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Chobani’s $650M Raise, Deel’s $300M Payday, Zepto’s $450M, & Google’s Veo 3.1 Takes on Sora 2

Chobani’s $650M Raise, Deel’s $300M Payday, Zepto’s $450M, & Google’s Veo 3.1 Takes on Sora 2

From yogurt to quick commerce to frontier AI, investors poured billions into companies blending software, speed, and storytelling this week.

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Traded: Venture Capital
ŌURA Raises $900M, Lila Hits $13B Valuation, Black Forest Eyes $300M, & OpenAI Introduces Erotica?

ŌURA Raises $900M, Lila Hits $13B Valuation, Black Forest Eyes $300M, & OpenAI Introduces Erotica?

Frontier tech hits overdrive: massive rounds in health wearables and AI, while OpenAI makes a provocative policy shift ahead of its Broadcom chip alliance.

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Traded: Venture Capital
Kalshi’s $300M Global Expansion, Figure’s New Robot, Splash Sports' $100M Play, & HavocAI’s $85M Autonomous Combat Ship Raise

Kalshi’s $300M Global Expansion, Figure’s New Robot, Splash Sports' $100M Play, & HavocAI’s $85M Autonomous Combat Ship Raise

Prediction markets, humanoid robotics, and autonomous systems lead the funding headlines, with big checks landing across fintech, AI, and frontier tech this week.

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Traded: Venture Capital
Reflection AI Raises $2B, n8n Hits Unicorn Status, Spellbook Lands $50M, Stoke Space Lifts Off, & Sora Goes Viral

Reflection AI Raises $2B, n8n Hits Unicorn Status, Spellbook Lands $50M, Stoke Space Lifts Off, & Sora Goes Viral

From mega AI rounds to rocket launches and viral video apps, capital is flooding every layer of the innovation stack.

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Traded: Venture Capital
xAI Closes $20B Chip Deal With Nvidia, SoftBank Buys ABB Robots For $5.4B, Base Power Raises $1B, Stoke Targets $500M, & AST SpaceMobile Signs Verizon

xAI Closes $20B Chip Deal With Nvidia, SoftBank Buys ABB Robots For $5.4B, Base Power Raises $1B, Stoke Targets $500M, & AST SpaceMobile Signs Verizon

AI, robotics, energy, and space all fire on cylinders today — with mega rounds and strategic bets reshaping the frontier tech stack.

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Traded: Venture Capital
Polymarket Lands $2B at a $9B valuation, OpenAI Turns ChatGPT into an App Store, EvenUp Raises $150M, & Gold Breaks $4K

Polymarket Lands $2B at a $9B valuation, OpenAI Turns ChatGPT into an App Store, EvenUp Raises $150M, & Gold Breaks $4K

AI, crypto, and commodities all surge — OpenAI builds its own ecosystem, ICE bets big on prediction markets, EvenUp fuels legal AI, and gold hits new highs.

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Traded: Venture Capital
OpenAI Hits $500B Valuation, Simple Gets Backing from Kevin Hart, Einride Rolls $100M, & Gusto Buys Guideline

OpenAI Hits $500B Valuation, Simple Gets Backing from Kevin Hart, Einride Rolls $100M, & Gusto Buys Guideline

OpenAI becomes the world’s most valuable startup, while Kevin Hart’s Simple lands fresh funding, Einride drives $100M into freight autonomy, and Gusto snaps up Guideline for $600M.

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OpenAI Enters Social Media (Sora), Vercel Raises $300M, Eve Hits Unicorn Status, & Rebellions Scales AI Chips

OpenAI Enters Social Media (Sora), Vercel Raises $300M, Eve Hits Unicorn Status, & Rebellions Scales AI Chips

AI chips, crypto trading, and consumer apps collide — OpenAI, Rebellions, Vercel, and DoorDash headline today’s deal wave.

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Traded: Venture Capital
ChatGPT Shops for You, Black Forest Labs Eyes $4B, & Cerebras Secures $1.1B

ChatGPT Shops for You, Black Forest Labs Eyes $4B, & Cerebras Secures $1.1B

AI shopping agents, billion-dollar hardware, and a European AI lab raising big with Meta ties.

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Traded: Venture Capital
Anthropic’s Claude 4.5 Lands, PostHog Joins Unicorn Club, Anything Hits $100M Valuation, & Sony Spins Off $6.7B Financial Arm

Anthropic’s Claude 4.5 Lands, PostHog Joins Unicorn Club, Anything Hits $100M Valuation, & Sony Spins Off $6.7B Financial Arm

Anthropic’s model drop and Apple’s Siri play show big tech’s AI bets, as startups scale into unicorns and IPO markets reopen.

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Traded: Venture Capital
Oracle’s $18B Bond Sale, Tether’s $500B Valuation, Coinbase’s Stablecoin Bet, & Ben Stiller’s Soda Launch

Oracle’s $18B Bond Sale, Tether’s $500B Valuation, Coinbase’s Stablecoin Bet, & Ben Stiller’s Soda Launch

From mega financings to celebrity fizz, today’s stories cut across Wall Street, crypto, and consumer bets.

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Traded: Venture Capital
PrizePicks’ $1.6B Sale, TikTok’s U.S. Algorithm Handoff, Organ Preservation’s $58M Leap, & Meta’s AI Dating Push

PrizePicks’ $1.6B Sale, TikTok’s U.S. Algorithm Handoff, Organ Preservation’s $58M Leap, & Meta’s AI Dating Push

From billion-dollar AGI plays to biotech preservation and AI-driven dating, today’s capital flows show how tech is reshaping work, life, and love.

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Traded: Venture Capital
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