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Point72 sells off stakes of fintech startups to Goldman Sachs and others
Billionaire Steve Cohen's Point72 has shed some startups. The firm's venture arm, in which Cohen is the sole investor, has sold stakes it owned in fintech startups to a new $280 million continuation fund, according to a press release on the deal.
Belgian cybersecurity startup Aikido becomes unicorn
Belgian cybersecurity startup Aikido Security has closed a $60 million Series B funding round at a $1 billion valuation, marking a rare unicorn milestone for a European security company and highlighting the accelerating interest in…
Robotics Startup Skild AI Lands $1.4B, Tripling Valuation To $14B In Just 7 Months
Skild AI, a robotics company building an “omni-bodied” brain to operate any robot for any task, announced Wednesday that it has raised $1.4 billion, tripling its valuation to over $14 billion. The fundraise comes just over seven…
Want to Book a Hotel on the Moon? This Startup Is Now Taking $250K Deposits
Planning a trip for 2032? You might want to start saving up for a stay at the first hotel on the Moon, a highly ambitious new project from a California-based company looking to take adventure tourism off-planet. GRU Space, short for Galactic…
Belgian cybersecurity startup Aikido hits unicorn status with new funding round
STOCKHOLM, Jan 14 - Belgium's Aikido Security has raised $60 million from investors led by tech-focused private equity firm DST Global at a valuation of $1 billion, the cybersecurity startup said on Wednesday, making it…
AI Chip Startup Etched Raises $500 Million to Take on Nvidia
AI chip startup Etched raised about $500 million in a new funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, part of an effort to compete with Nvidia Corp. in the booming market for artificial intelligence processors. The round, which was…
$718 Billion Bitcoin Quantum Threat to Be Addressed by New Startup
Project Eleven has raised $20 million to build defenses against the existential threat quantum computing poses to cryptocurrency. The round values the startup at $120 million. The company is backed by heavyweights from its June 2025 seed round…
This startup promises a 'soul computer.' Is it vaporware?
Would you spend $799 on a pair of smart glasses that record your every moment and recommend how to live a better life? That's what Pickle, a Bay Area startup, promised in a sleek demo video that went viral this month. The pitch was that Pickle's AI…
India's Travel Startup Funding Is No Longer Just About Online Travel Agencies
Indian travel startup funding is diversifying beyond online travel agencies, with growing investment in youth-led, experiential, fintech, and travel-adjacent startups. Major Indian travel and hospitality brands, such as Air India and The Postcard…
Former Mayor Eric Adams Hijacked 'NYC Token' Concept, Startup Claims
A Bronx-born entrepreneur is drafting a cease-and-desist letter for the creators of Eric Adams' NYC Token, claiming the former mayor of New York stole the concept from him. “We're 100% confident that he took this concept from us,”…
CrowdStrike acquires browser security startup Seraphic Security for $400M
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. is acquiring Seraphic Security Ltd., a startup that helps enterprises protect employees' browsers from online threats. The companies announced the deal today without disclosing its financial terms, though Calcalist pegged…
Sport1 strikes media-for-equity deal with chess startup Gambit
German broadcaster Sport1 has entered into a strategic partnership with Gambit Technologies, taking a stake in the Swedish tech startup as part of a media-for-equity deal aimed at strengthening its new business activities. The agreement, of which…
SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights
There are thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth, and an increasing number of them are able to capture all types of images in near real time. It used to be a somewhat cumbersome process to access those images. But Austin-based startup SkyFi has…
How digital manufacturing is powering a new era for European industry
Xometry Europe is a Business Reporter client European manufacturers are rethinking how they produce – adopting digital tools and smarter sourcing strategies to stay resilient in an unpredictable world. From Leeds to Seville, European…
I raised $500,000 at 21 by selling a share of my future - Here's how
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kirill Avery, 24, a founder and CEO. Business Insider has verified his claims. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When you're young, you have energy, ambition, and ideas, but…
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