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OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
Heat pump tech is 170 years old β Pascal thinks itβs time for an update
Mach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD software
AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round
Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his
Furoβs founders left Silicon Valley β and itβs paying off
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
Neuraspace raises $18 million to expand sovereign space awareness

Neuraspace, the Portuguese space traffic management startup, announced around $18 million in fresh funding Aug. 5 to expand European space domain awareness and defense capabilities.
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Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds
Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last yearβs mark
Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AIβs favorite second act
Swissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production

Swissto12 said it has raised $70 million in fresh funding to keep up with growing demand for its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business.
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Lululemon backs nylon-recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A
Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant
Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more
Daniel Ekβs body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
Satellite investment sets annual record halfway through 2026

Investment in satellite companies reached $8.1 billion in the first half of 2026, already surpassing every previous annual total tracked by early-stage investor Space Capital.
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