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

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BIG MOVERS

Big tech moves, movers and trends to watch this week

Nvidia — The AI chip giant's market cap hit $3.92T, surpassing Apple's record. Driven by strong AI demand, Nvidia's valuation now exceeds the total of the Canadian and Mexican stock markets.

Meta — Restructuring its AI efforts under the new Meta Superintelligence Labs, led by Alexandr Wang with Nat Friedman overseeing AI products. This initiative is backed by a $14.3B investment in Scale AI and involves recruiting top AI researchers.

Google — Google's Gemini AI assistant will enhance its capabilities by accessing Phone and Messages apps without compromising privacy. It may also gain RCS support for multimedia messaging, positioning it as a more effective phone assistant.

Anthropic — Reached an ARR run rate of $4B as it intensifies its competition with Cursor in the AI coding sector.

MAKING WAVES

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

TikTok Acquisition — Donald Trump announced a group of wealthy investors plans to acquire TikTok, pending China's approval. The buyer identities will be disclosed in two weeks.

Joby Aviation — The California eVTOL company saw its stock rise 12% after delivering its first flying taxi to the UAE. With exclusive rights for six years, Joby aims to launch air taxi services in Dubai by 2026, amid a 32% share increase this year.

Safe Superintelligence — Ilya Sutskever becomes CEO of the AI safety company following Daniel Gross's exit to Meta. Despite acquisition attempts by Meta, Sutskever is committed to advancing safe superintelligence independently.

Crossing Minds — The AI recommendation systems startup for e-commerce joins OpenAI, halting new client acquisitions to support OpenAI's mission in AGI.

Glean — The Enterprise Search and data company’s success has caused major industry disruption, prompting big AI companies like OpenAI to develop rival products and restrict Glean's access to their corporate data.

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Startups, firms or funds raising capital this week

Impossible Metals — The San Jose-based deep-sea mining startup is reportedly in the market to raise over $1B later this year as it moves into "growth mode," targeting deployment of AI-powered underwater robots for seabed mineral collection.

Surge AI — The San Fran-based data labeling startup is raising a $1B debut round at a $15B+ valuation, capitalizing on Scale AI's recent customer losses and positioning itself as a major competitor in AI training data.

Bilt — The New York-based rent rewards startup is seeking a new round at ~$10B valuation, representing more than 3x its $3.25B valuation from August 2024, with General Catalyst likely to lead.

Lovable — The Swedish AI Vibe coding startup plans to raise over $150M at a nearly $2B valuation led by Accel, with Creandum and 20VC joining. With $50M in ARR in six months, it’s launching a beta AI agent for task automation.

IN THE MONEY

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

Massive Deals

Genesis AI — The robotics-focused AI startup, based on synthetic data and a proprietary physics engine, secured $105M in seed funding from Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures. Founded by robotics and AI experts, it plans to release its AI model by year-end.

xAI — Elon Musk's AI company raised $10B in debt and equity led by Morgan Stanley, bringing total capital to $17B. Funds will enhance AI solutions and data center development.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems — MA-based CFS, a compact fusion reactor leader, raised an undisclosed amount from Google believed to be similar to its previous $1.8B Series B. Google signed a deal to purchase 200 mw of electricity from CFS.

Castelion — The defense startup co-founded by former SpaceX engineers raised a $350M Series B led by Lightspeed and Altimeter to scale hypersonic missile production for the U.S. DoD.

Cato Networks — The Israeli cybersecurity firm raised $359M in a Series G round, valuing it at over $4.8B. The funds will boost secure AI adoption and global operations, driven by the demand for secure remote work solutions.

Terra CO2 — The Colorado-based low-carbon building materials company announced a $124.5M Series B round to scale production of sustainable concrete alternatives and expand manufacturing capabilities.

Genesis AI — The Palo Alto/Paris-based physical AI research lab emerged from stealth with a $105M seed co-led by Eclipse and Khosla, with input from tech billionaires Eric Schmidt and Xavier Niel to build universal AI models for robotics.

Large Deals

Savvy Wealth — The NYC-based digital-first financial advisor platform completed a $72M Series B led by Industry Ventures, with new investors Vestigo and Euclidean participating. It has grown AUM 500% since 2024, to $2B+.

Klar — Mexico's largest digital bank raised $70M at a $500M valuation. The bank focuses on providing accessible financial products to underserved populations. Notable backer includes General Atlantic.

Levelpath — The procurement software startup raised $55M in Series B funding to enhance its mobile-first platform. Founded by former Scout RFP leaders, it uses AI to streamline processes, attracting clients like Ace Hardware and Amgen.

Terrana Biosciences — The MA-based startup announced $50M from Flagship Pioneering to develop RNA-based agricultural solutions that protect crops from pests and disease without altering plant genomes.

Wonderful — The Israeli startup raised a $34M seed led by Index Ventures, with Bessemer and Vine Ventures, to accelerate deployment of AI agents for customer service in non-English speaking markets.

QEDMA — The Israeli quantum computing startup secured a $26M Series A led by Glilot, with IBM and Korean Investment Partners, to advance software that helps quantum computers run more accurately by reducing operational errors.

Smaller Deals

Campfire — The AI-powered accounting startup raised a $35M Series A led by Accel to challenge legacy enterprise resource accounting software like NetSuite.

Emerald AI — The DC-based data center power optimization company launched with a $24.5M seed led by Radical, with NVentures joining, to transform AI data centers into grid assets.

Tailor — The San Fran/Tokyo-based headless ERP platform announced additional Series A funding bringing total raised to $22M, with new investors JIC and NEA joining YC's expanded investment.

DataBahn.ai — The Dallas-based startup raised $17M Series A led by Forgepoint Capital to develop its AI-native data pipeline platform for enterprise security and AI ecosystems.

Remark — The Boston-based e-commerce AI startup announced $16M Series A led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Stripe and others, to scale its AI personas trained by 60,000+ human product experts.

Deeto — The New York-based AI-native platform raised $12.5M Series A led by Jump Capital to turn authentic customer voices into a growth engine for B2B companies, bringing total funding to $17M.

Circulate Health — The Seattle-based longevity startup secured $12M seed funding led by Khosla to expand therapeutic plasma exchange services aimed at extending healthspan and lifespan through blood-filtering treatments.

EXIT WATCHING

Mergers & Acquisitions and IPOs

Grammarly — Acquired email optimization startup Superhumanfor undisclosed terms to build an AI-powered productivity suite; It was last valued at $825M in 2021 with ~$35M ARR.

HPE — Completed its acquisition of Juniper Networks on July 1, 2025, creating a comprehensive cloud-native, AI-driven networking portfolio.

Clio — The legal software company is acquiring law data giant vLex for $1 billion to enhance its AI-driven legal data capabilities, bringing it closer to law practice with $300M in ARR..

IPO WATCH

Figma — The design software company filed for NYSE listing under ticker "FIG" on July 1, 2025, with plans to raise up to $1.5B in one of the year's largest tech IPOs, reporting $749M in 2024 revenue (48% growth) and returning to profitability in Q1 2025.

Hong Kong IPO Market — Hong Kong's IPO market is booming with $14B in new listings in H1 2025, driven by Chinese firms, favorable regulations, and high liquidity; may surpass Nasdaq and NYSE as top listing venue this year.

THE FUNDING BUZZ

VC & PE Activity To Watch

Catalio Capital Management — The VC firm closed its Fund IV with over $400M targeting healthcare and biotechnology investments, having already supported 16 companies with plans to invest in at least 30 more.

Ondo — The NY-based firm partnered with Pantera Capital to launch a $250M initiative backing projects that bring traditional financial assets onto blockchains, advancing tokenization with major players like BlackRock and Robinhood.

Kinetica — Israeli venture capital fund raising $150M to invest in defense tech startups including dual-use technologies, founded by ex-intelligence and Air Force officials to leverage military advancements amid increasing global defense interest.

Phosphor Capital — A solo-GP fund with $34M in capital commitments across two funds, exclusively backing YC startups with the pitch that 6% become unicorns.

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