

• Re:Build ManufacturingWaltham$2.1B Late VC

  Design, engineering and scalable U.S. manufacturing for complex products — from concept to full-rate production. Led by General Catalyst and JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group.

• General ComputeSan Francisco$100M Series A

  ASIC-first AI cloud platform for high-speed inference. Led by Blackbird and Abstract.

• Hex TechnologiesSan Francisco$100M Series D

  Collaborative data platform that brings everyone together to explore, analyze, and share. Led by Peak XV.

$102B across 450 rounds in the US in October so far, by city and by sector.

• Hayhurst Medical TechnologiesKansas City

  Oncology referral navigation platform identifying overlooked cancer patients.

  JLJoseph L. Hayhurst, MD

• Hawkeye PricingBoston

  AI pricing agents that review every price in an industrial catalog.

  AHJKAdam Honig & Justin Kao previously co-founded Spiro Technologies.

• PolicygazeSan Francisco

  Autonomous geopolitical research for investment analysis.

  RDRitwik D. founded it after working at Taproot Foundation and Barchart.

• Infineon wins a €319M EU grant for the world's first 300mm GaN chip plant

  Infineon has secured €319M (about $355M) in EU state aid to build what it calls the world's first high-volume plant for gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 300mm wafers.

• OpenAI says its AI disproved a core computer-science assumption, gives $5M to review it

  OpenAI said on 26 October 2026 that one of its internal models disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis (ETH), a 1999 conjecture about how hard Boolean satisfiability problems are to solve.

• Dallas's Disruptive closes $10B megafund for AI and defense bets

  Disruptive, a 15-year-old Dallas investment firm, has closed a $10 billion venture fund to back AI, defense, and software startups.

• QwelloMunich$60.5M Growth

  We design, build and operate charging infrastructure for the public space. Backed by ABN AMRO and Tiger Infrastructure Partners.

• TendosMunich$13.2M Seed

  Automates parsing inquiries and generating accurate, CRM-integrated sales quotes in seconds using collaborative AI agents. Led by Insight Partners.

• WORMSENSINGSeyssinet-Pariset$10.4M Series A

  A component manufacturer specialized in vibration sensors and vibration sensing solutions. Led by Orano Venture Fund.

$5.1B across 370 rounds in Europe in October so far, by headquarters and by sector.

• VesslaStockholms kommun$3M raised

  AI agents automating real estate portfolio operations.

  KJOGKasper Janehag & Orman Gazvini founded it. Janehag worked at McKinsey & Company and Stockholm Exergi. Gazvini worked at Pophouse Entertainment and McKinsey & Company.

• Lutèo MedicalManchester

  Microbiome-powered therapeutic options for dermatology.

  COCatherine O'Neill founded it after working at SkinBioTherapeutics.

• Attacus AcousticsBristol

  Moth-inspired metamaterials for lightweight sound absorption solutions.

  AGAkash Gupta founded it after studying at University of Wales.

• Infineon wins a €319M EU grant for the world's first 300mm GaN chip plant

  Infineon has secured €319M (about $355M) in EU state aid to build what it calls the world's first high-volume plant for gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 300mm wafers.

• WealthsimpleToronto$220M Late VC

  Financial advisor that's intuitive, affordable, and human. Backed by Power Corporation of Canada, IGM Financial and ICONIQ.

• NeuroXessChina$96.3M Series B

  Flexible brain-computer interface for neurological restoration. Backed by Bicheng Digital and Chuangtu Investment.

• CASBOTChina$27.5M Series A

  General-purpose humanoid robots for multi-scenario applications. Led by Lens Technology.

$24B across 449 rounds outside the US and Europe in October so far, by headquarters and by sector.

• Infineon wins a €319M EU grant for the world's first 300mm GaN chip plant

  Infineon has secured €319M (about $355M) in EU state aid to build what it calls the world's first high-volume plant for gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 300mm wafers.

• Intel to acquire Israeli quantum software startup Classiq, reportedly for about $2.3B

  Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, the Tel Aviv-based maker of quantum computing software, the companies announced on 26 October 2026.