Tag: Venture Capital
20 articles tagged Venture Capital
Blackstone weighs backing coding 'droid' firm at $3.5bn
Factory would be valued more than eleven times higher than last September, in its third funding round in under a year, City AM reports.
AI firms take record 44% of UK small-business funding
AI companies took a record 44% of UK smaller-business equity investment in 2025, says the British Business Bank, as overall funding fell and early-stage deals slid.
UK to launch £500m Sovereign AI Fund backing homegrown champions
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall unveils £500m state-backed VC unit combining capital, supercomputer access and procurement routes for UK AI firms.
OpenAI closes record $122bn funding round at $852bn valuation
OpenAI has secured $122bn in its latest fundraising round, achieving an $852bn valuation as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a highly anticipated IPO later this year.
Europe Closes Gap in AI Application Layer Race
European AI application startups now attract 66% as much funding as US peers, signalling maturation of regional ecosystem despite US dominance in foundation models.