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Wonderful’s $550 million Series C at a $5 billion press mark, Palo Alto Networks’ Console acquisition ($500 million is still reported), and iPronics’ $125 million Nvidia-participating Series B. Roundup-only: Metal $4.5 million, Cognition ~$47 billion reported, Moonshot HK IPO talks. Félix and Thyme Care/Lyte/HiddenLayer sit on other September indexes.
Valencia-based iPronics announced a $125 million Series B on September 2, 2026, co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital, with Nvidia joining. Total funding is now $177 million. Valuation was not disclosed. The product is a silicon-photonics optical circuit switch for AI clusters, not a GPU.
Palo Alto Networks announced on September 1, 2026 that it has acquired Console, a Thrive- and DST-backed IT-agent startup. Terms were not in the press release. TechCrunch, citing two people, said $500 million in cash and stock versus a $157 million PitchBook last mark and $29 million raised.
September 2 gap-fill: AfterQuery’s $3.2 billion mark is Forbes-reported (amount unknown, company silent). Frontier Computing disclosed a $10 million YC S26 pre-seed led by General Catalyst — Frogger is the demo, 500 million neurons is a plan. Clipto’s $15 million at $250 million (Aug 31) was missed on the August 31 tape. YC Summer Demo Day remains September 10.
Y Combinator Summer 2026 company Frontier Computing disclosed a $10 million pre-seed led by General Catalyst. The live evidence is a Frogger demo (92% peak cross rate after one hour). The 500-million-neuron cluster is a January 2027 target, not a product. YC lists London and a team of one.
On August 31, 2026 Clipto told TechCrunch it raised $15 million all-equity at a $250 million post-money valuation. Founder Henry Kang said $15 million ARR at the start of 2026 and net-income profitability, with just over 20 employees. No lead was named. HSG (formerly Sequoia China) is not Sequoia Capital.
