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Source: OnePay, the fintech firm behind Walmart's “super app”, recently bought back shares from employees at a price that values the startup at more than $4B (www.bloomberg.com)
14 days ago Fintech Startup Walmart

Chinese AI startup MiniMax jumped as much as 54% in its Hong Kong debut on Friday, after raising ~$619M in its IPO priced at ~$21.17 per share (www.bloomberg.com)
15 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

Sources: OpenAI has been slow to expand in-app checkouts for ChatGPT as the startup and its partners Shopify and Stripe struggle to standardize merchant data (www.theinformation.com)
15 days ago Startup Shopify

Chinese AI startup MiniMax raises $619M in its Hong Kong IPO, at the top of the range; sources: its institutional offering was oversubscribed by 70x+ (www.bloomberg.com)
15 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

CrowdStrike buys identity management startup SGNL, in a deal valued at nearly $740M, to bolster identity security defenses on its flagship Falcon platform (www.cnbc.com)
15 days ago Startup

Israeli data security startup Cyera raised a $400M Series F led by Blackstone Growth at a $9B valuation, up from $6B after raising $540M in June 2025 (fortune.com)
15 days ago Israel Startup

Utah launches a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic to let AI systems handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions (www.politico.com)
16 days ago Startup AI

Chinese AI startups Zhipu and MiniMax are set to go public in Hong Kong on January 8 and 9, respectively; MiniMax has 210M+ users, and Zhipu has 8,000+ clients (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago China Hong Kong Startup AI

Mobileye is acquiring Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900M; Mentee was founded in 2022 and has raised $50M (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago Israel Startup Robot

Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic raised CA$180M led by Planet First Partners, bringing its total funding to CA$375M (betakit.com)
17 days ago Startup Quantum

Accenture agrees to acquire UK AI startup Faculty, which works with the UK government, for an undisclosed sum; Faculty CEO Marc Warner will become Accenture CTO (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago Startup AI

African fintech Flutterwave acquires Nigerian open banking startup Mono, sources say in an all-stock deal valued at $25M to $40M; Mono raised $17.5M since 2020 (techcrunch.com)
18 days ago Fintech Startup Africa Nigeria

Sources: Shanghai-based AI startup MiniMax plans to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$21, the top of its marketed range, and will stop taking orders a day early (www.bloomberg.com)
19 days ago Hong Kong IPO Startup AI Shanghai

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (www.calcalistech.com)
19 days ago Israel Startup

A profile of June Paik, CEO of Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, valued at ~$700M, whose AI chip dubbed “RNGD” is slated to enter mass production this month (www.wsj.com)
19 days ago Startup AI

Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share (www.bloomberg.com)
22 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

Tech startups have started to offer nicotine pouches as a free perk to employees, as some claim the products help them focus despite health hazards (www.wsj.com)
22 days ago Startup

Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity (tech.slashdot.org)
23 days ago Startup

OpenAI Is Paying Employees More Than Any Major Tech Startup in History (slashdot.org)
23 days ago Startup

Filing: Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises ~$717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively (www.reuters.com)
23 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Retail Startup AI

Filing: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up to ~$538.5M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 25.4M shares at a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share (www.reuters.com)
24 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax is seeking to raise $600M+ from its Hong Kong IPO, set for January 2026, and has secured Alibaba and the ADIA as backers (www.bloomberg.com)
24 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Alibaba Startup AI

Meta Just Bought Manus, an AI Startup Everyone Has Been Talking About (meta.slashdot.org)
25 days ago Startup AI

Sources: Meta is buying Manus for $2B+, after approaching the startup during a fundraising at a $2B valuation; Manus CEO Xiao Hong will report to Javier Olivan (www.wsj.com)
25 days ago Startup

Shares of Insilico rose 45% in their Hong Kong trading debut after the AI drug discovery startup raised $293M in an IPO; Insilico reported $85M+ in 2024 revenue (www.bloomberg.com)
25 days ago Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

Meta agrees to acquire Singapore-based startup Manus, which makes an AI agent it sells to SMBs; Manus said in December its annual revenue run rate was $125M+ (www.bloomberg.com)
25 days ago Startup AI Singapore

PitchBook: the biggest US private startups raised $150B in 2025, surpassing the previous high of $92B in 2021, boosted by large funding rounds by AI startups (www.ft.com)
26 days ago Startup AI

How executives at humanoid robot startups like Agility Robotics and Weave Robotics are managing safety risks and tempering expectations for the technology (www.wsj.com)
26 days ago Startup Robot

Tracxn: VC funding for Indian startups fell 17%+ YoY to $10.5B in 2025 across 1,518 deals, down ~39% YoY; AI startups raised $643M, up 4% YoY, across 100 deals (techcrunch.com)
27 days ago India Startup AI

Sources: Bengaluru-based quick grocery delivery startup Zepto confidentially files for a ~$1.3B India IPO; Zepto raised $450M at a $7B valuation in October 2025 (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
27 days ago India IPO Startup

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