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Startup funding news: seed to late-stage rounds, valuations, acquisitions and the investors behind them.
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Noval Spectral AI raises $2.25M to develop affordable infrared sensors for defence
Bengaluru startup Noval Spectral AI secures $2.25M led by Shastra VC to develop affordable SWIR sensors for defence and surveillance applications.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 28, 2026
Re:Build raises $2.1B to expand US manufacturing and launch industrial startups
Re:Build secures $2.1B led by General Catalyst and JPMorganChase to expand US manufacturing capacity and launch hard tech startups, including EV spinout Slate…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 28, 2026
Parsec Aerospace in talks to raise $10M led by Nexus Venture Partners
Parsec Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based spacetech startup founded by ex-Pixxel engineer Effy John, is in advanced discussions to secure $10M led by Nexus Venture…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 28, 2026
From 8VC to Benchmark, here’s what’s hiding in October SEC filings
A whole crop of venture capital firms are raising significant new funds.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
Disruptive raises $10B fund to make big bets on at least 10 companies
Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
Dallas firm Disruptive closes $10bn fund to back AI and defence startups
The investor behind Groq and ElevenLabs plans to write cheques of about $1bn into just 10 companies.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
Infineon to invest €1.1bn in Austrian plant for gallium nitride chips
The German chipmaker plans to start production in Villach by the end of 2027, with €319m in state aid.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
Circle Ventures invests in CrissCross to expand stablecoin payments across Africa
Circle Ventures invests in CrissCross, a South Africa-based cross-border payments infrastructure company, to boost stablecoin settlement and local payment…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
Helion and CFS give U.S. government equity stakes for $260M in CHIPS Act funding
The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded Helion and Commonwealth Fusion Systems $260M under the CHIPS Act, marking the first equity stakes for government…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
Bedrock Robotics raises $600 million at $4.1 billion valuation for autonomous construction vehicles
Bedrock Robotics secures $600 million in Series C funding to scale autonomous excavators and address labor shortages in construction.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 27, 2026
UK puts £130m into AI cyber defence in a £600m+ AI package
UK AI cyber defence money funds a National Cyber Shield and a NERV Centre to find vulnerabilities. It follows the PHP2Shell flaws that hit government websites.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son picks Malaysia for $50bn of AI investment, Anwar says
Anwar said Son told him of the plan on a video call on Tuesday. SoftBank has not announced the figure, but signed an AI framework deal in Sarawak this month.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
Anthropic tells IPO investors it could be targeted over its AI safety views
The Anthropic IPO filing does not name Donald Trump, who called Dario Amodei a ‘perfect little angel’ in September. The company says it will keep up its political advocacy.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO as half-year revenue hits $16.3bn
The Anthropic IPO prospectus shows a first operating profit in the second quarter, and an $80.7bn half-year loss driven mostly by note revaluations. Seven co-founders will hold 50.1% of the vote through one share.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
Matiks raises $10 million in pre-Series A funding led by General Catalyst
Matiks, an India-based gaming startup, secures $10 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its math and puzzle platform.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
California startups raise record $385 billion in 2026, led by OpenAI and Anthropic
California startups secured $385 billion in funding in 2026, surpassing the total annual funding for all U.S. startups in any prior year.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
Mave raises $28 million in Series A for AI-driven security investigation automation
Mave, an AI-driven security investigation automation startup, raises $28M in Series A led by Red Dot Capital Partners.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 26, 2026
OpenAI cuts its valuation target to $1.25tn as it nears a $30bn round
Investors from the UAE and Coatue lead an OpenAI funding round pitched as an “opportunistic” bridge to a stock market listing. The company wants signatures by the end of next week.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 25, 2026
Anthropic’s $965 billion valuation sets stage for investor windfalls ahead of 2026 IPO
Anthropic’s anticipated 2026 IPO could value the AI startup at $2 trillion.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 24, 2026
Hotshare deploys Rs 10,000 crore to fund profitable restaurants in India
Hotshare invests Rs 10,000 crore in India’s restaurant sector, targeting profitable outlets with Rs 50L to Rs 5Cr funding for 15-20% post-tax IRR.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 24, 2026
Firstwork raises $15M Series A to expand AI-led HR automation platform
Firstwork secures $15 million in Series A funding led by Earlybird Venture Capital to scale its AI-driven HR automation platform for frontline workers…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 24, 2026
VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product market fit
Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail share the do's and don'ts for building hit products.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 23, 2026
From Toast to Bessemer: Who founders will hear from at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, developing founder…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 23, 2026
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor and others as angels, it says.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 23, 2026