Cybersecurity startups raised $10.6 billion in first half of 2026
Crunchbase data shows security and privacy startup funding held near recent highs despite a slower second quarter and AI's pull on...
By Marcus Adeyemi 3 weeks agoSection
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Walden Robotics raises $300 million seed at $1.1 billion valuation
The Toyota Research Institute spinout says its humanoid robots are already working eight-hour shifts inside a Toyota plant in Nort...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
SWISSto12 raises $70M Series C after ESA backing
The Swiss satellite hardware company says it is EBITDA-positive and will use the capital to expand production across HummingSat an...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
PayPal wind-down points to a split in corporate venture capital
PayPal Ventures and Fidelity International’s VC closure contrast with Big Tech’s larger role in AI financing, according to Bain an...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Billion-dollar rounds for Keyfactor and SambaNova top U.S. funding week
Crunchbase counted two $1 billion financings in the week’s biggest U.S. startup rounds, led by cybersecurity, AI infrastructure an...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Spain and Argentina remain smaller startup markets despite new funding gains
Crunchbase data show 2026 funding is rising in both countries, led by fintech in Argentina and space, HR and geospatial startups i...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Applied Computing raises $20 million for refinery AI from KBR and Databricks
The London startup says its Orbital model is already used at a major refinery, with KBR embedding the technology in its INSITE 3.0...
By Marcus Adeyemi 3 weeks ago
HTGF’s Family Day turns Germany revival talk into startup meetings
High-Tech Gründerfonds’ Berlin event put life sciences, chemistry and deep-tech founders in front of corporates and investors for...
By Marcus Adeyemi 3 weeks ago
Fireworks AI raises $1.5B at $17.5B valuation for open model infrastructure
The Meta PyTorch veteran’s company says it has topped $1 billion in annualized revenue as enterprises customize open-source AI mod...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Tyred raises £2.5 million for AI bike maintenance platform
Raw Ventures and Ada Ventures backed the London startup, which says it services Lime bikes and is building predictive maintenance...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
EverSettled raises $5 million seed round for AI probate platform
Emergence Capital led the round for EverSettled, which sells AI and human support for families settling estates across the U.S.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Asia startup funding hit $42.8 billion in Q2 as AI rounds clustered in China
Crunchbase data shows Asia venture funding reached a multiyear high in Q2 2026, led by AI companies and a sharp rebound in China-b...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago