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Positron AI lands $875m at $5bn valuation before Asimov chip reaches tapeout
Positron AI has secured $875 million in Series C financing at a $5 billion valuation, more than quadrupling its valuation in seven months as investors back a memory-first AI inference architecture whose Atlas systems already run at Oracle but whose next-generation Asimov silicon is not expected in production until the second half of 2027.
Gatik’s autonomous trucks have completed 85,000 driverless orders, so why is the next stage much harder?
Gatik has secured $200 million after completing 85,000 fully driverless orders and building more than $600 million in contracted revenue. With PepsiCo, Loblaw and other major customers moving beyond pilots, the next test is whether dozens of autonomous trucks can become thousands without weakening safety, service levels or fleet economics.
Can Nearfield Instruments challenge KLA after securing Europe’s biggest deep-tech funding round?
Nearfield Instruments has secured the Netherlands’ largest deep-tech funding round, giving the semiconductor equipment company fresh capital to expand production as artificial intelligence chips become harder to manufacture and inspect.
Can Kailera become the next major GLP-1 challenger after pricing one of biotech’s biggest IPOs in years?
Kailera Therapeutics priced its IPO at $16 to raise $625M. Read what the deal means for KLRA, obesity drug competition, and biotech funding now.
Inside Carlyle’s €7.7bn takeover of BASF coatings: valuation, risks, and upside
BASF to sell majority of its coatings business to Carlyle for €7.7 billion while retaining a 40% stake. Find out what this carve-out means for BASF’s strategy.
How the Builder.ai collapse is forcing venture capital firms to overhaul AI startup due diligence
Builder.ai’s collapse and U.S. probe have sparked a VC due diligence overhaul in AI. Discover how funding terms, audits, and investor checks are evolving now.
Builder.ai faces federal investigation in U.S. while navigating insolvency
Builder.ai faces ongoing U.S. federal investigation amid insolvency. Find out how inflated revenues and legal risks deepened the downfall of this $1B AI unicorn.
Builder.ai collapse: UK’s $1bn AI startup fails amid governance and cash flow crisis
Builder.ai files for insolvency after revenue restatement and rising debt. Explore how this Microsoft-backed UK AI unicorn collapsed and what comes next.
Databricks secures $15bn financing to lead AI revolution and boost global expansion
Databricks, a global leader in data and AI technology, has announced the successful closure of a $15.25 billion…
Instabase bags $100m in Series D to transform unstructured data management
Instabase, a leader in applied artificial intelligence (AI) for unstructured data, has raised $100 million in its Series…