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VC Firm Lakestar Raises $300 Million to Fund European Tech Sovereignty
July 17, 2026

European investment firm Lakestar has closed a $300 million Resilience I Fund designed to invest in defense and dual-use technologies that enhance Europe’s resilience capabilities, the company said in a Friday (July 17) post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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AI Firm Databricks Closes in on $188 Billion Valuation This Summer
July 17, 2026

Databricks is raising a round of strategic funding at a $188 billion valuation and expects the round to close later this summer, the company said in a Thursday (July 16) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Anthropic Seeks Billions of Dollars in New Credit Amid IPO Preparations
July 16, 2026

Anthropic is arranging credit lines worth billions of dollars, adding to a $2.5 billion, five-year revolving credit facility it received last year, The Information reported Wednesday (July 15), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Anthropic to Begin Investor Meetings for Potential October IPO
July 15, 2026

Anthropic wants to meet with prospective investors ahead of a potential initial public offering that could take place as soon as October, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (July 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Lumin Digital Raises $115 Million to Continue Expansion Beyond Digital Banking
July 15, 2026

Lumin Digital has raised $115 million in new capital to further the expansion of its unified digital banking platform into a Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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AI Banking Platform Flex Secures $1.2 Billion Valuation
July 14, 2026

Flex, a 3-year-old startup offering artificial intelligence-powered banking solutions for medium-sized business owners, was valued at $1.2 billion in a funding round, Reuters reported Tuesday (July 14), citing an unnamed source. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Auger Raises $50 Million to Build Autonomous Supply Chain Operating System
July 13, 2026

Auger raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its build of an autonomous operating system for supply chain operations, Auger Founder and CEO Dave Clark said in a Thursday (July 9) post on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Gauntlet Raises $125 Million to Power Institutional Crypto Vaults
July 13, 2026

Gauntlet Networks, a digital asset risk and optimization firm, raised $125 million in a Series C funding round to support its continued development into a global organization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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AI Chipmaker SK hynix Secures $26.5 Billion to Boost Capacity
July 10, 2026

South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix raised $26.5 billion in its U.S. market debut Friday (July 10), completing the largest-ever U.S. listing by a foreign company, the Financial Times reported Friday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...