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Akave Inc., a two‑year‑old cloud infrastructure startup, announced a $6.65 million seed round to expand its compute‑agnostic, egress‑free object storage service. The round was backed by CVP NLH Advisors Ltd (No Limit Holdings), Protocol Labs Inc., Big Brain Holdings LLC, Avalanche VC LP and the Filecoin Foundation. The funding will be used to grow sales, marketing and product development.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

AI‑focused startup Unusual announced a $3.6 million seed round to help brands control how generative AI models describe them. Backed by investors such as BoxGroup, Y Combinator and Instacart co‑founder Max Mullen, the company offers a platform that probes AI reasoning and...

ContractPodAI has rebranded as Leah, adopting the name of its flagship AI platform to signal a broader focus beyond contract lifecycle management. The company now offers an agentic automation suite that spans legal, finance, and procurement functions, while still retaining...

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,...

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...

Cisco Systems is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cyber‑asset‑management startup Axonius for about $2 billion, though Axonius publicly denied any acquisition discussions. Founded in 2017, Axonius offers an agent‑less platform that aggregates data from hundreds of security and IT tools...

Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli startup Koi Security for about $400 million. Koi, founded in 2024 by former Unit 8200 veterans, offers a Supply Chain Gateway and AI‑driven risk engine that provide continuous visibility and control over software...

Mumbai‑based Knight Fintech closed a $23.6 million round led by Accel, bringing its total funding to $30 million since its 2019 launch. The startup offers a co‑lending and treasury‑management platform that automates loan issuance, reconciliation and risk monitoring. Its product line also...

LexisNexis has embedded generative AI into its Lexis+ platform, pairing 138 billion documents with the Protégé assistant to answer questions, draft briefs and surface litigation insights. A Thomson Reuters survey shows 80 % of legal professionals expect AI to be transformational within...

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.

Uber is reportedly in talks to acquire SpotHero, a Chicago‑based parking‑reservation startup valued at $290 million after its 2019 Series D round. SpotHero’s platform lets users book spots in over 400 North American cities and has facilitated more than 100 million parked cars...

Security researchers at Aikido Security have identified Shai Hulud 3.0, a new variant of the JavaScript‑focused supply‑chain worm. The malware embeds malicious code in npm packages, using enhanced obfuscation, modular architecture, and broader runtime compatibility to evade detection. Although currently limited to...

Verisk Analytics abandoned its $2.35 billion purchase of roofing‑software firm AccuLynx after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission failed to complete its antitrust review before the contract’s Dec. 26 deadline. The deal, announced in June, had been slated to close by October and...

Octopus Energy has spun out its Kraken Technologies subsidiary as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion after closing a $1 billion funding round led by D1 Capital Partners. Octopus will retain a 13.7% stake and inject an additional $320 million through Octopus...

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...

U.S. and Australian cyber agencies have issued urgent alerts that the critical MongoDB flaw known as MongoBleed (CVE‑2025‑14847) is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of zlib‑compressed network messages, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read...

Coforge Ltd. announced a $2.35 billion share‑based acquisition of Encora Digital LLC, financed with a $550 million bridge loan to refinance Encora’s debt. Encora, a New Jersey‑based AI‑focused services firm, brings capabilities in large language model fine‑tuning, AI agents, data compliance, and...

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...

Cyata Security disclosed a critical vulnerability, dubbed LangGrinch (CVE‑2025‑68664), in the core library langchain‑core that underpins most AI agents. The flaw, scoring 9.3 on the CVSS scale, exploits a serialization injection path, allowing attackers to exfiltrate environment secrets and potentially...

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...

Snowflake is in advanced talks to acquire observability startup Observe for roughly $1 billion, marking its largest startup purchase to date. Observe’s platform, built on Snowflake’s cloud data warehouse, uses a proprietary OPAL query language to deliver time‑aware telemetry analysis and...

Enterprises accelerating AI‑driven autonomous workflows face a new operational mandate: robust AI agent governance. Rubrik’s CEO Bipul Sinha warns that compromised agents can inflict ten times the damage in a tenth of the time, threatening business processes and identities. To...

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...

Forcepoint X‑Labs has identified a surge in holiday‑themed phishing that blends fake DocuSign credential‑harvesting emails with deceptive loan‑offer spam. Attackers send DocuSign‑styled messages from unrelated domains, routing victims through disposable hosting services before landing on credential‑stealing pages. The campaign then...

Sigma Browser OÜ unveiled Eclipse, a privacy‑first browser that embeds a local large language model, keeping all queries and chat data on the user’s device. Unlike Chrome’s Gemini or Firefox’s AI add‑ons, Eclipse never sends data to the cloud and...

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 agreed to be taken private by Permira and Warburg Pincus in an $8.4 billion cash deal at $24.55 per share, a 47% premium to its pre‑rumor price. The Idaho‑based firm provides automated investment‑accounting and analytics software, increasingly leveraging AI 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...

Cursor, the AI‑driven code editor company, announced the acquisition of Graphite, an AI code‑review startup that raised more than $50 million from investors such as Anthology and Figma Ventures. The deal will be financed with a mix of cash and equity,...

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...

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...

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...