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Current News of Startups and Venture Market as of August 9, 2025: Megafunds, AI Investment Race, Successful IPOs, Wave of M&A Deals, and Key Trends

... Investors worldwide are keen to invest in AI leaders, pouring colossal sums into the most promising projects. Almost every week, new mega funding rounds are announced, reaffirming AI's status as the main "magnet" for venture capital. For instance, Elon Musk's startup xAI raised about $10 billion (half from equity capital, half from debt financing) and gained enormous resources for developing its AI platform. Insider estimates suggest xAI's value now exceeds $100 billion, making it one of the most valuable ...

Startup and Venture Investment News August 2, 2025 - IPOs, Mega-Rounds, and Global Growth

... capital. For example, the startup Thinking Machines Lab (founded by former OpenAI director Mira Murati) raised about $2 billion at an early stage, with a valuation of ~$12 billion — an unprecedented appetite from investors for this young project. Elon Musk's project xAI closed a record funding round: approximately $5 billion in equity capital and another $5 billion in debt instruments were raised, providing the company with colossal resources for developing its AI platform and data center infrastructure....

Startup and Venture Investment News - Sunday, August 3, 2025: New IPOs, Record Investments, and M&A Deals

... capital. For instance, the startup Thinking Machines Lab (founded by former OpenAI director Mira Murati) raised around $2 billion in a seed round at a valuation of approximately $12 billion—a testament to investor appetite for this young project. Elon Musk's xAI project announced the closure of a record funding round—about $5 billion in equity and another $5 billion in debt instruments, providing the startup with colossal resources for developing its AI platform and data center infrastructure. According ...

Startup and Venture Investment News — Tuesday, July 29, 2025: The Race for AI Investments, a New Wave of IPOs, and Global Expansion of Venture Capital

... funding volume. In the first half of the year, unprecedented mega rounds took place: an investment consortium led by SoftBank invested approximately $40 billion in AI developer OpenAI — the largest private funding in the history of the tech industry. Elon Musk's startup xAI raised a total of about $10 billion (including both venture and debt capital), achieving a valuation of over $100 billion and entering the ranks of the world's most valuable private companies. Meta Corporation invested $14 billion in ...

Startup and Venture Investment News — Wednesday, July 30, 2025: The Boom of AI Investments, Rising IPO Activity, and a Wave of M&A Deals

... the first half of the year, unprecedented mega rounds took place: an investment consortium led by SoftBank invested about $40 billion in AI developer OpenAI — the largest private financing in the history of the tech sector. Startup xAI, founded by Elon Musk, raised approximately $10 billion in total (including venture and debt capital), achieving a valuation of over $100 billion and becoming one of the most valuable private companies in the world. Corporation Meta invested $14 billion in AI data platform ...