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Sources: SoftBank is seeking a bridge loan of up to $40B, its largest-ever borrowing denominated solely in dollars, to help finance its investment in OpenAI

Sources: online DTC luxury brand Quince is in talks to raise funding at a $10B+ valuation, up from $4.5B in July; its annualized revenue run rate has hit ~$2B

Online retailer Quince is in talks with investors to raise a funding round that would value the company at above $10 billion after the investment …

Sources: SoftBank is seeking a bridge loan of up to $40B, its largest-ever borrowing denominated solely in dollars, to help finance its investment in OpenAI

SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking a loan of as much as $40 billion to mostly help finance its investment in US tech giant OpenAI …

Global venture investment hit a record $189B in February, up close to 780% YoY, amid the AI boom; 83% of the month's total went to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo

AWS plans to invest €18B more in Aragon, Spain, taking its investment in the region to €33.7B; its Aragon facilities have used 100% renewable energy since 2022

Including facilities for the manufacture, assembly, storage, and recycling of servers

Sources: crypto investment firm Paradigm is looking to raise up to $1.5B for a new fund to expand into AI, robotics, and other forms of frontier tech

Source: OpenAI expects to raise an additional $10B from financial investors by the end of March 2026, bringing its post-investment valuation to $850B

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Source: OpenAI expects to raise an additional $10B from financial investors by the end of March 2026, bringing its post-investment valuation to $850B

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The Japanese government plans to invest ~$1.6B in Rapidus over the next two fiscal years to help it mass-produce 2nm logic chips and potentially challenge TSMC

Japan's Rapidus Corp. secured investment totaling ¥267.6 billion ($1.7 billion) from the government and dozens …

Driverless truck startup Einride raised a $113M PIPE at a $1.35B pre-money valuation, down from $1.8B initially attached to its upcoming SPAC deal

Einride has secured an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE (private investment in public equity) ahead of its public debut that's expected for the first half of 2026.