DeepSeek reportedly nears funding of at least 80 billion yuan
DeepSeek is close to raising at least 80 billion yuan in a new funding round, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, with Tencent and CATL committing some of the largest sums. The AI lab initially sought about 50 billion yuan; demand increas...
Vinci raises $250M to expand physics simulation software
Vinci announced Tuesday that it raised $250M at a $1.5bn valuation to expand software that predicts how chip and hardware designs behave physically before they are built. Advent, Temasek and Xora Innovation led the round, with Ecl...
Hadrian raises $40m to expand automated security testing
Amsterdam cybersecurity startup Hadrian has raised $40m in a round co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and Smartfin, bringing its total funding to $65m. The company says it will expand across Europe, the Middle East, Africa...
BlackRock discusses joining OpenAI's $30 billion financing
BlackRock is discussing participation in a $30 billion OpenAI financing round, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. OpenAI is also in talks with multiple investment funds from the United Arab Emirates to help...
Spiko raises $90M Series B at $800M valuation
Spiko, a London- and Paris-based startup building tokenized cash funds, raised a $90M Series B at an $800M valuation, Bloomberg reported. The financing takes its total funding to $120M. Spiko has approximately $2.7B in assets unde...
FBI removes contractor over alleged patch failure linked to employee data theft
The FBI has removed an Accenture contractor over their alleged role in a ShinyHunters breach that stole personal details of thousands of bureau employees, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. FBI cyber div...

