Google plans $15B Malaysian data center and cloud investment
Google plans to spend $15B in Malaysia during 2027 and 2028 on data centers, cloud operations, water supplies, power generation and training, The Next Web reports. Alphabet chief investment officer Ruth Porat announced the plan at an event in Kuala Lumpur.
Sequoia raises approximately $10B and closes Arc and Scouts programs
Sequoia Capital raised approximately $10B in new funds and announced it is shutting down its Arc accelerator and Scouts program, TechCrunch reported. The firm is also merging its early-stage and growth teams.
Pliant raises $80M for expansion and AI payment workflows
Pliant raised an $80M Series C led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, the Berlin fintech said Wednesday. The funding will support expansion in the US and Canada, entry into additional markets and its AI roadmap.
Phaze raises $8.75M for remote computers shared by workers and AI agents
Phaze raised an $8.75M seed round led by a16z, the company said Wednesday. Indie, NextView, Makers Fund and Lerer Hippeau also invested in the Utah startup, which was founded by the team behind remote desktop company Parsec.
Aformic raises $6.95M to expand industrial robotics
Aformic raised a $6.95M seed round led by Veteran Ventures Capital, the industrial robotics company said Wednesday. It will use the funding for engineers, sales staff, its Qursor software and new robots, including machines intended to help build and maintain AI data centres.
Isomorphic Labs seeks roughly $5 billion in funding talks
Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs is in talks to raise roughly $5 billion to support its use of artificial intelligence for drug discovery, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The financing remains under discussion rather than a completed fundraising.
