Stoke Space raises $1B to challenge SpaceX on reusable rockets
Stoke Space closed the initial part of a $1 billion Series E round to fund its push toward orbit and a larger next-generation reusable rocket.
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801 storiesEric Wu's NavigateAI is going after construction's labor crunch
Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor, has launched NavigateAI, an AI-copilot startup for construction workers, with $25 million in seed funding at a $225 million valuation.
Travis Kalanick's Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business
A Financial Times report says Travis Kalanick's Atoms is preparing for a hiring spree and acquisitions that could make it a major player in autonomous vehicles, months after the startup raised a $1.7 billion round.
XDOF, just 3 months out of stealth, in talks for an about $1.2B Series B
XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training robots, is reportedly in late-stage talks for a Series B round at a valuation of about $1.2 billion, led by 8VC.
Krafton doubles down on India with another $250M bet
Krafton, the South Korean gaming company behind PUBG and BGMI, plans to invest another $250 million in India over the next three to four years to expand beyond gaming into AI, robotics, and deep tech.
Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines
Thinking Machines is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion at a valuation of at least $40 billion, with existing backer Accel in talks to lead the round.
Nvidia confirms $12.93 billion deal to acquire Hugging Face
Nvidia confirmed it has acquired Hugging Face, the AI model-hosting platform, for $12.93 billion.
Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Console, sources say
Palo Alto Networks paid $500 million in cash and stock for AI agent startup Console, according to two people with knowledge of the deal, though the companies haven't confirmed terms.
Delivery Hero board backs Uber's $15B takeover bid
Delivery Hero's board recommended shareholders accept Uber's $15 billion takeover offer, a deal that would create one of the world's largest food-delivery platforms.
Israeli-Dutch AI startup Wonderful hits $5B valuation
Wonderful raised $550 million at a $5 billion valuation, more than doubling the $2 billion price tag it got nearly six months ago.
AI security startup HiddenLayer raises $100M Series B
HiddenLayer raised a $100 million Series B as Gartner estimates AI-security spending will hit $2.83 billion this year, up 83% from 2025.
Adobe acquires Indian market-intelligence startup Rilo
Adobe has acquired India-based marketing-intelligence startup Rilo in a deal involving licensing and a team acquisition, its second acquisition from India after 2023's Rephrase.ai.
AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator's fastest-ever unicorn
AI training-data startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round valuing it at $3.2 billion, up from a $300 million valuation just five months earlier.
Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages
Empirik, an infrastructure-observability startup incubated inside Sequoia Capital, is spinning out as an independent company after raising $21 million in seed funding.
AIR raises $50M to help vet the skills AI agents use
AI security startup AIR raised $50 million across two seed rounds to help companies discover and vet the skills, plug-ins, and MCP servers AI agents use.
India's Unacademy sells to upGrad for $206M, about 94% below peak
Unacademy sold to rival upGrad in an all-stock deal valuing it at about $206 million, roughly 94% below its $3.44 billion peak valuation in 2021.
Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma
Magna International is investing another $35 million in Yuma Energy, the Indian battery-swapping network that has completed more than 60 million swaps for electric two- and three-wheelers.
Polymarket reportedly raises $300M from Donald Trump Jr.'s fund
Polymarket reportedly raised $300 million from 1789 Capital, a fund tied to Donald Trump Jr., as part of a new round totaling around $1 billion, per the WSJ.
a16z expands growth fund to $8.5B days after $1.1B chip fund
Andreessen Horowitz grew its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion, adding $1.75 billion just days after raising $1.1 billion for a new AI hardware fund.
Blue Voice raises $6M for real-time police guidance
Blue Voice, an AI startup giving police real-time policy guidance, is emerging from stealth with $6 million in funding.