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FinanceUK's 3i Group Explores Options, Including Sale of France's Evernex, Bloomberg News Reports
HeadlinesSpotify Founder Daniel Ek's Next Act: Long Bets in European Defence, Health
Mercedes-Benz Spins Out Silicon Valley Chip Group Into New Company
Chip Cooling Startup Corintis Raises $24 Million, Adds Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to Board
Nscale Raises $1.1 Billion From Aker, Other Investors for AI Buildout
Date: September 25, 2025
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -British artificial intelligence group Nscale has raised $1.1 billion from investors, including Norway's Aker ASA and Finland's Nokia, to help accelerate its data centre...
Oura Ring Maker to Be Valued at Around $11 Billion With Latest Raise, Bloomberg News Reports
Date: September 22, 2025
(Reuters) -Oura Health, the maker of the Oura Ring, is raising nearly $875 million in a funding round that will value it at nearly $11 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The potential...
Swiss AI Startup Giotto.ai Seeks Funding at Over $1 Billion Valuation, Sources Say
Date: September 22, 2025
By Milana Vinn and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Swiss AI lab Giotto.ai is seeking to raise funding at a valuation above $1 billion, pitching itself as Europe’s latest contender in the race for artificial...
UK FinTech Startup Tide Raises $120 Million to Join Unicorn Club
Date: September 22, 2025
(Reuters) -British digital banking services startup Tide has raised $120 million at a valuation of $1.5 billion, it said on Monday, joining the list of fintech "unicorns" in the UK. The funding round...
Nvidia Explores $500 Million Investment in UK Self-Driving Startup Wayve
Date: September 19, 2025
(Reuters) - U.S. chip designer Nvidia has signed a letter of intent for a possible $500 million investment in the next funding round at Britain's Wayve, the autonomous driving technology group said on...
SoftBank Vision Fund to Lay Off 20% of Employees in Shift to Bold AI Bets, Source and Memo Say
Date: September 19, 2025
(Corrects number of employees at Vision Fund to more than 300 instead of 44, paragraph 2) By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - SoftBank Group will lay off nearly 20% of its Vision Fund team globally as it shifts...