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Higgsfield raises $80M on $1.3B valuation to scale AI video platform

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Generative artificial intelligence video startup Higgsfield Inc. announced today that it had raised $80 million in new funding on a more than $1.3 billion valuation to support enterprise and international expansion of AI models built for commercial advert…

#ai #startups #enterprise #genai #business #finance #apps #vfx #media #technology

With $80M boost at $1.3B valuation, Higgsfield targets end-to-end video creation

7 wks / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Higgsfield raises $80M on $1.3B valuation to scale AI video platform

7 wks / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

7 wks / techcrunch / Julie Bort

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Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Bitcoin

Ekemini / ventureburn - Citrea just rolled out ctUSD, a new stablecoin that’s pegged to the U.S. dollar and fully backed by U.S. Treasury bills and cash. They’re pitching it as the backbone forThe post Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Bitcoin appeared first on…

#startups #blockchain #fintech #crypto #banking #business #bitcoin #treasury #payments #crypto

Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed ctUSD to Boost Bitcoin Liquidity

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Bitcoin

7 wks / ventureburn / Ekemini

Citrea unveils U.S. Treasury-backed stablecoin for its Bitcoin ecosystem

7 wks / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17953 / 3 stories in 7 wks


MrBeast Eyes DeFi as Tom Lee's Ethereum Treasury BitMine Invests $200 Million

André Beganski / decrypt - BitMine Immersion Technologies unveiled a $200 million investment in Beast Industries, a company founded by YouTube creator MrBeast.

#startups #blockchain #crypto #decentralisation #entertainment #youtube #business #mining #media

The Daily: Bank of America’s $6T stablecoin warning, BitMine’s $200M MrBeast investment, X’s InfoFi policy change hits Kaito token, and more

7 wks / theblock / James Hunt

MrBeast Eyes DeFi as Tom Lee's Ethereum Treasury BitMine Invests $200 Million

7 wks / decrypt / André Beganski

Bitmine’s $200M MrBeast Investment: Crypto Meets Creator Economy - Azat TV

7 wks / azat

Ethereum treasury firm BitMine invests $200 million in MrBeast’s Beast Industries

7 wks / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion invests $200 million in YouTube star MrBeast’s company

7 wks / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

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Xreal Files Patent Suit Against Rival Smart Glasses Maker Viture

Chris Welch / bloomberg - Xreal Inc., a Chinese pioneer in smart glasses, is suing Viture Inc. for patent infringement in the US, arguing its rival has unfairly capitalized on Xreal’s extensive research and investment in the segment.

#startups #ar #wearables #business #law #technology #spatialcomputing #gadgets #litigation #intellectualproperty

Xreal Files Patent Suit Against Rival Smart Glasses Maker Viture

7 wks / bloomberg / Chris Welch

Xreal sues Viture over AR glasses patent

7 wks / theverge / Victoria Song

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12:35 pm / permalink 17913 / 2 stories in 7 wks


OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - OpenAI is participating in a $250 million seed round into Merge Labs, Sam Altman's brain computer interface startup. The startup is valued at $850 million.

#startups #vc #biotech #openai #business #neuroscience #altman #technology #elonmusk #moonshot

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain. www.wired.com/story/openai...

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Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.

7 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Merge has not specified what applications it will pursue, but Forest’s interest in mental health disorders and brain injury may provide some clues about the company’s initial direction. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/openai...

7 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

7 wks / wired / Emily Mullin

OpenAI invests in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by Sam Altman

7 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Altman’s Merge Raises $252 Million to Link Brains and Computers

7 wks / bloomberg / Ike Swetlitz

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Parloa raises $350M to make enterprise customer experience fully conversational

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Parloa GmBH, a Berlin-based artificial intelligence customer experience automation platform startup, announced today it has raised $350 million in late-stage funding at a $3 billion valuation led by General Catalyst. The company’s existing investors showe…

#ai #startups #vc #automation #enterprise #voice #genai #business #europe #technology

Parloa raises $350M, tripling valuation to $3BN

7 wks / tech / John Reynolds

Parloa Raises $350M in Series D Funding

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

€310 million raise positions Germany’s Parloa far ahead recent European enterprise AI agent rounds

7 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise

7 wks / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

Parloa hits $3bn valuation with $350m Series D led by General Catalyst

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Parloa raises $350M to make enterprise customer experience fully conversational

7 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

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Dublin deeptech Luna raises €1.5M to pair AI vision with hardware for cycling safety

Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Luna Systems has secured €1.5 million in a late seed round to bring its first AI-powered safety camera…

#ai #startups #iot #computervision #business #camera #europe #gadgets #safety

Dublin deeptech Luna raises €1.5M to pair AI vision with hardware for cycling safety

7 wks / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Ireland-Based Luna Systems Secures €1.5M Funding

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Dublin’s Luna bags €1.5m to bring its AI safety camera to market

7 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 17893 / 3 stories in 7 wks


London’s Cyb3r Operations raises €4.6 million led by Octopus Ventures to tackle third-party cyber risk

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - London-based cybersecurity startup Cyb3r Operations has today announced that it has raised €4.6 million ($5.4 million) to help organisations tackle third-party cyber risk. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with follow-on investment from Pi Labs. With…

#startups #vc #cybersecurity #enterprise #infosec #cloudsec #business #uk #supplychain #technology

Cyb3r Operations Secures £4M To Close Third-Party Risk Gaps

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Cyb3r Operations Raises $5.4M in Financing

7 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

Octopus Ventures leads £4m cybersecurity round

7 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Cyb3r Operations raises £4M to address third-party risk blind spots

7 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

London’s Cyb3r Operations raises €4.6 million led by Octopus Ventures to tackle third-party cyber risk

7 wks / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Cyb3r Operations scoops $5.4M to map third-party cyber threats in real time

7 wks / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

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Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

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Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

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SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


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OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


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