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Bloomberg said TAR raised $120 million Series A led by Spark Capital at about $1 billion on September 10, 2026. That is roughly 2× the $500 million seed mark Soenke told Business Insider in June. The Series A print did not name a customer or print revenue. June’s 20 MW neocloud delivery was a deadline, not a confirmation.
Spectrum Equity led Xapien’s $56 million Series B on September 11, 2026. The AI due-diligence platform claims 350%+ ARR growth over 24 months, 350 clients in 15 countries, and half of revenue already from the U.S.
Motive secured more than $1.3 billion from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund on September 10, 2026, crossed $600M ARR at 30% growth, and withdrew its December 2025 S-1. Valuation and CVF instrument terms were not disclosed.
Sep 10 megaprints we deep-dive: Boring Company $3B, Positron $875M, Mach $600M extension, Maven Robotics $100M, Inspiren $70M, Luminary $22M, Graph AI $13.3M — plus Arlequin and Ayar briefs and what we skipped.
Inspiren raised $70M on Sep 10, 2026 — NewView led at >$500M valuation; $225M total — with Insight and Scale Venture Partners returning as senior-living operators push ambient AI and e-call upgrades.
Luminary raised $22M Series A on Sep 10, 2026 — Ten Coves led; BNY joined as strategic; 8VC returned — claiming $500B+ client assets on a platform that turns estate PDFs into advisor workflows.
