OpenAI is reportedly seeking up to $50B from Middle East investors, targeting a valuation above $750B as it races to dominate the global AI landscape.
Author: Kenyon Shah
The British Business Bank is investing £25M in crypto exchange Kraken to boost UK capital markets and keep its anticipated IPO in London.
Early-stage VCs obsessed with unicorns are missing stronger returns, better portfolios and healthier founder relationships. Here’s why the model is breaking.
Vanagon Ventures raises a €20M early-stage fund to plug Europe’s deep tech pre-seed gap, backing frontier technologies spun out of universities and research labs.
Hamburg-based DTCP unveils a new €500 million ‘Project’ fund to invest in digital infrastructure and growth-stage technology platforms across Europe and beyond.
PureTerra Ventures launches a €150M WaterTech Fund II, backed by €10M from Invest-NL, to scale startups tackling industrial water scarcity with reuse and AI solutions.
API-first brokerage infrastructure firm Alpaca raises $150M Series D at a $1.15B valuation, cementing its status as a fintech unicorn and fueling global expansion.
Top European funds like Daphni, Serena and FIRSTPICK shun VCaaS platforms, betting on local networks over automation despite $20.5B raised via VCaaS in 2025.
Norwegian startup reTyre raises €7M led by Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund to scale its circular, sustainable tyre technology.
With easy money gone, startup leaders are pivoting from hypergrowth to disciplined profitability as the new benchmark of credibility and investor trust.