Tech Fund 16.04.2026
UK’s Sovereign AI Fund names 7 startups it’s supporting in its first batch. Here are the details

The UK Government just announced the first batch of companies it is supporting. They span biological foundation models, physical AI, sovereign AI and more....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
YC alum Solidroad snaps $25M from Hedosophia to fix the AI quality blind spot in customer support

Backed by Y Combinator and First Round Capital, Solidroad raised a $25M Series A to replace manual QA with an AI platform that evaluates all support interactions....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
CoreWeave secures $6B cloud deal and $1B equity from Jane Street

Global trading firm Jane Street has agreed to spend around $6 billion on AI cloud services from CoreWeave, while also investing $1 billion in the...

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
eToro acquires crypto wallet startup Zengo for $70M

eToro has agreed to acquire crypto wallet startup Zengo in a deal worth around $70 million, marking its first acquisition since going public last year....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
Exclusive: ⁠a16z, Accel and Kleiner Perkins’ scout funds back sisters in $3M round for kid-safe messaging app after seeing this pitch deck

A Tennessee-based startup building a safer messaging app for children has just closed a $3 million in pre-seed round funding. The round was led by Anamika The idea came from a painful experience, when a teen family member was cyber bullied and endured a mental health crisis....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
Anthropic, Spotify backer Accel closes $5B fund to scale late-stage AI investments

VC firm Accel has secured $5 billion in fresh capital as it ramps up investments in fast-growing artificial intelligence startups, reports Bloomberg. The...

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
How the post-boom correction reshaped venture capital firms, now disrupted by AI

Artificial intelligence has breathed a new lease of life into an otherwise sluggish venture capital market, and investors are back to cutting cheques. UK firms have shed headcount, reflecting a post-boom correction, as the industry more broadly turns to AI to aid investing....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
Alphabet could make over $100B from SpaceX IPO: report

An early investment in SpaceX could turn into a massive payday for Alphabet Inc. as the rocket company prepares to go public. According to a regulatory...

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
X-energy targets IPO up to $814M to deploy Amazon-backed nuclear reactors

Amazon-backed nuclear reactor developer X-energy has launched its IPO roadshow, targeting up to $814M to commercialise its small modular reactors (SMRs)....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
Peek inside pitch deck Proteins.1 used to raise €4.7M from Lifeline Ventures to build the ‘PCR for proteins’

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Tech Fund 16.04.2026
Practica Capital backs Outcraft AI with €2M for revenue agents

Vilnius-based Outcraft AI raised a €2M pre-seed round led by Practica Capital to build autonomous revenue agents that instantly act on sales opportunities....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
Shine Capital backs Gizmo in $22M raise to prove studying can be as addictive as TikTok

Backed by Shine Capital and NFX, Gizmo raised $22M to expand its AI learning app, which uses gamification to help 13 million students study without distraction....

Tech Fund 16.04.2026
AI infrastructure startup Fluidstack to raise $1B at $18B valuation from Jane Street: reports

AI infrastructure startup Fluidstack is reportedly in talks to raise $1B at an $18B valuation, led by Jane Street, to scale its custom data centres....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
A Cambridge spin-out secures €211M from EU to build graphene tech for faster AI data transfer

CamGraPhIC has secured €211M in Italian state aid to industrialise graphene-based optical interconnects designed to cut AI chip energy use and data bottlenecks....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Sygaldry Technologies raises $139M from Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures to build quantum AI servers

Sygaldry Technologies raised $139M across seed and Series A rounds led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Initialized Capital to build quantum hardware for AI....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Why lending infrastructure is becoming a core focus for fintech startups

Over the past decade, fintech innovation has largely centered on payments, neobanking, and user-facing financial tools. These segments attracted...

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
The fabless gambit: Europe's path to chip independence

In the stormy seas of the global semiconductor market—a domain now inseparable from national sovereignty—Europe faces a choice. It cannot outspend the...

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
How fintech tools are reshaping inflation hedging strategies

How fintech, AI, and tokenised assets are reshaping inflation hedging in the UK, enabling faster strategies while introducing new risks and regulations....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Ex-unicorn founder raises $5.4M round for a defence startup to counter drones

Founded by Sky Mavis co-founder Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Stendr raised $5.4M to build AI-powered drone defence systems in Norway....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Wayve extends Series D with $60M from chip giants AMD, Arm and Qualcomm Ventures

Wayve has added $60M to its Series D from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm Ventures to scale its end-to-end AI Driver across more automotive platforms....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Uber targets robotaxi expansion with $10B+ commitment: report

Uber has committed over $10B to robotaxis through equity stakes and fleet purchases, aiming to become the main distribution platform for autonomous vehicles....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Exclusive: Ex-Google, Looker execs raise $7M to replace BI tools with agentic AI. Peek inside its pitch deck

Gravity has secured $7M in seed funding led by Next Frontier Capital to build Orion, a proactive AI analyst designed to automate business intelligence....

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Sequoia backs YC alum Auctor in $20M raise to become the coordination layer for human teams and AI agents

YC startup Auctor has secured $20M to modernise software implementation by turning meetings, requirements, and delivery work into traceable AI-generated artefacts...

Tech Fund 15.04.2026
Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.6B, gaining access to a spectrum that Starlink lacks

Amazon is acquiring satellite operator Globalstar to expand its Amazon Leo network and provide direct-to-device connectivity for future Apple iPhones....