ChapsVision Palantir DGSI switch puts French startup in Europe’s sovereignty push
France’s DGSI is replacing Palantir with ChapsVision in a reported €10m deal as governments reassess dependence on US tech.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months agoStartups Editor
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Agon funding reaches $30 million for AI battlefield simulation startup
The UK defence startup launched with $30 million to build synthetic battlefields for training autonomous weapons and counterdrone...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Freehand Series B raises $75M for supply chain finance AI
Battery Ventures and NewRoad co-led the round, bringing Freehand’s total funding to $100 million as supply chain AI funding picks...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Kinematic Trees funding puts £585K into robotics software platform
Kinematic Trees raised £585,000 to expand its robot-agnostic software platform, with first factory deployments planned for late 20...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Legora Wexler acquisition adds fact AI to legal platform
Legora bought London-based Wexler, its fifth 2026 acquisition, adding litigation fact analysis tech after a $600 million Series D.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Travel eSIM conferences guide: roaming alternatives for roadshow teams
Roaming, pocket Wi-Fi, local SIMs and eSIMs all solve conference connectivity differently; costs and security trade-offs matter.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months agoSAFE vs. convertible note: conversion terms and trade-offs
A SAFE is faster and usually founder-friendlier; a convertible note gives investors debt-like protections before priced equity.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Antares series c raises $470 million for military microreactors
Antares raised $470 million to scale its Mark-1 microreactor program ahead of a 2028 Defense Department deadline.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Throne Science series A raises $10M for toilet-based gut tracking
Throne Science raised $10 million led by Will Ventures to expand its AI toilet camera, with valuation and growth figures undisclos...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Safe Superintelligence Nvidia investment may be worth $5 billion
NVIDIA is backing Ilya Sutskever’s SSI with equity and Vera Rubin access, with Bloomberg reporting the investment is about $5 bill...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
SoftBank Gravis Robotics deal talks could value startup above $500M
SoftBank is discussing a Gravis Robotics acquisition at a $500M-plus valuation after exiting Boston Dynamics, Bloomberg reported.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
9fin employee share sale follows $170 million Series C
9fin completed its first employee secondary after a $170 million raise, letting more than half of eligible staff sell some equity.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago