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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 30, 2025

It’s Monday, March 30, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a clear shift toward infrastructure-first investing, with capital pouring into AI chips, space-based computing, cloud efficiency, and identity security. From orbiting […]

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Blackstone closes $6.3B life sciences fund, the largest ever, signaling big bets on next-gen drugs

Blackstone just closed one of the largest bets ever on the future of medicine. The firm has closed a $6.3 billion life sciences fund, its largest ever, locking in fresh capital at a time when biotech funding has been uneven […]

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Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to launch orbital AI data centers, as demand for compute outpaces Earth’s limits

Starcloud has raised a $170 million in Series A funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, hitting unicorn status just 17 months after its Y Combinator demo day. The Redmond-based orbital AI infrastructure startup is moving fast in a race that’s […]

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South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400M at $2.34B valuation to challenge Nvidia in AI inference chips, eyes U.S. expansion

Samsung-backed Rebellions just pulled in $400 million, and it’s not chasing hype. The South Korean AI chip startup is going after a specific piece of the AI stack that’s starting to matter more than training: inference. With a $2.34 billion […]

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Mistral raises $830M in funding to build and scale Nvidia-powered AI data centers in Europe

Europe’s push to loosen its dependence on U.S. tech giants just picked up serious momentum. Mistral AI has secured $830 million in its first-ever debt financing, according to the Financial Times, marking a turning point for one of Europe’s most […]

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FBI Director Kash Patel’s email hacked: Iran-linked Handala hackers claim responsibility, DOJ confirms

A group tied by Western researchers to Iranian cyber units says it broke into the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel—and U.S. officials say the breach appears real. On Friday, the group calling itself Handala published photos and documents […]

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SoftBank secures $40B loan to double down on OpenAI as AI race heats up

SoftBank Group just made one of its boldest moves in years, locking in a $40 billion bridge loan as it leans harder into artificial intelligence—and into OpenAI at the center of it all. The financing, announced Friday, ranks among the […]

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Anthropic scores early victory as federal court stops Trump’s AI ban and Pentagon action

A federal judge in San Francisco has stepped into one of the most consequential AI disputes yet, siding with Anthropic in its fight against actions taken by the Trump administration that threatened to shut it out of government work. On […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 26, 2025

It’s Thursday, March 26, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a sharp surge in capital flowing into AI infrastructure, defense autonomy, healthcare automation, and financial systems modernization. From billion-dollar bets on […]

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SpaceX eyes $75B IPO at $1.75T valuation, could become largest listing in history

SpaceX is aiming for something no company has pulled off before: a public debut that could eclipse every IPO in history. The company is telling investors it wants to raise about $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, according to […]

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Defense AI startup Shield AI raises $1.5B at $12.7B valuation, eyes Aechelon acquisition to boost autonomous warfare tech

Shield AI is raising fresh capital at a moment when software is starting to define how military power is built and deployed. The San Diego-based defense startup announced it is raising $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion […]

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Laundry tech startup Cents raises $140M in funding to digitize laundromats with AI-powered software and payments

Laundry is one of those businesses most people never think about—until the machines stop working or the payment system fails. Behind the scenes, tens of thousands of small operators keep the industry running, often with outdated tools and fragmented systems. […]

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AI bots now dominate the Internet, surpassing human traffic for the first time

The internet was built on a simple premise: there’s a human on the other side of the screen. That assumption is breaking down faster than anyone expected. Now, a new State of AI Traffic report from Human Security says automated […]

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Nvidia-backed startup Reflection eyes $2.5B round at $25B valuation as U.S. open-source AI push takes on China

Reflection, the New York-based AI startup founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, is in talks to raise $2.5 billion at a $25 billion valuation, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 25, 2025

It’s Wednesday, March 25, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a sharp surge in AI applications moving beyond experimentation into real-world deployment—from legal workflows and healthcare operations to financial infrastructure and […]

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iGaming Forecasts: A Look Into the Maturing Trends

The iGaming industry has experienced rapid growth and evolution within its niche online platforms. Making this industry a global entertainment powerhouse. Technology and regulations have played a role in more structured designs, and the sector is now entering a phase […]

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Onit Security raises $11M to fix vulnerability backlogs after Iranian cyberattack exposed a broken security system

A single missed vulnerability can sit quietly in a backlog for weeks. That’s all it takes. In one case, it gave attackers an open door. That moment is what led to the creation of Onit Security. The Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity […]

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Meta to lay off hundreds as HR emails trigger panic over broader job cuts

Meta employees went to bed on Tuesday with a short email from HR. By morning, that message had turned into something bigger: fear that job cuts could begin within hours. Inside Meta Platforms, teams tied to wearables and advertising were […]

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Legal AI startup Harvey hits $11B valuation with $200M funding as investors look beyond OpenAI and Anthropic

The AI boom has minted giants at a staggering pace. OpenAI and Anthropic now command a combined valuation north of $1 trillion, pulling talent, capital, and attention into a tight orbit. The concern across the industry is simple: if the […]

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Amazon acquires humanoid robotics startup Fauna to expand into consumer robots market

Amazon is making a bigger bet on humanoid robots—and this time, it’s going straight into the home. The e-commerce giant has acquired Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup building compact, human-friendly robots for everyday use. The deal, first reported […]

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OpenAI shuts down Sora video app months after launch, pivots to AI agents and enterprise tools ahead of potential IPO

OpenAI is pulling the plug on one of its most talked-about consumer products just months after its debut. On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the company confirmed it will shut down its standalone Sora video app, along with the API and all […]

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