WHAT’S INSIDE

• Tech Companies to Watch: Startup news and deals from the last week

• Big Movers: The Big tech movers, shakers and partnerships this week

• Making Waves: Companies making a buzz in the Tech world

• Open Deals: Startups raising capital this week

• In The Money: Significant raises last week and why they matter

• Exit Watching: Mergers & Acquisitions and IPOs

• The Funding Buzz: VC & PE Activity To Watch

BIG MOVERS

Big tech moves, movers and trends to watch this week

OpenAI — A $3B deal to acquire Windsurf has fallen through, and Google DeepMind is now swoop in to acqui-hire Windsurf’s CEO, cofounder, and key R&D staff to boost its own agentic coding efforts.

Nvidia — The chip tech giant has reached a market capitalization of $4 trillion, matching the GDPs of countries like India and Japan.

Apple — Appealing a €500M EU antitrust fine, claiming the ruling overly restricts its App Store operations. Apple aims to overturn the decision while partially complying with EU mandates to avoid additional penalties.

X — Linda Yaccarino has resigned as CEO of Elon Musk's social media platform X after two years, amidst a media furore over the radical free speech policies of Grok.

Amazon — Considering a further multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to enhance their AI battle with Microsoft and Google. and aid Amazon's own AI tools like the Alexa+ subscription service.

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[OPEN DEALS] RAISING DOLLARS:

Startups, firms or funds raising capital this week

[OPEN DEAL] Greptile — An AI code review startup founded by Daksh Gupta is raising a $30M Series A at a $180M valuation led by Benchmark. despite intense competition.

[OPEN DEAL] Zerohash — The crypto infrastructure startup aiding financial institutions to offer crypto and stablecoins is planning a $100M raise at a $1B valuation led by Interactive Brokers, following a successful Series D in 2022.

MAKING WAVES

Startups, trends and signals to watch in the USA this week

Lovable — The Swedish AI startup reached unicorn status with a $200M Series A at a $1.8B valuation. In just eight months, it amassed 2.3M users, 180,000 paying subscribers, and $75M ARR, focusing on non-technical users making sites and apps.

Moonvalley — The LA AI video platform company raised $84M led by General Catalyst, with CAA and Comcast joining. Total funding reaches $154M as they aim to scale Marey and expand their licensed content library of ethical AI for filmmakers

Perplexity — The San Francisco AI-powered search startup has hit a valuation of $18B following direct offers following its recent investment round, a significant increase from $14B just two months ago.

Warp — The AI terminal-based interface for software development startup is poised to capitalize on this trend by autonomously managing developers' non-coding tasks, marking a significant shift in coding tools.

Bedrock Robotics — An ex-Waymo engineer founded startup developing self-driving kits for off-road construction vehicles with $80M raised, Bedrock is testing across multiple states with several firms.

Chariot Defense — A power platform company proven in military applications, founded by experts from Anduril and the U.S. military, has raised an $8M seed to provide resilient, low-signature power solutions.

Zillow — The real estate listings giant is sued by Compass claiming its new policy limit homeowner choice and competition, threatening Compass's business model. Zillow argues its listing standards protect market integrity.

Cognition — The AI solutions firm acquired startup Windsurf to bolster its AI coding agent, Devin + is partnering with Goldman Sachs to pilot Devin to automate complex financial systems coding tasks, boosting productivity.

IN THE MONEY

Companies that raised money in the past week and why they matter

Massive Deals

Hadrian — The defense manufacturing startup raised $260M in Series C funding led by Founders Fund. The investment will expand their AI-powered factories, including a new facility in Arizona creating 350 jobs, to boost defense production.

Substack — The San Francisco-based online platform for newsletters raised $100M in a Series C round, led by BOND and The Chernin Group, boosting its valuation to $1.1B. The funds aim to enhance creator tools amid a surge to over 5M paid subs.

Exodigo — The U.S.-based AI underground mapping startup secured $96M on July 20, 2025 to advance its technology for projects worldwide.

OpenEvidence — The AI startup based in the U.S. has raised $210M to aid doctors with medical research through its free tool. Valued at $3.5B, cofounder Daniel Nadler is now a billionaire, with rapid adoption among physicians.

Large Deals

Boulevard — The AI-driven SaaS platform for self-care businesses secured $80M Series D led by JMI Equity, with 500% revenue growth serving 5,000+ businesses handling 2M monthly appointments.

Eton Solutions — The North Carolina-based wealth management platform raised $58M in Series C for its AI-driven AtlasFive® platform managing $1 trillion in assets, expanding into private equity sectors.

BrightAI — The San Francisco-based physical AI startup raised $51M in a Series A round to advance its technology for real-world applications and deployment of innovative solutions.

Firestorm Labs — The unmanned aircraft company raised $47M in Series A from New Enterprise Associates and Lockheed Martin Ventures to enhance xCell capabilities, supporting the Defense Department's production goals.

GeologicAI — The Calgary-based AI-driven critical minerals exploration company secured $44M in Series B from investors including Blue Earth Capital, BHP Ventures, and Rio Tinto for global expansion.

Augmodo — The wearable tech startup raised $37.5M to advance Smartbadges with computer vision for retail inventory management, led by CEO Ross Finman to reduce stockouts while maintaining employee privacy.

Smaller Deals

GigaIO — The California-based AI infrastructure company raised $21M in Series B funding to enhance its SuperNODE and Gryf products for scaling AI inferencing infrastructure and expanding production.

Heron — The Silicon Valley workflow automation company raised $16M Series A to expand AI solutions for lending and insurance, currently processing 350,000+ documents weekly for 150+ customers.

Blockskye — The corporate travel infrastructure company raised $15.8M to enhance its blockchain-based platform for clients like PwC and TripAdvisor, supporting new payment products and global expansion.

Folio — The hotel financial operations company raised $14M Series A led by Thrive Capital, leveraging AI for invoice processing and payments with proven ROI for hotel management firms.

StrongestLayer — The U.S.-based email security startup emerged from stealth with $5.2M seed funding for its AI-powered TRACE platform that detects threats and trains employees against phishing attacks.

Confident Security — The startup launched with $4.2M to offer CONFSEC, an end-to-end encryption tool for AI users in regulated industries, bridging privacy gaps between vendors and clients.

Receive — The fintech startup founded by Ariel Blum raised $4M seed to launch the Titanium Boost Business Mastercard, giving small businesses real-time access to earned revenue without debt.

Bifrost Electronics — The Colorado-based startup secured $2.5M to develop quantum amplifiers, focusing on team growth and industry collaborations to simplify quantum readout technology.

EXIT WATCHING

Mergers & Acquisitions and IPOs

Cursor — Cursor has acquired AI startup Koala to strengthen its position against GitHub Copilot. The acquisition builds an enterprise-ready team as Koala plans to shut down, enabling Cursor to compete with Microsoft and Anthropic.

Pronto AI — The autonomous vehicle technology company acquired rival SafeAI to enhance off-road applications, gaining talent and IP to accelerate growth, including a partnership with Heidelberg Materials for autonomous haul trucks.

Direct Listings — Private firms are increasingly exploring direct listings instead of traditional IPOs for market entry without raising capital, following successful examples like Palantir and Coinbase during the pandemic.

IPO WATCH

Bullish — Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange is pursuing an IPO despite a $349M net loss on $80M in Q1 sales, compared to a $105M profit on similar sales the previous year.

HeartFlow — The California-based cardiac imaging firm filed for IPO despite quarterly loss rising to $32.3M from $20.9M, with revenue growing to $37.2M; proceeds will fund debt reduction and product development.

THE FUNDING BUZZ

VC & PE Activity To Watch

Cambrian Ventures — Rex Salisbury's firm raised a $25M fund focusing on AI-driven fintech startups and strong founders, with his first fund successfully advancing half of its 33 portfolio companies to Series A.

Mantis Ventures — The Chainsmokers' firm closed a $100M third fund for B2B investments, leveraging celebrity connections to support portfolio companies through networking events targeting Fortune 500 clients.

Northpoint Capital — Sameer Brij Verma launched a $150M early-stage fund for tech and AI startups, part of a trend of experienced VCs going solo as India's venture market rebounds with 40% increased funding.

Jack Dorsey — Twitter co-founder invested $10M in and Other Stuff, a nonprofit for open source social media projects developing community protocols and advocating for a social media "Bill of Rights" focused on privacy.

Evantic — Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller raised $355M for his new VC firm targeting B2B investments in Europe and the U.S., maintaining board representation for Sequoia despite previous tensions.

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