SoftBank Sells $11.1 Billion in Bonds to Fund Final OpenAI Tranche
SoftBank launched an $11.1 billion bond sale to fund the final $10 billion tranche of its OpenAI investment, Benzinga reports, turning to debt markets to close out its AI bet.
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AI Funding
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AI Funding
DeepSeek Targets $7.5 Billion Round Close by End of October
DeepSeek plans to close a $7.5 billion funding round by end-October, The Information reports, in what would rank among the larges…
AI Mega-Deals Triple Corporate Startup Funding in August
Large AI deals tripled the value of corporate-backed startup funding in August, Global Venturing reports, as mega-rounds again do…
Billion-Dollar AI Rounds Make April Third-Biggest Funding Month
April was the third-highest startup funding month in a year as billion-dollar rounds for AI companies drove the global venture ta…
NYC Startups Raise $41.85M: Baselayer Leads with $20M Series A
Baselayer raised $20M from Koro Capital and M13, Dili closed a $15M Series A led-back by Khosla Ventures, and Othello secured $6.…
Crunchbase Eyes 2026: IPO Boom and Mega AI Deals Lead Tech Agenda
Crunchbase News names six tech and startup trends for 2026, led by an expected IPO boom and continued huge AI deals concentrated…