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Modal valuation jumps 239% as AI infrastructure demand drives $750m Series D
Modal has secured $750 million at a $15.75 billion post-money valuation after its annualized run rate crossed $1 billion, intensifying the race to own the infrastructure layer beneath AI inference, agents and reinforcement learning.
October 18, 2026
Armadin secures $255.5m Series B as AI security valuation tops $2.5bn
Armadin has secured $255.5 million in Series B financing at a valuation above $2.5 billion, putting fresh capital behind an ambitious attempt to automate offensive cybersecurity as artificial intelligence changes the speed and scale of digital attacks.
October 5, 2026
Cambridge Aerospace hits $3.4bn valuation as 30,000-interceptor production target tests defence-tech scale
Cambridge Aerospace has secured $300 million at a $3.4 billion valuation as it scales Skyhammer interceptor production and develops Starhammer. The valuation has more than doubled in four months, but manufacturing 2,500 interceptors a month and converting government testing into repeat procurement will determine whether the private-market enthusiasm is justified.
August 18, 2026
Higgsfield’s valuation quadruples to $5.4bn as enterprise AI video becomes the real growth engine
Higgsfield has secured $400 million at a $5.4 billion valuation as its annualised revenue run rate reaches $700 million. The bigger shift is commercial: businesses now generate most revenue, turning AI video from a creator experiment into an enterprise marketing platform whose infrastructure economics and customer retention must now justify a rapidly expanding valuation.
August 17, 2026
Cyera targets AI agent access risk with $1bn Oasis Security acquisition
Cyera’s $1 billion Oasis Security deal combines data protection with AI agent identity controls as cybersecurity platforms race to govern autonomous access.
July 29, 2026
Spyne integrates Vini AI with VinSolutions as dealer engagement moves inside the CRM
Spyne’s integration with VinSolutions brings Vini AI calling, chat, appointment scheduling, and follow-ups into an established Cox Automotive dealer workflow. The opportunity is substantial, but adoption will depend on data accuracy, regulatory controls, and measurable dealership returns.
June 18, 2026
Depthfirst raises $80m to scale security-specific AI models beyond smart contract defense
depthfirst has raised $80 million to expand its AI-native security platform and train specialized models. Find out what the move means for cyber defense.
March 31, 2026
OpenAI to acquire Astral, betting Python’s developer toolchain is the missing layer in its Codex coding agent
OpenAI agrees to acquire Astral, adding uv, Ruff, and ty to its Codex platform. Read our full analysis of what this means for the AI coding market.
March 20, 2026
Is Basis about to rewrite the economics of accounting firms with autonomous AI agents?
Basis raises $100M at a $1.15B valuation as accounting firms deploy autonomous AI agents across tax, audit, and CAS. Find out what changes next.
February 25, 2026
Can Infra.Market’s Rs 5,000cr IPO turn India’s construction boom into a stock market play?
Infra.Market files Rs 5,000 crore IPO via confidential route. Find out how the building materials marketplace is reshaping India’s infrastructure story.
October 1, 2025