Cyera signed a letter of intent to buy Oasis Security for about $1 billion, signaling that non-human identity - securing AI agents, API keys and service accounts - is now its own enterprise security budget line.
Moove closed a $250 million Series C at a $2.1 billion valuation led by Mubadala - and is already the sole operator behind Waymo's London robotaxi launch.
Edinburgh-founded legal AI firm Wordsmith closed a $14M Series B extension led by Intact Private Capital and is expanding into regulated financial services and insurance legal work.
Moss raised EUR30m at a EUR1bn valuation, but the real news is a survey where 48% of finance leaders want AI control and just 6% want autonomy.
Munich's NavVis closed an EUR74.5 million ($85 million) Series D led by The Jordan Company, betting spatial data becomes the raw material for physical AI.
Nik Storonsky is reportedly negotiating a new Revolut share award tied to a $500bn valuation, four times the $115bn mark from July's secondary sale. What is confirmed, what is not.
SoftBank's Q1 FY2026 results show an $8.2 billion Intel gain and a $55 billion OpenAI stake marked flat, the same quarter it borrowed $10 billion against those OpenAI shares.
HappyRobot raised a $150 million Series C at a $1.2 billion valuation, co-led by Prysm Capital and Eurazeo, with DHL and Uber among its 150-plus customers.
Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) is set to list on the NYSE on 13 August 2026, offering retail investors, with no minimum, exposure to 80 private Y Combinator-linked companies.
Cover Genius acquired Berlin insurtech Friendsurance on 3 August 2026 for undisclosed terms, buying PSD2 and GDPR-compliant bank rails across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Nielsen will buy DoubleVerify for $13.60 a share, valuing it at $2.15bn, closing Q1 2027. What buyers of independent verification should check now.
AMD acquired AI chipmaker Taalas on 6 August 2026. Its silicon hardwires model weights into the chip, raising a new lock-in question for buyers.
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One considered note on infrastructure, governance, and measurement, most mornings. No theory.