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Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra raises $950M at $15.8B valuation as demand for AI agents surges

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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Blackstone targets $1.7B IPO for data center REIT as AI infrastructure boom accelerates

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 raises $20M Series A to scale AI-powered platform for booming home health market

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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AI chip startup Cerebras targets $3.5B IPO on Nasdaq as AI race heats up, eyes $26.6B valuation

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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KKR launches $10B AI infrastructure startup Helix, taps ex-AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead

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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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 30, 2025

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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Chance raises $3.2M to build a superapp for Pokémon TCG collectors, blending trading, liquidity, and social community

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 sells half its SpaceX stake at $1.25 trillion valuation for 10x return, co-CEO says

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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Nvidia invests in AI legal startup Legora at $5.6B valuation, deepening push into agentic AI

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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