| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.09.2026 | AI Investment Narrows Focus: Capital Pours into Core Infrastructure | The venture capital market in 2026 shows a powerful shift. Investors now target critical AI infrastructure. Funds totaling hundreds of millions propel companies solving AI bottlenecks. Autonomous software, marketing, data movement, and opti... |
| 15.09.2026 | Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 15, 2026: Alumni Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital & More | A quick programming note: We missed yesterday’s funding roundup, so today’s edition is an expanded catch-up. Along with today’s latest funding deals, we’re including several important rounds from yesterday that deserve attention.
Venture ca... |
| 27.08.2026 | Einride Founders Launch Navisalma: Only 27% of European Deep Tech Investors Are Former Founders | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Aug 27 2026, 3:53 PM EDT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 03.08.2026 | US-Israeli payroll unicorn buys Tel Aviv AI cyber startup to combat fake hires | American-Israeli payroll unicorn Deel, the developer of a payroll and HR platform, said Monday it agreed to buy Tel Aviv deepfake detection startup Clarity to help businesses tackle the AI-driven security threat posed by fake job candidates... |
| 29.06.2026 | Virtue AI Announces Leadership Transition to Drive its Mission Forward | has named Sohaib Shaikh Chief Executive Officer and confirmed that Daniel Le will continue as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. The leadership transition comes as Bo Li and Sanmi Koyejo exit the company.
Backed by lead investors Walden... |
| 24.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments Secures $380M for AI Chip Metrology | Nearfield Instruments, a Dutch deep-tech leader, secured $380 million in Series D funding. This propels its valuation to $1.6 billion. The capital empowers advanced 3D metrology for semiconductor manufacturing. It accelerates innovation, pr... |
| 22.06.2026 | Hypernetworks Reshape Enterprise AI: Autonomous Agents Move Beyond Context Limitations | Enterprise AI agents face hurdles in sustained autonomy, struggling with knowledge retention and context management. Conventional methods like fine-tuning lead to catastrophic forgetting, while Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) suffers f... |
| 22.06.2026 | Dutch chip gear maker Nearfield Instruments raises $380M | A Netherlands-based firm which makes specialised measurement and inspection technology used in chip manufacturing has raised $380m in new funding, valuing it at $1.6bn, it said today.
The Series D round in Nearfield Instruments was led by n... |
| 22.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments Raises $380 Million Series D At $1.6 Billion Valuation | Nearfield Instruments announced that it has closed a $380 million Series D funding round. The financing values the company at $1.6 billion. Nearfield said the round is the largest deep-tech funding round ever completed in the Netherlands. T... |
| 22.06.2026 | Chipmaking tool firm Nearfield Instruments raises $380 million at $1.6 billion valuation | SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 : Nearfield Instruments, a Netherlands-based firm whose machines help measure the features on advanced semiconductors, said on Monday it raised $380 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $1.6 billion.
Near... |
| 22.06.2026 | Nearfield Instruments raises $380M to accelerate AI chipmaking | Nearfield Instruments B.V., which specializes in producing advanced chip manufacturing equipment, revealed today it has gotten a massive $380 million capital injection.
The Dutch company’s Series D round was led by Fidelity Management &... |
| 05.05.2026 | Nace.AI Secures $21.5 Million To Build Metamodel That Autonomously Runs Enterprise Workflows | Nace.AI has raised $21.5 million in seed funding to commercialize a platform where more than 100 specialized AI agents autonomously execute complex enterprise workflows, with human experts providing final validation. The round was led by Wa... |
| 05.05.2026 | RadixArk Launches With $100 Million In Seed Funding To Democratize Frontier AI Infrastructure | RadixArk, an AI infrastructure company founded by the creators of the open-source inference engine SGLang, has launched with $100 million in seed funding at a $400 million post-money valuation. The round was led by Accel and co-led by Spark... |
| 17.02.2026 | Opaque Secures $24M for Confidential AI Leadership | Opaque, a confidential AI pioneer, closed a $24M Series B round. This boosted its valuation to $300M. Total funding now $55.5M. The company solves crucial enterprise AI security challenges. It tackles data leaks, privacy breaches, and compl... |
| 15.02.2026 | OPAQUE Raises $24M Series B to Expand Confidential AI Platform for Enterprises | OPAQUE, a startup building infrastructure to secure sensitive data used in artificial intelligence systems, has raised $24 million in a Series B funding round led by Walden Catalyst, the company said.
Returning investors Intel Capital, Race... |
| 12.02.2026 | OPAQUE: $24 Million Series B At $300 Million Valuation Raised For Confidential AI Platform | OPAQUE, a Confidential AI platform positioned as a trust and security layer for enterprise AI, has raised a $24 million Series B round at an approximately $300 million post-money valuation. The financing was led by Walden Catalyst, with par... |
| 12.02.2026 | Opaque raises $24M at $300M valuation for ‘confidential AI’ platform
Send us a News Tip
EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE
Cookies | Confidential artificial intelligence platform provider Opaque Systems Inc. today announced that it has raised $24 million in new funding on a $300 million valuation to accelerate the delivery of its platform.
Founded in 2021, Opaque offers ... |
| 12.02.2026 | Opaque Raises $24M in Series B at $300M Valuation | Opaque, San Francisco, CA-based confidential AI company for enterprise AI, raised $24M Series B funding, at a $300M valuation.
The round was led by Walden Catalyst, with participation from Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures Thomves... |
| 22.01.2026 | Базы данных-2025: ретроспектива | Это перевод свежего обзора индустрии баз данных, написанного в начале 2026 года. Если вы думали, что PostgreSQL уже некуда расти, держитесь крепче: в статье рассказывается, как в 18-й версии «слон» наконец-то избавился от зависимости от стр... |
| 27.11.2025 | Deals in brief: Roojai raises Series C funding, Cove acquires Casa Mia Coliving, nine China investments, and more | Roojai raises new funding to scale ops and expand across Southeast Asia
Roojai, a digital insurer in Thailand, has raised USD 60 million in a Series C funding round. The investment was co-led by funds under Apis Partners Growth and Asia Par... |
| 03.10.2025 | Empower Semiconductor Fuels AI Revolution with $140M+ Funding Round | Empower Semiconductor secures over $140 million in Series D funding. This investment propels its groundbreaking power management technology. The company's integrated voltage regulators (IVRs) and advanced silicon capacitors (ECAP) redefine ... |
| 01.10.2025 | Empower Semiconductor Raises Over $140M in Series D Financing | Empower Semiconductor, a San Jose, CA-based company which specializes in powering AI-class processors, raised over $140M in Series D financing.
The round was led by Fidelity Management and Research Company, with participation from Maverick ... |
| 26.09.2025 | Empower Semiconductor: Over $140 Million Series D Raised For AI-Class Processors | Empower Semiconductor, a leader in providing power solutions for advanced artificial intelligence processors, has successfully concluded its Series D financing round, raising in excess of $140 million. This significant investment was spearh... |
| 24.09.2025 | Robotics Revolution: ANYbotics Secures $150M to Deploy Autonomous Inspectors in Hazardous Industries | ANYbotics, a leading Swiss robotics firm, secured over $150 million to accelerate global growth and deploy its next-gen ANYmal X robot. These AI-powered legged systems revolutionize industrial inspection. They boost safety, efficiency, and ... |
| 22.09.2025 | Climate Investment backs ANYbotics to advance industrial decarbonization | ANYbotics, a provider of autonomous robotic inspection solutions, received a strategic investment from Climate Investment (CI), following a recent round and bringing total funding to over $150 million. With this investment, CI joins existin... |
| 22.09.2025 | Swiss robotics developer ANYbotics raises over €127 million for its four-legged workforce | Zurich-based ANYbotics announced today that they have raised a total funding of over €127 million to support their continued global expansion and help to bring the new ANYmal X model to market – due in part to a recent investment by Climate... |
| 22.09.2025 | Empower Semiconductor raises $140M+ for its power management chips
Send us a News Tip
EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE
Cookies | Chip startup Empower Semiconductor Inc. today announced that it has closed a funding round worth more than $140 million.
Fidelity led the Series D investment. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.’s CapitalG startup fund, Walden Catalyst Ventures,... |
| 11.06.2025 | The Future of Data Processing: Speedata and MiTAC Lead the Charge | In the fast-paced world of technology, data is the new oil. It fuels industries, drives decisions, and shapes futures. But as data creation skyrockets, the need for efficient processing becomes critical. Enter Speedata and MiTAC, two compan... |
| 10.06.2025 | Speedata: $44 Million Raised For Analytics Processing Unit Platform | Speedata, a first-of-its-kind Analytics Processing Unit (APU), was designed to advance big data analytic workloads by orders of magnitude across industries. The company announced the launch of its breakthrough chip. This announcement comes ... |
| 14.05.2025 | The AI Surge: Transforming Industries with Smart Investments | The world is in the midst of an AI revolution. Companies are racing to harness the power of artificial intelligence. This surge is not just a trend; it’s a seismic shift. Recent developments from AI21 Labs and K Health illustrate this trans... |
| 11.05.2025 | AI21 Labs raises $300M from Google and Nvidia to expand enterprise AI offerings
Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE.
One click below supports our mission to p... | Israeli artificial intelligence startup AI21 Labs Ltd. has reportedly raised $300 million in a Series D funding from Google LLC and Nvidia Corp. as it expands its large language model offerings and enterprise AI solutions.
The funding was f... |
| 18.03.2025 | +++ Amboss +++ tado +++ E-Scooter +++ European Deep Tech Report +++ ruhrSUMMIT +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 18. März). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. Es e... |
| 17.03.2025 | New Intel CEO plots overhaul of manufacturing and AI operations | Intel’s incoming CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has considered significant changes to its chip manufacturing methods and artificial intelligence strategies ahead of his return to the company on Tuesday, two people familiar with Tan’s thinking said, in a ... |
| 28.01.2025 | Celestial AI Announces Appointment of Semiconductor Industry Icon Lip-Bu Tan to Board of Directors | New Board Appointment at the Inflection Point of Mass Adoption of Optical Interconnect for Accelerated Computing
Celestial AI, creator of the Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology platform, today announced the appointment of Lip-B... |
| 23.01.2025 | Ati Motors Secures USD 20 Mn Series B Funding to Revolutionise Industrial Automation Ati Motors has recently expanded its operations to Mexico, enhanced its presence in the US, India, and Southeast As... | Ati Motors, a Bengaluru-based pioneer in AI and autonomous robotics, has secured USD 20 million in a Series B funding round led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and NGP Capital.
Other notable participants include True Ventures, Exfinity Venture ... |
| 15.12.2024 | ANYbotics: AI-Based Robotic Inspection Solutions Company Raises $60 Million | ANYbotics, a leader in AI-based robotic inspection solutions, has raised an additional $60 million, bringing its total funding to over $130 million. This new funding is led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest, with participation from ... |
| 13.12.2024 | ANYbotics Secures $60 Million to Propel Robotic Inspections Forward | ANYbotics, a rising star in the world of robotics, has just secured an impressive $60 million in funding. This latest round brings their total funding to a staggering $130 million. The investment is spearheaded by Qualcomm Ventures and Supe... |
| 12.12.2024 | ANYbotics secures another $60M for robotic inspections | ANYbotics, a scaleup providing AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, has raised an additional $60M, bringing its total funding so far to $130M.
The new funding is led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest with participation from TDK V... |
| 12.12.2024 | AI robotics inspection outfit ANYbotics raises $60M to drive expansion
Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE.
One click below supports our mission to provide fr... | Artificial intelligence-driven robotic inspection solution firm ANYbotics today announced it has raised $60 million to scale up its operations in the United States and globally.
ANYbotics builds and develops a specialized autonomous, AI-dri... |
| 12.12.2024 | ANYbotics Raises Additional $60 Million to Drive U.S. Expansion |
ANYbotics’ inspection solutions increase safety, efficiency, and sustainability in the energy, power, metals, mining, and chemical industries. Thanks to large orders from industry leaders such as BP, Equinor, Petrobras, Novelis, and Outoku... |
| 23.06.2023 | Scopri il mercato del Venture Capital a maggio 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital a maggio 2023? Facciamo insieme una carrellata delle startup, delle scaleup e dei round più interessanti, tenendo presente che rispetto allo scorso anno si registra un calo molto significativo.
... |
| 16.05.2023 | ANYbotics closes $50M series B funding round | |
| 19.04.2023 | 3D Glass Solutions Closes $30 Million Series C Funding Round | Walden Catalyst Ventures leads investment round to support high-volume operations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 19, 2023–
3D Glass Solutions Inc. (3DGS), a leading innovator of glass-based three-dimensional integrated passive solu... |
| 27.02.2023 | Former Samsung Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer Young Sohn Joins Web3 Compliance Platform Astra Protocol as Advisor | Astra Protocol, a decentralized KYC platform for Web3, has appointed former Samsung Electronics President and Chief Strategy Officer Young Sohn to its Advisory Board. Equipped with significant expertise in capital investment and business st... |
| 31.01.2023 | A Constellation of International Investors Funds Anari AI’s AI-Powered Cloud Computing Solution | Serbian provider of AI-powered cloud-based virtual chips Anari AI closed a USD 3M Seed round The technology decreases the compute resource requirements, as well as the collateral carbon emission, and is also highly customizable for differen... |
| 09.06.2022 | London startup Peptone gets $40-million booster to focus on drugs for disordered proteins | Around half the proteins in the human body, including many that are crucial in health and disease, have some regions that do not fold neatly into fixed structures and thus cannot be accurately predicted from the underlying genetic sequences... |
| 02.11.2021 | Walden Catalyst Ventures closes $550M+ fund | Walden Catalyst Ventures has raised more than $550 million for its debut fund. The San Francisco-based VC firm invests in early-stage deep tech companies across the US, Europe and Israel.
View fund |
| 02.11.2021 | Walden Catalyst Ventures Closes Maiden Fund, at Over $550M | Walden Catalyst Ventures, a San Francisco, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to deep-tech investments focused on Data & AI across the U.S., Europe and Israel, closed its inaugural fund, at over $550m.
Investors in the ... |
| 01.11.2021 | Having raised just $25 million, crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group gets a $10 billion valuation | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Hello Term Sheet readers, from my hotel room in Hong Kong where I'm quarantining as part of the p... |
| 01.11.2021 | Walden Catalyst Ventures Closes Inaugural over $550 Million Fund to Target Deep-Tech Investments | Walden Catalyst Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to deep-tech investments focused on Data & AI across the U.S., Europe and Israel, today announced the closing of its inaugural fund at over $550 million, surpassing... |
| 01.11.2021 | Walden Catalyst launches a $550M fund to invest in deep tech startups | Walden Catalyst founders (L) Lip-Bu Tan (R) Young Sohn
Over the past 20 years, there has been a steady flight of capital away from deep tech — those science- and tech-related breakthroughs on which world-changing businesses are built, Walde... |
| - | London startup Peptone gets $40-million booster to focus on drugs for disordered proteins | Around half the proteins in the human body, including many that are crucial in health and disease, have some regions that do not fold neatly into fixed structures and thus cannot be accurately predicted from the underlying genetic sequences... |