Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence
Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for robotics and defence

London-based deep tech startup Stanhope AI has closed a €6.7 million ($8 million) Seed funding round to advance what it calls a new class of adaptive artificial intelligence designed to power autonomous systems in the physical world. The round was led …

Anthropic’s $30B raise is about more than money
Anthropic’s $30B raise is about more than money

Anthropic has just closed a $30 billion Series G funding round, pushing its valuation to $380 billion and catapulting it into the rarefied ranks of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. The financing was led by Singapore’s sovereign we…

The people we left behind: Tech layoffs, AI hype, and a misplaced future
The people we left behind: Tech layoffs, AI hype, and a misplaced future

If you opened a tech newsletter or even the internet in early 2026 and thought you’d stepped into a dystopian screenplay, or you are the main character in one of Isaac Asimov’s writings, you wouldn’t be alone. Headlines trumpet layoffs, companies blame…

Stop talking to AI, let them talk to each other: The A2A protocol
Stop talking to AI, let them talk to each other: The A2A protocol

Have you ever asked Alexa to remind you to send a WhatsApp message at a determined hour? And then you just wonder, ‘Why can’t Alexa just send the message herself? Or the incredible frustration when you use an app to plan a trip, only to have to jump to…

Swedish pet insurtech Lassie raises $75M Series C after hitting $100M ARR
Swedish pet insurtech Lassie raises $75M Series C after hitting $100M ARR

Imagine the moment you bring a new dog or cat into your life. That mix of excitement and responsibility. Vet visits, vaccines, learning what food suits them, managing check-ups, and always wondering how to keep them healthy as they grow. Most pet insur…

Understanding the valuation of intangible assets in tech deals
Understanding the valuation of intangible assets in tech deals

In a technology M&A deal, whether you are acquiring or selling a tech or software business, valuation rarely hinges on a single dimension. Financial performance, growth efficiency, and cash flow durability remain the backbone of any transaction. In…

Aerska raises $39M to help RNA medicines reach the brain
Aerska raises $39M to help RNA medicines reach the brain

For families living with neurodegenerative disease, the hardest part is not always the diagnosis. It is the slow erosion that follows: memory fading, personality shifting, independence shrinking. It unfolds quietly. First, forgotten appointments. Then …

The next Renaissance: Why creativity is the currency of the AI age
The next Renaissance: Why creativity is the currency of the AI age

We stand at one of history’s most exhilarating crossroads. Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of work, business, and human potential at breathtaking speed. The very capabilities that make us most human, our creativity, our imagination, our …

Databricks hits $5.4B revenue run rate and banks a $134B valuation in a rare software surge
Databricks hits $5.4B revenue run rate and banks a $134B valuation in a rare software surge

Databricks is having one of those years that most enterprise software companies would quietly envy. The data and AI platform says it has reached a $5.4bn annual revenue run rate, growing 65% year over year, at a time when growth across the sector has c…

Allonic is rebuilding robotics from the inside out
Allonic is rebuilding robotics from the inside out

Budapest-based robotics company Allonic has raised $7.2 million in a pre-seed round, marking what investors are calling the largest pre-seed funding round in Hungarian startup history. The raise was led by Visionaries Club with participation from Day O…