News archive — April 2026 · Funding
Security🇺🇸Apr 30, 2026
Firestorm Labs raises $82M to build drone factories that deploy to the front lines
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 29, 2026
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's Parallel raises $100M at $2B valuation
Health🇧🇪Apr 28, 2026
Coultreon Biopharma raises $125M Series A to advance oral immunology drug from Galapagos
Enterprise Software🇬🇧Apr 27, 2026
Ex-DeepMind star David Silver raises $1.1B at $5.1B valuation for AI "superlearner" startup
Semiconductors🇮🇱Apr 27, 2026
Quantum Art extends Series A to $140M to scale trapped-ion multicore computing
Hosting🇫🇮Apr 24, 2026
Verda raises $117M to build Europe’s AI cloud hyperscaler on clean Nordic power
Security🇬🇧Apr 23, 2026
Cloudsmith raises $72M Series C as AI coding agents reshape the software supply chain
Robotics🇨🇳Apr 23, 2026
Pudu Robotics raises $150M, crosses $1.5B valuation as cleaning robots drive 100% growth
Robotics🇺🇸Apr 21, 2026
Reliable Robotics raises $160M to push uncrewed cargo flights toward FAA certification
Transportation🇨🇳Apr 21, 2026
DeepWay closes $310M pre-IPO round as global funds back autonomous truck push
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 21, 2026
Amazon deepens Anthropic bet with up to $25B investment and $100B cloud deal
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 17, 2026
Factory raises $150M at $1.5B to take on AI coding's enterprise market
Robotics🇬🇧Apr 16, 2026
Wayve raises $60M extension from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm as chip giants bet on its AI Driver
Health🇫🇮Apr 16, 2026
Proteins.1 raises €4.7M to commercialise ultra-sensitive protein detection for early disease diagnosis
Health🇺🇸Apr 15, 2026
Beeline Medicines launches with $300M and five BMS drugs to target lupus and beyond
Health🇺🇸Apr 13, 2026
Neomorph raises $100M to push its first molecular glue degrader into the clinic
Semiconductors🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026
SiFive raises $400M at $3.65B valuation to challenge Arm in AI data centres
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026
AfterQuery hits $100M run rate as it reveals $30M Series A backed by AI lab insiders
Hosting🇦🇺Apr 7, 2026
Australia's Firmus raises $505M from Coatue and Nvidia at $5.5B valuation ahead of $2B IPO
Transportation🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026
Hermeus raises $350M at $1B valuation to build autonomous hypersonic warplanes
Hosting🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026
Aria Networks raises $125M in debut round to build AI-native networking for data centres
Security🇺🇸Apr 6, 2026
Fluidstack raises $750M at $7B as Google and Anthropic anchor its AI data centre push
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
OpenRouter in talks to raise $120M at $1.3B valuation as AI routing revenue hits $50M
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
OpenAI raises record $122B round at $852B valuation as it builds toward IPO