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SoftBank Considers Adding $30 Billion to Investment in OpenAI
January 28, 2026

SoftBank Group is in talks to invest another $30 billion in OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Jan. 28), citing unnamed sources. This investment would be in addition to the $22.5 billion investment SoftBank made in OpenAI in December 2025, which increased its stake...

Fintech Investments
Zerohash Eyes $1.5 Billion Valuation After Exiting Mastercard Deal
January 26, 2026

Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash is in discussions to raise $250 million, CoinDesk reported Monday (Jan. 26). The new funding would value the company at $1.5 billion, the report said, citing an unnamed source. It was reported Tuesday (Jan. 20) that Zerohash withdrew from acquisition talks...

Fintech Investments
Float Raises $73 Million for Canada-Focused Working Capital Tools
January 26, 2026

Canada-based business finance platform Float Financial raised nearly 100 million Canadian dollars (about $73 million) in new funding, according to a Monday (Jan. 26) press release. The financing came in the form of two debt facilities from Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens...

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Mine Raises $14 Million and Launches AI Personal Finance Agent
January 26, 2026

Mine, a personal finance company for young adults, has raised $14 million in new funding. The company announced its Series A round Monday (Jan. 26) along with a new name, rebranding from “Fizz,” aimed at reflecting what the company says is a shift from offering credit building...

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Prediction Market Interest Soars as Crypto Sector Cools
January 26, 2026

As the cryptocurrency sector cools, one-time token traders are predicting big things from prediction markets. That’s according to a report Monday (Jan. 26) from Bloomberg News, which says that interest in this space has gone from a fringe activity to an industry in which platforms...

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Synthesia Raises $400 Million for AI Avatar Platform
January 26, 2026

British AI startup Synthesia is now a $4 billion company after raising $200 million. The company, which makes artificial intelligence avatars for businesses to use for in-house and external communication, announced its Series E funding round Monday (Jan. 26), with the venture capital arms of Google and Nvidia...

IPO
Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Plans US IPO
January 23, 2026

Ledger, a French company that makes hardware designed to securely store cryptocurrency, reportedly plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The company is working with bankers and could launch an IPO as soon as this year, the Financial Times (FT)...

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LiveKit Raises $100 Million for Voice AI Developer Platform
January 22, 2026

LiveKit raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the growth of its developer platform for building voice, video and physical artificial intelligence agents. The round values the company at $1 billion, LiveKit co-founder and CEO Russ d’Sa said in a Thursday...

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Davos Weighs Private Credit’s Growth Against Rising Scrutiny
January 22, 2026

From a current level of about $2 trillion,  assets in the private credit sector are projected to reach roughly $30 trillion by the end of the decade according to some estimates, representing dizzying scale that has turned what was once a specialist corner of finance...