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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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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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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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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 Behind the scenes, tens of thousands of small operators keep the industry running, often with outdated tools and fragmented systems.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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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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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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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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