Mozilla Foundation Pledges $10M to Launch Mozilla Data Collective for Trusted AI Data Marketplace
The Mozilla Foundation has pledged an initial $10 million to the newly launched Mozilla Data Collective, a British social enterprise aimed at creating a trusted AI data marketplace. The funding will support the platform’s mission to give communities ownership and control over their data, enabling fair value exchange for AI developers. The collective, launched last November, seeks to address bias and consent issues in generative AI data pipelines.
Sygaldry Technologies Raises $139M in Seed and Series A Round Led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Sygaldry Technologies, a quantum hardware startup, announced it raised $139 million across seed and Series A funding, with Breakthrough Energy Ventures leading the larger round. The capital will be used to develop quantum computers designed to accelerate AI workloads. The...
Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT to Acquire AES Corporation in All‑Cash Deal
AES Corporation has agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT in an all‑cash transaction at $15 per share. The deal, announced in June 2026, aims to simplify AES’s capital structure and provide certainty...
SL Science Holding Limited Completes Business Combination with Horizon Space Acquisition II Corp, Listing on Nasdaq
On June 12 2026, SL Science Holding Limited completed its business combination with Horizon Space Acquisition II Corp, resulting in the company’s shares beginning to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker “SLBT”. The transaction marks the SPAC merger that took the...
Parabilis Medicines IPO Valued at $2.4B as Shares Surge 44% on Nasdaq Debut
Parabilis Medicines completed its Nasdaq Global Select Market debut on June 12 2026, opening at $33.35 per share and closing at $28.81, a 44% first‑day gain. The IPO gave the company a market capitalization of roughly $2.4 billion, highlighting investor enthusiasm for its...
Midwood Investment & Development Acquires West Village Retail Portfolio for $41M
Midwood Investment & Development, led by John Usdan, purchased a collection of retail properties at 403, 405 Avenue of the Americas and 1 Greenwich Avenue in Manhattan’s West Village for $41 million. The seller was Millsmith, a family‑owned LLC with...
Definic (Formerly Nordics) Raises $2.75M Seed Round Led by J&T Ventures
Slovakia-based Nordics rebranded as Definic and closed a €2.5M ($2.75M) Seed round to expand its vendor intelligence platform. The round was led by J&T Ventures with participation from Seed Starter ČS and Slovak Investment Holding. The funding will support expansion...
Microsoft Invests in Twelve's AirPlant One SAF Facility
Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund invested in Twelve to support the launch of AirPlant One, the first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel plant in the United States. The investment coincides with the plant's ribbon‑cutting ceremony and an offtake agreement with Alaska Airlines....
Sentinel Real Estate Acquires The Perry Luxury Apartment Community in Potomac
Sentinel Real Estate announced it has acquired The Perry, a luxury multifamily community in Potomac, Maryland, comprising 297 units across two five‑story buildings and ground‑floor retail space. The acquisition adds a high‑end asset in a premier Washington, D.C. submarket. Deal...
United Community Banks Sells Navitas to Wafra for $1.9B
United Community Banks (UCB) agreed to sell its equipment‑finance subsidiary Navitas to asset‑management firm Wafra for $1.9 billion in cash. The deal, announced on Friday, will boost UCB’s capital ratios and generate a $109 million pretax gain, with closing expected in Q3....
Qualitas Acquires European Lender Starz
Australian private credit manager Qualitas has completed the acquisition of European mid‑market lender Starz, expanding its footprint into Europe. The purchase adds a new platform to Qualitas’s portfolio, marking its first European presence.
Dream Aerospace Secures $1.2M Pre-Series A Funding Led by 247VC
Indian deep‑tech startup Dream Aerospace announced it has closed a Rs 10 crore (≈$1.2 million) pre‑Series A round. The round was led by 247VC with participation from Campus Angels Network and Chandigarh Angels Network. The funds will be used to complete flight qualification of...
Vornado Realty Trust Completes 49% Acquisition of Park Avenue Plaza Valued at $1.1B
Vornado Realty Trust completed its acquisition of a 49% interest in the 1.2‑million‑sq‑ft Park Avenue Plaza office building from Fisher Brothers, valuing the property at $1.1 billion. The transaction includes Vornado assuming its share of a $575 million loan and gives both...
Opalia Closes $2.3M Seed Round to Advance Animal-Free Dairy
Montreal‑based biotech Opalia announced the closing of a $3.2M CAD ($2.3M USD) seed round, raising capital to develop animal‑free whole milk using mammary cell bioreactors. The round was completed after a 14‑month fundraising process that filtered 400 investors to a...
Martha Stewart's Hint Raises $10M Seed Round From Slow Ventures
Martha Stewart, Yih‑Han Ma and Kyle Rush launched Hint, an AI‑powered home‑management startup, and secured $10 million in seed funding from venture‑capital firm Slow Ventures. The platform, set to debut this summer on desktop and iOS, aims to provide personalized home‑ownership...
STRABAG to Acquire Romanian Railway Construction Company BAWI Construction SRL
STRABAG SE announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of BAWI Construction SRL, a Romanian railway construction firm with €60 million revenue in 2025. The acquisition aims to strengthen STRABAG’s presence in Eastern Europe’s railway infrastructure market, with closing...
GreenArrow Acquires HBC Company to Expand Mid-Atlantic Footprint
GreenArrow, a U.S. transportation infrastructure and electrical services provider, announced the acquisition of New Jersey‑based HBC Company, a specialist in electrical services for highways, airports, and intelligent transportation systems. The deal expands GreenArrow’s Mid‑Atlantic footprint, linking its eastern Pennsylvania operations...
Otsuka Completes $700M Acquisition of Transcend Therapeutics
Otsuka America, Inc., a subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical, completed the acquisition of clinical‑stage biotech Transcend Therapeutics for $700 million, with up to $525 million in contingent consideration. Transcend becomes a wholly‑owned subsidiary, expanding Otsuka’s portfolio in neuropsychiatric treatments, including the rapid‑acting PTSD...
Integrated Media Company Acquires 84.5% Stake in Playstack for $169M
UK game publisher Playstack has been acquired by investment group Integrated Media Company (IMC), which purchased an 84.5% stake from TruFin in a deal valuing the company at around £125 million ($169 million). The transaction, completed in June 2026, places Playstack under...
Wilder and Greenberg Gibbons Acquire Wakefield Commons Shopping Center for $33M
Wilder and Greenberg Gibbons formed a joint venture to purchase the 163,975‑square‑foot Wakefield Commons shopping center in Raleigh for $33 million from Mishorim Gold NC LP. The center was 96.3 percent leased at the time of sale, and Greenberg Gibbons plans to renovate...
Gunvor Secures $1.366bn Sustainability-Linked Revolving Credit Facility
Swiss commodities trader Gunvor closed a $1.366bn sustainability-linked syndicated revolving credit facility for its Singapore subsidiary, marking its largest Asian credit facility to date. The facility was syndicated by 32 banks and was more than 71% oversubscribed, exceeding the originally...
Severfield Secures Up to $124M in Debt Refinancing
Severfield, the UK structural steel contractor, signed a new three‑year banking facility agreement with its existing syndicate, including HSBC and Virgin Money, providing up to £97.6 m ($124 m) of financing. The package includes a £60 m revolving credit facility, a £7.6 m term...
Panthalassa Raises $140M to Build Buoy‑based AI Data Centers
AI‑focused startup Panthalassa announced a $140 million funding round to develop giant buoy‑like devices that house data centers and generate power from ocean waves. The capital will be used to build and deploy the marine‑energy data‑center platforms, marking a novel approach...
Snowflake Ventures Invests in Jedify to Boost Enterprise AI
Snowflake Ventures announced an investment in Jedify, a startup building autonomous context graphs for enterprise AI agents. The undisclosed funding will integrate Jedify’s semantic lifecycle management with Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, enhancing AI agents’ ability to access trusted business context....
ChatSee.ai Raises $6.5M in Funding Round Led by True Ventures
ChatSee.ai, a provider of failure intelligence for autonomous AI systems, announced a $6.5 million funding round led by True Ventures, with participation from First Rays Venture Partners and Seven Hills Ventures. The capital will be used to expand engineering and accelerate...
Arkeon Technologies Secures $691K Seed Round to Commercialize Quantum Chip Trimming
Swedish DeepTech startup Arkeon Technologies closed a 6.5 million SEK ($691 K) seed round backed by Chalmers Ventures, Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest. The funding will accelerate validation and deployment of its post‑fabrication quantum chip trimming technology for superconducting quantum processors.
Quiver Distribution Acquires Domestic Rights to Cyberpunk Thriller Kill Code
Quiver Distribution has secured the domestic distribution rights to the cyberpunk action thriller Kill Code, with the deal finalized at the Cannes Film Festival. The acquisition involved sales agents Voltage Pictures and The Exchange, and Quiver plans a digital release...
Sleep Country Canada Announces Agreement to Acquire Sleep Number's Assets
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Sleep Number Corporation. The transaction, pending court approval and other closing conditions, aims to expand Sleep Country's scale and geographic diversification but may...
Centri Business Consulting Acquires Altair Associates
Centri Business Consulting completed its first acquisition, buying Altair Associates, a Minneapolis‑based property and casualty insurance underwriting and claims services firm, on June 12. The undisclosed‑value deal expands Centri’s insurance practice and geographic footprint to ten U.S. offices. The acquisition is...
Francisco Partners Raises over $18bn for New Tech Funds
Private equity firm Francisco Partners announced it has raised more than $18bn across its new technology-focused funds, despite market jitters around AI. The capital will be deployed to invest in tech companies and expand the firm’s portfolio. The fundraising was...
AMAC Holdings Sells Two East Village Buildings to AG Paratus for $23.5M
AMAC Holdings, led by Maurice Kaufman, sold two adjacent multifamily buildings at 111 and 113 East 12th Street in Manhattan’s East Village for $23.5 million to real‑estate investment firm AG Paratus. The deed transfer, recorded in public property records, reflects a...
Student Quarters Secures $63.75M Refinance Loan From QuadReal Property Group
Atlanta-based student housing owner Student Quarters secured a $63.75 million three‑year floating‑rate loan from QuadReal Property Group to refinance its Vista Starkville complex near Mississippi State University. The loan, arranged by JLL Capital Markets, will support the 309‑unit, 820‑bed property, which...
PNB Provides $55M Project‑finance Facility to Linglingay Power for 82‑MW Solar Plant in Isabela
Philippine National Bank (PNB) has extended a P3‑billion (≈$55 million) project‑finance facility to Linglingay Power Corp., a subsidiary of Hexa Philippines Holdings, to develop an 82‑MW solar power plant in Isabela. The loan will fund construction of the ground‑mounted solar facility,...
Graf Global Corp. To Combine with BIG3 Basketball in $332M Deal
Graf Global Corp., a publicly listed SPAC, announced a $332 million combination with BIG3 Basketball, the professional 3‑on‑3 basketball league. The merger will create a new publicly traded entity focused on sports entertainment. The deal was disclosed on June 12,...
Pursuit Minerals Acquires Rio Grande I Tenements in Argentina for $150K
Pursuit Minerals announced the acquisition of the Rio Grande I and Demasía Rio Grande I tenements covering 1,362 hectares adjacent to its Rio Grande Sur project in Argentina from Recursos Energéticos y Mineros Salta (REMSA). The deal provides Pursuit 100%...
Dapple Raises $30M in Seed Round Backed by The Raptor Group and Ion Pacific
Dapple, an AI infrastructure operating system, announced the close of a $30 million seed funding round backed by The Raptor Group and Ion Pacific. The capital will support global deployments and expansion of its enterprise OS cloud, marking a milestone five...
Aditya Birla Group Injects $500M Into Vodafone Idea via Preferential Warrant Allotment
Aditya Birla Group invested ₹4,730 crore (≈$500 million) in Vodafone Idea through a preferential allotment of up to 4.3 billion warrants to its entity Suryaja Investments, raising its stake to about 13 % from 9.6 %. The capital will fund capex and loan repayments, bolstering...
Lone Star-Led JV Secures $122.65M Bridge Loan for 600 California Street
A joint venture led by Lone Star has secured a $122.65 million bridge loan to finance the acquisition of the 600 California Street property. The loan, structured as a distressed commercial mortgage-backed securities facility, provides immediate capital for the sponsors....
Spain’s Theker Robotics Raises $85M in Series A Funding
Theker Robotics, a Barcelona‑based robotics‑as‑a‑service startup, announced an $85 million Series A round led by CRV with participation from Samsung and Aglaé Ventures. The funding, the largest robotics Series A in Europe, will support expansion across logistics, retail and waste‑management sectors and accelerate...
Current Raises $80M Series E Round at $1.5B Valuation
Current, a consumer fintech platform, announced an $80 million Series E equity financing at a $1.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Springcoast Partners and follows previous backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Avenir, Foundation Capital, Wellington Management, Sapphire Ventures and...
BancFirst to Acquire SpiritBank in Undisclosed Deal
Oklahoma‑based BancFirst announced it will acquire Tulsa‑based SpiritBank in an undisclosed‑value transaction. The acquisition, expected to close in Q4, will give BancFirst about a 6.5% share of the $38 billion Tulsa deposit market, expanding its regional footprint.
Amplify Acquires Creative Agency Snack Drawer
Amplify, a global creator-focused agency, announced the immediate acquisition of Melbourne‑based creative agency Snack Drawer. The deal brings Snack Drawer’s co‑founders Jamie Searle and Hannah McElhinney into Amplify’s leadership, expanding its creative capabilities across APAC, North America, the Middle East...
Family Bank Secures CMA Approval for NSE Listing
Kenya’s Family Bank, a tier‑two lender with $1.78 bn in assets, received Capital Markets Authority approval to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange on June 23. The direct listing will let existing shareholders trade shares without raising new capital, following a 2025...
Cohen & Steers Acquires 442,000‑sq‑ft Retail Portion of 1890 Ranch Power Center in Austin
Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, together with the Sterling Organization, completed the acquisition of a 442,000‑square‑foot portion of the 1890 Ranch power center in Cedar Park, Texas. The seller was Endeavor Real Estate Group. The property, anchored by Target and...
Alpine Investment Group Sells Drake Crossing in Fort Collins, Colorado, for $12.2 Million
Alpine Investment Group LLC sold the 56,214‑sq‑ft Drake Crossing shopping center in Fort Collins, Colorado, to a joint venture of Big Ben Funds and CAMCRE for $12.2 million. The off‑market transaction was represented by JLL and the property was 96% occupied...
Base10 Partners Raises $850M Across Two New Funds to Invest in Real Economy Automation
San Francisco‑based Base10 Partners announced it has closed two new funds – a seed/Series A Fund IV and a Series B Fund II – totaling $850 million to back automation and AI‑driven companies in the real economy. The firm will target logistics, payroll, construction, manufacturing...
Mat-Su Sentinel Acquires Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Bringing Legacy Newspaper Under Nonprofit Ownership
Alaska nonprofit news outlet Mat-Su Sentinel completed the acquisition of the 80-year-old Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, ending its print edition and integrating it into Sentinel’s online operation. The deal closed in early June 2026 after a three-week closing period, returning the...
NRFC and Firgun Ventures Inject $28M Into Australian Quantum Computing Firm Silicon Quantum Computing
Australian silicon qubit developer Silicon Quantum Computing secured a dual capital injection, including a 40 million AUD (≈ $28 million USD) follow‑on investment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and a growth‑stage investment from London‑based VC Firgun Ventures. The funding, which raises NRFC’s total commitment...
Manam Chocolate Raises $9 Million in Series A Round Led by Omnivore VC
Manam Chocolate, a Hyderabad‑based premium chocolate maker, raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by Omnivore VC, with participation from Turner Morrison. The capital will fund the company's retail expansion across major Indian cities and strengthen its team and...
Applied Atomics Raises $4M Pre‑seed Round Led by Oxford Science Enterprises
Applied Atomics, a space‑mobility startup, announced a $4 million pre‑seed financing round led by Oxford Science Enterprises. The round comes as the company also secured over $500 million in demand commitments via letters of intent and MoUs for its Star Reacher network....