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Kandou AI, a Swiss semiconductor company that builds chip-to-chip interconnect technology, has raised $225 million in what it calls a Series A round, led by Maverick Silicon with strategic participation from SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, and Alchip Technologies. The round values the company at $400 million. The label is worth pausing on: Kandou was

Shield AI, the San Diego defence technology company behind the autonomous pilot system Hivemind, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2 billion in combined funding at a $12.7 billion valuation. The company will use part of the proceeds to acquire Aechelon Technology, a simulation platform that supports the Pentagon’s Joint Simulation Environment. The raise

SEATTLE, Feb. 11, 2026 — Integrate, the developer of the world’s first ultra-secure project management platform for dynamic multi-entity execution, today announced a $17 million Series A raise led by FPV Ventures with participation from Fuse […] The post Integrate Raises $17M to Commercialize the World’s First Ultra-Secure Project Management Platform for Classified Programs appeared first on SpaceNews...

QT Sense , a deep-tech biotech startup building tools to study living cells, announced it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate its Quantum Nuova platform, a technology that lets scientists observe cellular processes in real time and reveal biochemical activity linked to disease.  The funding includes a €3 million seed investment led by

Crypto remains a key technology for maintaining America’s technological edge, according to a16z, which has raised another $15 billion to back American-aligned tech investments. Tech-focused venture capital firm Andreessen “a16z” Horowitz said it raised over $15 billion to invest in companies and technologies it sees as critical to secure America’s future and win the next

TLDR: Babylon secures $15 million from a16z crypto to develop trustless Bitcoin collateral infrastructure globally. Over $1.4 trillion in Bitcoin sits idle today, with less than 1% wrapped for use in financial applications. BTCVaults use witness encryption and garbled circuits to lock Bitcoin without custodians or intermediaries. The technology enables lending, borrowing, and structured products

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise transparency and public trust in its efforts to reform Nigeria’s tax system, following reports of a tax cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and France. In a statement posted on his verified X (formerly The post Peter Obi raises

Ezeebit, the stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure firm, has raised $2.05 million to accelerate product development and merchant adoption in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. The firm, which enables merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with instant stablecoin settlement and next-business-day local fiat payouts, will also use the funds to expand strategic partnerships with banks, PSPs