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Legal AI Startup Legora Raises $550 Million to Speed up US Expansion
Shell Reviewing Some of Its Ventures Portfolio With Option to Sell, Sources Say
FinanceUK Space Investment Company Seraphim Raises More Than $100 Million for New Fund
FinanceAerospace Supplier Startup Lands First Production Contract
ByteDance Valued at $550 Billion in Proposed Share Sale by General Atlantic, Sources Say
Date: February 25, 2026
By Echo Wang and Kane Wu NEW YORK/HONG KONG, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Investment firm General Atlantic is selling an equity stake in ByteDance in a deal that values the Chinese social media giant at $550...
UK Self-Driving Startup Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion From Investors Including Mercedes, Stellantis
Date: February 25, 2026
By Nick Carey LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - British self-driving startup Wayve said on Wednesday it has raised $1.2 billion from investors including Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Nissan and Uber as it...
AI Chip Startup SambaNova Raises $350 Million in Vista-Led Round, Signs Intel Partnership
Date: February 24, 2026
Feb 24 (Reuters) - SambaNova Systems said on Tuesday it has raised $350 million in a new funding round and struck a partnership with Intel as it seeks to capitalise on surging demand for inference...
AI Accounting Startup Basis Raises $100 Million at $1.15 Billion Valuation
Date: February 24, 2026
By Pragyan Kalita Feb 24 (Reuters) - AI accounting startup Basis has raised $100 million in a Series B round valuing the company at $1.15 billion, as investors pour money into agentic AI systems...
European AI Chip Startup Axelera Raises Additional $250 Million
Date: February 24, 2026
AMSTERDAM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Axelera AI has secured $250 million in a funding round led by Innovation Industries that included BlackRock and SiteGround Capital as new investors, it said on Tuesday,...
Stripe Valuation Jumps to $159 Billion in Latest Employee Share Sale
Date: February 24, 2026
Feb 24 (Reuters) - Stripe said on Tuesday a tender offer for employees and shareholders valued the fintech firm at $159 billion, marking a rise of more than 70% from its valuation in a comparable...