Kresus, a blockchain infrastructure company and implementation partner for the Canton Network, today announced a collaboration to help enterprises and organizations across industries design, build, and deploy blockchain applications in production, guiding them through every stage of the journey, from […]

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Sierra, the AI startup founded by Bret Taylor, has raised $950 million in new funding at a $15.8 billion post-money valuation, according to CNBC. The raise lands in the middle of a deal surge, as investors race to back companies […]

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KuCoin is leaning deeper into the overlap between crypto trading and real-world culture, and this time it’s tying that push to one of the biggest music festivals on the planet. The exchange has launched KuCoin PROOF: Tomorrowland Edition, a new […]

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Blackstone is making a fresh move in one of the hottest corners of the market: the infrastructure powering artificial intelligence. The private equity giant is taking a newly formed investment vehicle public, aiming to raise just over $1.7 billion in […]

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Enzo Health is betting that the future of care doesn’t sit inside a hospital—it starts at home. The AI startup has raised a $20 million Series A round led by N47, bringing its total funding to $26 million, at a […]

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SAP is making a bold call on where enterprise AI is headed—and it’s not betting on chatbots. The German software giant has agreed to acquire Prior Labs, a young startup focused on a niche many in AI have overlooked: structured […]

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The courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is starting to pull back the curtain on how AI models are actually built—and the latest revelation could have far-reaching consequences. During testimony this week, Musk acknowledged that his startup xAI […]

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Cerebras is aiming to raise up to $3.5 billion in a Nasdaq listing, according to an updated prospectus filed Monday—a move first reported by CNBC. The company plans to sell 28 million shares priced between $115 and $125. At the […]

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An AI agent has crossed a line that, until now, belonged strictly to humans. It didn’t just write code or automate tasks. It formed a company. ClawBank, a project focused on building infrastructure for autonomous software, says its in-house agent, […]

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The Pentagon is opening its doors wider to artificial intelligence—and closing one, at least for now. On Friday, the Department of Defense said it has reached agreements with a group of major AI providers to bring their tools into its […]

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KKR is making a $10 billion bet that the real bottleneck in artificial intelligence isn’t models or chips. It’s everything around them. The private equity giant has launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new standalone company built to supply the physical […]

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It’s Thursday, April 30, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a clear shift toward AI infrastructure, autonomous systems, energy technology, and real-world deployment layers. From customer service automation to legal AI, […]

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KuCoin is moving deeper into tokenized finance, bringing a slice of Wall Street directly into a crypto wallet. The crypto exchange said its Web3 Wallet has integrated Ondo Global Markets, opening access to more than 260 tokenized assets tied to traditional […]

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Collectors don’t stop caring about their cards after they buy them. That’s where the friction starts. Storage, discovery, trading, and community all sit in different places, and the experience breaks down fast. A new game marketplace startup thinks it can […]

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Blue Owl is cashing in on one of its most lucrative bets. The alternative asset manager has sold roughly half of its stake in SpaceX at a $1.25 trillion valuation, turning an early investment into a 10x return. The update came […]

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KuCoin is bringing its futures market data directly into TradingView, putting one of crypto’s most active derivatives feeds in front of more than 100 million traders who rely on the platform every day. The move connects KuCoin’s perpetual futures markets […]

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Nvidia is tightening its grip on the next wave of AI by backing a fast-rising legal tech startup now valued in the billions. The chip giant’s venture arm, NVentures, has backed Swedish startup Legora at a $5.6 billion valuation, according to […]

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Mapping China’s biotech sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.