🧑‍🚀 Top Deals You Can’t Miss

1️⃣ xAI – $10B raise at $200B valuation, Musk’s frontier AI powerhouse.

2️⃣ Lingokids – $120M financing for its interactive kids’ learning platform.

3️⃣ EV Realty – $75M round led by NGP to scale EV truck charging hubs.

🧠 Dopamine Dealflow

🌳 Series B+ & Growth

• xAI (San Francisco, CA) – $10B at $200B valuation; Elon Musk’s AI venture; expanding frontier model race.

• Lingokids (Los Angeles, CA) – $120M financing; interactive learning app for kids 2–8.

• EV Realty (San Francisco, CA) – $75M growth round led by NGP; charging hubs for commercial truck fleets.

• PassiveLogic (Salt Lake City, UT) – $74M Series C led by Noa Capital; AI platform orchestrating physical systems.

• Cailabs (Rennes, France) – $57M funding; advanced photonics company optimizing fiber optic data transmission.

• Sevaro Health (NYC, NY) – $39M Series B; virtual neurology platform.

• Numeral (San Francisco, CA) – $35M Series B; AI-powered sales tax compliance.

• Samara (Redwood City, CA) – $34M Series B; designs and finances accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

• Aleph (NYC, NY) – $29M Series B; AI-native FP&A platform.

• Centari (NYC, NY) – $14M funding; AI-powered deal insights platform.

🌱 Seed & Early Rounds

• MoldCo (Boston, MA) – $8M Seed; digital health platform standardizing mold detox care.

• Immuto Scientific (Madison, WI) – $8M Seed 2; AI-enabled drug discovery platform.

• Factor2 Energy (Duisburg, Germany) – $9.1M funding; climate-tech startup.

• Grvt (Panama City, Panama) – $19M funding; decentralized exchange for financial privacy.

• Vibranium Labs (NYC, NY) – $4.6M Seed; AI-powered incident management solutions.

• Catena (NYC, NY) – $5M Seed; API for logistics and telematics data.

• Alchemy (Kitchener, Canada) – $6M funding; advanced materials and nanotech company.

• ShopVision (Vancouver, Canada) – $4.1M Seed; ecommerce automation layer.

• Lake.com (Toronto, Canada) – $2.6M Pre-Seed; vacation-rental marketplace for waterfront living.

• Buscaro (Karachi, Pakistan) – $2M funding; daily travel platform for students and employees.

• Terra Oleo (Singapore) – $3.1M funding; biotech precision fermentation platform.

• Oncount (Dubai, UAE) – $1.5M Seed; accounting tech startup.

• Kilde (Singapore) – $1.5M funding; licensed private credit investment platform.

🤝 Strategic, M&A & Undisclosed

• Acuity Knowledge Partners (London, UK) acquired Ascent (London, UK); expands digital transformation and AI services.

• RedZone Technologies (Annapolis, MD) – strategic investment from ParkerGale; IT security for regulated industries.

• DMD Systems Recovery (NYC, NY) – strategic investment from Tailwind Capital; IT asset disposition solutions.

• Jumpmind (Columbus, OH) – growth investment from Lone View Capital; retail tech solutions.

• WeaveGrid (San Francisco, CA) – strategic investment from LG Technology Ventures; EV grid adoption software.

• Zettabyte (San Francisco, CA) – investment from BRV Capital; GPU infrastructure solutions.

• GrainChain (McAllen, TX) – investment from Bed Bath & Beyond; agri-fintech platform.

• AKUVO (Malvern, PA) – strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners; credit risk management tech.

• LendOS (NYC, NY) – undisclosed funding; fintech for private credit lifecycle operations.

📈 IPOs / Direct Listings / Issuances / Block Trades

• Amonio (Germany) – $4.1B IPO; auto parts supplier spun out of Continental.

• Zijin Mining (China/Hong Kong) – $3.2B IPO; world’s largest since May, international gold miner.

• Netskope (Santa Clara, CA) – $908M IPO at $8.8B valuation; cybersecurity platform priced at top of range.

• Pine Labs (India) – seeking $700M in IPO; PayPal-backed payments provider, downsized plan.

• Pattern (US) – seeking $300M IPO at $2.5B valuation; ecommerce accelerator.

• GLP (China) – IPO next year; Asian logistics giant backed by HOPU.

• CloudKitchens (Middle East ops) – exploring IPO; ghost kitchen company.

• Andersen Group (US) – planning IPO filing; tax advisory firm founded by Arthur Andersen alumni.

• Octopus Energy / Kraken Tech (UK) – spinoff and IPO plan; energy tech platform.

💸 VC Funds Raised & Raising

• BNVT Capital (Global) – launched $150M debut venture fund.

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📚 Read of the Day

✨ Notion 3.0 Launches With AI Agents and Smarter Workflows

The all-in-one workspace app is going deeper into automation.

Notion has unveiled Notion 3.0, its biggest product update yet, introducing AI-powered agents for data analysis, task automation, and workflow orchestration. The release comes as workplace productivity platforms face pressure to keep pace with AI-native competitors.

🛠 The Product Pitch

The update adds Notion AI Agents — customizable digital teammates that can handle repetitive tasks, analyze databases, and even manage cross-app workflows. It positions Notion closer to enterprise automation suites while keeping its consumer-friendly design.

⚡ Powered By…

The agents are built on large language models fine-tuned on Notion’s structured content layer, enabling them to act directly on docs, tasks, and projects without requiring custom integrations. This hybrid of productivity app + embedded AI infra sets Notion apart from typical LLM wrappers.

📈 The Strategy

By embedding agents natively, Notion is aiming to lock in team workflows and push deeper into mid-market and enterprise accounts. With the AI upgrade, it’s competing not just with project management apps like Asana or Monday, but also workflow tools like Zapier and Airtable.

💡 Why It Matters

For founders and investors, this marks a shift in SaaS strategy — AI isn’t just a layer, it’s becoming a core operating system for knowledge work. Expect more productivity platforms to follow suit with agent-based automation.

👉 Read The Whole Story Here

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