Wayve Secures $2 Billion Funding Round Led By Microsoft And SoftBank Valuing Company At $8 Billion

UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve, founded in 2017 by Alex Kendall, is nearing a $2 billion funding round led by Microsoft and SoftBank, potentially valuing the company at around $8 billion. Wayve’s “Embodied AI” technology teaches cars to learn and adapt like humans, rather than relying on pre-mapped environments or expensive sensors — a contrast to rivals like Waymo and Cruise. The investment would fuel Wayve’s global expansion, deepen partnerships with automakers like Nissan, and extend its reach beyond passenger vehicles into freight and logistics. FOUNDER: Alex Kendall INVESTORS: Microsoft & SoftBank AMOUNT: $2,000,000,000 VALUATION: $8,000,000,000 HQ: #UnitedKingdom #VentureCapital #Wayve #Microsoft #SoftBank #AlexKendall #TradedVC

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Eli Lilly Acquires AtaiBeckley For Up To $3.8 Billion In Psychedelic Medicine DealEli Lilly is making its biggest move yet into psychedelic medicine through its planned acquisition of AtaiBeckley in a deal valued at up to $3.8 billion, the largest acquisition in the sector to date. The transaction centers on AtaiBeckley’s lead program, BPL-003, an intranasal 5-MeO-DMT therapy for treatment-resistant depression that is advancing into Phase 3 trials, along with a second DMT-based candidate in development. Founder Christian Angermayer said the focus is now on getting these therapies “into the hands of millions of patients around the globe as quickly as possible.” The deal reflects growing investor and pharmaceutical interest in psychedelic-based mental health treatments, following recent acquisitions by AbbVie and Otsuka as clinical evidence and policy support continue to strengthen across the field. SALE PRICE: $3,800,000,000 #VentureCapital #EliLilly #AtaiBeckley #TradedVC

Tempus AI Acquires Personalis In $1.5 Billion All-Stock TransactionTempus AI announced a definitive agreement to acquire Personalis in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion in enterprise value, bringing together two longtime partners in cancer monitoring and precision oncology. The acquisition builds on a collaboration that began in 2023 and expanded through Tempus’ strategic investment and exclusive commercialization partnership for Personalis’ NeXT Personal MRD test, which detects molecular residual disease and helps monitor cancer recurrence. Under the agreement, Personalis shareholders will receive $16.25 per share, representing a 6% premium to the company’s recent closing price. Personalis CEO Chris Hall said the deal offers the greatest value to shareholders and accelerates access to the company’s cancer testing technologies. The transaction is expected to close in late 2026 or early 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. SALE PRICE: $1,500,000,000 HQ: Chicago, Illinois #VentureCapital #TempusAI #Personalis #TradedVC

Neo Secures $100 Million Funding Led By Andreessen Horowitz And Bessemer Venture PartnersNeo, a Boston-based cybersecurity startup focused on securing AI agents and agentic software, has emerged from stealth with $100 million in total funding, including a $75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, alongside participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures, following a previously undisclosed $25 million seed round. Founded by Nick Warner, Shlomi Salem, and Eran Shirazi, Neo provides SecOps teams with real-time inventory, risk intelligence, attribution, and policy controls to govern AI agents operating across enterprise environments. The company plans to use the funding to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams as demand grows for tools that help organizations manage the security risks posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems. FOUNDERS: Nick Warner, Shlomi Salem & Eran Shirazi INVESTORS: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures & Merlin Ventures ROUND: Seed + Series A AMOUNT: $100,000,000 HQ: Boston, Massachusetts #VentureCapital #Neo #TradedPartner #AndreessenHorowitz #TradedVC

Brookfield Asset Management And CPP Investments Acquire LXP Industrial Trust For $5.2 BillionBrookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have agreed to acquire LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion, including net debt and preferred equity, taking the industrial REIT private upon closing. Under the deal, LXP shareholders will receive $61.20 per share in cash, representing significant premiums to the company’s recent trading averages. LXP owns a portfolio of roughly 53 million square feet of warehouse and logistics properties across key U.S. Sunbelt and Midwest markets. LXP Chairman and CEO Thomas W. Eglin, Jr. described the transaction as the culmination of the company’s transformation into a pure-play industrial REIT, while Brookfield Real Estate CEO Lowell Baron said the acquisition aligns with Brookfield’s strategy of investing in high-quality real estate with durable cash flows and value-creation opportunities through active asset management. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to shareholder approval and customary conditions. SALE PRICE: $5,200,000,000 #VentureCapital #BrookfieldAssetManagement #CanadaPensionPlanInvestmentBoard #LXPIndustrialTrust #TradedVC