Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Cohere merges with Aleph Alpha at $20B valuation to create transatlantic sovereign AI challenger

Cohere and Aleph Alpha are combining to create a $20 billion transatlantic AI company, with Schwarz Group committing $600 million as Germany and Canada back a sovereign alternative to US AI giants....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Era raises $11M from Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup to bring AI to smart gadgets

New York-based startup Era has raised $11 million from Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup to build the scalable software infrastructure needed for future AI gadgets....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Scotland Yard to team up with Palantir to reshape criminal investigations with AI

The Metropolitan Police is reportedly in talks with Palantir Technologies to use AI software to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, sparking internal privacy concerns....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Lyft to acquire Gett UK for approximately $55M to strengthen London presence

Lyft has acquired Gett's UK black cab business for $55 million, its third European acquisition in a year, as it combines Freenow, TBR, and Gett to challenge Uber in London....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Italy’s Bending Spoons aims for a $20B valuation in a possible US IPO: reports

Italian tech company Bending Spoons is targeting a $20 billion valuation in a potential US IPO, led by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, after acquiring Vimeo, WeTransfer, Evernote, and Eventbrite....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
After $10B raise, Project Prometheus becomes one of the most valuable five-month-old startups ever funded

Jeff Bezos and co-CEO Vikram Bajaj have raised fresh billions for Project Prometheus, valuing the San Francisco AI startup at $38 billion just months after its launch with $6.2 billion....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Volta Trucks alums raise €22M from Eiffel Investment Group and SET Ventures for EV truck charging depots

Decade Energy believes it has the answer and investors are backing that view with €22 million in fresh funding....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
After eyeing $20B in valuation, DeepSeek launches its long-awaited model: What we know so far

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has previewed its new V4 models, featuring native support for Huawei's Ascend AI chips, just as the company negotiates a $20 billion funding round....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Coding startup Cognition AI eyes $25B valuation after Windsurf acquisition: report

AI coding startup Cognition AI is reportedly in early-stage talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, potentially doubling its valuation to $25 billion just months after a $400M raise....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Lifeline Ventures, Tesi back Verda in a $117M round to build a cleaner hyperscaler AI cloud alternative

Helsinki-based Verda has raised $117 million to expand its profitable AI GPU cloud globally, betting on full-stack infrastructure, renewable-powered data centres, and faster enterprise access to compute....

Tech Fund 24.04.2026
Microsoft is spending $18 billion to make Australia its Asia-Pacific AI beachhead

As AI infrastructure grows as important as ports and power grids, Microsoft has secured a strong position in the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier this week,...

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
How short form content drives engagement across platforms

Short-form content is a titan of the internet today. The surge of its use is emblematic of evolving user behavior, preferring ease of access to...

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
EQT explores $3.3B takeover of Kakaku.com as Japan's PE boom hits its biggest internet company yet

Swedish buyout firm EQT is reportedly exploring a takeover of Japanese internet company Kakaku.com, sending its shares up 24% and pushing its market value to $3.3 billion....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
Backed by EIF and Bpifrance, Kurma Partners hits €1B AUM with €215M Biofund IV close

Paris-based Kurma Partners has closed Biofund IV at €215 million, backed by CSL, EIF, and Bpifrance, reaching €1 billion AUM after four trade sales from Biofund III to AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, uniQure, and Ipsen....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
Tencent, Alibaba to back DeepSeek at $20B+ valuation: report

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is reportedly in talks for its first external funding round at a $20 billion valuation, drawing major interest from tech giants Tencent and Alibaba....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
SoftBank plans to borrow $10 billion using its OpenAI stake as collateral: report

SoftBank is seeking a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake, avoiding a share sale while raising capital for further AI investments ahead of OpenAI's expected IPO....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
Ex-Looker co-founders raise $120M at $1.5B valuation from ICONIQ to build the AI layer for enterprise analytics

San Francisco's Omni has raised $120 million in a Series C led by ICONIQ at a $1.5 billion valuation, building a governed semantic layer that lets AI agents query enterprise data without hallucinating....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
Anthropic overtakes OpenAI with $1T secondary market valuation after 233% revenue surge

Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI on secondary markets with a $1 trillion implied valuation, driven by 233% revenue growth in a single quarter, as OpenAI shares trade below their primary-round price....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
VAST Data triples valuation to $30B with $1B from NVIDIA to build the AI operating system for GPUs

VAST Data has raised $1 billion in Series F funding at a $30 billion valuation, led by Drive Capital and Access Industries, to expand its AI operating system platform globally....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
AI security unicorn Cyera, valued at $9B, buys Ryft to ramp up how AI agents access data

AI security unicorn Cyera has acquired New York-based data lake startup Ryft to build a unified control plane for how AI agents access, move, and govern enterprise data....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
Northern Gritstone snaps £20M from British Business Bank to boost UK spinouts

British Business Bank made a £10 million cornerstone investment into Northern Gritstone’s new £20 million rolling close....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
USDA, Palantir ink $300M deal to modernise federal farm systems. Here’s how

The USDA has awarded Palantir a $300 million no-bid contract to consolidate federal farm data into a single Palantir Foundry platform, launching the 'One Farmer, One File' initiative by 2028....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
Cloudsmith lands $72M from Insight Partners to secure AI-generated software as cybersecurity concerns intensify

Belfast-based Cloudsmith secured a $72 million Series C round, one of the largest funding deals in Northern Ireland’s history....

Tech Fund 23.04.2026
McWin Capital Partners leads €10M round in Incapto to replace coffee capsules with smart subscriptions

McWin Capital Partners has invested €5 million as lead investor in Incapto as part of the company’s €10 million Series B round....