Knight Fintech raises $23.6M in a Series A round led by Accel to build core infrastructure connecting banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Knight Fintech Accel
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel
The Economic Times · 2026-01-03 · #21
President Donald Trump's super PAC raised $102M in the second half of 2025, driven by multiple eight-figure donations.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Trump super PAC
Filing: OpenAI President Greg Brockman was the biggest donor to Trump's super PAC in H2 2025, donating $25M; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M
Bloomberg · 2026-01-03 · #11
Nvidia's annual free cash flow rose from $4.2B in 2020 to over $80B now.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Nvidia
The Groq deal shows the challenges Nvidia faces as options to deploy its cash flood narrow; its annual free cash flow has risen from $4.2B in 2020 to $80B+ now
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-03 · #10
Surging AI spending has filled Nvidia's coffers, substantially increasing its cash position.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
AI spending Nvidia
The Groq deal shows the challenges Nvidia faces as options to deploy its cash flood narrow; its annual free cash flow has risen from $4.2B in 2020 to $80B+ now
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-03 · #10
President Donald Trump's super political action committee raised $102 million in the second half of 2025, fueled by eight-figure donations.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
President Donald Trump's super PAC
Filing: OpenAI President Greg Brockman was the biggest donor to Trump's super PAC in H2 2025, donating $25M; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M
Bloomberg · 2026-01-03 · #11
Sovereign wealth funds amassed a record $15 trillion in assets under management.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
sovereign wealth funds $15 trillion
Global SWF: sovereign wealth funds invested $66B in AI and digitalization in 2025, with Mubadala investing $12.9B and Kuwait Investment Authority investing $6B
Bloomberg · 2026-01-03 · #15
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech raises $23.6M in a Series A funding round led by Accel to build lending infrastructure connecting banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Knight Fintech Accel
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel
The Economic Times · 2026-01-03 · #21
Sources say the combined proceeds from these three IPOs would outstrip the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic 200 US IPOs in 2025
Claude Code reportedly reached a $1 billion run rate in 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Claude Code $1B
Some LLM takeaways for 2025: reasoning as a signature feature, coding agents were useful, subscriptions hit $200/month, and Chinese open-weight models impressed
Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-01-02 · #27
Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent also investing.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent Series C
Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, according to Baidu.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Kunlunxin Hong Kong
Baidu says its AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming for a spin-off; a December fundraising reportedly valued it at ~$3B
Reuters · 2026-01-02 · #21
A December fundraising reportedly valued Kunlunxin at about $3 billion.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
Kunlunxin ~$3B December fundraising
Baidu says its AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming for a spin-off; a December fundraising reportedly valued it at ~$3B
Reuters · 2026-01-02 · #21
Biren completes IPO in Hong Kong, raising approximately $717M at about $2.52 per share.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Biren Hong Kong
Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share
Bloomberg · 2026-01-02 · #19
Arizona has attracted more than $200 billion in investments since 2020, driven in part by growth in the chip industry.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Arizona $200B+ since 2020
How Arizona is training talent for its growing chip industry as suppliers fear tighter US immigration policy; Arizona has drawn $200B+ in investments since 2020
Nikkei Asia · 2026-01-02 · #20
Claude Code was reported to have about a $1 billion run rate.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
Claude Code $1B run rate
Some LLM takeaways for 2025: reasoning as a signature feature, coding agents were useful, subscriptions hit $200/month, and Chinese open-weight models impressed
Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-01-02 · #27
Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with investments from Alibaba and Tencent.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent
Sources report SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could go public in 2026; combined, the three deals would exceed the total proceeds from about 200 US IPOs in 2025.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic 2026 ~200 US IPOs in 2025
Brookfield is starting a new $10 billion AI fund.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Brookfield $10B AI fund
Brookfield is starting cloud company Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, after saying it plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI
The Information · 2026-01-02 · #13
A December fundraising reportedly valued Kunlunxin at about $3 billion.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
Kunlunxin
Baidu says its AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming for a spin-off; a December fundraising reportedly valued it at ~$3B
Reuters · 2026-01-02 · #21
Biren raises about $717M in an IPO priced at about $2.52 per share in Hong Kong.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Biren $717M $2.52 per share Hong Kong
Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share
Bloomberg · 2026-01-02 · #19
Brookfield launches a new $10 billion AI fund.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Brookfield $10B AI fund
Brookfield is starting cloud company Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, after saying it plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI
The Information · 2026-01-02 · #13
Meta's Reels reached an annual run rate of over $50 billion in 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Meta Reels
How Meta's Reels became a hit, with a $50B+ annual run rate; Sensor Tower: users spend 27 minutes/day on Instagram Reels, 21 on YouTube Shorts, and 44 on TikTok
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-02 · #10
Sources report SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could pursue IPOs in 2026.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic
Sources: SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could IPO in 2026; those three deals alone would exceed the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025
Financial Times · 2026-01-01 · #5
Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C led by IDG Capital with participation from Alibaba and Tencent at a $4.3B valuation.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
Planned listings by the three companies are said to raise hopes of a windfall for banks, lawyers, and investors.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic banks lawyers investors
Sources: SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could IPO in 2026; those three deals alone would exceed the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025
Financial Times · 2026-01-01 · #5
SpotHero was last valued at $290M.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
SpotHero $290M
Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M
The Information · 2026-01-01 · #25
Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises about $717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Biren $717M Hong Kong IPO institutional tranche oversubscribed ~26x retail tranche oversubscribed ~2,348x
Filing: Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises ~$717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively
Reuters · 2026-01-01 · #23
Moonshot AI has cash reserves of approximately US$1.4 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
SpotHero was last valued at $290M.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
SpotHero $290M
Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M
The Information · 2026-01-01 · #25
Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises approximately $717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively.
completed 1 article 2026-01-01
Biren Hong Kong ~$717M institutional tranche oversubscribed ~26x retail tranche oversubscribed ~2,348x
Filing: Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises ~$717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively
Reuters · 2026-01-01 · #23