Castelion raised a $1.05 billion Series C, split between $800 million in equity and a $250 million credit facility, at a $13 billion valuation led by JPMorganChase, Andreessen Horowitz, and Carlyle. The capital funds a 1,000-acre factory to mass-produce hypersonic weapons, not more research.
Muon Space raised $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation on August 20, 2026, backed by Google and Salesforce Ventures, scaling toward 500 satellites a year and concentrating climate data supply around one vendor.
Dortmund-based IT group adesso, with more than 1.3 billion euros in revenue and 11,100+ staff, acquired Berlin AI claims-automation startup omni:us on August 12, 2026, terms undisclosed. Omni:us raised $56.5 million across eight rounds since 2015 but shrank from 59 to 45 staff before the deal. Adesso will fold its technology into its own in|sure Ecosphere platform, and existing customers Allianz, UNIQA and MS Amlin now inherit a roadmap they did not choose.
Starcloud raised 250 million dollars at a 2.3 billion dollar valuation on August 21, 2026, with Nvidia backing and a CEO warning that Falcon 9's 2028 retirement is tightening launch slots for orbital data centers.
Rillet raised a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation on August 19, 2026, led by ICONIQ, with ARR reportedly doubling in three months. EU and UK finance leaders eyeing an ERP renewal have a new alternative to price out before signing again with NetSuite, Oracle or SAP.
Index Ventures raised $2 billion across seed, venture and growth funds just after its $3.8 billion Wiz payout. What it means for AI vendor pricing power.
Olix raised $312 million at a $3.3 billion valuation on August 3, 2026, backed by the UK government's own Sovereign AI venture fund - before its DX-1 chip has shipped to a single customer.
Bending Spoons is buying Airtable for $1.285bn, a steep drop from its $11bn 2021 peak. Here is what the deal means for Airtable customers in the EU and UK.
Callosum raised a $100 million seed round backed by Atomico and the UK Sovereign AI Fund. What the multi-vendor AI routing bet signals for policy and buyer contracts.
SoftBank led a $200 million Series A into Gravis Robotics, a Swiss ETH Zurich spinout that retrofits existing Caterpillar, Volvo, and JCB excavators instead of replacing them.
Bloomberg reports Nvidia is in early talks with South Korean AI-chip startup Rebellions on a possible investment or partnership, and what it means for AI buyers.
Samsung's board approved up to $79.5 billion in 2026 shareholder returns, funded by record memory chip profit. What the payout signals for AI hardware pricing into 2027.
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