Aventra Raises $17.5M to Scale Piranha Defense System
Aventra Defense Systems secured a $17.5M package led by Konvoy to move Piranha into production. The total includes a bank facility, so it is not all equity.
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Balerion Closes $200M Fund II for Space and Defense
Balerion Space Ventures closed an oversubscribed $200M second fund for space, defense, advanced energy and strategic infrastructure, with 15 investments already made.
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SAP Agrees to Acquire TechWolf in HR-AI Deal
SAP signed a definitive agreement to buy TechWolf, making the Belgian skills-intelligence platform a strategic layer in its enterprise AI stack. Terms were not disclosed.
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Matter Machine Raises £4M Pre-Series A for AI Materials Discovery
University of Liverpool spinout Matter Machine closed a £4M pre-Series A led by IP Group, with Northern Gritstone participating.
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Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Buy Decart for About $7B
Amazon is reportedly discussing a roughly $7B acquisition of Decart. The talks are not signed, following earlier ended negotiations with Anthropic.
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Noah Adds $16M to Close $38M Seed Round for Stablecoin Payments
Noah raised $16M of new capital from Endeit, FJ Labs, LocalGlobe, Felix and angels, bringing its cumulative seed financing to $38M.