IBM Commits $150 Billion To U.S. Investment In Enterprise Tech And Quantum Computing

IBM announced plans to invest $150 billion in the United States over the next five years, including more than $30 billion dedicated to advancing mainframe and quantum computing research. The tech giant says the move will drive economic growth and strengthen its position as a global leader in computing and AI innovation. CEO Arvind Krishna emphasized IBM’s long-standing commitment to American jobs and manufacturing, stating that the company—founded 114 years ago—will continue to serve as the epicenter of cutting-edge technological capabilities. IBM’s announcement comes amid a broader wave of enterprise tech companies investing heavily in U.S. manufacturing and infrastructure, a trend that has accelerated over the past several years. AMOUNT: $150,000,000,000 committed over five years SECTORS: Enterprise Tech / Quantum Computing / AI / Manufacturing CEO: Arvind Krishna #TradedVC #IBM #QuantumComputing #AI #EnterpriseTech #Manufacturing #VentureCapital #StartupNews #PublicMarkets #TechInvestments

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Puppy Sphere Secures Seed Round Of $24 Million From Strategic Investors Including The School Of Hard KnocksPuppy Sphere (@ThePuppySphere), a New York-based wellness brand centered on the human-animal bond, has raised a Seed round from a group of strategic investors including The School of Hard Knocks, Tobi Oluwole, Jake Fleshner, Torch Collective, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, and other founders and operators. Founded by Francesca Albo and Lea Burbidge Izquierdo, Puppy Sphere has scaled its puppy yoga concept into a broader experiential wellness platform with 13 studios, corporate wellness programs, brand partnerships, and live activations, serving more than 450,000 customers and partnering with companies including Google, Amazon, Netflix, TikTok, and the NBA. FUN FACT: Puppy Sphere was born from two Canadian founders’ own mental health journeys and has since grown into 13 studios across North America, $14M+ in cumulative revenue, and 450,000+ customers, all without outside capital. Along the way, the brand has welcomed names like Sabrina Carpenter, Simu Liu, Trevor Noah and Alessia Cara, while building a broader wellness platform around the gentle power of puppy therapy. Now Puppy Sphere is opening its cap table for the first time through a strategic angel round, bringing together leaders across media, consumer growth and wellness, including The School of Hard Knocks, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, growth entrepreneur Tobi Oluwole, and Nucleus Network co-founder Jake Fleshner, alongside a broader group of strategic founders and operators. The vision: bring the gentle power of puppy therapy across the globe. FOUNDERS: Francesca Albo (@FrancescaaAlbo), Lea Burbidge Izquierdo (@LeaburbIz) INVESTORS: The School of Hard Knocks (@TheSchoolofHardKnockz), Tobi Oluwole (@TheTobiOluwole), Jake Fleshner (@JakeFleshner) Torch Collective, Heather Stark, Will Bodewes, Craig Zingerline & more ROUND: Seed VALUATION CAP: $24,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #PuppySphere #TradedPartner #FrancescaAlbo #TradedVC