Funding — page 8
Startup funding news: seed to late-stage rounds, valuations, acquisitions and the investors behind them.
Latest Funding stories
Microsoft reportedly quits Nscale’s UK data centre weeks before its IPO
The Essex site may not get grid power until the 2030s, as Nscale prepares to raise up to $3bn.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway puts another $330m into Bending Spoons
The deal lifts Berkshire’s stake to 4% and sent Bending Spoons’ shares up 41% that day. A co-founder says the money gives the company more room to buy businesses.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Anduril opens a $1.3bn employee tender at a $90bn valuation
Current and former staff in 16 countries can sell Anduril shares at $94.80 each. CEO Brian Schimpf also answered questions about Palmer Luckey’s ties to the Trump administration.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Gartner warns $3.5tn of AI infrastructure spending is at write-down risk
AI infrastructure spending needs $8.5tn in revenue through 2030 to earn a 12% return, Gartner calculates, but it forecasts no more than $3.6tn. It expects most neoclouds to lose their independence.
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Oct 17, 2026
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Battery Smart raises $10 million top-up in Series C to expand battery-swapping network
Battery Smart raises approximately $10 million in a Series C top-up round led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund to expand its battery-swapping network for electric…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
RapidCanvas raises $29M to build and run AI apps for enterprises
Vertex Ventures SEA & India led the Series B, which brings the Austin startup's total funding to $52.5M.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 16, 2026
Ramp passes $2bn in revenue as its Europe chief confirms the $60bn round
At its new valuation, Ramp says it is cash-flow positive and saves 85,000 businesses over $1bn a month. Its UK arm, live since September, adds more than 100 customers a month.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 16, 2026
Research firm calls Anthropic the ‘most ridiculous IPO of 2026’, says it may be worth $144bn
New Constructs says a $2tn Anthropic would need twice Nvidia’s profits by 2035. PitchBook sees fast growth but not a $2tn company, and the prospectus asks investors to price an AI that could go rogue.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 16, 2026
Rakuten raises record ¥400B from bond sale driven by retail investors
Individual investors bought ¥360B of the 5.5-year bonds, which carry a 4.37% coupon, according to Bloomberg.
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Oct 16, 2026
Stockholm startup Matters raises $5m pre-seed to build an AI-native bank
Sambla founder Per Österström plans a flat-fee bank that returns card and currency fees to customers as cashback.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 16, 2026
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Oct 15, 2026
Ramp reaches $60B valuation as it pushes deeper into AI
The funding comes as Ramp's annualized revenue crosses $2B, and its customer count reaches 85,000.
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Oct 15, 2026
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Oct 15, 2026
Cybersecurity Startups Raise $6.8 Billion in Q3 2026 as AI Drives Funding Surge
Cybersecurity startups raised $6.8 billion in Q3 2026, a 50% increase from Q2, driven by AI-powered identity and enterprise security innovations.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 15, 2026
African startups raise $2.49B in 9 months as Q3 rebounds
African startups raised $2.49B across 315 deals in the first 9 months of 2026. Discover Q3 funding trends, top markets, and major fund closes.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 15, 2026
Modal raises $750M at $15.75bn valuation as run rate tops $1bn
The AI cloud firm’s valuation has more than tripled since May, when it raised $355m at $4.65bn.
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Oct 14, 2026
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Oct 14, 2026
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Oct 14, 2026
Estonian energy storage firm Skeleton becomes unicorn with Siemens deal
Siemens has invested more than $100m in Estonia's Skeleton Technologies, valuing the energy storage firm at over $1bn as it targets AI data centres.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 14, 2026
Uvi raises $7.5M to give AI agents the company context they lack
Uvi has come out of stealth with $7.5m led by CT Innovations and Cardumen for a layer that feeds company knowledge to AI agents such as Claude and GPT.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 14, 2026
Cachet raises new funding to insure Europe’s gig and mobility platforms
The Tallinn insurtech, which insures platforms such as Bolt, Voi, and Turo, will spend it on products and sales.
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Oct 14, 2026
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Oct 12, 2026
Nigerian fintech OPay files for New York IPO, Semafor reports
The Lagos payments and lending app could list in November, with Standard Bank investing up to $200mn.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 12, 2026