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

Apple — At WWDC 2025, expect to be disappointed on AI advancements, adopting a "gap year" strategy. Key updates include opening AI models to devs, a new gaming app, and rebranding its OS’. Major AI projects are likely delayed.

Apple iOS 19 — iOS 19 should debut with a significant design overhaul inspired by Vision Pro, an AI health coach, improved battery, and reverse wireless charging.

Microsoft — Investing $400M in Switzerland to enhance cloud computing and AI infrastructure like data centers in Geneva and Zurich, and ensure data sovereignty.

Meta — Signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to source power from an Illinois nuclear plant to support its AI initiatives with clean energy..

Palantir — The data analytics company saw its stock rise 140% after securing a $795M Pentagon contract under Trump to grow federal data centralization.

Teaming Up

Samsung and Perplexity — Samsung is planning an investment in AI startup Perplexity to integrate its technology into devices. The partnership might be announced this year as Perplexity raises $500M at a $14B valuation.

Joby Aviation — The electric air taxi firm has signed a $1B memorandum of understanding with Abdul Latif Jameel to distribute in Saudi Arabia, leveraging ALJ's infrastructure and ties with Toyota to accelerate market entry and operations.

AMC Networks & Runway — AMC Networks partners with AI startup Runway to integrate generative AI into its marketing and production. This collaboration aims to revolutionize visual concept development and streamline promotional efforts.

Anduril & Meta — The defense AI tech company, and Meta, are collaborating to create extended reality devices for the U.S. military.

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MAKING WAVES

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

Anthropic — The AI company, known for its code generation capabilities, has reached $3B in annualized revenue, tripling from $1B in December 2024. This surge is fueled by strong enterprise demand for its services.

Dawn Aerospace — The NZ-based company has launched public sales of its Aurora space plane, reaching 62 miles altitude and Mach 3.5 speed. With a 22-pound payload. Deliveries are expected in 2027 at a cool… $30M a pop. Gulp.

LawZero — Yoshua Bengio is launching a nonprofit to develop "Scientist AI," a non-agentic system focused on AI safety and human psychology instead of onn AGI.

UBTech Robotics — The Chinese robotics startup is launching a $20,000 humanoid robot this year, challenging Tesla's Optimus for the emerging home humanoid market, with plans to ship 1,000 units.

[OPEN DEALS] RAISING DOLLARS:

Startups, firms or funds raising capital this week

xAI — Elon Musk's AI startup is launching a $300M share sale, valuing it at $113B following its $33B acquisition of X. Also raising $5B through high-interest debt to fund infrastructure expansion.

Cohere — The AI start-up founded by ex-Google researchers in Canada is seeking over $500M for expansion, aiming for a valuation of $5.5B-$6.5B. ARR has doubled, surpassing $100M, despite competition from established players and new entrants.

Abridge AI — The AI solutions for healthcare unicorn is raising $300M in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, increasing its valuation to $5.3B. Khosla Ventures is also participating, following an earlier $250M round this year.

You.com — The AI enterprise software startup is reportedly negotiating with Cox Enterprises to secure funding at a $1.4B valuation. This move aims to bolster its offerings in the competitive AI sector.

AI Professionals University — The AI education startup is raising $10-15M at a $50M valuation in a Series B round. Founded in 2024, AIPU aims for global expansion, planning to certify over 1M students by 2027.

OnlyFans — The UK-based content subscription platform is exploring a strategic exit before market disruption with an $8B sale due to AI threats like Google's Veo 3, which could automate content creation.

IN THE MONEY

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

Massive Deals

Anduril — The CA-based defense AI and tech company raised $2.5B at a $30.5B valuation led by Founders Fund with a $1B investment. Its’ revenue doubled to $1B in 2024 on a major U.S. Army contract for AR/VR headsets.

Anysphere — The AI coding assistant developer behind Cursor, has raised $900M at a $9.9B valuation. Hit over $500M in ARRand rejected acquisition offers from OpenAI.

Shield Technology Partners — The Tampa-based startup, focused on AI-enabled IT services, raised $100M to support the acquisition of four companies, enhancing its mission to serve local businesses.

Infleqtion — The quantum computing company raised a $100M Series C to enhance atom-based solutions for national security and intelligent systems. It’s partnered with SAIC and has contracts with the DoD.

Large Deals

Aerones — A robotic inspection and predictive maintenance company for wind turbines, raised $62M to enhance its AI-driven services and expand globally.

Vivrelle — The New York-based fashion accessory rental startup raised a $62M Series C led by Protagonist to drive business growth and innovation in its luxury rental service.

Antheia — The biosynthetic pharmaceutical manufacturer raised a $56M Series C to tackle drug shortages and expand its pipeline to establish U.S. operations and expand into Asia.

Zero Networks — The Israeli cybersecurity company specializing in automated microsegmentation, raised a $55M Series C to enhance its technology to protect enterprises.

Chalk — SF/NYC AI inference platform secured a $50M Series A to enhance real-time predictions for fintech and healthcare, aiding customer onboarding and expansion.

Speedata — A Tel Aviv-based startup closed a $44M Series B to advance its analytics processing unit (APU) for big data and AI workloads, aiming to outperform traditional GPUs, with a 280x speed increase for pharmaceutical tasks.

MIND — The AI-driven data loss prevention startup raised a $30M Series A to enhance its platform. It achieved 500% customer growth and solidified its market leadership.

Smaller Deals

Obvio — The AI-driven road safety startup using cameras at stop signs to reduce unsafe driving raised $22M to expand its operations.

Thread AI — The New York-based AI-powered workflow automation startup raised a $20M Series A to enhance business operations by integrating AI models and multimodal inputs to increase process speed by 70%.

Netic — Launched with $20M funding to transform essential service industries with autonomous AI by booking over 50,000 jobs in months to enhance clients’ revenue and efficiency.

Kargo — The AI-powered inventory management company raised $18.4M to enhance its systems, with significant backing from Matter Venture Partners.

Toma — The AI voice agents startup has shifted focus to car dealerships, raising $17M from from a16z and others ****to enhance customer service at over 100 dealerships.

Deep Sentinel — The AI-enabled live surveillance company raised $15M in Series B funding, led by Egis Capital Partners with Intel Capital participating. It doubled sales bookings y-o-y, surpassing traditional security firms.

Impart Security — The AI security startup closed a $12M Series A for its autonomous app protection technology to revolutionize security ops in financial services, healthcare, and infrastructure.

AgentSmyth — The NYC-based autonomous trading platform secured an $8.7M Seed co-led by FinTech Collective and Thomson Reuters. Also joining BNY's Ascent Program for fintech innovation.

EXIT WATCHING

Mergers & Acquisitions and IPOs

Chime Financial — The U.S. digital banking startup is planning an $800M IPO with a potential valuation of $11.2B. Previously valued at $25B in 2021.

AMD — The chip firm has acqui-hired the team from Toronto startup Untether AI, (energy-efficient AI inference chips) and acquired AI software startup Brium to bolster its open AI ecosystem.

Salesforce — Acquired Moonhub, a startup specializing in AI tools for hiring and part of Moonhub's team will join to boost its AI-driven acquisition efforts.

IBM — Acquired Seek AI, an enterprise data analysis startup, to bolster its Watsonx AI Labs in NYC to support IBM's strategy to invest in enterprise AI.

Cellebrite — The Israeli digital intelligence solutions startup is acquiring mobile testing startup Corellium for $170M to enhance its mobile vulnerability id capabilities.

IPO WATCH

Voyager Technologies — The defense and space tech startup aims for a $1.6B valuation in its U.S. IPO. It plans to sell 11M shares at $26-$29 each and is developing a commercial successor to the ISS, with net sales up 14.2%.

Gemini — The crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins has confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC following the conclusion of the SEC’s investigation into the firm.

Circle — The stablecoin provider's IPO shares surged 168% on day one, closing at $83.23, signaling strong crypto market confidence despite the initial valuation being below a private round.

THE FUNDING BUZZ

VC & PE Activity To Watch

Amplify Partners — The VC firm has raised $900M across three funds, including a $200M biotech fund for early-stage investments, focusing on technical founders and digital biology.

Energize Capital — The VC firm has closed a $430M Ventures Fund III to support early-stage climate and infrastructure startups. The fund focuses on digital solutions for energy and industrial innovation. Total AUM is $1.8B+.

Merlin Ventures — The Israeli VC firm has closed its $75M inaugural fund. It targets cybersecurity startups, focusing on AI-driven opportunities and strategic partnerships with U.S. funds to enhance market access.

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