Funding Announcements & Rumours

This news comes just a few weeks after Oracle allegedly inked a $300 billion compute deal with OpenAI that surprised the market. https://t.co/ojBZSinZme

Emergent raises $23M for its vibe-coding software platform. https://t.co/6xAsBprbWh

WisdomAI raised another unannounced $40M at $300M post, led by KP. Co-founder/CEO is Soham Mazumdar, one of the co-founders of Rubrik. Congrats!

The round was co-led by designer Yves Béhar and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who helped get Telo off the ground in 2022. https://t.co/2GSIAcQ96L

Tim Chen, solo VC at his firm Essence VC, just closed his fourth fund, a fresh $41 million, without even trying. https://t.co/1k7BIWobTD

Superpanel announced Tuesday a seed $5.3 million raise in a round co-led by Outlander VC and Field Ventures. https://t.co/fhC2YjfN5v

Meta is investing 'tens of millions' into a new pro-AI super PAC called the American Technology Excellence Project to fight state-level tech policy that would regulate AI. https://t.co/hgSU0GrlTy

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data As TikTok's future remains uncertain, a number of prominent moguls and companies are competing for the o... https://t.co/dd4HkNJ584

eBay’s acquisition of Tise indicates that it's looking to modernize its platform to attract younger shoppers, expand its social commerce tools, and build a stronger presence in the sustainable retail market. https://t.co/463CkloU1C

Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures.  https://t.co/OSzWlbnril