Funding, Mergers & Acquisitions

Financial movements in the AI ecosystem, including venture capital investments, strategic acquisitions, IPO's and funding rounds for AI companies.

LER TechForce to Acquire Resource Solution Division from Siemens’ Altair Unit

LER TechForce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Resource Solution division from Siemens’ Altair business unit, expanding its workforce and talent management capabilities.

January 20, 2026

SYSPRO Acquires Evocon to Expand Shopfloor Monitoring Capabilities

SYSPRO has acquired Evocon, an Estonia-based provider of real-time production monitoring and OEE solutions, to strengthen its digital shopfloor capabilities and deliver enhanced operational insights to manufacturers.

January 20, 2026

EQT Life Sciences and Gimv Co-Lead €51 Million Series B for Exciva’s Alzheimer’s Therapy

EQT Life Sciences and Gimv have co-led a €51 million Series B funding round for Exciva to advance its lead candidate, Deraphan, into Phase 2 clinical trials targeting agitation in Alzheimer’s disease.

January 20, 2026

Jon Peddie Research Publishes Comprehensive AI Processor Market Report

Jon Peddie Research has released an extensive report analyzing the rapidly expanding AI processor market, highlighting over $28.5 billion in investments and activity from 120 startups.

January 20, 2026

ClickHouse Raises $400M, Acquires Langfuse, and Launches Postgres Service

ClickHouse has raised $400 million in Series D funding led by Dragoneer, acquired AI observability startup Langfuse, and introduced a managed Postgres service to unify transactional and analytical workloads.

January 19, 2026

WeLab Raises $220 Million in Series D, Asia’s Largest Digital Banking Round of 2025

WeLab has completed a $220 million Series D funding round, marking the largest digital banking capital raise in Asia for 2025. The financing will support its AI initiatives and regional expansion, including its partnership with Google.

January 17, 2026

Lambda Seeks $350 Million Ahead of Planned IPO

AI cloud infrastructure provider Lambda is seeking to raise at least $350 million through a convertible note round led by Mubadala Capital, ahead of a planned IPO later this year.

January 10, 2026

Anthropic Reportedly Raising $10 Billion at $350 Billion Valuation

Anthropic is in talks to raise $10 billion in a new funding round that would value the AI company at $350 billion, with GIC and Coatue Management leading the investment, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft and Nvidia are also expected to participate in the round.

January 08, 2026

Siemens CEO Roland Busch Eyes Acquisitions in AI, Life Sciences, and Operations Software

Siemens CEO Roland Busch said the company is exploring potential acquisitions in artificial intelligence, life sciences, and operations software, building on its $5.1 billion purchase of Dotmatics last year to strengthen AI-driven drug development and data infrastructure.

January 07, 2026

Biobeat Raises $50 Million Series B to Expand Cuff-less Blood Pressure Monitor

Biobeat Technologies has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Ally Bridge Group, OrbiMed Advisors, and Elevage Medical to expand commercialization of its FDA-cleared, cuff-less 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system in the U.S.

January 07, 2026

Microsoft Acquires Osmos to Boost AI Data Engineering in Fabric

Microsoft has acquired Osmos to enhance autonomous data engineering capabilities within Microsoft Fabric. The move aims to simplify data preparation by integrating agentic AI to process raw data into analytics-ready assets in OneLake.

January 06, 2026

Hong Kong Allocates $3 Billion for AI Supercomputing Subsidy Scheme

The Hong Kong Government has launched a $3 billion AI Subsidy Scheme to support local universities, research institutes, and enterprises in using Cyberport’s AI Supercomputing Centre for AI development. The University of Hong Kong is among the participants, developing a generative AI capable of real-time 3D scene creation.

January 05, 2026

Palo Alto Networks in Talks to Acquire Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Koi for $400 Million

Palo Alto Networks is negotiating to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for about $400 million, expanding its endpoint and software supply chain protection portfolio. A preliminary memorandum of understanding has been signed while final terms are being negotiated.

January 05, 2026

team.blue Acquires AI Web App Builder Macaly

team.blue has acquired Czech-based AI web application builder Macaly, expanding its AI capabilities for small and medium-sized businesses across Europe.

December 31, 2025

SoftBank Completes $22.5 Billion Investment in OpenAI

SoftBank Group Corp. has completed an additional $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, fulfilling its $40 billion funding commitment made earlier in 2025. The investment was executed through SoftBank Vision Fund 2, bringing SoftBank’s ownership stake in OpenAI to about 11%.

December 31, 2025

Meta Acquires Manus AI for Over $2 Billion

Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Manus AI, a Singapore-based startup known for its general-purpose AI agents, in a deal valued at more than $2 billion. Manus will continue to operate independently while integrating its technology into Meta’s services.

December 30, 2025

Marissa Mayer Launches Dazzle with $8M Seed Round for AI Personal Assistant Development

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has launched Dazzle, a new AI startup focused on personal assistant technology, after closing her previous venture Sunshine. The company has raised $8 million in seed funding led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green, with participation from several major investors.

December 24, 2025

Alphabet to Acquire Intersect Power for $4.75 Billion to Expand Energy Capacity

Alphabet has agreed to acquire Intersect, a data center and energy infrastructure developer, for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt. The deal will help Google expand data center power generation capacity and is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

December 23, 2025

Cerebras Systems Revives IPO Plans for 2026 After Regulatory Clearance

Cerebras Systems is preparing to file for a U.S. IPO next week, targeting a second-quarter 2026 listing. The move follows the company's clearance from U.S. regulators and the removal of G42 from its investor list after previous delays.

December 22, 2025

SoftBank Races to Complete $22.5 Billion OpenAI Funding by Year-End

SoftBank Group is working to finalize a $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by the end of the year, using asset sales, loans, and other financing strategies to meet its pledge.

December 20, 2025

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