Sequoia Capital eyes massive Anthropic funding round, valuing company at $350 billion.
The transaction has the potential to be among the most significant in the entire history of artificial intelligence. As per sources, Sequoia is participating in a
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US-based firm ClickHouse, originating in Russia, now valued at $15B
The substantial transaction indicates backers’ eagerness for firms that power AI-driven applications and rival entities such as Databricks Inc. and Snowflake Inc.
Mitsubishi of Japan Acquires $7.53B Worth of Shale Gas Properties in Texas, Louisiana
This will represent the most substantial agreement in the corporation's history and forms a component of a plan designed to reinforce the natural gas supply network.
Europe’s Premier Military Tech Fund Aims for €500M
DTCP, which separated from Deutsche Telekom AG roughly ten years prior, has already secured investments from primary backers, managing partner Thomas Preuss informed
Higgsfield, US-based video AI firm, hits $1.3B valuation
Higgsfield, a firm specializing in video generation leveraging AI, revealed new funding of $80 million, estimating the enterprise’s worth at over $1.3 billion, reports Reuters. Investors are actively channeling capital into this area amidst escalating interest in AI technologies. The…
S&P 500 Climbs 16% During Trump’s Initial Year Back in Office
Following his return to office on January 20, 2025, the S&P 500 benchmark has increased by almost 16% , despite substantial fluctuations and various abrupt pullbacks
Hellman & Friedman Weighing Cordis Healthcare Unit Divestiture at $9B+ Valuation
As per information received, around a half-dozen prominent publicly traded firms in the medical equipment industry are presently assessing the chance of presenting their
Goldman Sachs forecasts a booming 2026 for huge merger and acquisition transactions.
Goldman Sachs forecasters anticipate that 2026 will represent one of the busiest epochs in recent memory for the worldwide mergers and acquisitions domain, notably
Etched, a US-based AI chip firm, secures $500M to challenge Nvidia.
Stripes, a prominent investment house, spearheaded the funding round, with input from renowned business magnate Peter Thiel, setting the company’s worth at $5 billion, according to informants who requested to remain unnamed due to the agreement not being officially declared…
US-based robotics firm Skild AI reaches valuation exceeding $14B
The Series C funding was spearheaded by SoftBank Group Corp., with involvement from Nvidia Corp., Macquarie Group Ltd., 1789 Capital and the private investment firm
Worldwide uncertainties spur peak merger and acquisition deals by 2026 — JPMorgan Chase
Despite considerable market instability and geopolitical concerns, the worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sector is gearing up for yet another year of peak
Fintech funding worldwide jumps 21% to $53B in 2025
The rise in investments indicates a resurgence of investor trust and improved outlooks for the industry following 2024, which represented the third year running of