SpinQ Technology Raises $87.2M in Series C+ Funding to Scale Quantum Computing
SpinQ Technology, a Shenzhen‑based quantum computing firm, completed a 600 million CNY ($87.2 M) Series C+ financing round led by state‑owned and industrial investors Guotai Junan Innovation Investment, Cornerstone Capital and Sichuan Zhenxing Group. The capital will fund high‑qubit superconducting chip development and expand large‑scale production lines for its quantum hardware.
Monarch Quantum Secures $55M Series A Funding Led by Serendipity Capital
Monarch Quantum announced a $55 million Series A round to scale its integrated photonics infrastructure for quantum technologies. The round was led by Serendipity Capital with participation from 55 North and Global Innovation Labs. The funding will support engineering, manufacturing,...
Lace Lithography Secures $40M Series A Funding Led by Atomico
Bergen‑based semiconductor startup Lace Lithography raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Atomico, with participation from M12, Linse Capital, Vsquared Ventures, Future Ventures, Runa Capital, Deep Future, SETT Spain and Nysnø Climate Investments. The capital will fund development of...
CoreWeave Secures $8.5B GPU-Backed Loan
CoreWeave Inc. raised $8.5 billion in a loan secured by GPUs and a contract with Meta Platforms, marking the largest chip‑backed debt deal of its kind. The financing will fund the expansion of its cloud‑computing capacity.
TCL Acquires 51% Stake in Sony's TV Joint Venture Bravia Inc. For $480M
Chinese electronics maker TCL will pay roughly €438 million (≈$480 million) to acquire a 51% controlling stake in the newly formed joint venture Bravia Inc., with Sony retaining the remaining 49%. The partnership will combine TCL’s display technology with Sony’s TV brand,...
Finland’s Metaktik Raises $1.1M Pre‑seed Round From Maki.vc
Finnish spin‑off Metaktik, founded out of Aalto University, secured €1 million (≈$1.1 million) in a pre‑seed round backed by early‑stage investor Maki.vc. The funding will help the company scale production and accelerate development of its metasurface antenna technology for drones, satellites and...
Nvidia Invests $2 Billion in Marvell Technology
Nvidia Corp. has invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology Inc. as part of a strategic partnership to develop silicon‑photonics technology and integrate Nvidia’s AI accelerators with Marvell’s networking capabilities, aiming to make AI services more affordable and accelerate telecom networks.
AWOL Vision Raises $18M via Kickstarter for Aetherion 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector
AWOL Vision announced that its Kickstarter campaign for the Aetherion 4K ultra short‑throw projector has raised over $18 million. The campaign offers Pro and Max models with up to 3300 ISO lumens, VRR and AI‑enhanced features, with shipping slated for April 2026. The...
Bacancy Systems Secures $4.9M Series A Funding Led by Sabre Partners and Greenstone Capital
Bacancy Systems, a startup building embedded electronics for electric vehicles and railway applications, announced a Rs 40 crore ($4.9 million) Series A round led by Sabre Partners and Greenstone Capital. The investors took minority stakes via primary investments, and the funds will be...
Miros Raises €1.1M in Pre‑Seed Funding Round
Swiss startup miros announced the closing of a €1.1 million pre‑seed funding round from a group of business angels. The capital will fund the rollout of its network of connected workpods across Switzerland, aiming for over 100 units by the end...
Scalvy Raises $13.9M in Series A Funding
Scalvy, a distributed power delivery company, announced a $13.9 million Series A round. The round was led by a strategic investor and Silicon Badia, with participation from Azolla Ventures, Climate Capital, Skyriver Ventures and other investors. The funding will support...
Lumentum Acquires Qorvo’s Greensboro Plant to Expand AI Laser Manufacturing
Lumentum Holdings announced it has acquired a 240,000‑sq‑ft facility from Qorvo in Greensboro, North Carolina, to retrofit for indium phosphide laser production serving AI data centers. The acquisition, part of Lumentum’s onshoring push, will create over 400 jobs and sees...
SEDEMAC Mechatronics IPO Lists at ₹6,700 Crore ($817M) with 13.5% Premium
Indian automotive electronics maker SEDEMAC Mechatronics listed on the stock exchange last week, achieving a market capitalisation of over ₹6,700 crore ($817 million) at a 13.54% premium. The IPO was an offer‑for‑sale with early investors Catamaran Ventures and the NRJN Family Trust...
Epic Microsystems Secures $21M Series A Funding Led by Seligman Ventures
AI chip startup Epic Microsystems announced a $21 million Series A round led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from Intel Capital, AICONIC Ventures, Cambium Capital and existing seed investors. The funding will accelerate development of its hybrid switched‑capacitor power delivery...
Normal Computing Raises $50M in Funding Led by Samsung Catalyst Fund
Normal Computing, a startup developing efficient AI computing architectures, announced a $50 million funding round led by Samsung Catalyst Fund, with participation from other institutional investors. The capital will be used to advance probabilistic computing techniques and new hardware designs...
Vertiv to Acquire Italy‑Based Heat‑Exchanger Specialist ThermoKey
Vertiv announced it will acquire Italian heat‑exchanger specialist ThermoKey to strengthen its thermal management portfolio for AI‑intensive data centers. The acquisition will expand Vertiv’s capabilities across liquid and air cooling and address the growing heat‑rejection bottleneck in high‑density AI workloads....
DESNZ Invests $56M in AI Supercomputer Sunrise
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announced a £45 million ($56 million) investment in Sunrise, a 1.4 MW AI supercomputer designed to accelerate fusion energy research at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham Campus. The supercomputer, built with partners...
Micron Completes Acquisition of PSMC's Tongluo P5 Site in Taiwan
Micron Technology, Inc. completed its acquisition of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp's (PSMC) P5 site in Tongluo, Taiwan, adding roughly 300,000 sq ft of 300 mm cleanroom space to its Taiwan operations. The deal, first announced in January 2026, supports Micron's expansion of DRAM and...
Frore Systems Secures $143M Series D, Valued at $1.64B
Frore Systems Inc. announced the close of a $143 million Series D financing round, bringing its total capital raised to $340 million and valuing the company at $1.64 billion. The round was led by MVP Ventures with participation from Fidelity Management & Research Company,...
Kandou AI Secures $225M Funding From SoftBank, Maverick Silicon, Synopsys and Others
Kandou AI, an AI chip startup led by a former Goldman Sachs managing director, raised $225 million in a funding round. Investors include Maverick Silicon, SoftBank Group Corp., Synopsys Inc., Cadence Design Systems Inc., and Alchip, valuing the company at...
FS.com Completes Hong Kong IPO, Shares Begin Trading on March 23
Chinese networking hardware provider FS.com completed its initial public offering in Hong Kong, with shares starting to trade on March 23, 2026. The listing follows strong demand for AI-era networking solutions and positions the company for further growth.
Nscale Acquires American Intelligence & Power Corp.
Nscale announced the acquisition of American Intelligence & Power Corporation (AIPCorp), the owner of the Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia. Sponsored by Fidelis New Energy and 8090 Industries, the deal adds a 2,250‑acre AI microgrid site to Nscale’s portfolio,...
Terrapinn Acquires Future of Memory and Storage Event From Conference Concepts
Terrapinn, the world’s largest privately owned events company, announced the acquisition of the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) conference from Conference Concepts Ltd. The sale, completed in March 2026, adds the leading storage‑focused event to Terrapinn’s portfolio, with the...
UK Government Invests £6.6 M in UK Semiconductor Centre
The UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC) announced a £6.6 m investment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to upgrade national semiconductor infrastructure. The funding will support 12 projects across the UK, including the development of an AI‑driven electron‑beam lithography...
Niv‑AI Raises $12 Million Seed Round to Boost GPU Power Efficiency
Tel‑Aviv‑based startup Niv‑AI announced a $12 million seed round to develop sensors and software that precisely measure GPU power usage and improve data‑center efficiency. The round was backed by Glilot Capital, Grove Ventures, Arc VC, Encoded VC, Leap Forward and Aurora...
AGNIT Semiconductors Raises $2.6 Mn in Seed Extension Led by Shastra VC
Bengaluru‑based AGNIT Semiconductors has raised $2.6 million in a seed extension led by Shastra VC, with participation from 3one4 Capital and Zephyr Peacock. The funding will be used to scale production of GaN components and expand into telecom infrastructure and high‑efficiency...
US Data Centers, Inc. Raises $800K in Private Preferred Stock Round Backed by Digi Power X
US Data Centers, Inc. (USDC) announced a private capital raise, issuing 3.2 million preferred shares for $800 k, valuing the company at about $10 million. Digi Power X Inc., the majority shareholder, provided the funding, while former Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg joined as...
Mitsubishi Electric Invests in Elephantech to Accelerate Inkjet‑printed PCB Manufacturing
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has made a corporate venture investment in Elephantech Inc., a startup developing copper nano‑ink technology for inkjet printing of printed circuit boards. The partnership will enable Mitsubishi Electric to integrate Elephantech’s technology into...
Arycs Technologies Raises $24M to Power AI Expansion Worldwide
San Francisco‑based Arycs Technologies announced it has closed a $24 million funding round to develop coherent optical connectivity solutions for AI workloads, aiming to improve bandwidth‑per‑watt and enable distributed AI clusters. The capital will support global expansion of its AI‑focused networking...
Dormakaba Makes Strategic Investment in SwiftConnect
Swiss security firm dormakaba announced a strategic investment in U.S. access control company SwiftConnect to broaden its biometric access control market reach. The deal value was not disclosed. The investment will help integrate SwiftConnect's platform with dormakaba's solutions for open,...
Rimal Semiconductors Secures Bridge Funding From Keheilan Asset Management
Saudi-based chip design startup Rimal Semiconductors announced it has closed a bridge funding round led by Keheilan Asset Management, with participation from an undisclosed regional investor. The undisclosed amount will be used to expand chip design operations, diversify manufacturing partnerships,...
Upscale AI Secures Over $100M Seed Funding to Build Open AI Networking Infrastructure
Upscale AI announced a seed round exceeding $100 million to develop open, interoperable AI fabric solutions built on NVIDIA Spectrum‑X Ethernet switch silicon and its AI‑optimized SONiC software. The funding will support the launch of scale‑out Ethernet systems for heterogeneous...
Orqa Raises €12.7M Series A to Scale FPV Drone Tech
Croatian drone maker Orqa announced a €12.7 million Series A round led by Expeditions, with participation from AYMO Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Taiwania Capital and Radius Capital. The funding will be used to expand production, boost R&D, and support global...
Amber Semiconductor Closes $30M Series C Funding Round
Amber Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company, has closed a $30 million Series C financing round to accelerate its PowerTile™ vertical power delivery solutions for AI data centers. The funding, raised from new and existing investors, will be used to scale...
Sandbar Raises $23M Series A Led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures
Sandbar, the AI‑powered note‑taking smart ring startup, announced a $23 million Series A round led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures. The funding will be used to expand its software and machine‑learning teams and boost marketing as it prepares to ship the Stream...
Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Acquires Rad Power Bikes Out of Bankruptcy
Life Electric Vehicles Holdings has completed the acquisition of Rad Power Bikes, taking the e‑bike maker out of bankruptcy. The new owner plans to shift final assembly to a 100,000‑square‑foot facility in the United States, using imported components for domestic...
Imec Invests in Atlas Data Storage to Develop DNA-Based Data Storage Technology
imec announced a strategic partnership and investment in Atlas Data Storage, becoming a shareholder to accelerate development of permanent DNA‑based data storage. The collaboration combines Atlas' ASIC design and DNA synthesis expertise with imec's nano‑electronics and chip fabrication capabilities. The...
MicroVision Inc Issues $43M Senior Secured Convertible Notes
MicroVision Inc announced the issuance of two senior secured convertible notes totaling $43 million. $19.5 million of the proceeds were used to repay existing principal, with the remainder allocated to general operations. The financing was reported during the company's Q4...
Material Hybrid Manufacturing Raises $7.1M Seed Round Led by Outlander VC and Harpoon Ventures
Miami-based startup Material Hybrid Manufacturing announced a $7.1 million seed round to fund its HYBRID3D 3D‑printed battery platform. The round was co‑led by Outlander VC and Harpoon Ventures, with participation from GoAhead Ventures, Myelin VC, Demos Capital and Giant Step...
Japanese Government Acquires 40% Stake in Chipmaker Rapidus
The Japanese government announced it has become the largest shareholder in Rapidus Corp., purchasing a 40% stake for 100 billion yen ($640 million). The investment gives the government 11.5% voting rights and aims to secure a stable domestic semiconductor supply.
Aeva Technologies Raises $150M in Strategic Funding From LG Innotek and Apollo
Aeva Technologies announced a strategic funding round that raised approximately $150 million, with corporate investors LG Innotek and Apollo. LG Innotek will commit up to $50 million in equity, joint product investment, and capital expenditures to accelerate Aeva’s entry into physical AI markets and...
Airgain Acquires HPUE Product Line From Nextivity
Airgain announced the acquisition of the high‑power user equipment (HPUE) product line from Nextivity, gaining IP, a customer base and a reseller agreement. The deal was disclosed during Airgain's Q4 2025 earnings call and is expected to be immediately adjusted...
Sophia Space Raises $10M Seed Round to Accelerate Orbital Data Centers
Sophia Space announced a $10 million seed round led by Alpha Funds, KDDI Green Partners Fund and Unlock Venture Partners. The funding will accelerate development of its space‑based edge computers and orbital data centers, including the Tile compute module. The round...
Semiconductor Startup optoML Raises $1.8 Mn in Pre‑Series A Round
Fabless semiconductor startup optoML announced a $1.8 million pre‑Series A funding round led by Bluehill.VC and A99. The capital will be used to expand hiring and develop its next‑generation AI‑focused chips after completing a 12 nm tape‑out with TSMC. Founder Saravana Maruthamuthu highlighted...
Thiax Secures PSV Hafnium Backing for Real-Time X-Ray Inspection Technology
Danish deeptech spin‑out Thiax announced it has secured an undisclosed investment from venture fund PSV Hafnium to accelerate development of its real‑time 3‑D X‑ray inspection system for polymer and composite parts. The funding will be used to ready the technology...
Astera Labs Acquires Pliops to Open First R&D Center in Israel
Astera Labs announced the acquisition of Pliops, a data center interconnect technology provider, to establish its first research and development center in Israel. The move aims to bolster Astera Labs' AI connectivity solutions and expand its global footprint. The financial...
SportIQ Raises $6.2M Series A to Expand Smart Ball Technology
SportIQ, a Los Angeles‑ and Helsinki‑based sports tech company, announced a $6.2 million Series A round to fund international expansion and development of its sensor‑enabled smart ball platform. Investors include KB Partners, Koppenberg Management, Match Ventures and Tera Ventures, alongside high‑net‑worth individuals...
Intel Completes $5.0 Billion Share Sale to Nvidia
Intel announced the completion of a $5.0 billion sale of its common stock to Nvidia, strengthening its balance sheet and strategic flexibility. The transaction, disclosed in Intel’s Q4 2025 financial results, marks a major corporate investment by Nvidia in the chipmaker.
Trane Technologies to Acquire LiquidStack to Boost Data Center Cooling Solutions
Trane Technologies announced a definitive agreement to acquire LiquidStack, a liquid‑cooling technology provider for data centers. The acquisition will expand Trane’s thermal‑management portfolio and integrate LiquidStack’s solutions globally, targeting high‑density AI workloads. Financial terms were undisclosed, with closing expected in...
Vervesemi Secures $10M Funding to Scale Semiconductor Product Commercialisation
Semiconductor startup Vervesemi announced a $10 million financing round aimed at scaling the commercialisation of its product. The funding will support production ramp‑up and market expansion. Details on investors and round stage were not disclosed.