Nooks Acquires FullyRamped for AI Sales Coaching
Nooks acquired FullyRamped, an AI sales coaching platform known for roleplay agents. FullyRamped founder Aaron Marks is joining the Nooks product team.
August 26, 2026
Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.
Emerald AI Raises $150 Million for AI Data Center Power Software
Emerald AI raised $150 million in Series A funding at a $1.05 billion valuation to expand software that adjusts AI data center power use based on grid conditions.
August 26, 2026
NAVER D2SF Invests in F4GE for Defense Manufacturing Network
NAVER D2SF has invested in F4GE, a South Korean startup building a manufacturing network for defense and advanced hardware buyers.
August 26, 2026
Hexagon to Acquire Guidance Marine for Maritime Positioning Sensors
Hexagon has agreed to acquire Guidance Marine, a UK maritime sensor company focused on relative positioning for vessels near offshore platforms, wind turbines, quaysides, and other ships.
August 26, 2026
Gestala Raises $84 Million for Ultrasound Brain Interface Work
Gestala raised about $84 million in two financing rounds during its first six months. The Chinese startup is developing ultrasound based brain computer interface technology and plans to unveil its first product and brain foundation model by the end of 2026.
August 26, 2026
Basware to Acquire Trustpair for Payment Fraud Prevention
Basware has signed a binding agreement to acquire Trustpair, adding supplier account validation and payment fraud prevention to its invoice management platform. The transaction is expected to close later in 2026.
August 26, 2026
Anthropic Expected to Pitch $30 Trillion Market to Investors
Anthropic is expected to tell investors its total addressable market is more than $30 trillion, above SpaceX's $28.5 trillion estimate.
August 26, 2026
OpenAI Data Center Chief Chris Malone Leaves
OpenAI confirmed that Chris Malone, its head of data centers, has left after 17 months. The company has reorganized its infrastructure team and appointed a chief technology officer for computing capacity.
August 26, 2026
Alice Raises $140 Million for AI Safety and Security Platform
Alice raised $140 million in a round led by Apax Digital, bringing total funding to $280 million. The company says it is approaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue and works with 8 of the 10 leading AI model labs.
August 26, 2026
Vital Records Control Acquires AskTuring.ai
Vital Records Control has acquired AI platform company AskTuring.ai to add AI capabilities to its information governance services.
August 25, 2026
SkyPSI Launches Cleaning Drone Operator Program in Dallas
SkyPSI launched in the Dallas Fort Worth area with $5 million from founder Vic Pellicano to provide cleaning drones, training, certification, and commercial contracts to independent operators.
August 25, 2026
HealthCatalyst Northwest Arkansas Names Seven Startups for Community Pilots
HTA and NXTUS selected seven startups for the first HealthCatalyst Northwest Arkansas pilot cohort, with each company paired with a local community partner for a $20,000 project.
August 25, 2026
Primero Launches With $12 Million for Enterprise AI in Latin America
Primero has launched publicly with $12 million in seed funding to help large Latin American enterprises deploy AI across legacy systems.
August 25, 2026
Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Series B Funding
Stability AI raised $76 million in Series B funding from entertainment and technology investors, bringing total funding under CEO Prem Akkaraju to $232 million.
August 25, 2026
MobileX Gets CONX Investment for AI Wireless Platform
CONX Corporation has taken a controlling interest in MobileX through a strategic investment. MobileX says the capital will support its AI powered wireless plan technology and distribution growth.
August 25, 2026
Builders FirstSource Leads Digs Series A in AI Homebuilding Partnership
Builders FirstSource and Digs announced a strategic partnership that includes Builders FirstSource leading Digs' $25.3 million Series A financing and signing a five year commercial agreement.
August 25, 2026
Neno Raises €6.6 Million for AI Accounting Services in Europe
Neno raised €6.6 million in seed funding to build AI native financial services for small and medium businesses in Europe.
August 25, 2026
d-Matrix Raises $275 Million for AI Inference Chips
d-Matrix raised $275 million in Series C funding at a $2 billion valuation, bringing its total funding to $450 million.
August 25, 2026
Athena Agentic Acquires Maxxsure for Cyber Risk Scoring
Athena Agentic has acquired Maxxsure, adding cyber risk quantification and cyber insurance analytics to its Athena Unified Cyber Operations Platform. Terms were not disclosed.
August 24, 2026
Infineon Acquires C2i Semiconductors for AI Data Center Power Management
Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to acquire Bangalore based C2i Semiconductors, adding digital power management technology for AI data center applications.
August 24, 2026
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