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OpenAI Closes Record $122 Billion Funding Round at $852 Billion Valuation, With $35 Billion Contingent on IPO or AGI
The largest private funding round in history values OpenAI at $852 billion, with Amazon, SoftBank, and Nvidia among the backers.
Mistral AI Secures $830 Million in Debt Financing to Build Its First Data Center Near Paris, Marking a Strategic Shift Toward European AI Infrastructure Sovereignty
The French AI startup raised $830M from seven banks to install 13,800 Nvidia GB300 GPUs at a 44 MW facility south of Paris, as it moves from renting cloud capacity to owning infrastructure.
Global Venture Capital Hits $189 Billion Monthly Record as Three AI Companies Absorb 83 Percent of All Funding
February 2026 shattered all venture capital records with $189 billion deployed globally, but 83 percent of that capital flowed to just three AI companies, deepening a K-shaped market where mega-rounds surge while seed funding contracts.
XBOW Reaches Unicorn Status With $120 Million Series C to Scale Autonomous Offensive Security Platform
Seattle-based XBOW raised $120 million in Series C funding led by DFJ Growth and Northzone, crossing the $1 billion valuation mark as it scales an AI platform that autonomously discovers and validates software vulnerabilities.
Nscale Raises $2 Billion in Largest European Series C as Nvidia, Citadel and Jane Street Back AI Infrastructure Expansion
UK-based AI infrastructure hyperscaler Nscale closes a $2 billion Series C at $14.6 billion valuation, adding Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board.
OpenAI Raises $110 Billion in Largest Private Funding Round in History, Valued at $840 Billion as Amazon Becomes Its Second Cloud Partner
Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank pour $110 billion into OpenAI at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, reshaping the AI capital landscape and ending Microsoft's exclusive cloud partnership.
Alphabet Raises $20 Billion in Largest AI-Linked Bond Sale, Plans Rare 100-Year Sterling Note
Google's parent launches a historic multi-currency debt offering, including the first century bond from a tech company since the dot-com era, to fund up to $185 billion in AI infrastructure spending.
Skyryse Reaches Unicorn Status with $300M Raise to Bring Its Universal Flight OS to Helicopters and Planes
Aviation automation startup Skyryse raises $300M Series C at $1.15B valuation to certify SkyOS, a fly-by-wire system replacing complex mechanical controls with a single joystick and touchscreens.