Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy: Disney's $20M Bid and the Fall of an AI Unicorn
Character.AI entered Chapter 11 in October 2026. Analyze Disney's $20M IP-license bid, the $1B unicorn history, user shutdown risks, and what investors should watch.
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Salesforce Agrees to Acquire Loops for Reported $30M
Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI analytics startup Loops for Tableau. Terms are undisclosed; Calcalist estimates about $30M.
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Tamr Raises $21M Growth Equity for AI-Native Master Data
Tamr raised $21 million in growth equity led by Volition Capital to expand trusted-data infrastructure for enterprise AI and agents.
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Agilent Agrees to Acquire Proscia for $240M Plus Earnout
Agilent signed a definitive agreement to acquire digital-pathology software company Proscia for $240 million at closing plus up to $30 million in performance payments.
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Confido Health Adds $12.5M to Bring Series A to $22.5M
Confido Health added a $12.5 million Series A extension led by Z47, bringing the round total to $22.5 million for its CareOS healthcare operations platform.
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Sprints Closes €725M Fund V With More Than Half Already Deployed
European growth investor Sprints closed its fifth fund at €725 million after about a year of fundraising and has already deployed more than half.