
CVector, an industrial AI startup, announced a $5 million seed round to expand its AI-powered software platform for large-scale manufacturing and utilities. The round was led by Powerhouse Ventures with participation from Fusion Fund, Myriad Venture Partners and Hitachi's corporate venture arm. The new capital will help CVector scale its industrial 'nervous system' across more customers.

Maia Farms, a Vancouver‑based developer of mushroom and mycelium‑based food ingredients, closed a $3.75 million seed round. The financing was led by Active Impact Investments with participation from Nya Planet, Ag‑West Bio, PIC Investment Group and Deep Checks. The capital will...
Wealth creation platform Vennre announced the close of its Pre-Series A funding round, raising $9.6 million through a hybrid equity and debt structure. The capital will support its mission to provide high‑earning individuals access to private market opportunities.

GlassPoint, a NYC-based provider of solar-thermal technology for industrial process heat, announced a $20 million funding round led by N.I.S. New Investment Solutions with participation from returning investor MIG Capital. The capital will be used to expand its Technology Center...

Copenhagen‑based AI SaaS startup Kime announced a €2 million pre‑seed funding round led by PSV Tech, with participation from Nordic Makers and local angel investors. The capital will support the development of its AI‑search analytics platform that helps brands monitor visibility...

New‑York‑based lingerie retailer Journelle announced it has fully acquired its own factory in Italy, marking a step toward vertical integration and greater control over its supply chain. The acquisition, completed on Monday, will allow the brand to produce its own...
Visitt, a New York‑based AI‑native property operations platform, announced a $22 million Series B round. The financing was led by Susquehanna Growth Equity with participation from Vertex Ventures Israel, Anfield and Sarona Ventures. The capital will be used to expand its AI...

San Francisco‑based AI‑first customer research platform Listen Labs announced a $69 million Series B round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Evantic, Sequoia Capital, Conviction and Pear VC. The funding will support the company’s enterprise growth and product expansion. The round follows...

London‑based PSA platform Scoro announced the acquisition of Estonia‑based AI‑driven expense and bill management provider Envoice. The deal value was undisclosed, and integration between the two products is already live, enabling automated expense tracking for professional‑services firms. The combined offering...

Dubai-based AI-enabled accounting platform skrooge.ai announced a $1.85 million seed round to fund product and engineering hires and expand delivery capacity for UAE SMEs. The round’s investors were not disclosed. The company currently serves 150 clients with $300 K ARR.

Dubai-based AI-native news platform A47 announced a $2 million pre‑seed round from undisclosed institutional and angel investors. The funding will support product development and expansion across the Middle East and international markets. Co‑founder Shehab Gargash also joined the board as Chairman.

Orbital, an AI platform for real estate law, secured $60 million in a Series B round led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from REV, The LegalTech Fund, Moderne Ventures, Grosvenor Group, JLL Spark, Outward and Seedcamp. The funding will fuel expansion...

UK AI startup Synthesia announced a $200 million funding round led by existing investor Google Ventures, valuing the company at $4 billion. The round boosts the firm, which counts 70 % of the FTSE 100 among its clients, and supports its expansion of realistic...

Sweden’s private‑equity firm EQT announced a 57 billion‑yen ($371 million) tender offer to acquire MAMEZO, a Tokyo‑based IT services and consulting company, at 3,551 yen per share. The transaction aims for full ownership, marking EQT’s first IT services investment in Japan.

Fire‑suppression startup HEN Technologies announced a $20 M Series A round and $2 M of venture debt, bringing total funding to over $30 M. The round was led by O’Neil Strategic Capital with participation from NSFO, Tanas Capital and z21 Ventures. The capital will...
London‑based mobility fintech GoCab closed a $45 million seed round, comprising $15 million in equity and $30 million in debt. The round was led by African venture firms E3 Capital and Janngo VC, with participation from KawiSafi and Cur8 Capital, and will fund...
Boston-based manufacturing software startup Tulip announced a $120 million Series D round, led by Mitsubishi Electric, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. The funding will support Tulip’s mission to address technology constraints in factories worldwide.
AI startup Humans& announced a $480 million seed round to develop its human‑centric AI collaboration platform, aiming to accelerate product development and market expansion. The funding was disclosed on January 24, 2026.

Harvey, a legal AI startup, announced it has acquired Hexus, a tool‑building startup for product demos and videos. Deal terms were not disclosed; Hexus’s San Francisco team has joined Harvey and its India engineers will move after a Bangalore office opens,...
EquipmentShare, the construction equipment rental and management platform founded in 2015, announced its initial public offering on January 23, 2026, marking its transition from a YC‑backed startup to a publicly traded company. The IPO underscores the firm’s growth and its...

London‑based fintech ClearScore announced the acquisition of UK mortgage platform Acre Platforms, marking its first entry into the mortgage market. The undisclosed‑value deal will enable ClearScore to channel mortgage demand from its millions of users into Acre’s broker ecosystem and...

Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing technology provider, announced a $90 million growth capital raise with global investment manager Barings, which will also act as a strategic partner. The funding will be used to scale operations, accelerate product development, and...

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was formed as ByteDance reduced its stake to 19.9%, ceding 80.1% to a group of investors including Silver Lake, Oracle, MGX and several family offices. The deal, announced on Jan 23 2026, creates a new entity to...

iRobot Corp. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after Shenzhen Picea Robotics Co. completed its acquisition, making iRobot a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal restructures iRobot under a new U.S. subsidiary to protect consumer data and provides a stronger financial...
Terns Pharmaceuticals amended its licensing agreement with China's Hansoh Pharmaceutical, paying a $1 million upfront fee and a modest royalty to obtain the right to license TERN-701, its chronic myeloid leukemia candidate, in territories where Hansoh holds no rights. The...

German AI startup Cloover announced a funding round of over $1.2 billion to build an AI operating system aimed at achieving energy independence. The massive raise underscores growing investor interest in AI-driven energy solutions.

VoiceRun, a full‑stack voice AI platform for developers, announced the close of its $5.5 million seed round. The round was led by Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from RRE Ventures and Link Ventures, and will fund expansion of its voice‑AI technology...

JP Morgan announced it will acquire UK‑based wealth‑tech firm WealthOS, a SaaS platform for digital wealth‑management, to enhance its pensions and retirement‑planning services. The terms were not disclosed, and WealthOS’s 60‑person team will join JP Morgan’s International Consumer Banking division.

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...

Google announced a strategic investment in Japanese AI startup Sakana AI, aiming to extend its Gemini and Gemma models into the local market. The amount was undisclosed, but the partnership gives Sakana AI access to Google’s infrastructure while expanding Google’s...
Talga Group announced it raised A$7.27 million (≈US$5.1 million) through its share purchase plan, surpassing its A$5 million target. The capital will fund a staged 5,000 tpa graphite anode production ramp‑up, grant applications and working capital.

Diploid Genomics, Inc., an AI‑driven genomics analytics startup, announced its launch and the closing of a seed round led by Healthier Capital, which joins as co‑founder and sole external investor. The round, which closed in January 2026, provides strategic capital...
Deep33 Ventures has emerged from stealth, announcing a $150 million deep‑tech fund and a $100 million first close. The fund will invest in AI infrastructure, energy systems, autonomous robotics and quantum computing to address physical constraints on AI deployment. Backed by family...
Juspay announced a $50 million Series D follow‑on round led by WestBridge Capital, mixing primary and secondary investments and valuing the company at $1.2 billion. The funding provides liquidity to early investors and employees and supports its global payments platform expansion.

BigBear.ai, a provider of mission‑ready AI for national security, announced the acquisition of certain technologies from CargoSeer, an Israeli AI software firm specializing in cargo scanning and trade risk‑management. The undisclosed‑value deal expands BigBear’s ability to support customs agencies in...
LendInvest announced a new funding agreement with Castlelake, under which the asset manager will purchase up to £250 million of loans. The partnership expands LendInvest’s bridging loan capacity and offers greater flexibility for UK property borrowers. The deal highlights strong institutional...

Minneapolis‑based medical device maker VentureMed Group announced a $28 million Series C round to advance its vessel preparation technologies. The round was led by S3 Ventures with participation from existing investor Endeavour Vision. The funds will support clinical program expansion and new...

TikTok and its parent ByteDance have signed agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to create a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, slated to close on Jan. 22, 2026. The partnership will secure TikTok’s continued operations in the United States and...

PayPal announced it will acquire Tel‑Aviv‑based multi‑channel orchestration platform Cymbio, enhancing its agentic commerce capabilities across AI surfaces such as Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition will integrate Cymbio’s technology into PayPal’s Store Sync service,...

Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit announced it has closed the first tranche of its Series D round, raising $124 million. The capital will fund strategic acquisitions, expand its orbital logistics infrastructure, and scale in‑orbit transportation services. The round was announced...

Lightning AI and Voltage Park have merged, with Lightning AI as the surviving brand, to create the first full‑stack AI cloud built from the ground up for AI workloads. The combined entity, valued at over $2.5 billion, brings together AI software...

Erasca announced the pricing of an upsized public offering of its common stock, aiming to raise over $500 million. The offering, part of a broader $500M+ target for several biotech firms, was disclosed in a press release on Jan. 22,...

Fitness and wellness brands Mindbody, Booker, ClassPass and EGYM announced a merger under the newly formed parent company Playlist. The transaction includes $785 million of new equity investment led by Affinity Partners, valuing the combined entity at $7.5 billion.
Mendra Therapeutics, a new biotech founded by former BioMarin executives, announced an $82 million Series A financing led by OrbiMed, 8VC and 5AM Ventures. The capital will be used to acquire rare‑disease assets and accelerate development with AI. The funding was disclosed...

Former BioMarin executives have founded a new biotech focused on rare disease therapeutics. The startup announced an $82 million fundraising round to support development of orphan drugs. The capital will be used to acquire and advance promising rare disease candidates.

AnGard Microwave, a Dutch developer of high‑power microwave counter‑robotic systems, announced a strategic minority investment as part of its seed‑funding round. NUNC Capital joined existing shareholders TNO and the University of Twente, though the deal value was undisclosed. The funds...

San Francisco‑based Vector announced the acquisition of Colorado‑based YardView, a provider of yard‑management and dock‑visibility solutions. The undisclosed deal expands Vector’s logistics workflow platform across gate, yard, dock, and document workflows. The acquisition was enabled by a partnership with BVP Forge.

Hungarian drone maker ABZ Innovation announced the close of a €7 million funding round led by Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Day One Capital and Assembly Ventures. The capital will be used to expand manufacturing, accelerate product development, and grow its...

Balena, a hardware-agnostic platform for managing edge computing and AI device fleets, announced a strategic growth investment from LoneTree Capital. The funding will accelerate product innovation for Edge AI workloads, enhance security features, and expand global support. Terms were undisclosed...

SurgePays, a wireless and FinTech point‑of‑sale company, announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 2,000,000 shares at $1.25 per share, raising about $2.5 million in gross proceeds. The deal includes a 45‑day over‑allotment option for up to 300,000 additional...