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Oh, and also — Gradient Labs just banked $13M to automate regulated markets, Quantum’s raising billions for oil & gas, and AI-driven compliance, carbon, and childcare are all trending up in global venture.

Eastend Ventures Launches Australia’s First Regional VC, Arāya Completes Debut Super‐Angel, and AI-Driven Fashion Funds Surge

Oh, and also — xAI just secured $10B in new capital (split evenly across debt and equity) to ramp up AI infra and Grok's data dominance, Savvy Wealth banked $72M to roll up financial advisors with AI back-office muscle, and VCs are turning M&A into a strategy, not an exit, fueling new roll-up plays in wealth, legal, and real estate tech.

Raphe scores $100M, VO/D gets $5M from NFL stars, and VCs stack billions for climate-tech, AI defense, and predictive markets

Oh, and also — Climatiq’s carbon AI powers Siemens, Raphe raises $100M for drones, and VCs pour billions into defense + climate-tech.

Decagon raises $131M, Norrsken bets $350M on AI-for-good, and VC stacks $12.5B+ for deep-tech, fin-tech, & defense-tech's next wave

Oh, and also, PhysicsX lands $135M to rewire engineering with AI, Parallel Bio bets big on organoids over animal testing, and Claira’s deal intel AI lights up Wall Street.

Anduril hauls $2.5B, Scale AI eyes $10B+, and VC funds stack $2B for the next wave of AI & infra

Oh, and also, Omada Health debuts on Nasdaq at a $1.28B valuation, Mindset Ventures launches a global music‐tech fund, and digital‐health IPOs are staging a comeback.

Rhode sells for $1B, Elon makes moves, and 60+ VC deals

Oh, and also, Meta AI hits 1B users, Elon’s off DOGE but deep in AI, OpenAI eyes IPO, Anthropic gets Netflix cred, and VC funds stack tens of billions

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