Spangle Raises $15M Series A Led by NewRoad Capital Partners, Valuing AI E‑commerce Startup at $100M
AI e‑commerce startup Spangle announced a $15 million Series A round led by NewRoad Capital Partners, bringing total funding to $21 million and valuing the company at $100 million. The round also included Madrona, DNX Ventures and Streamlined Ventures, along with strategic angel investors. Spangle aims to personalize shopping experiences using AI‑generated product recommendations.
Broadridge Acquires Minority Stake in AI Startup DeepSee
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced it has acquired a minority ownership position in DeepSee, a Utah‑based AI firm that builds agentic AI for automated email orchestration in post‑trade processing. As part of the deal, Broadridge President Tom Carey will join DeepSee’s...
Blackbird.AI Secures $28M Strategic Funding to Accelerate Narrative Intelligence Platform
AI startup Blackbird.AI announced a $28 million strategic funding round to scale its AI-driven narrative intelligence platform. The capital will be used to expand product development and market reach. The announcement was made on January 8, 2026.
Swap Secures $100M Series C Funding Co-Led by DST Global and ICONIQ
Swap, the AI-driven global commerce operating system, announced a $100 million Series C round co-led by DST Global and ICONIQ. The funding will accelerate its expansion into cross-border, tax, demand-planning and payments capabilities, including a partnership with Adyen, and support...
Red Sea Global and Bunat VC Launch Saudi-Focused AI Venture Fund
Red Sea Global and Bunat VC announced the launch of a Saudi-focused AI venture fund aimed at investing in early‑stage artificial‑intelligence startups in the Kingdom. The partnership creates a new vehicle to support AI innovation in Saudi Arabia, though the...
Strava Files Confidential IPO, Appoints Goldman Sachs as Lead Underwriter
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...
Parabilis Medicines Raises $305M to Tackle Undruggable Proteins
Parabilis Medicines announced a $305 million financing round to develop therapies targeting undruggable proteins. The capital will fuel its platform to address challenging protein targets, highlighting strong investor interest in biotech solutions for hard‑to‑drug diseases.
Red Hat Acquires Chatterbox Labs to Bolster AI Safety Portfolio
Red Hat announced the acquisition of Chatterbox Labs, a developer of model‑agnostic AI safety and generative AI guardrails. The deal value was undisclosed. The acquisition adds AI security capabilities to Red Hat's AI portfolio, enhancing its open‑source enterprise AI platform...
Parabilis Medicines Secures $305M Series F Funding Led by RA Capital, Fidelity Management, and Janus Henderson
Parabilis Medicines announced a $305 million Series F financing round, led by RA Capital Management, Fidelity Management, and Janus Henderson Investors. The capital will fund the development of its lead candidate zolucatetide, targeting the beta‑catenin pathway in cancer, and expand...
EpiBiologics Raises $107M in Series B to Advance Protein-Degrading Cancer Drug
Biotech startup EpiBiologics announced a $107 million Series B financing to push its lead protein-degrading cancer therapy, EPI-326, into clinical trials. The round was co-led by GV and Johnson & Johnson’s corporate venture arm, with participation from Novartis Venture Fund,...
Roc360 Secures $150M Investment From Temasek
Roc360, a vertically integrated real estate lending and investment platform, announced a $150 million investment from Temasek into its Roc360 Real Estate Income Trust, which focuses on U.S. residential transition loans. The funding will bolster Roc360’s end‑to‑end capital solutions for real...
Legaltech Startup Alice Raises €1M Pre‑seed Round
Belgium‑based legal AI platform Alice announced a €1 million pre‑seed funding round led by NewSchool and Seeder Fund, with participation from Belgian angel investors. The capital will be used to accelerate development of its end‑to‑end legal casework solution and expand into...
Taylor Fresh Foods Invests 16.3% Stake in Pacific Valley Bank
Pacific Valley Bank announced that Taylor Fresh Foods has acquired a 16.3% ownership stake, investing an undisclosed amount. The corporate investment will support the bank’s growth and expand its lending capacity, with Taylor Fresh Foods taking a minority, non‑controlling position.
Eli Lilly to Acquire Ventyx Biosciences for $1.2B
Eli Lilly announced a $1.2 billion cash acquisition of California‑based Ventyx Biosciences, gaining its oral drug pipeline targeting inflammatory diseases. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2026 pending approvals, expands Lilly’s portfolio beyond its obesity drugs.
Snowflake to Acquire Observe for ~$1B
Snowflake announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire observability platform Observe for an estimated $1 billion. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, will integrate Observe’s telemetry capabilities into Snowflake’s data cloud, enhancing monitoring and debugging for customers.
UserTesting Acquires User Interviews to Bolster AI-Driven Customer Insights Platform
UserTesting, a leading enterprise customer insights provider, announced the acquisition of User Interviews, a participant recruitment platform. The deal merges UserTesting’s insights technology with User Interviews’ extensive panel to deliver a comprehensive AI-powered customer insights solution for enterprises. Financial terms...
Alveus Therapeutics Raises $159.8M in Series A to Expand Obesity Drug Pipeline
Alveus Therapeutics announced a $159.8 million Series A funding round on Thursday, aiming to accelerate its obesity drug development and challenge market leaders like tirzepatide and semaglutide. The capital will support the company's push into the space dominated by MariTide....
Firefly Aerospace Acquires SciTech to Integrate AI Capabilities Into Its Hardware and Mission Software
Firefly Aerospace announced the recent acquisition of SciTech, a software firm with 500 employees and 45 years of AI algorithms. The deal aims to embed AI-driven software into Firefly's rockets and lunar missions, strengthening its position in the space‑software market.
Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Startup Plan A for €55 M
NASDAQ‑listed ESG platform Diginex is buying Berlin‑based carbon accounting startup Plan A for €55 m, paying €3 m in cash and €52 m in shares for full ownership. Founder Lubomila Jordanova will remain CEO as the company joins Diginex, marking further consolidation in...
Beacon Therapeutics Raises $75M Series C Led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Beacon Therapeutics announced a $75 million Series C financing round to advance its vision treatment pipeline. The round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from a managing partner of the firm’s life sciences team. The funding aims to...
JumpCloud Acquires MacSolution to Expand Latin America Presence
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...
Servier Launches €200M Corporate Venture Capital Unit for European Biotech Startups
French pharmaceutical group Servier announced the creation of a corporate venture capital unit focused on European biotech startups, initially funded with about €200 million ($232.9 million). The new VC arm aims to back emerging biotech innovations, joining a wave of large pharma...
ViCentra Raises $13M in Series D Financing to Accelerate Growth
Dutch medical device maker ViCentra announced a $13 million addition to its Series D round, bringing total funding to $98 million. New investors include ROM Utrecht Region and Venturing Tech, alongside continued backing from Innovation Industries. The capital will fund expanded manufacturing, European...
Lookiero Outfittery Group Secures €17M Funding to Accelerate AI‑Driven Growth
Lookiero Outfittery Group announced the closing of a €17 million funding round to boost its AI strategy and expand operations across Europe. New investors Ekarpen Private Equity and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation joined existing backers Acurio Ventures, Perwyn, Bonsai...
OpenAI Acqui‑hires Convogo Team to Boost AI Cloud Efforts
OpenAI announced an acqui‑hire of the Convogo team, the creators of an AI‑powered executive coaching platform. The all‑stock deal will see Convogo’s three co‑founders join OpenAI to work on its AI cloud initiatives, while Convogo’s product will be wound down....
Vizgen Raises $48M in Series E Round to Expand Spatial Biology and Multiomics Tools
Vizgen, a startup developing spatial biology and multiomics mapping technologies, announced a $48 million Series E funding round. The capital will be used to accelerate product development and market expansion. The round underscores continued investor interest in biotech innovation.
Boltz Secures $28M Seed Funding to Build Open AI Models in Biology
Biotech startup Boltz announced a $28 million seed round to develop open AI models for biology. The funding will support the creation of large language models that predict biomolecular structures, building on advances like AlphaFold. The round highlights growing investor...
Idea Financial Secures $20M Corporate Term Loan From EverBank
Idea Financial, a digital lending platform for small businesses and legal professionals, announced the closing of a $20 million corporate term loan with EverBank. The loan will provide additional capital to accelerate growth in its small business lending and legal...
Skylight Health Acquires Stellation Care to Boost AI-Powered Provider Analytics
Skylight Health announced on Jan. 8, 2026 that it has acquired Stellation Care, an AI‑driven provider‑analytics firm. The acquisition adds AI‑powered provider and network insights to Skylight’s multispecialty care platform, expanding its capabilities for health plans and risk‑based providers serving over 3 million...
Swiss Biotech TECregen Raises $12.56M Seed Round Led by Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
Swiss biotech TECregen announced a CHF 10 million ($12.56 million) seed round, led by Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, to develop thymus‑regenerating biologics. The funding will support the company’s engineered “thymopoietics” platform aimed at rejuvenating thymic epithelial cells.
Luxury Presence Secures $22M Series C Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Luxury Presence, an AI‑powered marketing platform for real estate agents, raised $22 million in a Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from NextEquity Partners, GSBackers, TriplePoint Capital, Jade Mills, Adam Mills and Spencer Rascoff. The financing also includes...
Cyera Raises $400M in Series F Round, Valuation Hits $9B
Cyera announced a $400 million Series F funding round, bringing total funding to over $1.7 billion and valuing the company at $9 billion. The round was led by Blackstone funds and included participation from existing investors such as Accel, Coatue, Sequoia Capital...
Clinical Voice AI Startup Tucuvi Raises $20M in Series A
Spanish AI voice startup Tucuvi announced a $20 million Series A round led by Cathay Innovation and Kfund (via its Leadwind fund), with participation from Frontline Ventures, Seaya Ventures and Shilling. The funding will support expansion across Europe and the...
French Biotech Enodia Therapeutics Raises €20.7M with Pfizer Backing
Enodia Therapeutics, a French biotech founded in February, announced it has raised €20.7 million (approximately $24 million) to develop protein degrader technology. The financing was aided by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, marking a significant early-stage corporate investment in the company.
Luxury Presence Secures $22M Series C Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Luxury Presence announced the close of a $22 million Series C equity round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from NextEquity, GSBackers, TPC and agents Adam and Jade Mills. The company also secured a $15 million debt facility from J.P. Morgan, bringing total...
Reprai Inc. Closes $1M Seed Funding Round
AI startup reprai Inc., which offers AI-powered solutions for pharmaceutical sales and marketing, has closed a $1M funding round. The round was announced as the company was named among the 100 Startups to Watch in 2026. The funding will support...
CertHub Raises €6.2M to Tackle Medtech’s Compliance Bottleneck
Munich‑based medtech compliance startup CertHub announced a €6.2 million fundraising round led by Cusp Capital, with participation from D11Z, Calm/Storm, UnternehmerTUM and business angels including Axel Stepken. The capital will be used to scale its AI‑driven platform that automates regulatory documentation...
SmartSearch Acquires Credas Technologies to Boost RegTech Capabilities
SmartSearch, a UK digital compliance specialist, completed the acquisition of Credas Technologies, a digital identity verification provider, to expand its RegTech platform. The deal, announced on Jan. 7 2026, combines SmartSearch’s screening tools with Credas’ verification tech, enhancing compliance solutions for over...
Oshkosh Corporation Acquires Canvas's Core Construction‑Robotics Technology
Oshkosh Corporation announced it has acquired the core technology of Canvas, a construction‑robotics firm, to enhance its autonomous equipment portfolio. The acquisition was unveiled at CES 2026 and aims to accelerate the shift toward connected, AI‑driven job‑site solutions. Financial terms...
I10X Secures $1M Pre-Seed Funding to Build AI Discovery & Distribution Layer
AI startup i10X announced the close of a $1 million pre‑seed round backed by Iterative, Antler AI Disrupt and PPR Ventures. The funding will accelerate product development, infrastructure and team growth for its unified AI workspace targeting SMBs, creators and solo...
Benteler Acquires Deutsche Bahn's Ioki to Scale Autonomous Mobility
Benteler Group announced it has agreed to acquire ioki GmbH, the Deutsche Bahn-owned mobility software firm, in a deal aimed at creating a European autonomous mobility provider. The acquisition combines Benteler's vehicle manufacturing, ioki's on‑demand routing software, and Benteler Mobility's...
Anthropic Targets $10B Funding Round at $350B Valuation
Anthropic announced plans to raise $10 billion in a new funding round that would value the AI startup at $350 billion, nearly double its September 2025 valuation. The round is separate from its partnership with Microsoft and Nvidia, who have pledged a combined...
XAI Secures $20B in Upsized Series E Funding Round
Elon Musk’s AI venture xAI announced the closing of an upsized Series E round that raised $20 billion. Investors such as Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX, Baron Capital Group, NVIDIA and Cisco...
Corsera Health Secures $80M Series A Funding Led by Forbion and Population Health Partners
Corsera Health, a Boston‑based clinical‑stage cardiovascular health company, announced an $80 million Series A round led by Forbion and Population Health Partners, with participation from co‑founder John Maraganore. The funding will support the development of its RNAi‑based preventive medicines and its AI‑enabled precision‑health...
SmartSearch Acquires Credas Technologies to Expand Digital Compliance Offering
UK digital compliance specialist SmartSearch announced the acquisition of identity verification provider Credas Technologies. The deal, reported on Jan 7, 2026, aims to strengthen SmartSearch's anti‑money‑laundering and digital compliance capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Corsera Raises $80M as First Preventative Heart Disease Program Moves Into Clinic
Cardiovascular biotech Corsera Health announced an $80 million Series A round co‑led by Forbion and Population Health Partners to advance its siRNA therapeutics, including the COR‑1004 program now entering Phase I trials. The funding will support the development of AI‑enabled tools for ASCVD...
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Announces $350M Public Offering
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals announced a $350 million public offering of 7.6 million shares, with an underwriters’ option for an additional $52 million, to fund the development of its atumelnant drug after strong Phase II results that outperformed Neurocrine’s Crenessity. The offering was announced on Monday,...
Zilch to Acquire Fjord Bank to Accelerate European Expansion
Consumer payments platform Zilch announced plans to acquire Lithuanian challenger bank Fjord Bank, securing a European banking licence and establishing a new headquarters in Lithuania. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory...
Discord Files Confidentially for U.S. IPO
Discord, the popular chat platform for gamers and streamers, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to Bloomberg and Reuters. The filing marks the company's move to go public after years of growth, with...
Grab Acquires Robotics Startup Infermove to Bring AI Automation In-House
Grab announced the acquisition of Infermove, a robotics company specializing in unstructured environments, to internalise its robotics capabilities and cut delivery costs. The deal will keep Infermove operating independently under Grab’s CTO, aiming to leverage physical‑world AI for more efficient...