Mews Raises $300M to Build AI-Powered Hotel Operating System
Mews secures $300M Series D at a $2.5B valuation to expand its AI-driven hotel platform, automating operations, enhancing guest experiences, and integrating fintech capabilities.
Startups & Investment
Coverage of funding rounds, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions shaping the next wave of tech companies. Discover how venture capital, private equity and corporate investors identify opportunities, back innovators and influence market dynamics. This category offers a window into the business side of emerging technology and entrepreneurship.
China Deepens Investigation of Meta’s $2B Manus Acquisition
China is investigating Meta’s $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus, reviewing the deal’s money transfers, tax compliance, and overseas operations amid national security concerns.
Blockit’s AI Agents Can Schedule Your Calendar So You Don’t Have To
Blockit, a new AI scheduling platform, uses autonomous agents to handle meetings, aiming to replace manual back-and-forth emails and traditional calendar tools.
OpenAI Partner LiveKit Hits Unicorn Status With $100M Raise
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Maria Konash
• 2 mins read
LiveKit, a key provider of AI voice and video technology OpenAI, xAI, and Salesforce, closed a $100 million funding round, valuing the company at $1 billion.
OpenAI Faces Pressure as Investors Demand AI Returns
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Maria Konash
• 2 mins read
Analysts warn 2026 could be a pivotal year for OpenAI and other private AI companies as investors focus on profitability amid rising compute costs and IPO speculation.
Google DeepMind Acquires Hume AI Voice Team
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
Google DeepMind has acquired Hume AI’s CEO and top engineers to boost Gemini’s voice features, while Hume AI continues licensing its technology to other firms.
OpenAI Board Chair Bret Taylor Says AI is Likely a Bubble
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
Bret Taylor, Sierra co-founder and OpenAI board chair, says AI investment is inflated but expects market corrections and consolidation.
Ex-Google Team Debuts Sparkli, a Generative AI Learning App for Children
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
Former Google employees launched Sparkli, a generative AI app that uses interactive media to help children learn through exploration rather than text-based chatbots.
OpenAI Seeks Middle East Funding for $50 Billion Round
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Maria Konash
• 2 mins read
OpenAI is in talks with Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds about a potential funding round that could raise roughly $50 billion, underscoring sustained investor appetite for large-scale AI development.
Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Funding From Nvidia, Jeff Bezos to Build AI Collaboration Tools
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
Humans& secures $480 million in seed funding from Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and top VCs, aiming to develop AI tools for collaboration and productivity.
Emergent Races to a $300M Valuation With a $70M Series B Just Months After Its Last Raise
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Maria Konash
• 2 mins read
Emergent secured $70 million in new funding just months after its Series A, highlighting strong investor demand for AI-powered coding platforms.
Global Growth Outlook Improves as IMF Cites AI-Driven Productivity Gains
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast, citing resilience to easing U.S. tariffs and a sustained surge in artificial intelligence investment boosting productivity expectations.
Sequoia Joins GIC, Coatue in $25B Anthropic Funding Round
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
Anthropic aims to raise $25B in a new round with Sequoia, GIC, and Coatue, reflecting soaring demand for AI and a $350B valuation for the Claude chatbot maker.
Robotics Startup Skild AI Raises $1.4B at $14B+ Valuation
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
Skild AI raised nearly $1.4 billion to advance a unified foundation model designed to control multiple types of robots. The funding values the company at more than $14 billion.
Proxima Secures $80M to Power AI-Driven Cancer and Immunology Therapies
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Maria Konash
• 1 min read
AI-native biotech Proxima raised $80 million in an oversubscribed seed round to develop proximity-based therapeutics. The funding supports AI-driven discovery for previously “undruggable” targets across oncology and immunology.
Coverage of funding rounds, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions shaping the next wave of tech companies. Discover how venture capital, private equity and corporate investors identify opportunities, back innovators and influence market dynamics. This category offers a window into the business side of emerging technology and entrepreneurship.
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