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Total global VC funding to fintech startups totaled $51.8B in 2025, up 27% YoY and above pre-pandemic totals, but much lower than 2021's peak of $141.6B (news.crunchbase.com)
29 days ago Fintech Startup

Sam Altman's brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs raised $252M from OpenAI, Bain Capital, and others (www.bloomberg.com)
29 days ago Startup

AI video startup Higgsfield raised an $80M Series A extension from Accel and others at a $1.3B+ valuation, and reports a $200M annualized revenue run rate (www.reuters.com)
29 days ago Startup AI

Bengaluru-based edtech startup Emversity raised a $30M Series A led by Premji Invest, sources say at a $120M post-money valuation, up from $60M in April 2025 (techcrunch.com)
30 days ago Startup

Belgian startup Aikido Security, which offers automated security guardrails for developers, raised $60M led by DST Global at a $1B valuation (www.reuters.com)
30 days ago Startup Belgium

Sources: AI chipmaker Cerebras is in talks to raise ~$1B, valuing the startup at $22B before the new investment, up from an $8.1B valuation in September 2025 (www.theinformation.com)
2026-1-14 Startup AI

Polygon buys crypto startups Coinme and Sequence for a total of $250M+, as it seeks to bolster its stablecoin and fintech infrastructure and compete with Stripe (fortune.com)
2026-1-14 Fintech Startup

Sources: AI chip startup Etched raised $500M led by Stripes at a $5B valuation, bringing its total funding to almost $1B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-14 Startup AI

CrowdStrike acquires Israel-based browser security startup Seraphic, a source says for around $400M; Seraphic has raised around $37M in total (www.calcalistech.com)
2026-1-14 Israel Startup Browser

A profile of Eric Migicovsky's Core Devices, a five-person company that he says is “not a startup” and aims to be “sustainable”, as it builds new Pebble devices (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-13 Startup

A late-2025 amendment to California's wealth tax proposal treats founder control as ownership, a move that could end founder-controlled startups in the state (www.piratewires.com)
2026-1-13 Tax Startup California

Finnish Startup IXI Plans New Autofocusing Eyeglasses (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-12 Startup Finland

Source: OnePay, the fintech firm behind Walmart's “super app”, recently bought back shares from employees at a price that values the startup at more than $4B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-10 Fintech Startup Walmart

Chinese AI startup MiniMax jumped as much as 54% in its Hong Kong debut on Friday, after raising ~$619M in its IPO priced at ~$21.17 per share (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-9 China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

Sources: OpenAI has been slow to expand in-app checkouts for ChatGPT as the startup and its partners Shopify and Stripe struggle to standardize merchant data (www.theinformation.com)
2026-1-9 Startup Shopify

Chinese AI startup MiniMax raises $619M in its Hong Kong IPO, at the top of the range; sources: its institutional offering was oversubscribed by 70x+ (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-9 China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

CrowdStrike buys identity management startup SGNL, in a deal valued at nearly $740M, to bolster identity security defenses on its flagship Falcon platform (www.cnbc.com)
2026-1-9 Startup

Israeli data security startup Cyera raised a $400M Series F led by Blackstone Growth at a $9B valuation, up from $6B after raising $540M in June 2025 (fortune.com)
2026-1-9 Israel Startup

Utah launches a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic to let AI systems handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions (www.politico.com)
2026-1-8 Startup AI

Chinese AI startups Zhipu and MiniMax are set to go public in Hong Kong on January 8 and 9, respectively; MiniMax has 210M+ users, and Zhipu has 8,000+ clients (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 China Hong Kong Startup AI

Mobileye is acquiring Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900M; Mentee was founded in 2022 and has raised $50M (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 Israel Startup Robot

Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic raised CA$180M led by Planet First Partners, bringing its total funding to CA$375M (betakit.com)
2026-1-7 Startup Quantum

Accenture agrees to acquire UK AI startup Faculty, which works with the UK government, for an undisclosed sum; Faculty CEO Marc Warner will become Accenture CTO (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 Startup AI

African fintech Flutterwave acquires Nigerian open banking startup Mono, sources say in an all-stock deal valued at $25M to $40M; Mono raised $17.5M since 2020 (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-5 Fintech Startup Africa Nigeria

Sources: Shanghai-based AI startup MiniMax plans to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$21, the top of its marketed range, and will stop taking orders a day early (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-5 Hong Kong IPO Startup AI Shanghai

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (www.calcalistech.com)
2026-1-5 Israel Startup

A profile of June Paik, CEO of Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, valued at ~$700M, whose AI chip dubbed “RNGD” is slated to enter mass production this month (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-5 Startup AI

Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-2 China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

Tech startups have started to offer nicotine pouches as a free perk to employees, as some claim the products help them focus despite health hazards (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-2 Startup

Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-1 Startup

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