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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)
2026-1-9 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)
2026-1-9 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)
2026-1-9 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)
2026-1-8 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)
2026-1-7 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)
2026-1-7 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)
2026-1-7 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)
2026-1-7 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)
2026-1-5 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)
2026-1-5 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)
2026-1-5 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)
2026-1-5 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)
2026-1-2 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)
2026-1-2 Startup

Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-1 Startup

OpenAI Is Paying Employees More Than Any Major Tech Startup in History (slashdot.org)
2026-1-1 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)
2026-1-1 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)
2025-12-31 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)
2025-12-30 China Hong Kong IPO Alibaba Startup AI

Meta Just Bought Manus, an AI Startup Everyone Has Been Talking About (meta.slashdot.org)
2025-12-30 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)
2025-12-30 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)
2025-12-30 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)
2025-12-30 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)
2025-12-29 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)
2025-12-29 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)
2025-12-28 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)
2025-12-28 India IPO Startup

Chinese state media: China launches three VC funds of $7.1B+ each to back early-stage “hard technology” startups valued below ¥500M, or about $71M (www.reuters.com)
2025-12-26 China Startup

As startups flood the market with AI shopping agents, Amazon is playing defense by blocking agents' access to its site and investing heavily in its own tools (www.cnbc.com)
2025-12-26 Amazon Startup AI

AI sector minted 50+ new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: investors poured $200B+ into AI startups in 2025, or about 50% of global funding, up from 34% in 2024 (www.forbes.com)
2025-12-26 Startup AI

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