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DeepSeek considers doubling latest funding round to up to $15 billion, sources say
DeepSeek is considering expanding its latest funding round to as much as 100 billion yuan, twice its earlier target, sources told CNBC. State-backed funds and corporate investors have shown heavy interest, while DeepSeek is restricting…
AI Hopes, Industrial Malaise Drive Boom in German Startups
People attend a startup event in a pop-up store in Berlin, Germany, September 30, 2026. A record 3,000-plus startups were founded in Germany in the first half of 2026, an 88% increase from the same period last year. Around a third focus on…
Angelini Ventures and EIB Co-lead $58 Million Series A Financing in Rouge Therapeutics to Advance First-in-Class Treatment for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Marks the fourth investment completed under Angelini Ventures' €150 million co-investment partnership with the European Investment Bank in less than 12 months Regina Hodits from Angelini Ventures to join Rouge Therapeutics' Board of…
These young founders just raised $5.2 million from Gradient to teach AI agents how companies work
AI agents are getting better at completing tasks. But one startup says the digital assistants don't actually understand how the companies they're working for operate. Now, Zeroset has come out of stealth and raised $5.2 million to build models that…
Why Sam Altman takes his hardest questions to Nikesh Arora
Nikesh Arora has a knack for piercing directness. I profiled the Palo Alto Networks CEO for our latest issue. A tech veteran leading the only pure-play cybersecurity company in the Fortune 500, Arora has a “tell it to you straight”…
PE/VC campaign contributions lean toward Republicans
Private equity and venture capital aren't leaning into a Blue Wave, according to an Axios analysis of campaign donations made by political action committees affiliated with the American Investment Council and National Venture Capital Association.
Wall Street on track for record-smashing $90B year: New York State comptroller
Wall Street is on track for a record-shattering $90 billion year — and massive bonuses to go with it, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office said Tuesday. The securities industry posted $45.9 billion in profits just in the first…
Cofounder.AI Names Former Google X Leader AJ Thomas Chief Operating Officer
Venture investor, operator and founder coach joins the AI-native startup to scale partnerships and operations, and brings Cofounder.AI to every Good Trouble Ventures portfolio founder LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- Cofounder.AI, the…
Operations, finance and tech leadership moves across the market
Jason Wright has joined the venture-backed maker of rocket engines and other in-space propulsion systems as president, a role he brings 25 years of experience to. Wright's responsibilities at include day-to-day management of operations across the…
Nvidia backs startup Reactor as buzz grows for world models
World models are capturing the tech industry's attention and investment dollars, amid growing expectations that AI will soon move beyond our screens and into the physical world of cars, robots, and other objects. A slew of new startups are…
Ondo Finance Launches Ondo Private Markets - Tokenized Pre-IPO Notes for Private Companies
Ondo Finance is effectively trying to turn the venture capital asset class into a liquid, 24/7 tradable token. It is a bold attempt to bring the most illiquid corner of the market-private company shares-onto the blockchain. But beneath the hood…
Exclusive: Torch Systems raises $11.5M for grid monitoring
Torch Systems, a remote monitoring provider for electric grids and other infrastructure, raised $11.5 million in equity and debt, CEO Vasya Tremsin tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: The company has expanded beyond wildfire detection. The latest:…
Hack The Box's AI Range Enterprise Edition tests whether AI agents can do their jobs - SiliconANGLE
Cybersecurity training company Hack The Box Ltd. today introduced AI Range Enterprise Edition to let security teams test whether their own artificial intelligence agents can do the jobs they have been assigned. The release is seeking to take on a…
A Sale of Kurt Geiger's Concession Business Would Reshape the Playing Field for Footwear Designers
Steve Madden, which bought Kurt Geiger for $360 million in 2025, has reportedly hired advisors at Solomon Partners to sell off the company's prominent luxury footwear concessions business. According to a new report from Sky News in the U.K., Madden…
BANKRUPT: Oprah-Backed True Food Kitchen Files Chapter 11, Shutters 12 Restaurants After Burning Through $100M
True Food Kitchen, the 'health-focused' restaurant chain backed by Oprah Winfrey and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday and closed 12 locations across the country, the company confirmed to FOX…
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