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17
Aug

Naran Raises US$10M From Landel to Finance Vehicles for App Drivers in Latin America and Africa

Naran, a mobility financing and fleet infrastructure company registered in the United Arab Emirates, said on August 13, 2026 that
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17
Aug

Accel Raises $3.5 Billion to Invest in Emerging Global AI Startups

Accel has closed US$3.5 billion across four funds aimed at early-stage artificial intelligence companies worldwide. The capital
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16
Aug

Alfred Lin and Pat Grady Commit $10B to AI in Sequoia's Largest Bet in 54 Years

Sequoia Capital is committing US$10 billion to artificial intelligence and what it calls reindustrialization, the largest capital commitment in
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15
Aug

Tony Blair's Son Nick Seeks $200M for New Defense Startup Pyra

Pyra, a London defence technology startup founded by Nick Blair, son of former British prime minister Tony Blair, is in
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14
Aug

OpenAI-Backed Thrive Holdings Raises $2B to Bring AI to the Enterprise

Thrive Holdings has raised US$2 billion at a US$12 billion valuation from SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter
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14
Aug

Coursera Invests $100 Million in LearnVector, the AI Learning Startup Founded by Andrew Ng

Coursera (NYSE: COUR) has made a US$100 million strategic equity investment in LearnVector, a newly formed AI-native learning
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14
Aug

Mindgard Raises $30 Million to Protect AI Systems

Mindgard has raised US$30 million in a Series A round led by Album VC, with participation from Karma Ventures,
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14
Aug

Sequoia Leads $12M Round for Preview, the Production Platform for AI Video

Preview, a platform that manages professional video production workflows built around generative AI, has raised US$12 million led by
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12
Aug

Josh Kushner & Bob Iger Buy Los Angeles Lakers For Record $12 Billion

Billionaire investor Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger have agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers for $12.
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12
Aug

Reservoir Raises $8M to Make Water Heaters That People and the Grid Will Actually Want

Reservoir has raised US$8 million in seed funding led by Asymmetric Capital Partners, with participation from Founder Collective and
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