Apple took over Ascend.io's team, patents and a licence to its data engineering technology in a deal that closed on June 30, 2026, an EU filing reported on October 30 shows.
US start-up SuperMe raised $20 million led by Forerunner's Kirsten Green, with Greylock, as reported October 29, 2026, for its AI expert-profile network.
Braid, a Hague-based start-up formerly called Next Communications, raised about €34.13 million in a Series A led by Octopus Ventures, announced October 29-30, 2026.
Wabi, the AI start-up of Replika creator Eugenia Kuyda, raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation on 29 October 2026, in a round led by IVP.
US AI start-up Serval raised $150 million in a Sequoia-led Series C on October 29, 2026, tripling its value to $3 billion as it takes on help-desk software.
Stockholm start-up Pixel Systems raised a €2.7 million seed round led by Unconventional Ventures on October 29, 2026 for tools that detect AI-made fakes.
Beijing's Approaching.AI closed a Series B of over RMB 1.3 billion (about $180-195 million), announced October 26, 2026, to expand AI inference capacity.
Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco agreed on October 26, 2026, to buy AI start-up NeoSpace for 2.925 billion reais, about $580-590 million, to build its own AI models.
South Korean AI chip start-up FuriosaAI raised $620 million in a Series D on October 28, 2026, at a $2.9 billion valuation, about four times its previous mark.
Artiva Biotherapeutics is dropping its AlloNK autoimmune cell therapy and cutting 94% of staff after two trial deaths, it said on October 27, 2026.
London's Machenta, an Imperial College spin-out, raised a $40 million seed round co-led by Creandum and Union Square Ventures on October 27, 2026.
Re:Build, the Massachusetts manufacturing group that spun out EV maker Slate Auto, raised $2.1 billion on October 27, 2026, led by General Catalyst and JPMorganChase.
Simplismart, a Bengaluru start-up whose software runs AI models on fewer GPUs, raised $14 million led by Dallas Venture Capital with Nvidia, announced on 27 October 2026.
Rocket start-up Stoke Space got a conditional $150 million loan commitment from the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital on October 26, 2026.
London and New York start-up Nevis raised a €62 million (about $70 million) Series B led by EQT Ventures on October 26, 2026, with Charles Schwab joining.
London start-up Nous has raised $17 million, led by Heartcore Capital and Mosaic Ventures, to take its household bills AI agent beyond the UK.
Zero Industries, a space start-up led by a 16-year-old CEO, raised $3 million in pre-seed funding led by Maezawa Fund to develop laser power for satellites, it said on October 22, 2026.
Singapore vision AI start-up Ailytics raised a US$7.4 million Series A led by Tin Men Capital on October 26, 2026, to expand in the US, Japan, Australia and the Gulf.
Maxinsights, which pays over 5,000 people in six countries to film everyday work for robot training, raised a $30 million seed round led by Peak XV on October 22, 2026.
US start-up Peak Energy raised $108 million led by GM Ventures on 21 October 2026 to build sodium-ion grid batteries and fill over $1 billion in orders.
Warp Sciences, founded by former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil, came out of stealth on 22 October 2026 with $215 million at an $865 million valuation to build a robotic chemistry lab.
Zurich robotics start-up Enact Intelligence emerged on October 22, 2026 with a $30 million pre-seed round backed by Yann LeCun and Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch.
Berlin travel-tech start-up YGO raised an €8 million Series A led by Ventech on October 21, 2026 to help AI agents find, compare and book flights, hotels and tours.
Different, a new AI marketing start-up from Nutanix and ThoughtSpot co-founder Ajeet Singh, came out of stealth on October 20, 2026 with a $48 million seed round led by General Catalyst.
Dutch photonics start-up Photon Bridge raised €10 million, announced October 21, 2026, to build laser engines that move data between AI chips, with first samples due in 2027.
Steven Bartlett told Fortune on October 20, 2026, that The Diary of a CEO is on track for about $60 million revenue this year, up from $1.2 million in 2021.
Robotics start-up Eka raised a $150 million Series A at a $1.45 billion valuation on October 20, 2026, led by a16z and F-Prime, for force-sensing robot hands.
AI note-taker Otter.ai secured $320 million on 20 October 2026 from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, repayable from revenue, not equity.
Basel biotech Nouscom raised €120 million ($135 million) in a Series D on October 19, 2026 to take its NOUS-209 vaccine for Lynch syndrome carriers into a larger trial.
Bengaluru studio Spill Games, founded in 2024, has raised a $10.5 million Series A led by Elevation Capital to grow casual games for global players.
Chinese cobot maker FAIRINO closed a Meituan-led Series D, taking its last two rounds to nearly RMB 1 billion, reports said on October 19, 2026.
Bengaluru's Even Healthcare raised a reported $50 million Series B led by Khosla Ventures at a $300 million valuation, to open five more hospitals.
AI training-data firm Labelbox raised over $100 million in a Series E at a $1.25 billion pre-money valuation on October 14, 2026; Wipro Ventures took part.
OpenAI UK's 2025 accounts show about 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares, around £2.3m each, as the AI talent race drives pay up.
Helsinki start-up Ambio raised €5.1 million in seed funding led by b2venture, announced in mid-October 2026, to scale an AI-driven service for buying recycled plastics.
Lyon-based accounting firm Dougs raised 50 million euros on October 15, 2026, led by Expedition Growth Capital, to expand AI agents that prepare company accounts.
Oxford spin-out OMass Therapeutics raised $310 million in a Series C co-led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, Forbion and Novo Holdings on October 15, 2026.
Hamburg's Rabot Energy raised a Series B reported at €50 million, led by Endeit Capital and DeepTech & Climate Fonds, to grow its home-battery virtual power plant.
Toronto's Cohere signed a letter of intent on October 15, 2026 to acquire AISLE, a Prague-based AI cybersecurity start-up whose 50 staff will form Cohere Cyber.
Oakland-based Albert, which builds AI for chemistry R&D, raised a $55 million Series B led by TCV, it announced on October 13, 2026.
New York start-up Evos emerged from stealth on October 14, 2026 with a $9 million pre-seed round led by Uncork Capital and Field Ventures for AI operators in industry.
Anthropic told prospective investors on 14 October 2026 that third-quarter revenue reached $16.8 billion, about 45% above the previous quarter, as it readies an IPO.
Bengaluru specialty chemicals start-up Scimplify raised $25 million in a round led by Hitachi Ventures, announced October 14, 2026, to expand in the US and Japan.
Salesforce agreed on October 12, 2026, to buy Loops, a 2020-founded AI analytics start-up, folding it into Tableau; reports value the deal at about $30 million.
Cybersecurity start-up Pluto Security emerged from stealth on 13 October 2026 with about $42 million to help firms control AI agents and apps built by staff.
Epyr, which stores power as heat in firebricks for factory steam, raised a €15 million Series A led by SlateVC on October 13, 2026.
Vienna construction-tech start-up Reebuild raised €3 million in seed funding led by Fortino Ventures, announced on 13 October 2026, to expand across Europe.
CarbonFarm, which uses satellites and AI to verify methane cuts in rice farming, closed an oversubscribed €7 million Series A led by Colam Impact on October 13, 2026.
Scarlet, a London certifier of AI and software medical devices, raised a $50 million Series B led by Headline on 12 October 2026 to expand into the US and Asia-Pacific.
India deeptech funding rose 176% year on year to $290 million in July–September 2026, even as overall start-up funding grew only 5%, widening openings for founders and investors.
Paris-based Wiremind, which makes pricing software for transport and sport, raised €35 million on 6 October 2026, its first outside funding after 12 years.
Indian fintech Pine Labs launched a unified payments, instalments and loyalty platform in Singapore on 8 October 2026, starting its own acceptance business there.
Kapta Space raised $24 million in a Series A led by Washington Harbour Partners on 9 October 2026 to scale satellite radar for classified tracking contracts.
London medtech start-up Sava raised a $36 million Series B led by Ascensia, announced around October 9, 2026, to bring its glucose microsensor to market.
African start-ups raised $2.16 billion to $2.49 billion in January-September 2026, trackers said in early October, with equity rising sharply in Q3.
Palo Alto start-up Sabi raised a $50 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures on October 9, 2026 to build a cap that turns imagined speech into AI commands.
Oxide Computer raised $445 million in a Series D led by Eclipse on October 9, 2026, valuing the on-premises cloud hardware maker at about $6 billion.
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