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Big techGaming🇺🇸Jan 14, 2026 Nvidia and Eli Lilly Commit $1B to AI-Driven Drug Discovery Lab

Investors 🇳🇱Jan 13, 2026 NextGen Ventures Secures €28.5M to Invest in Early-Stage Medtech

M&AHealth🇺🇸Jan 13, 2026 OpenAI Acquires Health Data Startup Torch to Expand ChatGPT Health AI Capabilities

Enterprise Software🇺🇸Jan 13, 2026 Cast AI Joins the Unicorn Club with New Strategic Funding and $1 Billion+ Valuation

🇬🇧Jan 13, 2026 Balderton’s Early £1 Million Revolut Investment Ranks Among Europe’s Biggest VC Wins

Fintech🇦🇪Jan 13, 2026 Former Astra Tech CEO Abdallah Abu-Sheikh Returns with Mal and $230M in Seed Funding

Investors 🇹🇷Jan 13, 2026 e2vc Announces €100M First Close for Fund III to Back Europe’s Next Generation of Founders

Investors 🇮🇱Jan 13, 2026 Arkin Capital Closes Third Biotech Venture Fund at $100M

PolicyFintech🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 With $108M and Regulatory Approval, Corgi Bets on Rebuilding Insurance for Startups

Big techSpace🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 Starlink Faces Challenges as Iran Implements Digital Blackout

Big techConsumer Electronics🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 Apple Bets on Google’s Gemini to Power Its Next AI Era

IPOsHealth🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 Aktis Oncology Enters Public Markets in $318M IPO at $1.2B Valuation

Health🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 Orca Bio Announces $250M Raise as First Cell Therapy Nears Approval

🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 Andreessen Horowitz Secures Its Largest Fundraise Ever at More Than $15B

Energy🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 General Matter to Boost U.S. Nuclear Fuel Production with $900M DOE Commitment

Health🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 AirNexis Therapeutics Emerges with $200M and a Late-Stage Respiratory Asset

Fintech🇺🇸Jan 12, 2026 From Crypto Rails to Global Commerce: Inside Rain’s Push to Redefine Payments

MonacoJan 12, 2026 Ex-F1 Champion Nico Rosberg Pushes $100M Fund III at Rosberg Ventures Toward Long-Term Strategy

Robotics🇫🇷Jan 12, 2026 Dassault-Backed Harmattan AI Reaches Unicorn Status with $200M funding round

Investors 🇯🇵Jan 9, 2026 Mitsubishi Launches Centralized Venture Capital Arm

M&ASemiconductors🇺🇸Jan 9, 2026 D-Wave Acquires Quantum Circuits for $550M to Expand Quantum Computing Capabilities

FundingConsumer Electronics🇨🇳Jan 9, 2026 Smart Glasses Maker Xreal Raises $100M as Competition Heats Up with Meta, Razer and Lenovo Innovations

Security🇺🇸Jan 9, 2026 Data Security Startup Cyera Hits $9B Valuation with $400M Blackstone-Led Series F

Energy🇩🇪Jan 9, 2026 Lightspeed-Backed Carbon Accounting Startup Plan A Acquired by Diginex in €55m Deal

🇬🇧Jan 9, 2026 Index Ventures Prepares for a Generational Shift After Years of Strong Returns

FundingSecurity🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Blackbird.AI raises $28M as misinformation defence becomes an enterprise priority

Enterprise Software🇨🇳Jan 8, 2026 Z.ai Becomes China’s First Major Generative AI Company to Go Public with a $6.6B Valuation

🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Niko Bonatsos Leaves General Catalyst to Launch New Early-Stage VC

Funding 🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Lux Capital Lands $1.5B for Its Largest Fund Ever

🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 KKR Backs Global Technical Realty with $1.5 Billion to Build AI-Ready Data Centers in Europe

FundingHealth🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Rakuten Medical Closes $100M Series F to Support Path to FDA Submission

M&AEnergy🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Nayax buys Lynkwell to push deeper into EV charging software and payments

Health🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Soley Announces $200M Series C to Advance Cancer Pipeline and Cell Stress Platform

FundingSemiconductors🇨🇦Jan 8, 2026 Photonic Secures $130M to Push Quantum Computing Toward Commercial Use

Jobs Recruitment🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Untapped Solutions lands Mellon Foundation backing to scale AI tools for social services

FundingMedia🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Semafor Raises $30M at $330M Valuation After First Profitable Year

FundingHealth🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Positron raises $2M to scale compact PET-CT systems for cardiac imaging

Big techEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 Microsoft, Nvidia, and GIC anchor Anthropic’s $10B Series G at $350B valuation

Robotics🇮🇱Jan 8, 2026 Mobileye Buys Mentee Robotics for $900M to Extend Automotive AI Into Humanoid Robots

FundingMarketing🇬🇧Jan 8, 2026 Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M to streamline cross-border e-commerce

Security🇺🇸Jan 8, 2026 NinjaOne Crosses $500 Million ARR After Record Year of Growth

Fintech🇳🇱Jan 7, 2026 Bunq Reapplies for US Banking License After 2024 Withdrawal

FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jan 7, 2026 xAI Raises $20B in Upsized Series E at Potential Valuation Above $230B

M&AHealth🇬🇧Jan 6, 2026 Amgen Acquires Oxford Spinout Dark Blue Therapeutics for Up to $840M

Semiconductors🇹🇼Jan 6, 2026 Nvidia Overtakes Apple at the Top of TSMC’s Customer List

Investors 🇮🇱Jan 6, 2026 Hetz Ventures Raises $140M Fund IV for Israeli Cyber and AI Startups

M&AFintech🇺🇸Jan 6, 2026 Amdocs Acquires MATRIXX Software for $200M, Strengthening Telecom Software Portfolio

Big techRobotics🇺🇸Jan 6, 2026 Boston Dynamics teams up with Google DeepMind on AI-powered humanoid robots

Investors 🇹🇼Jan 6, 2026 AppWorks Closes $165M Fund IV to Expand Pan-Asian Early-Stage Investing

FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Jan 6, 2026 LMArena Raises $150M at $1.7B Valuation to Scale AI Model Evaluation