News archive — April 2026
Investors🇬🇧Apr 13, 2026
Eka Ventures closes $107M Fund II to back UK health and sustainability startups
Investors🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026
Collide Capital closes $95M Fund II backed by Goldman, JPMorgan and UC Endowment
FundingHealth🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026
Chapter raises $100M at $3B to bring AI-powered Medicare navigation to America's seniors
FundingSemiconductors🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026
SiFive raises $400M at $3.65B valuation to challenge Arm in AI data centres
FundingHealth🇨🇳Apr 10, 2026
Oricell raises $110M to push liver cancer CAR-T therapy toward global approval
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 10, 2026
AfterQuery hits $100M run rate as it reveals $30M Series A backed by AI lab insiders
Security🇨🇦Apr 9, 2026
Blackline Safety to be acquired by Francisco Partners for up to $850 million amid strong growth trends
Big techEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 9, 2026
OpenAI halts Stargate UK over energy and regulation concerns
FundingTransportation🇫🇷Apr 9, 2026
Aura Aero raises €340M to push hybrid airliner and military drone toward flight
Big techMedia🇨🇳Apr 8, 2026
TikTok bets €1B on a second Finnish data centre in its European charm offensive
FundingRobotics🇳🇱Apr 8, 2026
AirHub raises €4.4M to build Europe's drone operations software for security and defence
FundingHealth🇺🇸Apr 8, 2026
Sidewinder Therapeutics raises $137M to push bispecific ADCs toward the clinic
FundingHosting🇦🇺Apr 7, 2026
Australia's Firmus raises $505M from Coatue and Nvidia at $5.5B valuation ahead of $2B IPO
FundingSpace🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026
Starfish Space lands $100M+ Series B to scale satellite servicing missions
M&AHealth🇩🇪Apr 7, 2026
Gilead to buy German biotech Tubulis for up to $5B to bolster cancer drug pipeline
FundingTransportation🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026
Hermeus raises $350M at $1B valuation to build autonomous hypersonic warplanes
FundingHosting🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026
Aria Networks raises $125M in debut round to build AI-native networking for data centres
Investors🇺🇸Apr 7, 2026
OpenAI veterans launch Zero Shot, a $100M VC fund with a view on where AI is — and isn't — headed
FundingSecurity🇺🇸Apr 6, 2026
Fluidstack raises $750M at $7B as Google and Anthropic anchor its AI data centre push
FundingEnterprise Software🇮🇳Apr 6, 2026
Sarvam AI nears $350M raise at $1.55B valuation to build India's homegrown AI platform
M&AHealth🇺🇸Apr 5, 2026
Anthropic buys stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in $400M+ stock deal
Health🇺🇸Apr 5, 2026
From $20K to $1.8B in revenue: how one founder built a telehealth giant with AI and no VC
Big techEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
Anthropic's Claude Code source code leak exposes trade secrets and unreleased features
M&ASpace🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
Amazon in talks to buy satellite operator Globalstar for ~$8.8B in Starlink rivalry push
Jobs Recruitment🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
Mercor hit by supply chain cyberattack as hacking group Lapsus$ claims 4TB data theft
IPOsSpace🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
SpaceX files for IPO at $1.75T valuation in what could be the biggest listing in history
Semiconductors🇬🇧Apr 2, 2026
UK chip startup Fractile seeks $200M round at $1B valuation to take on Nvidia in AI inference
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
OpenRouter in talks to raise $120M at $1.3B valuation as AI routing revenue hits $50M
IPOsEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 2, 2026
OpenAI raises record $122B round at $852B valuation as it builds toward IPO
FundingRobotics🇮🇪Apr 1, 2026
Manna raises $50M to scale drone delivery to 40 bases across the US and Europe
Investors🇸🇬Apr 1, 2026
Circulate Capital raises $220M first close for Asia recycling fund amid global ESG headwinds
FundingEnterprise Software🇺🇸Apr 1, 2026
Caltech spin-out PrismML raises $16M and open-sources 1-bit AI model claiming 8x speed gains
FundingEnergy🇺🇸Apr 1, 2026
Valar Atomics raises $450M at $2B valuation to power AI data centres with small nuclear reactors
FundingSemiconductors🇺🇸Apr 1, 2026
Nvidia invests $2B in Marvell and ties it into AI chip ecosystem via NVLink Fusion