Thoma Bravo is taking restaurant software provider Olo off the public market. The private equity firm has agreed to acquire Olo in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $2 billion, the company said Thursday. Olo’s shares jumped over 13% in early […]
ElevenLabs is thinking big. Just six months after tripling its valuation to $3.3 billion following a $180 million raise, the London-based AI voice startup revealed Thursday that it’s planning an initial public offering (IPO) within five years as it pushes […]
It’s Wednesday, July 2, 2025, and we’re back with your daily snapshot of where capital is flowing and which startups are commanding attention in the global tech landscape. Today’s edition arrives a little late, but it’s packed with heavyweight deals […]
Robinhood’s attempt to tokenize shares of buzzy private companies just hit a wall. OpenAI is distancing itself from the trading app after it began offering what it called “OpenAI tokens” to users in Europe, without any involvement or consent from […]
Amsterdam-based climate tech startup Dexter Energy has raised €23 million ($27.1 million) in Series C funding to scale its AI-driven forecasting and trading tools for renewable energy and battery operators. The round was led by Alantra’s Klima fund, with participation […]
Microsoft is starting its new fiscal year with another round of layoffs—this time letting go of about 9,000 employees, or just under 4% of its global workforce, Microsoft announced on Wednesday. The news comes just weeks after Bloomberg reported that […]
It’s Tuesday, July 1, 2025, and we’re back with your daily breakdown of startup and tech funding moves. Today’s deals span early-stage moonshots and late-stage growth bets—from robotics and longevity biotech to climate tech and crypto trading platforms. AI remains […]
Surge AI is raising its first-ever round of funding—and it’s swinging big. The data-labeling AI startup, known for staying quiet while racking up serious revenue, is now in talks to raise up to $1 billion, according to an exclusive report […]
Grammarly is making its boldest move yet to shed its reputation as just a grammar-checking app. The company has acquired Superhuman, the sleek email startup known for speed, AI features, and an invite-only mystique that once made it Silicon Valley’s […]
Just two weeks after reports said Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI was aiming to raise $4.3 billion in equity on top of a $5 billion debt deal, Morgan Stanley confirmed Tuesday that the company has secured $10 billion in total […]
It’s Monday, June 30, 2025. I hope you had a restful weekend. We’re back with your daily breakdown of startup and tech funding moves, the last for the month of June. Today’s lineup offers a sweeping look at the capital […]
Private equity firm Advent International is making a billion-dollar bet on the infrastructure behind AI. Advent announced on Monday that it’s acquiring a majority stake in LayerZero Power Systems, a company based in Aurora, Ohio, that builds critical power equipment […]
Nvidia is riding high on the AI wave, and its stock is on fire. The AI chipmaker has surged over 17% this year and regained its spot as the most valuable company on the planet, leapfrogging Microsoft and Apple. But […]
Israeli cybersecurity startup Cato Networks has raised $359 million in fresh funding, pushing its valuation past $4.8 billion, the company reported on Monday. The round, led by Vitruvian Partners and ION Crossover Partners, brings the company’s total raised to over […]
It’s Friday, June 27, 2025, and the week ends on a strong note as global tech investors continue placing bold bets across AI, infrastructure, defense, and enterprise automation. While headlines were dominated by Thinking Machines Lab’s jaw-dropping $2 billion seed […]
Meta isn’t slowing down in its effort to dominate AI. Just days after dropping $15 billion into Scale AI and hiring its CEO Alexandr Wang to lead a new “superintelligence” division, Meta has now lured away three top researchers from […]
Just a few months after it sent shockwaves through the tech industry with its low-cost AI model, Chinese startup DeepSeek is now under scrutiny in Europe. German authorities are calling out the company over privacy concerns and pushing Google and […]
It’s Thursday, June 26, 2025, and the capital spigot hasn’t slowed one bit. From seed-stage breakthroughs to billion-dollar moonshots, today’s tech funding news shows investors are going all in on next-gen AI, automation, and industrial tech. Startups tackling some of […]
Robotics startup RISE Robotics has hit a major milestone: raising more than $2.5 million in commitments from over 1,100 investors on Wefunder. The company’s mission? Replace the messy, outdated hydraulic systems found in heavy machinery with something cleaner and far […]
Founders spend months — sometimes years — chasing that perfect idea. The one they believe will change everything. And once they think they’ve found it, they hold it close to the chest. Too close. They don’t want to tell anyone. […]