Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
SoftBank Group plans to create and list a new company called Roze in the United States. The firm will focus on using robotics to build data centers and could be valued at up to $100 billion.
Kibu, a human network platform focused on verified digital interactions, has raised $10.5 million in seed funding led by Cubit Capital and Construct Capital to scale its trust-focused technology.
Rocsys has unveiled the M1, a hands-free charging platform capable of serving multiple robotaxi bays, and raised a $13 million Series A extension backed by Capricorn Partners and Scania Invest.
YamSoft has launched a suite of AI payment capabilities developed through a €2.35 million EU Innovation Grant. The platform offers dynamic payment routing, automated PSP integration, AI branding tools, and smart reconciliation for payment providers and fintechs.
Scout AI has raised $100 million in a Series A round to accelerate development of Fury, its AI foundation model for unmanned warfare. The funding is the largest defense technology Series A in U.S. history and was co-led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates.
Parallel Web Systems has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $2 billion. The funds will be used to expand its web infrastructure for AI agents and strengthen its index and enterprise offerings.
Windmill has raised $12 million in seed funding led by Inspired Capital to grow its AI platform that helps companies understand and support their employees through a continuously updated context graph.
Liquid has closed an $18 million seed funding round co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital to expand its 24-hour multi-asset trading platform that integrates AI tools for retail traders.
e& capital has joined MagicCube’s $10 million funding round to advance software based post quantum security for AI, identity, and payments. The investment supports MagicCube’s Software Defined Trust platform for sovereign grade, hardware free protection across devices and clouds.
The global robotic lawn mower market is projected to reach 15.9 billion dollars by 2033, driven by AI navigation, wire-free systems, and labor shortages in landscaping. Europe leads with 43 percent market share, while companies like Husqvarna, Honda, and Positec expand their autonomous mower portfolios.
Artemis has completed the sale of its portfolio company Sightline Intelligence to Acron Technologies, expanding Acron's defense and edge AI capabilities. Sightline, based in Oregon, develops AI-enabled onboard video processing systems used in mission-critical defense applications.
Copperhelm has emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding led by TLV Partners. The Tel Aviv-based company introduced an AI agent platform that autonomously investigates and remediates cloud threats.
Reliable Robotics has secured $160 million in new funding led by Nimble Partners to accelerate production and deployment of its FAA-certifiable Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operations.
Fathom Therapeutics, formerly Atommap Corp., has secured $47 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Sutter Hill Ventures. The company uses quantum chemistry and AI through its Microcosmos platform to design small molecule drugs and will use the funds to expand lab and discovery programs.
SquareMind has raised $18 million to expand its AI and robotics platform for dermatology, with plans to launch its Swan robotic skin imaging system in the United States and Europe.
CADV Ventures S.A., an AI software company based in Warsaw, will merge with Miluna Acquisition Corp to form Kukugan Corp, which will become a publicly listed company valued at about $408 million.
S&P Global announced plans to sell its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB while introducing Titan, an AI-powered upstream data platform. The sale and new platform mark a strategic shift in S&P Global's upstream energy business.
Aura announced that CEO Hari Ravichandran will continue to lead the company following its acquisition of Qoria. The combined group also confirmed new executive roles and an expanded capital commitment of $100 million.
Avoca has raised over $125 million across Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, reaching a $1 billion valuation. The company provides AI tools for service businesses, enabling automated call handling, scheduling, and marketing.
Marvell Technology has acquired Swiss silicon photonics startup Polariton Technologies to strengthen its optical interconnect capabilities and advance performance scaling to 3.2T and beyond. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
