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The deal reflects a wider push by the German robotics startup to build through acquisition, as physical AI draws billions in VC funding.

PE is racing to integrate AI. Boston-based Ethos Capital may have taken it further than anyone.

Incumbent lender Eagle Point Credit Management served as lead investor on the loan.

With its latest AI acquisition, Stripe is proving the fintech AI playbook is all about owning the infrastructure stack.

The CEO of the agentic sales startup explains why AI actually won’t replace employees after all.

The all-stock deal closed Friday, giving SpaceX two of the largest acquisitions of VC-backed companies on record.

Our AI Public Comp Sheet and Valuation Guide tracks stock performances, valuations, and market caps of key publicly traded AI companies.

Semiconductor funding is on pace to beat 2025’s total by nearly 50%, as investors chase the safety net hardware offers that software can’t.

OpenAI’s revenue officer Denise Dresser is the second top executive to announce her departure this week.

NVIDIA’s $266.1 billion in 2026 deal participation and $500B MoU with six GPs signal a new phase of ecosystem financing. We examine CUDA moats, platform debt, and implications for AI capital formation.

Such a deal would dwarf the already unprecedented spending commitments made in 2026, as PitchBook analysis shows.

The Q2 2026 AI Report provides an analysis of recent VC activity and includes a link to our proprietary market map of leading VC-backed companies in the space.

AI took over 70% of deal value in H1, with just 18 deals accounting for almost 60% of the total.

The trend underscores volatility in popular retail-oriented funds for investors chasing hot names.

The company is looking like—and spending like—more of an AI compute provider than a model maker.

SpaceX has yet to meet a stock performance trigger that would allow longtime private markets investors to sell more of their holdings.

The Louisiana manager has backed large deals in the regulated utility sector, including the $5B acquisition of electricity producer Cleco.

The pipes that steer AI agents to models are sprouting up everywhere, but startups may struggle to turn them into lasting companies.