Jump, a Salt Lake City fintech that provides AI‑driven tools for financial advisors, announced an $80 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. The capital will accelerate development of its meeting‑preparation, research, and compliance automation platform and expand its sales force. Jump’s technology aims to reduce manual workflow for wealth managers, allowing advisors to focus on client relationships. The round also includes participation from existing investors, underscoring confidence in AI adoption across the financial services sector.

DG Matrix, a startup developing solid‑state transformers (SSTs) for data centers, announced a $60 million Series A round led by Engine Ventures. The company’s SSTs can handle up to 2.4 MW, promising higher efficiency and reduced footprint compared with legacy transformer technology....

Synthesia, the London‑based AI video platform, has scaled to a $4 billion valuation as it expands its enterprise customer base. Founder and CEO Victor Riparbelli discussed the company’s mission to overhaul content creation using synthetic video and the strategic steps driving...

Saudi-backed AI firm Humain has invested $3 billion in xAI, taking a significant minority stake. The investment was announced just before SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, marking a major corporate funding round for the startup.

Danaher, a US healthcare conglomerate, is close to finalizing a roughly $10 billion acquisition of Masimo, the maker of pulse‑oximetry and other medical monitoring devices. The deal, still subject to antitrust clearance, would add Masimo’s sensor technology to Danaher’s Life Sciences...

Apax Partners pulled its £575 million takeover bid for FTSE 250 software firm Pinewood on February 16, citing challenging market conditions. The withdrawal triggered an immediate 31% drop in Pinewood’s share price, the steepest decline in weeks. Analysts view the move as a...
Top Indian venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and Accel announced they will each commit between $300 million and $500 million to support the growth of India's AI ecosystem, with the funding to be made at the AI Impact Summit. The...

Alibaba announced the launch of Qwen 3.5, its latest generative‑AI model. The model adds visual agentic capabilities, allowing it to interpret images and autonomously carry out complex tasks. Alibaba claims Qwen 3.5 costs 60% less to run and delivers eight‑fold...

NYC‑based Garner Health, a data‑analytics platform that helps workers locate healthcare providers, announced a $118 million Series D financing round, bringing its valuation to $1.35 billion. The round was reported on February 11, 2026.
Spain-based AI startup Multiverse, which compresses large language models to cut energy and compute costs, is reportedly in talks to raise about €500 million, valuing the company at over €1.5 billion. The company has reached €100 million in annual recurring revenue.
AI startup Newo announced a $25 million Series A funding round, bringing its total capital to $32 million. The new capital will be used to expand its always‑on AI voice and text agents that serve as front‑desk assistants for small...