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MedScout, an AI‑driven commercial strategy platform for medtech sales and marketing, announced a $10 million early‑stage growth round. The round was led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from existing investors Live Oak Venture Partners and Stage 2 Capital. The funding will support the deployment of AI agents to assist medtech commercial and marketing teams.

Dono.AI Inc., a startup that modernizes property records using AI, announced a $6.5 million seed round to expand its platform for title insurers, lenders, mortgage servicers and real‑estate investors. The round was led by Link Ventures with participation from lool VC...

Australian digital twin startup Neara announced a $63M Series D funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures, with participation from Partners Group, EQT, Square Peg Capital and Skip Capital. The capital will accelerate its AI‑enabled grid modeling platform and support...

Phenom People Inc., an AI-powered HR platform, announced the acquisition of Be Applied Ltd., an AI-driven cognitive assessment provider, for an undisclosed price. The deal expands Phenom’s AI hiring capabilities by adding skills‑based assessment tools, enhancing its talent intelligence suite.

Recolabs Inc., a SaaS security startup that protects AI applications and autonomous agents, announced a $30 million Series B round led by Zeev Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners LP, Boldstart Ventures, Angular Ventures, Workday Ventures, TIAA Ventures, S Ventures and Quadrille Capital....

Backslash Security Inc., a startup protecting AI-driven coding workflows, announced a $19 million Series A round led by KOMPAS VC with participation from Maniv Mobility, Artofin Venture Capital, StageOne Ventures Ltd., and First Rays Capital. The funding will be used to expand R&D,...

Keycard Labs Inc., an AI agent identity startup, announced the acquisition of security certificate management startup Anchor.dev. The deal brings Anchor.dev's team and technology into Keycard, enhancing its platform for short‑lived, task‑based credentials and per‑action auditability for AI‑driven development. The...

Chip startup SambaNova Systems announced it is raising over $350 million from a consortium led by Vista Equity Partners, with Cambium Capital and Intel also participating. Intel may invest up to $150 million, marking its first direct investment after earlier acquisition talks...

Zscaler Inc. announced it has acquired SquareX Ltd., a browser security startup, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will integrate SquareX’s lightweight browser extension technology into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform, enhancing protection against phishing, credential theft, and other browser‑based...

Nullify Holdings Pty. Ltd., an AI-driven product security startup, announced a $12.5 million seed round led by SYN Ventures with participation from Black Nova Venture Capital. The funding will accelerate deployment of its autonomous AI workforce across midsized enterprises and high‑growth...

Dynatrace announced the acquisition of feature‑management platform DevCycle, aiming to combine feature flags with causal AI to create an active observability control plane. The deal, reported on Feb 4 2026, seeks to close the observability gap in progressive delivery and support agentic...

Semperis Ltd., a provider of enterprise identity protection and cyber‑resilience solutions, announced the acquisition of MightyID Inc., a specialist in identity‑resilience for cloud platforms such as Okta and Ping Identity. The undisclosed‑value deal expands Semperis’s capabilities in hybrid identity security,...

Skyryse Inc., developer of the AI-powered flight control system SkyOS, announced a Series C funding round exceeding $300 million, led by Autopilot Ventures and Fidelity Management with participation from several institutional investors. The round values the company at $1.15 billion and will...

NXP Semiconductors announced the completion of the sale of its MEMS sensors business to STMicroelectronics for $900 million in cash. The transaction, disclosed in NXP's Q4 earnings release, marks the Dutch chipmaker's divestiture of its MEMS portfolio. STMicroelectronics will acquire...

Cybersecurity-as-a-service startup RADICL Defense Inc. announced a $31 million Series A round to accelerate its AI‑driven virtual security operations center for SMBs. The round was led by Paladin Capital Group with participation from Access Venture Partners, Denver Ventures and Cervin Ventures.

Shield Technology Partners Inc. announced a $100 million funding round led entirely by Thrive Holdings. The capital will be used to acquire additional managed service providers and develop AI-driven tools for its portfolio. The round was announced on February 2, 2026.

Cisco Foundation AI unveiled a suite of agentic security tools aimed at safeguarding increasingly autonomous AI systems in enterprise environments. The flagship offering, Foundation‑sec‑8B‑Reasoning, is an open‑weight model optimized for multistep cybersecurity analysis and produces explicit reasoning traces. Complementary releases...

PwC announced an expanded alliance with Google Cloud, committing $400 million over three years to accelerate AI‑driven security operations. The partnership blends Google Cloud’s AI‑powered security platforms with PwC’s transformation, risk, and managed‑service expertise to modernize security across hybrid and multicloud...

Ethos Technologies debuted on Nasdaq under ticker LIFE, pricing its IPO at $19 per share and raising about $200 million, valuing the digital life‑insurance platform at $1.2 billion. The stock opened lower and closed more than 11 % down at $16.85, marking a...

SAP reported Q4 2025 revenue of $11.6 billion and operating profit of $3.1 billion, beating estimates and delivering a 27% profit surge. Cloud revenue rose 19% to $6.7 billion, pushing the operating margin to 29.2% and free cash flow to $1.2 billion. However, the...

San Francisco‑based Lorikeet has launched Coach, a self‑service analytics agent now generally available to diagnose AI‑driven customer support tickets. Coach combines thematic analysis and a ticket quality score to pinpoint failing topics, sentiment shifts, and configuration issues across both AI...

IBM reported a 9% fourth‑quarter revenue jump, the strongest in three years, driven by rapid software and infrastructure growth. Software now represents 45% of the company’s revenue, up from 25% in 2018, and free cash flow rose to $7.6 billion, a...

Insurance platform Ethos Technologies Inc. debuted on Nasdaq, pricing its IPO at $19 per share and raising roughly $200 million, valuing the company at $1.2 billion. The shares closed down 11% on the first day of trading. Ethos, founded in 2016, uses...

Decagon AI announced a $250 million Series D round that lifts its valuation to $4.5 billion. The funding, led by Coatue Management and Index Ventures, will accelerate the rollout of its AI concierge platform, which leverages large‑language models across chat, email and voice...

Dynatrace announced Dynatrace Intelligence, an agentic operations system that blends deterministic, real‑time intelligence with AI agents to push enterprises toward autonomous software operations. Built on the Grail data lakehouse and Smartscape, the platform delivers explainable insights that act within predefined...

Zendesk CEO Tom Eggemeier says enterprise AI is shifting from pilot projects to full‑scale production, with customer service emerging as the primary proving ground. Companies that achieve over 50% automated resolutions are reporting higher satisfaction scores, faster response times, and...

Sentra.app, operating as Dynamis Labs Inc., announced a $5 million seed round led by a16z speedrun and Together Fund. The funding will accelerate development of its AI teammate that uses voice to capture and organize enterprise knowledge across meetings, Slack, Jira...

Pecan AI Ltd. introduced its Predictive AI Agent, an autonomous system that turns raw proprietary data into actionable forecasts for revenue, demand, and customer sentiment. The agent interprets each company’s unique data fingerprint, breaks the predictive workflow into subtasks, builds...

Assembled Inc. launched general availability of its agentic AI schedule generation feature for customer support teams. The new Schedule Generation board automates workforce scheduling, replacing spreadsheets with AI‑driven optimization, compliance and scaling. Early adopters like ServiceTitan, Backcountry.com and Preply report...

Abstract Security announced a partnership with cloud‑security leader Netskope to embed real‑time detection directly into Netskope One telemetry streams. The integration streams high‑fidelity Secure Service Edge data into Abstract’s adaptive pipeline, allowing on‑the‑fly enrichment, filtering and routing to SIEMs, data...

Adaptive6 announced a $28 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $44 million. The startup’s platform treats cloud cost inefficiencies like security vulnerabilities, promising 15‑35% reductions in cloud spend. It scans multi‑cloud environments and code repositories, pinpointing waste down to the...

Datatruck Inc. announced a $12 million Series A round led by Avenue Growth Partners to accelerate its AI‑native operating system for long‑haul trucking. The platform unifies dispatch, load management, compliance, accounting and driver communication into a single system of record. Embedded AI...

Apiiro Ltd. launched Guardian Agent, an AI‑driven application security agent that prevents vulnerable and non‑compliant code generation. The solution continuously monitors software architecture, attack surface, runtime exposure, and policy compliance, rewriting prompts to secure AI coding assistants in real time....

Platform Engineering Labs announced a major update to its open‑source formae infrastructure‑as‑code platform, adding beta support for four additional public clouds – Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure and OVHcloud. The new multicloud capability expands formae beyond its...

Rein Security launched a platform that delivers real‑time production visibility for applications, targeting blind spots in API, AI‑generated code, and Model Context Protocol security. The solution uses an agentless architecture to capture runtime behavior, validate vulnerabilities, and enforce protections without...

Factify Technologies announced a $73 million seed round, led by Valley Capital Partners and backed by AI veterans and finance leaders. The startup aims to replace static PDFs with "Factified" documents that carry unique identities, version histories, access controls, and programmable...

Data security firm MIND Security launched DLP for Agentic AI, a data‑centric solution that safeguards sensitive information used by autonomous AI agents across enterprise applications. The service provides visibility into active AI agents, real‑time risk detection, and automated remediation, shifting...

PitchBook’s 2025 report sees a cautiously optimistic outlook for U.S. venture‑backed IPOs in 2026, noting that the IPO window has reopened but remains thin. Only 48 companies went public last year, delivering modest exit value while more than $4.3 trillion stays...

Cloud cost governance startup Adaptive6 Inc. announced a $28 million Series A round led by U.S. Venture Partners, with participation from New Era Capital Partners, Pitango VC, Forgepoint Capital and Vertex Ventures. The funding brings the company's total capital raised to $44 million...

Sentra.app (Dynamis Labs Inc.) announced a $5 million seed round co‑led by a16z speedrun and Together Fund, with participation from Parable, Precursor Ventures, Inovia, Backwards Capital and Antigravity Capital. The funding will support development of its AI teammate platform that organizes...

F5 Inc. posted fiscal Q1 2026 revenue of $822 million, up 7% YoY, and adjusted earnings per share of $4.45, surpassing analyst expectations of $756 million and $3.65 EPS. Systems revenue surged 37% while software revenue fell 8%, and global services grew...

Commvault Systems saw its shares tumble more than 30% to a two‑year low after the data‑protection firm forecast fiscal 2026 fourth‑quarter revenue of $305‑$308 million, falling short of the $314 million analysts expected. The miss came despite a strong third‑quarter performance, with...

The Allen Institute for AI unveiled Ai2 Open Coding Agents, a family of open‑source developer agents that can be customized to any codebase. The flagship model, SERA‑32B, solves over 55 % of SWE‑Bench Verified problems, while the smaller SERA‑8B reaches 29.4 %—far...

Databricks’ 2026 State of AI Agents report shows multi‑agent workflow usage exploding 327% over four months, yet only 19% of surveyed enterprises have deployed agents at scale. The study, based on activity from over 20,000 customers—including 60% of the Fortune 500—highlights...

Swimlane unveiled its AI Agent workforce, branding the new Hero AI agents as native extensions of the Turbine platform. The agents claim to perform work equivalent to over 60,000 SOC analysts each day and can be dragged into low‑code playbooks via...

Digital workplace leaders must craft an AI strategy that starts with a clear vision aligned to business goals, identifies market drivers, and maps compliance and ethical risks. The strategy translates into an AI portfolio that prioritizes initiatives, balances ambition with...

Databricks secured $1.8 billion in debt financing, including a $1.15 billion extension to its revolving credit facility and a delayed‑draw term loan. The new funding raises its total loan capacity to about $7.05 billion, following a $4 billion Series L equity round. The capital is...

Enterprises are hitting a scaling wall as unstructured data pipelines fail to meet the latency, throughput, and consistency demands of AI inference workloads. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reports customers are pressing for end‑to‑end pipeline redesigns, including RDMA‑enabled data movement, to...

Inferact Inc. launched with a $150 million seed round that values the startup at $800 million. The company will commercialize the open‑source vLLM inference engine, known for its PagedAttention memory‑saving technique and quantization. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed and Databricks’ VC arm,...

Databricks Inc. announced it has raised $1.8 billion in debt financing, comprising a $1.15 billion extension to its revolving credit facility and a delayed‑draw term loan. The financing, provided by private credit lenders and syndicated loan investors, bolsters its balance sheet ahead...

Searchlight Cyber introduced Ransomware File Explorer, a new feature in its Cerberus platform that provides searchable visibility into file‑tree data posted on ransomware leak sites. The tool indexes file‑tree metadata, enabling instant keyword searches without handling malicious archives. It helps...

Keyfactor and IBM Consulting have unveiled a joint solution that streamlines post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness for enterprises. The offering blends Keyfactor’s automated cryptographic discovery, PKI lifecycle management, and digital signing with IBM Consulting’s cybersecurity governance, quantum‑safe delivery frameworks, and AI‑driven...

Yuki Technologies raised a $6 million seed round led by Hyperwise Ventures to launch its AI data‑cost optimization platform. The startup’s Yuki Fabric acts as a real‑time control layer for data warehouses such as Snowflake and BigQuery, automatically routing queries to...

Obsidian Security unveiled a new suite that provides end‑to‑end protection for SaaS‑to‑SaaS integrations, addressing a surge in supply‑chain attacks that exploit OAuth tokens and blind spots in traditional tools. The platform offers real‑time breach detection, visibility into unauthorized “shadow” connections,...

Silent Push, a preemptive cyber‑defense startup, unveiled Traffic Origin, a solution that pinpoints the true upstream source of obfuscated web traffic such as residential proxies, VPNs, and bot farms. The platform delivers high‑confidence risk indicators, country‑connected data, and visual context...

Enterprise AI adoption has accelerated as confidence replaces complexity, according to a year‑long Google Cloud interview series. Leaders emphasized that existing development skills remain relevant, while new terminology often masks familiar concepts. Google’s platforms—especially GKE’s automated scaling and Cloud Run’s...

Twilio has deepened its multi‑year partnership with AEG, extending its customer‑engagement platform to Crypto.com Arena, the LA Kings and the AXS ticketing system. The collaboration enables real‑time, data‑driven personalization of fan communications across SMS, email and in‑app channels. By integrating...

Nexxa.ai Inc., a startup building AI agents for heavy industry, announced a $9 million seed round led by Construct Capital with participation from a16z and existing investors. The funding will support its Nitro platform to modernize industrial engineering workflows.

AiStrike, an AI-native cybersecurity startup, announced a $7 million seed round led by Blumberg Capital with participation from Runtime Ventures, NextEra Energy Investments and Oregon Venture Fund. The funding will be used to scale its preemptive cyber defense platform for enterprise...

Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo Holdings Inc. announced its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to raise up to $201 million and achieve a valuation of up to $1.96 billion. The company will price its shares between $15 and $17,...

Los Angeles‑based AI risk and compliance startup RiskFront Inc. announced a $3.3 million pre‑seed funding round led by Lytical Ventures, with participation from Flint Capital and Oceans. The capital will accelerate development of its AI agents for fraud detection and compliance...

AheadComputing Inc., a CPU microarchitecture startup, announced a $30 million Seed2 funding round co‑led by Eclipse, Toyota Ventures and Cambium, bringing its total financing to $53 million. The round also included Corner, Trousdale, EPIQ, MESH and Stata. The capital will be used...

Seoul‑based AI chip maker FuriosaAI Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise a Series D round of $300‑$500 million, hiring Morgan Stanley and Mirae Asset Securities to advise. The funding would be its last before a planned IPO in 2027.

Ethernovia Inc., a semiconductor startup, announced a Series B funding round of over $90 million led by Maverick Silicon with participation from Socratic Partners. The capital will accelerate development of next‑generation Ethernet packet processors and expand software capabilities for automotive, robotics, and...

AI inference startup Baseten Labs announced a $300 million funding round that values the company at $5 billion. The round was co‑led by Institutional Venture Partners and CapitalG, with Nvidia contributing $150 million. The capital will help scale Baseten’s AI inference infrastructure platform.

Legato, an AI vibe‑coding platform, announced a $7 million seed round led by Israel‑based S Capital VC with participation from Cerca Partners. The funding will accelerate the expansion of its SaaS AI builder for business users, highlighting growing interest in low‑code...

China's Moonshot AI, a leading large‑language‑model developer, announced an imminent funding round that will lift its valuation to $4.8 billion, about $500 million above its December valuation. The round follows a $500 million raise in December and comes as rivals MiniMax and Z.ai...

ThreatModeler Software Inc. announced it has acquired Spain‑based rival IriusRisk SL, expanding its threat modeling capabilities. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combined entity remains majority‑owned by Invictus Growth Partners, with Paladin Capital Group holding the remainder.

JumpCloud Inc. announced the acquisition of MacSolution Tecnologia Ltd., Brazil's largest managed service provider, for an undisclosed price. The deal strengthens JumpCloud's identity and access management offerings in Latin America and builds a strategic hub in São Paulo. The acquisition follows...

Fitness platform Strava Inc. has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, submitting a draft registration statement to the SEC. The company hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to lead the IPO, marking a new step after recent subscription growth and...

Canadian quantum computing startup Photonic Inc. announced it closed a CAD $180 million ($130 million) funding round led by Planet First Partners, with participation from Telus Corp’s venture arm, Microsoft Corp, and BCI. The round brings total capital raised to $271 million as the...

Swap Commerce Ltd. announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by DST Global and ICONIQ Capital to accelerate its global expansion and enhance payments capabilities. The round brings total capital raised to $149 million and supports the AI‑driven commerce operating...

Mobileye Global Inc., the automotive chip maker, announced an agreement to acquire Israeli AI humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics Ltd. for $900 million in cash and stock. The deal includes $612 million in cash and up to 26.2 million Mobileye shares, aiming to...

OneStream Inc., a corporate performance management software provider, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by private-equity firm Hg in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $6.4 billion. Shareholders will receive $24 per share, a 31%...

Marvell Technology announced a stock‑and‑cash acquisition of XConn Technologies Holdings for $540 million, aiming to strengthen its AI data‑center switching portfolio. The deal, expected to close early 2026 pending regulatory approval, will add XConn’s interconnect switching technology and engineering team to...

Robotics startup Lyte AI Inc., founded by former Apple Face ID engineers, announced its launch and a $107 million funding round. Investors include Fidelity Management & Research Co., Atreides Management LP, EXOR Ventures B.V., Key1 Capital Management LP, VentureTech Alliance...

Singapore‑based DayOne Data Centers Ltd. announced a Series C round exceeding $2 billion, led by Coatue with participation from Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund and other institutional investors. The capital will fund the construction of a 24‑acre data center campus in Lahti, Finland,...

Chinese graphics card supplier Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology Co. raised $717 million in its Hong Kong IPO, selling 284.8 million shares at $19.6 each. The listing took place on Jan 1, 2026, making Biren the third Chinese graphics‑card maker to go public this month.

Octopus Energy announced the spin‑out of its Kraken Technologies subsidiary as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion after closing a $1 billion funding round. The round was led by D1 Capital Partners and included investors Octopus Capital, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan,...

Chinese AI startup MiniMax announced plans for a Hong Kong IPO, seeking over $600 million in funding. The offering is backed by Alibaba Group, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and other investors, with bids expected to start soon and a listing...

SMIC announced it will purchase the remaining 49% stake in Semiconductor Manufacturing North China Corp. for about $5.8 billion (40.6 billion yuan), issuing 547.2 million A‑shares to the target’s five shareholders. The acquisition gives SMIC full control of the foundry, expanding its chip‑fabrication...

Coforge Ltd. announced plans to acquire Encora Digital LLC for $2.35 billion, financing the deal with shares and a $550 million bridge loan, and buying the company from a consortium that includes Advent International and Warburg Pincus. The acquisition aims to strengthen...

Beijing-based AI startup DP Technology Co. Ltd. announced a $114 million Series C round, raising 800 million yuan to expand its AI-driven scientific research tools. The round was led by Fortune Venture Capital and Beijing Jingguorui Equity Investment Fund, with participation from several...

Samsung Electronics announced that its Harman International unit will acquire ZF Friedrichshafen’s advanced driver‑assistance systems (ADAS) business in a deal valued at about $1.76 billion. The acquisition aims to boost Samsung’s presence in vehicle electronics and accelerate growth in the ADAS...

Cerebras Systems announced it is preparing to file for a U.S. IPO as early as this week, targeting a second‑quarter 2026 public debut. The AI chipmaker, which previously postponed its offering, is rekindling its listing ambitions after regulatory clearance for...

Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. announced it will be taken private by private‑equity firms Permira Holdings Ltd. and Warburg Pincus LLC in an $8.4 billion transaction. The acquirers will purchase shares at $24.55 each, with a go‑shop period running until Jan. 23, 2026. The...

TikTok’s CEO announced that ByteDance and TikTok have signed agreements creating a joint venture for the U.S. business, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX each taking a 50% stake. The arrangement, aimed at keeping the app operational in the United...

Code‑editor provider Cursor announced today that it has acquired Graphite, an AI‑powered code review startup. The deal will be financed with a mix of cash and equity, and Graphite will continue operating as a standalone product alongside Cursor’s editor.

Sweden‑based AI startup Endra Systems announced a $20 million seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Norrsken VC and angel investors. The funding will accelerate the company’s AI‑driven platform that automates mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for engineers, and...

Data‑management firm AtScale announced it has closed a new equity financing round led by Snowflake Inc.’s venture arm, Snowflake Ventures. While the exact amount was not disclosed, analysts estimate the round is between $75 million and $100 million, marking AtScale’s largest investment...

San Francisco‑based AI startup Edison Scientific announced a $70 million seed round to accelerate its autonomous AI scientist platform, Kosmos. The round was led by Triatomic Capital LP and Spark Capital LP, with participation from Pillar VC LP, Susa Ventures Partners...

Embedded‑security firm Exein SpA announced a €100 million financing round led by Blue Cloud Ventures with participation from HV Capital, Intrepid Growth Partners, Geodesic and J.P. Morgan. The capital will fund global expansion and the development of a next‑generation AI‑driven runtime security...