... place in the first half of the year: an investment consortium led by SoftBank invested around $40 billion in AI developer OpenAI—marking the largest private capital influx in the history of the tech industry. The startup xAI, founded by Elon Musk, raised approximately $10 billion (including venture and debt capital), achieving a valuation exceeding $100 billion and ascending into the ranks of the world's most valuable private companies. The Meta Corporation invested $14 billion in the AI data platform Scale AI, aiming to accelerate its own artificial intelligence ...

... are on the rise: in the second quarter, total investment volume increased by 13% compared to the previous quarter (and by 16% year-over-year). An unexpected leader in the region has been Mexico, which for the first time since 2012 surpassed Brazil in capital raised. Mexican startups secured significant rounds in fintech and e-commerce: the digital bank Klar raised around $170 million, while the auto marketplace Kavak raised $127 million. These deals helped Mexico City take the lead in the region. For comparison,...

Underwriters play a key role in the IPO process, helping companies go public and raise capital. In this article, we will tell you who underwriters are, what functions they perform, how their choice affects the success of the placement, and what you need to pay attention to when choosing. We will also consider examples of underwriters in ...

... strengthens, it may create more favorable conditions for attracting foreign investors, which will also contribute to the activation of the IPO market. The increase in the key rate to 21% creates serious obstacles to IPOs in Russia, making it difficult to raise capital and reducing activity in the stock market. Companies are forced to postpone plans to enter the stock exchange, adapting their strategies to the new conditions, and look for alternative methods of financing. In the near future, the main focus will ...

... nuclear developments. For instance, Swiss startup Climeworks secured $162 million for the development of direct CO 2 capture systems from the atmosphere (with a total of over $1 billion raised). Biotech and medtech startups are also attracting significant capital: for example, American Centivax raised $45 million for the development of a universal influenza vaccine. The cybersecurity segment remains one of the market drivers (as evidenced by the aforementioned multi-billion-dollar deals). Crypto and Web3 projects are slowly reviving after a ...