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DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO
DeepSeek, a Chinese LLM developer, is reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B at a $71B valuation while targeting a 2027 IPO — signaling rapid scaling and market ambition.
Jul 14, 2026
Chinese Humanoid Startup LimX Dynamics Closes Pre-IPO Funding at $2.2 Billion Valuation - The Information
LimX Dynamics, a Chinese humanoid robotics startup, secured pre-IPO funding at a $2.2 billion valuation, signaling investor confidence in its commercial trajectory ahead of a public listing.
Jul 14, 2026
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
Nous Research, creator of the Hermes AI agent, is in late-stage discussions to raise at least $75 million in new funding at a $1.5 billion valuation.
Jul 14, 2026
Sources: Nous Research, the startup behind Hermes, an open-source agent and OpenClaw rival, is raising $75M+ at a $1.5B valuation led by Robot Ventures (TechCrunch)
Nous Research, creator of the open-source Hermes agent positioned as a competitor to OpenClaw, is reportedly raising over $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, with Robot Ventures leading the round.
Jul 14, 2026
Seattle-based Augmodo, whose AI-powered "Smartbadges" worn by employees track shelf inventory, raised $21M led by TQ Ventures at a $350M valuation (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
Augmodo, a Seattle startup, raised $21M in funding at a $350M valuation for its AI-powered 'Smartbadges'—wearable cameras worn by retail employees to monitor shelf inventory.
Jul 13, 2026
Moneybox prepares for secondary share sale at £800 million valuation
Moneybox, a UK digital wealth management firm, is conducting a secondary share sale for employees valued at £45 million, implying a £800 million company valuation — a 45% increase since 2024.
Jul 13, 2026
Wonder Is Eyeing a $9 Billion Valuation Before an Expected IPO. Experts Say There's a Key Catch - inc.com
Wonder, an AI startup, is targeting a $9 billion valuation ahead of a planned IPO, but experts caution that its path to profitability and revenue scalability remains unproven.
Jul 11, 2026
AI Data Labeler Mercor In Talks To Raise $500 Million At $20 Billion Valuation - Forbes
Mercor, an AI data labeling company, is reportedly in negotiations to raise $500 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation, signaling strong investor confidence in its role within the AI supply chain.
Jul 11, 2026
Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B
Lovable, an AI company, is reportedly in talks to raise a $300 million funding round that would double its valuation to $13.2 billion.
Jul 9, 2026
Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Blue Origin is reportedly raising $10 billion in new funding at a $130 billion pre-money valuation, backed by Coatue Asset Management, Jeff Bezos, and other major investors.
Jul 9, 2026
Prime Intellect, which helps companies build their own AI agents by offering computing power and specialized tools, raised a $130M Series A at a $1B valuation (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
Prime Intellect, a startup offering infrastructure and tools for enterprise AI agent development, secured $130M in Series A funding at a $1B valuation.
Jul 9, 2026
SambaNova hits $11 billion valuation as investors back Nvidia chip challengers
SambaNova Systems secured new funding led by General Atlantic, achieving an $11 billion valuation amid growing investor interest in AI chip startups competing with Nvidia.
Jul 9, 2026
Norm, which runs an AI law firm that provides AI-powered legal services to clients alongside human lawyers, raised $120M led by Khosla at a $1.2B valuation (Guinevere Grant/Bloomberg)
Norm AI, an AI-powered legal services startup, secured $120M in funding led by Khosla Ventures at a $1.2B valuation to expand automation and reform legal billing models.
Jul 9, 2026
Fintech Giant Stripe’s Valuation Soars to $159B In Latest Secondary Stock Sale - Crunchbase News
Stripe's private valuation increased to $159 billion in a secondary stock sale, reflecting investor demand but not new capital raised or operational performance changes.
Published Feb 24, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 8, 2026
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids - AP News
Agility Robotics, a humanoid robotics company, is pursuing a $2.5 billion valuation in a Wall Street listing to fund expansion of its Digit robot for warehouse labor automation.
Published Jun 24, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 8, 2026
Fresh Off Its Viral Turn at the Australian Open, Whoop Scores a $10 Billion Valuation - inc.com
Whoop, a wearable health and performance tracking company, achieved a $10 billion valuation following viral visibility at the Australian Open, though the article does not specify how or when this valuation was determined, by whom, or what financial metrics underpin it.
Published Mar 31, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 7, 2026
FinTech Plaid raises undisclosed funding at $8bn value - FinTech Global
Plaid, an open banking infrastructure company, secured new funding at an $8 billion valuation, signaling continued investor confidence in its financial data connectivity platform despite market volatility.
Published Feb 27, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 7, 2026
Inside the $9 billion Texas startup building a drone armada for the U.S. Navy - Fast Company
A $9 billion Texas-based startup is developing a drone fleet for the U.S. Navy, positioning itself as a critical defense contractor in autonomous maritime systems.
Published Jul 1, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 7, 2026
Finnish quantum computing company IQM closed up 2% in its Nasdaq debut Thursday after going public via a SPAC merger at a ~$1.9B valuation (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)
IQM, a Finnish quantum computing company, completed a SPAC merger to go public on Nasdaq with a $1.9B valuation and closed its first trading day up 2%.
Published Jul 2, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 6, 2026
Kling AI, the Kuaishou AI video generator spin-off, raised $2B at a $15B pre-money valuation and says the round could extend to as much as $3B (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)
Kling AI, a spin-off from Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou, secured $2B in venture funding at a $15B pre-money valuation, with potential to raise up to $3B, signaling aggressive scaling of its AI video generation capabilities amid global competition.
Published Jul 2, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 4, 2026
Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) meldet einen Gesamtbestand von rund 386 Millionen US-Dollar, darunter OpenAI, Beast Industries, mehr als 16.000 ETH und über 283 Millionen WLD-Token
Eightco Holdings disclosed its cash and crypto holdings as of July 1, 2026, totaling approximately $386 million, including indirect stakes in OpenAI and Beast Industries, plus large ETH and Worldcoin (WLD) token positions.
Jul 4, 2026
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