Tuesday 15 September 2026Paper No. 1,386

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ZOTPAPER

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Startups

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Nscale appoints former OpenAI No.2 Fidji Simo to board ahead of planned IPO

12 Sept· 2 sources

Mark Wahlberg to Discuss Business Ventures at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

11 Sept· 3 sources

Proxima Fusion to Build €140M Superconducting Tape Factory

Mach Industries Valuation Doubles to $3.7B After $600M Series C Extension

11 Sept· 2 sources

Google Inks Landmark Rice-Methane Carbon Credit Deal with Indian Startup Mitti Labs

11 Sept· 2 sources

Sequoia backs Cymphony with $30M to tame AI agent security risks

10 Sept· 3 sources

Fusionality raises $3.7M to build control systems for fusion reactors, founded by DeepMind alumni

CloudNC raises $20M to expand AI-powered CAM Assist for CNC machining

9 Sept· 2 sources

Poseidon Aerospace Raises $60M Series A as Pilotless Cargo Plane Nears First Test Flight

9 Sept· 2 sources

EVP launches 40x accelerator for revenue-generating software startups

Travis Kalanick's Atoms eyes robotaxi push after $1.7B raise, report says

7 Sept· 3 sources

XDOF Nears $1.2 Billion Valuation in Series B Talks Just Months After Stealth Exit

5 Sept· 3 sources

Nscale seeks $3.5B in pre-IPO financing ahead of potential September listing

5 Sept· 2 sources

Krafton pledges another $250M for India push into AI, robotics and deep tech

5 Sept· 2 sources

Realta Fusion Signs Deal with Wisconsin Utility as Grid Operators Race to Secure Future Power

4 Sept· 2 sources

Thinking Machines in Talks to Raise $1B at $40B Valuation, Report Says

4 Sept· 3 sources

TechCrunch Founder Summit Returns to Boston, Seeks Volunteers

4 Sept· 2 sources

Global venture funding jumps 122% in August as billion-dollar deals persist

Former Apple Engineers' Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165 Million at $1.6 Billion Valuation

India's Unacademy acquired by rival upGrad for $206M, 94% below peak valuation

2 Sept· 2 sources

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow seeks $27M bridge round with punitive pay-to-play terms

1 Sept· 2 sources

Clipto Raises $15M at $250M Valuation to Help Users Search Terabytes of Video and Files

1 Sept· 3 sources

Spanish Startup Liux Bets on Sustainability to Take on Chinese Microcar Rivals

31 Aug· 2 sources

a16z launches $1.1B 'Machine Age' fund for AI infrastructure

Canva's hard year: AI costs, $10 billion valuation cut, and IPO on ice

28 Aug· 3 sources

Blackbird Ventures Defends Patient Capital Strategy Amid Canva IPO Speculation, Rival Airtree Faces Criticism

Salem Robotics Launches Software to Give Industrial Robots Task-Specific Intelligence for Hazardous Environments

Startup Raises $26M to Build ‘Google Maps for the Underground’

28 Aug· 2 sources

Socure Raises $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Startup Fravity

Operation Bluebird Launches Twitter.now, Claiming X Abandoned the Iconic Brand

Flipboard Acquires Graze, Bringing Monetization Tools to the Open Social Web

27 Aug· 2 sources

Physical AI startup Generalist hits $3B valuation after $200M funding round

26 Aug· 2 sources

Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M in largest funding round yet

Blackbird Ventures Secures $1 Billion Fund with Backing from Major US Institutions

Flipkart’s quick-commerce arm surges to 1.2 million daily orders, narrowing gap with market leaders

23 Aug· 2 sources

AI Accounting Startup Rillet Hits Unicorn Status After $100M Raise in 48 Hours