Skild AI Raises $1.4B Funding  led by SoftBank Group   VC Daily  Project Eleven  Scores $20M Series A Round  with the round led by Castle Island Ventures.      VC Daily  SkyFi  Secures $ 12.7M Series A Round   co-led by Buoyant Ventures and IronGate Capital Advisors.   VC Daily  Vista AI Secures $29.5M in Series B Round    VC Daily Alpaca  Inks $ 150M Series D Funding Round  led by Drive Capital    VC Daily  Monnai  Nets $ 12M  Funding led by Motive Partners     VC Dail

15th January 2025 Intel shares are surging again, up 28% this year as analysts raise price targets on stronger chip demand and growing confidence in the company’s manufacturing comeback. In artificial intelligence, Anthropic is pushing AI beyond engineers with its new Cowork tool, while Apple moves directly against Adobe by bundling its creative software into a new Creator Studio subscription aimed at locking in professional creators. And in healthcare, fresh research suggest

Converge Bio  Receives $ 25M   Series A Round  with the round led by Bessemer Venture Partners     VC Daily  RISA Labs  Inks $ 11.1M   Series A Round   co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures   VC Daily  Flip  Secures $ 20M   Series A Financing Round co-led by Next Coast Ventures  and Ridge Ventures.     VC Daily Deepgram  Raises $ 130M   Series C Round  led by AVP   VC Daily  Wasabi Technologies  Nabs $ 70M   led by L2 Point Management        VC Daily Onebrief  Announc

Netflix revised terms for its $83B Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition and proposed making an all-cash offer for their studios and streaming businesses  Reuters Toyota Raises Bid for Unit by 15% After Elliott Pressure    Bloomberg Canadian asset manager CI Global will acquire Invesco's $19B Canadian asset management business  CI Financial  Eli Lilly is preparing a $17.5B bid for French biotech Abivax   Bloomberg Australia's Aware Super buys 31.3% stake in European Outlet Mall

14th January 2025 Boeing outsold Airbus for the first time since 2018, securing 1,173 aircraft orders for 2025 as airlines show renewed confidence in the U.S. manufacturer’s recovery. In fintech, London’s Balderton Capital turned a £1 million seed investment in Revolut into a staggering $2 billion exit, underscoring the explosive potential of digital banking startups. Meanwhile, Nigeria and the UAE signed an economic partnership to boost trade, investment, and strategic colla

13th January 2025 Apple is leaning on Google’s Gemini to power the next phase of its AI ambitions, marking a rare deep partnership between two longtime rivals as Siri tries to catch up in the generative AI race. In Hollywood, Paramount is escalating its fight for Warner Bros, suing for deeper disclosure on Netflix’s rival deal and signaling a proxy battle that could reshape the media landscape. Markets, meanwhile, are rattled after Donald Trump floated a 10% cap on credit car

CD&R Looks to Raise $26 Billion for Latest Private Equity Fund Bloomberg Strategy Buys $1.25 Billion in Bitcoin in Largest Purchase Since July Bloomberg Abu Dhabi Firm That Backed Paramount’s Hostile Bid Gets a Board Bloomberg Cargo Hauler STG Logistics Files Bankruptcy Following Debt Deal Litigation Bloomberg Golden State Warriors’ Parent Valued at $11 Billion in Stake Sale Bloomberg Warburg Pincus Targets Up to €1.5 Billion for Defense Fund Bloomberg Ex-Lazard Banker’s Insi

VieCure Secures $43 Million Funding  VC Daily  MagicCube Seals $10 Million  VC Daily  Neuramint Raises $5M Seed  VC Daily  Synchrony Medical Inks $1M Funding  VC Daily  Trailhead Biosystems Secures $20 Million  VC Daily Cytotheryx Nets $60 Million Series A Funding  VC Daily  Torq Devours $140M Series D  VC Daily  Diagonal Therapeutics Lands $125 Million Series B  VC Daily  Cast AI Receives Strategic Investment VC Daily  EpiBiologics Closes $107M Series B  VC Daily  Parabilis

12th January 2026 Pressure is mounting across the world’s most powerful institutions. In Washington, federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a move that escalates President Trump’s long-running battle with the central bank and raises fresh questions about the Fed’s independence. In the UK, private equity firms are increasingly shifting funds offshore, intensifying transparency concerns post-Brexit. Meanwhile, Google i

Luxury Presence Closes $22M Series C  VC Daily  Presto Lands $10M Funding Round VC Daily  Cyera Announces $400M Series F Round  VC Daily  Orca Bio Banks $250M Series F Funding  VC Daily Major Medical Devices Secures Strategic Funding  VC Daily  Rain Scores $250M Series C  VC D aily Narrative-intelligence startup Blackbird.AI  secured a $28M funding round from Ten Eleven Ventures , Dorilton Ventures , and others Reuters Connected safety platform startup Canopy  raised a $22M S

Allegiant to Buy Sun Country in Deal Valued at $1.5 Billion Bloomberg Prudential Financial Is Said to Mull India Asset Manager Sale Bloomberg China’s Private Equity Trailblazer Fang Fenglei Faces Doubts on Returns, Succession Bloomberg B.Grimm Buys 25% of US Hydropower Operator for $230 Million Bloomberg Deutsche Bank’s $2.5 Billion India Retail Assets Draw Final Bids Bloomberg Abivax Surges as Speculation Over a Takeover Increases   Bloomberg BBVA Is Seeking to Sell About €

9th January 2025 A looming Supreme Court ruling could trigger a $150 billion refund battle  as importers brace for the possible collapse of Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs. In Big Tech, Google is quietly switching on Gemini-powered features inside Gmail, forcing users to opt out as it accelerates its AI-first strategy. In commodities, Rio Tinto and Glencore are back at the table, reviving talks that could create the world’s largest mining company just as demand for critical

Global Bond Binge Heats Up With Record Deal for Italy Bloomberg HSBC Wins Hang Seng Shareholder Backing for $14 Billion Buyout Bloomberg Banks Vie to Provide €4.5 Billion Debt for Advent’s InPost Bid Bloomberg Markets Strategist Nordvig Sells Firm, Will Join Merged Entity. Bloomberg Insurers Buy Erste SRT Deal Linked to €10 Billion Loans for M&A Bloomberg Advent Said in Talks to Partner With InPost CEO, PPF on Buyout Bloomberg

Presto Lands $10M Funding Round  VC Daily  Cyera Announces $400M Series F Round  VC Daily  Enhanced Digital Group Nabs Series A Round  VC Daily  SonoThera Launches With $125M Series B VC Daily Roc360 Receives $150M VC Daily  Valinor Enterprises Scores $54M Series A  VC Daily

8th January 2025 The AI funding race hit a new extreme as Anthropic lined up a $10 billion raise at a staggering $350 billion valuation, cementing its place among the most valuable private companies in the world. In U.S. politics and markets, Blackstone shares slid after Donald Trump vowed to curb institutional ownership of single-family homes, reigniting the housing affordability debate. On Wall Street, Goldman Sachs’ troubled Apple Card experiment finally reached its end, w

BlueScope Shares Slip After Spurning Steel Dynamics, SGH Bid Bloomberg Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Michael Platt Invests in UK Biotech Firm Engitix Bloomberg China to Approve Nvidia H200 Purchases as Soon as This Quarter Bloomberg Baillie Gifford, GIC Are Said to Buy Shares in MiniMax’s $619 Million Hong Kong IPO Bloomberg Heirs to Billionaire Castel’s Empire Lose Bid to Oust CEO Bloomberg

Articul8 AI Bags $70M Series B  VC Daily  STRM.BIO Raises $8M in Series Seed 2 Financing  VC Daily Rakuten Medical Seals $100M in Series F  VC Daily  Oasys Health Rakes in $4.6M  VC Daily  IMVARIA Nets Strategic Investments VC Daily  Corsera Health Banks $80 Million Series A Funding  VC Daily

7th January 2025 Global capital flows took center stage as Saudi Arabia moved to fully open its financial markets to foreign investors, a milestone in the kingdom’s push to wean itself off oil. In the U.S., chat platform Discord quietly filed for a potential IPO, testing investor appetite as public listings slowly regain momentum. On Wall Street, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly pocketed a $770 million windfall in 2025, underscoring how bank executives benefited from a ral

Revolut Said in Talks to Buy Digital Bank FUPS for Turkey Debut Bloomberg Hisamitsu Shares Jump Most Since 1978 on $2.9 Billion Buyout Bloomberg Chevron and Quantum Energy to Bid for Lukoil Assets, FT Says Bloomberg Saudi Arabia Opens Property Market as MBS Courts Overseas Investors Bloomberg Citi, JPMorgan Opt Out of $1.4 Billion SBI Funds IPO on Low Fees Bloomberg I Squared Nears €2.5 Billion Deal for Ramudden Global Bloomberg

Interos Lands $20M Funding Round  VC Daily  Enable Injections Scoops Up $30M VC Daily  Sibros Receives $9M Growth Round  VC Daily Betlabs Completes Seed Financing Round  VC Daily Lyte Emerges With $107M VC Daily