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OpenAI and Anthropic take 43% of record H1 VC funding
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Abu Dhabi’s MGX raises a $49B AI fund
Sovereign capital, frontier labs and AI infrastructure control.
Zhipu and MiniMax Face Hong Kong Lock-Up Test
Zhipu and MiniMax shares fell before cornerstone investor lock-ups expire on July 8 and 9, raising concerns about a sudden supply of tradable stock.
SoftBank Reopens $10 Billion OpenAI-Backed Loan Talks
SoftBank is again negotiating a $10 billion loan backed by its OpenAI stake, this time offering parent-company recourse if the shares fall in value.
Meta Shares Jump on AI Compute Rental Plan
Meta is exploring a business that rents out excess AI compute, turning a costly infrastructure buildout into a possible revenue line.
Damodaran warns an AI crash could beat dot-com pain
The valuation scholar argues that debt-funded AI infrastructure makes this boom more socially exposed than the software bubbles before it.
The Magnificent Seven lose $2T as AI money rotates
The June selloff hit megacap tech much harder than the rest of the S&P 500 as investors made room for a coming wave of AI IPOs.
SpaceX jumps 19% on debut and clears a test for AI IPOs
The record listing valued the merged SpaceX-xAI story as a capital-intensive AI infrastructure bet, setting a reference point for Anthropic and OpenAI.
The Magnificent Seven lose $2T as IPO money looks elsewhere
The Magnificent Seven lose $2T as IPO money looks elsewhere.
OpenAI confidentially files draft S-1 for an IPO option
OpenAI says it has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 to the SEC, giving the company optionality for public markets while it continues to balance massive revenue growth with heavy compute costs.
Anthropic’s IPO valuation tops OpenAI’s target
Anthropic reportedly filed confidentially at a $965 billion valuation, while OpenAI is aiming lower despite larger revenue and user scale.
Quantinuum Chases a $14.3 Billion IPO Despite Heavy Losses
Honeywell-backed Quantinuum is raising its IPO target as AI-driven appetite lifts public-market bets on quantum computing.
Anthropic files confidentially for IPO ahead of OpenAI
Anthropic submitted a confidential IPO filing to the SEC after a $65 billion raise and a reported $965 billion valuation, putting public-market timing in focus.
AI reprices the pre-ChatGPT unicorns
PitchBook data shows more than 220 former unicorns have fallen below $1 billion in value as capital crowds into frontier AI.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund profit rests on OpenAI
SoftBank booked a $46 billion Vision Fund gain, with $45 billion tied to OpenAI, making Masayoshi Son’s AI bet unusually concentrated.
Nvidia's $40B AI Equity Loop
Nvidia has poured roughly $40 billion into AI companies this year, raising a harder question for investors: chip demand, or a self-reinforcing financing loop?
Big Tech's $645 Billion AI Spending Faces the Earnings Test
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Apple report Q1 earnings this week. Investors are demanding clear evidence that massive AI capital expenditure is translating into revenue, margins, and monetization.
Google bets $40 billion on Anthropic
Google has committed $10 billion upfront and up to $30 billion more based on performance milestones, alongside a 5-gigawatt compute deal, making it the second-largest external capital source for Anthropic after Amazon.
Former Meta Chief AI Scientist Launches Sooth Labs to Predict Geopolitical Events
Ruslan Salakhutdinov, former Meta chief AI scientist, has founded Sooth Labs with two ex-Meta researchers. The startup raised $50 million at a $335 million valuation, backed by Yann LeCun and Jeff Dean, to build an AI-powered prediction engine for geopolitical and market events.
Eclipse Raises $1.3 Billion to Bet on Physical AI
Eclipse Capital has closed $1.3 billion in new funding to back and incubate physical AI startups, focusing on robotics, autonomous driving, and cross-industry data strategies.
Bezos Bets $38 Billion on Physical AI Startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos's AI venture Project Prometheus is nearing a $10 billion funding round at a $38 billion valuation, backed by JPMorgan and BlackRock, as it pursues physical AI for industrial data rather than competing with large language models.
Sequoia Capital Pours $7 Billion Into AI After Leadership Change
Sequoia Capital has raised approximately $7 billion for its latest expansion-stage fund, doubling the size of its previous vehicle, as the firm doubles down on AI investments under new leadership.
Anthropic's March Revenue Triples, Giving Some OpenAI Investors Second Thoughts
Anthropic's annualized revenue surged from $9 billion to $30 billion in three months, driven by enterprise coding tool Claude Code, while some investors who hold stakes in both Anthropic and OpenAI are rethinking valuation logic as OpenAI's stock trades at a discount in secondary markets.
Musk Merges SpaceX and xAI, Files for $1.75 Trillion IPO
Elon Musk combined SpaceX and xAI into a $1.25 trillion entity in February, then filed a confidential S-1 with the SEC on April 1 targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation, aiming to raise $40-80 billion in what would be the largest IPO in history.
China's AI consumes 140 billion tokens daily
China's AI industry is inventing a new unit of measurement, with daily token processing reaching 140 billion by early 2026, a 1,000-fold increase from early 2024. A wave of AI companies is heading for Hong Kong IPOs, while user trust in AI hits 87% in China versus 32% in the US, driving agent adoption and cost reductions.
Figure AI Drops OpenAI, Builds Its Own Brain; Valuation Hits $39 Billion
Figure AI raised over $1 billion in Series C funding, reaching a $39 billion valuation, and cut ties with OpenAI to develop its own Helix AI system for real-time robot control. The company targets home use with its Figure 03 robot, priced at $20,000.
Physical AI Robotics Becomes a Cash-Burning Battleground in 2026
In Q1 2026, 27 Physical AI startups raised over $6.4 billion, with the robotics sector alone hitting $4 billion. Eclipse VC closed a $1.3 billion fund for Physical AI bets, while Figure AI reached a $39 billion valuation and Physical Intelligence targets $11 billion.
$300 Billion Flooded Into AI Venture Capital in Q1 2026 Alone
Global venture capital hit $300 billion in a single quarter, 2.5 times the year-ago period and 70% of all of 2025. Four mega-deals accounted for 65% of the total, and foundational AI funding alone doubled the full-year 2025 figure in three months.