🧑‍🚀 Top Deals You Can’t Miss

1️⃣ Apptronik – $520M Series A extension, bringing total funding to $935M at a $5B+ valuation, accelerating commercial deployment of its humanoid robots across industrial and enterprise markets.

2️⃣ Primary Ventures – $625M Fund V, scaling seed investing as competition compresses earlier into company lifecycles.

3️⃣ Alphabet – $20B bond issuance, giving Google fresh firepower to fund AI infrastructure, data centers, and compute at global scale.

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🌳 Series B+ & Growth

• Apptronik, an Austin, TX-based humanoid robotics company, raised $520 million in Series A extension funding, bringing total capital raised to $935 million at a $5B+ valuation. Strategic and institutional investors participated to scale commercial humanoid deployments.

• Runway, a New York-based generative AI video company, raised $315 million in Series E funding. General Atlantic led the round and was joined by Nvidia, Fidelity, AllianceBernstein, Adobe Ventures, AMD Ventures, and others.

• Oxide Computer Company, an Emeryville, CA-based on-prem cloud infrastructure startup, raised $200 million in Series C funding. U.S. Innovative Technology Fund led the round and was joined by existing investors.

• Solace Health, a New York-based healthcare navigation platform, raised $130 million in Series C funding. IVP led the round and was joined by existing investors to accelerate nationwide expansion.

• Vega Security, a San Francisco-based enterprise cybersecurity platform, raised $120 million in Series B funding. Accel led the round and was joined by Cyberstarts, CRV, and Redpoint.

• Garner Health, a New York-based healthcare navigation platform, raised $118 million in Series D funding. Kleiner Perkins led the round and was joined by Redpoint, Maverick, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, and others.

• Loyal, a San Francisco-based biotech company developing longevity drugs for dogs, raised $100 million in Series C funding. Age1 led the round and was joined by existing investors.

• Tem, a London-based AI-native energy transactions platform, raised $75 million in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round and was joined by Atomico, Allianz, Hitachi Ventures, and others.

• Andercore, a Berlin-based AI-driven industrial trade platform, raised $40 million in Series B funding. Institutional investors led the round to scale its AI-enabled marketplace infrastructure.

🚀 Series A

• Natilus, a San Diego-based blended-wing aircraft manufacturer, raised $28 million in Series A funding. Draper Associates led the round and was joined by Flexport, Soma Capital, and others.

• Newo, a San Francisco-based AI voice receptionist platform, raised $25 million in Series A funding. Ratmir Timashev led the round and was joined by Aloniq and Constructor.

• Lema, a cybersecurity startup focused on third-party and supply chain risk, raised $24 million in Series A funding. Team8 led the round and was joined by strategic backers.

• Backslash Security, a Tel Aviv-based application security startup, raised $19 million in Series A funding. KOMPAS VC led the round and was joined by Maniv and StageOne Ventures.

• Topview, a Singapore-based AI video commerce platform, completed a $14 million Series A round. Vertex Ventures led the round and was joined by regional investors.

🌱 Seed & Early Rounds

• Entire, a developer platform for managing AI-generated code, raised $60 million in Seed funding. Felicis led the round and was joined by Madrona, M12, and Basis Set.

• Simple AI, a London-based voice AI startup, raised $14 million in Seed funding. First Harmonic led the round and was joined by Y Combinator, True Ventures, and Massive Tech Ventures.

• Smart Bricks, a Dubai-based AI proptech startup, raised $5 million in Pre-Seed funding. a16z Speedrun led the round.

• Ironwood Studios, a Seattle-based game studio behind Pacific Drive, raised $4 million in Seed funding. Lifelike Capital led the round.

🤝Strategic, M&A & Undisclosed

• Google, a Mountain View, CA-based technology company, agreed to acquire Wiz for $32 billion. The transaction strengthens Google Cloud’s cybersecurity capabilities and has received EU antitrust approval.

• International Finance Corporation, a Washington, DC-based development finance institution, participated in the $86 million first close of Phatisa’s Food Fund 3. The capital supports agribusiness investments across African markets.

📈 IPOs / Issuances / Capital Markets

• Alphabet, a Mountain View, CA-based technology company, completed a $20 billion bond issuance. Lead banks arranged the multi-tranche deal to support AI-related capital expenditures.

💸 VC Funds Raised & Raising

• Primary Ventures, a New York-based venture firm, raised $625 million for Fund V. Limited partners backed the fund to scale pre-seed and seed investing nationwide.

• Layer Global, a New York-based investment firm founded by Anton Levy, is currently raising its debut technology-focused venture fund following Levy’s departure from General Atlantic.

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Company Spotlight: Propy

Propy has secured $100 million to execute an AI-led roll-up of title and escrow companies, aiming to modernize one of real estate’s most fragmented segments: the $25B U.S. title industry.

The Miami-based proptech company operates a vertically integrated, AI-powered closing platform that automates the entire real estate transaction workflow. At the core of the system is Agent Avery, the world’s first AI escrow officer, which enables 24/7 closings, automates payments and communications, and reduces manual work by up to 70%, while maintaining regulatory compliance and transparency.

Propy plans to use the capital to acquire profitable title and escrow firms generating $5M–$20M in annual revenue across key U.S. markets, transforming low-margin operations traditionally into scalable, software-enabled businesses. The company has already completed acquisitions and is building a sizable active pipeline.

Since 2021, Propy has processed $5B+ in transaction volume, with growth accelerating year over year. Backed by Tim Draper and advised by former senior leaders from the U.S. Treasury, SEC, and Fortune 500 boardrooms, Propy is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer for fully digital, AI-enabled real estate transactions.

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🛒 Amazon plans controversial AI marketplace for content licensing — Amazon is reportedly building a platform allowing publishers to sell data directly to AI model builders.

⚖️ Meta and YouTube go on trial in US over harm to children — A landmark case could reshape how Big Tech designs and monetizes youth engagement.

🎧 AirPods with cameras could support Vision Pro-style hand gestures — Apple may extend spatial computing controls beyond headsets into everyday wearables.

💬 OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT — Monetization experiments could reshape the economics of consumer AI platforms.

🔐 Google secures EU antitrust approval for $32B Wiz acquisition — The green light clears a major regulatory hurdle for Google’s largest-ever acquisition.

🧠 Microsoft turns to superconductors to power AI data centers — Zero-resistance cabling could significantly cut energy loss in next-gen AI infrastructure.

🏭 ByteDance developing AI chip, in talks with Samsung — TikTok’s parent company is reportedly designing its own AI silicon to reduce reliance on Nvidia.

🚀 With co-founders leaving and an IPO looming, Elon Musk turns talk to the moon — xAI’s ambitions now reportedly include lunar manufacturing and AI satellite deployment.

🤖 SoftBank set to book $4.45B gain from OpenAI stake — AI is swinging Vision Fund earnings back into positive territory.

🧠 Cadence launches AI agent to speed up chip design by 10× — Incumbent EDA players are embedding agents directly into semiconductor design workflows.

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🎧 Spotify hits a record 751M monthly users — Product-led growth, not pricing, continues to drive Spotify’s scale advantage.

📊 Kalshi hits $2.8B weekly trading volume after the Super Bowl — Event-driven prediction markets are showing real breakout liquidity.