News archive — February 2026
Media🇺🇸Feb 15, 2026
Higgsfield’s rapid growth draws scrutiny over racist AI videos and billing complaints
Big techEnterprise Software🇺🇸Feb 12, 2026
Anthropic confirms $30B Series G at $380B valuation after months of upsizing
M&AHealth🇮🇳Feb 12, 2026
USV acquires Wellbeing Nutrition for $175M as India’s nutrition market booms
FundingRobotics🇺🇸Feb 12, 2026
Apptronik raises $520M at $5.5B valuation to scale humanoid robot Apollo
FundingEnergy🇺🇸Feb 12, 2026
Fusion startup Inertia raises $450M to build laser-powered plant by 2030
Transportation🇺🇦Feb 12, 2026
Axon leads €7.2M investment in Ukrainian drone autonomy startup Farsight Vision
FundingEnterprise Software🇫🇷Feb 11, 2026
Mistral AI invests €1.2B in Swedish data centre to build Europe’s AI backbone
FundingEnergy🇩🇪Feb 11, 2026
Hades raises €15 million to drill for Europe’s critical minerals and geothermal future
FundingSemiconductors🇬🇧Feb 11, 2026
Olix raises $220M at $1B valuation to challenge Nvidia in AI inference
FundingTransportation🇨🇳Feb 10, 2026
Skydream raises ¥80M to build smart electric RVs for global market
FundingSpace🇩🇪Feb 10, 2026
Hypersonica raises €23.3M as Europe's first private hypersonic missile hits Mach 6
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Feb 10, 2026
Peter Thiel-backed Emanate emerges from stealth in a16z industrial AI push
IPOsEnterprise Software🇺🇸Feb 9, 2026
Anthropic’s Series G surpasses $20B as company moves toward IPO
IPOsFintech🇺🇸Feb 9, 2026
Tether backs Anchorage Digital with $100M as $4.2B crypto bank gears up for IPO
Investors🇺🇸Feb 8, 2026
Connect Ventures relaunches with new leadership to back early-stage consumer tech startups
Big techTelecom🇺🇸Feb 7, 2026
Russia Goes Dark: How Starlink's Kill Switch Paralyzed Moscow's War Machine
M&ALegal🇺🇸Feb 6, 2026
SIM IP buys Garden Intel for $150M to build AI-driven patent licensing platform
FundingFintech🇺🇸Feb 6, 2026
Fieldguide raises $75M at $700M valuation to automate audit work with AI
Robotics🇺🇸Feb 6, 2026
Investors back Bedrock Robotics with $270M to scale autonomous construction machines
Big techSemiconductors🇺🇸Feb 6, 2026
Cerebras's $1B funding signals serious challenge to Nvidia's AI chip crown
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Feb 6, 2026
Backed by $255M, Fundamental emerges with AI model built for business data
FundingSemiconductors🇫🇮Feb 5, 2026
Finnish laser maker Vexlum secures €10M in largest Nordic photonics seed round
ProductsEnterprise Software🇬🇧Feb 5, 2026
Google DeepMind unveils Project Genie to generate interactive 3D worlds