The deal is an internal Blackstone consolidation, both AirTrunk (acquired for A$24 billion in 2024) and Lumina CloudInfra (launched by Blackstone in 2022) sit within the same portfolio. By folding Lumina into AirTrunk, Blackstone gives its Asia-Pacific…
The ASX-listed data centre operator is raising A$1.5 billion in a fully underwritten equity offering and expanding its hybrid securities programme by A$700 million, with La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec now committed to a total of A$1.7 billio…
In short: AI coding startup Cursor (Anysphere) is in talks to raise at least $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, and Nvidia, nearly doubling its November 2025 valuation of $29.3 billion. The company has…
The Silicon Valley institution has closed roughly $7 billion for its expansion strategy fund, nearly doubling its comparable 2022 vehicle. Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over as co-stewards in November 2025, are making the raise their opening state…
In short: Solidroad, a Dublin and San Francisco startup founded by Intercom alumni, has raised $25 million in a Series A led by Hedosophia to automate customer support quality assurance using AI. The platform reviews 100% of customer interactions versu…
Slash, the vertical banking platform built by two college dropouts, has raised a $100M Series C backed by Khosla Ventures and Ribbit Capital. The company’s valuation has nearly quadrupled since its May 2025 Series B, the latest leg of a comeback story …
The Copenhagen fintech has built a platform of specialised AI agents that handle KYC and KYB work, document reviews, ownership mapping, risk rationale, in minutes rather than hours. NEA led the Series A; Northzone, Seedcamp, and PSV Tech participated. …
In short: Accel has raised $5 billion in new capital, comprising a $4 billion Leaders Fund V and a $650 million sidecar, targeting 20-25 late-stage AI investments at an average cheque size of $200 million. The raise follows standout returns from its An…
In short: Anthropic has received investor offers valuing the company at approximately $800 billion, more than doubling its $380 billion valuation from a $30 billion funding round closed just two months ago. The surge follows an unprecedented revenue tr…
In short: Jane Street has signed a $6 billion AI cloud agreement with CoreWeave and taken a $1 billion equity stake at $109 per share, making the quantitative trading firm one of CoreWeave’s five largest shareholders. The deal provides Jane Street with…