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March 23, 2026 - Deals
Bluesky Secures $100 Million In Series B Funding Led By Bain Capital Crypto
Bluesky raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and the Knight Foundation, following its earlier $15 million Series A and $8 million seed round. The announcement comes shortly after CEO Jay Graber transitioned to Chief Innovation Officer, as the company focuses on scaling its team and expanding its open social ecosystem built on the AT protocol, which now supports over a thousand interoperable apps and has grown to more than 43 million global users.
FOUNDER: Jay Graber
INVESTORS: Bain Capital Crypto, Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta & the Knight Foundation
ROUND: Series B
AMOUNT: $100,000,000
HQ: Seattle, Washington
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Bending Spoons Acquires Airtable For $1.28 Billion In Cash TransactionBending Spoons has agreed to acquire spreadsheet and database startup Airtable for $1.28 billion in cash, marking its first acquisition since going public last month. Founded in 2013, Airtable has raised more than $1.4 billion and, while it was valued at over $11 billion during the 2021 market peak, its valuation has since fallen significantly. Bending Spoons said Airtable’s current enterprise value is about $2.25 billion after accounting for its net cash position. Highlighting the company’s growth, Bending Spoons founder Luca Ferrrai noted that Airtable’s annual recurring revenue increased more than 20% year over year to approximately $480 million as of June 2026. Earlier this year, Airtable also expanded its AI offerings with the launch of its Superagent platform, and CEO Howie Liu said the company serves more than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100.
SALE PRICE: $1,280,000,000
HQ: Milan, Italy
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Space-Eyes Merges With McKinley Acquisition Corp Valued At $638 Million With Eric Trump As InvestorSpace-Eyes, a Miami-based defense technology startup led by founder and CEO Jatin Bains, plans to go public through a merger with McKinley Acquisition Corp. in a deal that values the combined company at approximately $638 million. The AI-focused company, which develops counter-drone and geospatial intelligence software for government and military customers, recently secured additional backing from Eric Trump, who became its third-largest private investor and will serve as a strategic adviser after the transaction closes. The SPAC merger is expected to generate about $251.7 million in gross proceeds, providing capital to help Space-Eyes scale production, pursue new government contracts, and expand its reach into commercial markets.
COMPANIES: Space-Eyes & McKinley Acquisition Corp.
VALUATION: $638,000,000
HQ: Miami, Florida
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Visa Acquires AI Fraud Prevention Company BioCatch For $2.4 BillionVisa announced it will acquire Israeli AI-powered fraud prevention company BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, a move aimed at strengthening its defenses against increasingly sophisticated digital fraud. BioCatch, which serves more than 350 banking clients across 21 countries and protects 1.8 billion devices and 760 million users worldwide, uses behavioral and device intelligence to detect fraud in real time by analyzing billions of user interactions each month. Visa said the acquisition will help clients combat account takeovers and scams, which it estimates cost the global economy more than $1 trillion annually. BioCatch CEO Gadi Mazor highlighted the growing importance of real-time customer intent insights in building trust during digital banking sessions. The deal is expected to close by the end of Visa’s fiscal second quarter of 2027, pending regulatory approvals.
SALE PRICE: $2,400,000,000
HQ: San Francisco, California
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