Daily Funding Roundup: 13 Startups Raise $2B+ in Single Day
PLUS: QFX, CatalyX Space, Leju Robot, AngioInsight, Casium, nScale, Immaterial, Stablecoin, Shuttle, Neolix, and more
ESET urges defense sector cyber resilience
PLUS: NATO wargaming shows defense sector needs AI threat detection amid 517% ClickFix surge.
AI IVF promises fertility boost
PLUS: Conceivable raised $70M total for AI IVF platform cutting costs 70% through robotic automation.
Helsing CEO warns 80% of Europe’s defense startups won’t survive
Torsten Reil predicts consolidation as crypto investors pivot into defense tech without procurement expertise
AWS outage sparks warnings of systemic cloud infrastructure risks
October 20 disruption hit 1,000+ businesses as expert warns traditional monitoring fails in complex hybrid environments
AI knowledge control shifts toward Big Tech algorithms
PLUS: By Big Tech is rising in classrooms, shifting power from human judgement to algorithmic authority.
Blockchain payments startup Tempo raises $500M
PLUS: To build a blockchain payments platform optimized for stable-coins and global settlement
Brooklyn AI Lab Reflection Lands $2B at 15x Valuation
PLUS: Building open-source frontier models to challenge closed labs and Chinese AI systems.
Dexory Locks $165M to Scale AI Warehouse Robots
PLUS: Capturing 500M+ scans, proving data-first platforms beat hardware-only automation in logistics transformation.
Provision secures $7M for construction AI copilot
PLUS: 99% accuracy in estimates, growing 10x to $1M ARR while reviewing $100B in projects for major contractors.
FleetWorks raises $17M for AI freight matching
PLUS: That replaces manual coordination, onboarding 10,000+ carriers and 40+ brokers in six months.
HavocAI secures $85M to scale autonomous vessels
PLUS: reaching $100M total funding in 18 months since founding
Tech giants warned ahead of upcoming social media ban
ALSO: Governments are tightening accountability measures as regulators push platforms
Swarmer raises $18M, sets defense tech funding record
Plus: Swarmer / Ukrainian defense tech attracting major investment and credibility in autonomous warfare AI
AltStore Raises $6M to Expand EU & Global Footprint
PLUS: Anthropic AI unveils Petri, Heidi raises $65M, Discord Massive Data Breach