News archive — April 2026
M&AEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 22, 2026
SpaceX strikes $10B Cursor collaboration with $60B acquisition option
Investors🇹🇷Apr 21, 2026
Firstpoint VC launches €50M fund to back AI gaming startups in emerging markets
Funding🇺🇸Apr 21, 2026
Reliable Robotics raises $160M to push uncrewed cargo flights toward FAA certification
Investors🇨🇳Apr 21, 2026
DeepWay closes $310M pre-IPO round as global funds back autonomous truck push
Big techConsumer Electronics🇺🇸Apr 21, 2026
Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO — hardware chief John Ternus takes over
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 20, 2026
Cursor in talks to raise $2B at $50B valuation as AI coding race intensifies
Semiconductors🇳🇱Apr 17, 2026
Euclyd, the ASML alum's chip startup, eyes €100M to take on Nvidia in inference
Big techSemiconductors🇺🇸Apr 17, 2026
OpenAI commits $20B to Cerebras chips and takes an equity stake
Semiconductors🇺🇸Apr 17, 2026
Upscale AI seeks $200M at $2B valuation — its third raise in seven months
Funding🇺🇸Apr 16, 2026
Ramp rival Slash Financial raises $100M at $1.4B valuation with $300M in annualised revenue
Funding🇬🇧Apr 16, 2026
Wayve raises $60M extension from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm as chip giants bet on its AI Driver
M&A🇸🇦Apr 16, 2026
PIF sells Al-Hilal to Prince Alwaleed's KHC and eyes LIV Golf exit in Saudi sports reset
People🇬🇧Apr 16, 2026
SaaStock founder shuts down 10-year brand to launch Shift AI for the post-SaaS era
Funding🇫🇮Apr 16, 2026
Proteins.1 raises €4.7M to commercialise ultra-sensitive protein detection for early disease diagnosis
Investors🇩🇰Apr 16, 2026
Unconventional Ventures closes second tranche of Fund II backing underrepresented European founders
FundingSecurity🇺🇸Apr 15, 2026
Artemis raises $70M to build AI-native security platform that fights machine-speed attacks
Funding🇺🇸Apr 15, 2026
Beeline Medicines launches with $300M and five BMS drugs to target lupus and beyond
Semiconductors🇮🇹Apr 15, 2026
Italy backs 2D Photonics with €211M grant to tackle AI's data bottleneck
🇺🇸Apr 15, 2026
Lockheed Martin expands venture fund to $1B to fast-track defence tech from startups to supply chain
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Apr 14, 2026
Glydways raises $170M with pilots in UAE, NYC and Atlanta — and a $1B valuation round already in talks
ProductsAndorraApr 14, 2026
Andorra's Commencal launches the Clash V3 freeride bike with a lifetime frame warranty
Products🇺🇸Apr 14, 2026
Harbinger Health launches RESOLVE blood test with $100M to speed cancer diagnosis