Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund raises record $6B to back late-stage AI startups: report

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund raises a record $6B for its fourth growth-stage vehicle, targeting highly concentrated bets on late-stage AI and deep tech startups....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Why attend an identity security conference

Identity security events hold immense value in today’s industry. They provide vital context for trends, threats, and solutions. These meetings allow...

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Why your hosting environment quietly eh. Makes or breaks your marketing results

Marketers spend hours refining ad copy, optimising landing pages and tweaking bidding strategies. Yet one of the most influential factors in campaign...

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Flooding is costing NYC small businesses millions. This is how an MIT startup is helping 

During recent storms in New York City, small businesses have been forced into repeated cycles of flooding and recovery. In Sunnyside, Queens, the owner of...

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy eyes $1.3B IPO after $462M funding to deliver 24/7 clean power

Fervo Energy has launched its IPO roadshow, offering 55.5 million shares of Class A common stock priced between $21 and $24 each....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
OpenAI bags over $4B to build ‘Deployment Company’ with TPG, Brookfield, Bain for enterprise AI rollout: Report

OpenAI has secured more than $4 billion from a group of 19 investors, including TPG, Brookfield Asset Management, Advent International, and Bain Capital....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
How technology is reshaping mold detection in a $1.5B industry

Alexander Law-Smith has a precise way of describing a problem the mold inspection industry would prefer not to discuss publicly. He is not aggressive...

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
GV leads $15M seed in MOTHER.tech as it launches one-tap AI creative app Degen

Brooklyn studio MOTHER.tech raises $15M from GV, Lerer Hippeau and BoxGroup to launch Degen, a one-tap AI app for generating images, video and memes....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
InstaSwitch lands $4.7M from Chicago Ventures, 8-Bit Capital to fix inactive business bank accounts with AI

InstaSwitch has raised $4.7 million in seed funding to build what it calls the missing infrastructure layer in business banking....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Intel Capital, IQT join QuantWare's $178M Series B to build industrial-scale quantum chips

Dutch quantum processor startup QuantWare raises $178M from Intel Capital, IQT and ETF Partners to build the world’s largest dedicated quantum chip factory....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
ManchesterStory leads $6.5M round in XCaliber Health to automate healthcare administration

XCaliber Health has raised $6.5 million in seed funding, led by ManchesterStory with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures and Arka Venture Labs....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
ZyG grabs $60M from Accel for its agentic eCommerce platform

Israeli startup ZyG, founded by the ironSource team, raises a $60M Series A led by Accel to scale DTC brands using an agentic eCommerce operating system....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Founder who sold his last startup to GoCardless raises €1.7M to keep work chats off personal phones

BirdyChat raises €1.7M from DIG Ventures and Change Ventures to launch a messaging app that separates work chats from personal apps and phone numbers....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Lithosquare raises $25M for AI-led critical mineral discovery in round led by World Fund and Kindred Capital 

Lithosquare, a startup speeding up the exploration of critical minerals, just raised $25 million from World fund, Kindred Capital and others.  Founded in Founded in 2024 by mining engineer Aymeric Préveral-Etcheverry, the Paris-based startup speeds up the discovery of critical materials deposits and de-risks exploration through AI....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Anthropic, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman launch $1.5B venture to deploy Claude across enterprise

Anthropic is partnering with Goldman Sachs and Blackstone to launch a $1.5 billion venture to accelerate AI adoption across businesses....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
SAP bets €1B on German AI startup Prior Labs, which raised only €9M pre-seed

SAP has agreed to acquire  Prior Labs, a two-year-old German AI startup, committing more than €1 billion over four years to scale it into a major AI...

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Reduciner raises €3.6M from Voima Ventures, Lifeline Ventures to turn CO2 into fuel

Finland-based deeptech Reduciner has raised €3.6 million in its first funding round, combining equity backing from Voima Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, and the Mikko Kodisoja Foundation....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Linkerbot hits $3B valuation with Ant Group, HongShan to produce robotic hands that perform delicate tasks

Chinese robotics startup Linkerbot has closed a Series B+ round at a $3 billion valuation, reports Reuters....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Ex-OpenAI counsel raises $9M from YC and 20VC in four days for AI law firm Moritz

Moritz raises $9M from Y Combinator and 20VC in four days to build a flat-fee AI law firm founded by a former OpenAI lawyer....

Tech Fund 05.05.2026
Check the pitch deck eleQtron used to grab €57M led by Schwarz Digits for trapped-ion quantum computers

Germany’s eleQtron raises €57M Series A led by Schwarz Digits and backed by the EIC Fund to scale trapped-ion quantum computers for European industry....

Tech Fund 04.05.2026
Exclusive: Peek inside the pitch deck Ekiden used to raise $2M at $20M valuation to bring institutional-grade trading on-chain

See the pitch deck Ekiden used to raise $2M at a $20M valuation from Unicorn Factory Ventures and P2 Ventures to build institutional-grade on-chain derivatives trading infrastructure....

Tech Fund 04.05.2026
Frankfurt startup bags €1M pre-seed to make Europe's streetlights smarter. Here’s its pitch deck

Frankfurt startup ENVIOTECH raises €1M pre-seed from Jürgen Fitschen and other industry backers to retrofit streetlights and help cities cut energy use....

Tech Fund 04.05.2026
HTGF backs Mobility Signage with €1.8M to modernise public transport data without system replacement

Munich startup Mobility Signage raises €1.8M from HTGF and 2bX to connect ageing public transport IT systems without replacing existing infrastructure....

Tech Fund 01.05.2026
Accenture and Adobe back Netomi’s $110M Series C to scale enterprise agentic CX

Netomi raises $110M from Accenture Ventures, Adobe Ventures and WndrCo to scale agentic customer service for enterprises, with DraftKings traffic peaking above 40,000 requests per second....