🧑‍🚀 Top Deals You Can’t Miss

1️⃣ OpenAI – reportedly preparing a $1T IPO, which would be the largest public listing in history and a defining moment for AI investing.

2️⃣ Bending Spoons – officially acquired AOL, aiming to reinvent the internet icon as a modern content and productivity platform.

3️⃣ Legora – raised $150M Series C to scale its enterprise AI infrastructure business across Europe.

4️⃣ Fruitist – raised $150M backed by Ray Dalio and JPMorgan private clients to scale its superfruit brand globally. The LA-based company is building the “Nike of nutrition” through premium produce and data-driven growth.

5️⃣ Figma – acquired Israeli AI startup Weavy for ~$200 M, bringing generative image & video tools in-house to supercharge its design platform.

6️⃣  The Prompting Company – raised $6.5M seed led by Accel and Concept Ventures to help brands get featured inside ChatGPT and other AI applications.

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🌳 Series B+ & Growth

• Legora, a London-based enterprise AI infrastructure provider, raised $150M in Series C funding.

• Fruitist, a Los Angeles-based superfruit brand backed by Ray Dalio and JPMorgan, raised $150M in equity financing.

• IntrCity SmartBus, an India-based mobility platform, raised $30M at a $140M valuation.

• Recess, a NYC-based relaxation beverage brand, closed a $30M Series B.

• VentureMed Group, a Minneapolis-based medical device company, raised $28M in Series C funding.

• Reflectiz, a Boston-based web exposure management platform, raised $22M in Series B funding.

🚀 Series A

• Arya Health, based in NYC, raised $18.2M in Series A funding for its AI-powered home health platform.

• Uluu, a Perth-based seaweed biomaterials startup, raised AUS$16M (~$10.4M USD) in Series A funding.

• Homecourt, a Los Angeles-based home and fragrance brand co-founded by Courteney Cox, raised $8M in Series A funding.

🌱 Seed & Early Rounds

• The Mobile-First Company, founded by Jérémy Goillot, raised $12M in seed funding co-led by Base10 Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

• The Prompting Company, a London-based AI marketing startup, raised $6.5M in seed funding led by Accel and Concept Ventures.

• Dion, an invite-only social app founded by Revekka Palaiologou and Miltos Kambourides, raised $2M in a SAFE round at a $20M valuation.

• Valthos, a San Francisco-based AI biodefense startup, raised $30M in seed financing.

• KapKap, an AI-native Web3 platform, raised $10M in seed funding.

• TestSprite, a Seattle-based agentic testing tool, raised $6.7M in seed funding.

• CustoMED, a Ramat Gan-based orthopedic AI startup, raised $6M in seed funding.

• Socratix AI, a San Francisco-based AI coworker platform, raised $4.1M in seed funding.

• Surgical Automations, a Dallas-based surgical robotics company, raised $3.4M in seed funding.

• FrontlineIQ, a Montreal-based AI sales coaching startup, raised $3.3M in seed funding.

• Polyembo, a Longmont-based medical device company, closed a new funding round.

• iOrganBio, a Chapel Hill-based cell production company, raised $2M in funding.

• Hoop.dev, a Boston-based app delivery platform, raised an undisclosed seed round.

🤝 Strategic, M&A & Undisclosed

• Bending Spoons, the Milan-based app giant behind Splice and Evernote, confirmed its acquisition of AOL.

• Voxel, a San Francisco-based computer vision AI firm, received a strategic investment from Ericsson Ventures.

• Sensor Tower received a strategic investment from Shinhan Securities.

• BTS Software Solutions secured funding from Blue Delta Capital Partners.

• Dream Exchange, a Clearwater-based stock exchange, received an investment from Elwood Blackwell.

💸 VC Funds Raised & Raising

• Antidote, a London-based accelerator, launched with £2.5M ($3.2M USD) in initial funding.

• Fuel Venture Capital appointed Selene Casabal as General Partner and Chief Venture Officer.

• Flyover Capital announced the full lineup for its 2025 MidxMidwest (MXMW) event.

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📚 Read of the Day

🤖 The $20K Robot That Does Your Chores

1X Technologies, the Norwegian robotics firm backed by OpenAI, launched Neo, a $20,000 humanoid robot designed for home tasks like cleaning and organization.

Why It Matters: Household robotics is finally crossing into the mainstream, with OpenAI’s backing giving 1X a first-mover advantage.

👉 Read The Whole Story Here

💻 Bending Spoons Revives AOL

Italian app powerhouse Bending Spoons officially acquired AOL for $1.5B, planning to relaunch the brand as a modern productivity and content platform.

Why It Matters: A 90s internet icon is being rebuilt by one of Europe’s fastest-growing app companies. Nostalgia now has a business model.

👉 Read The Whole Story Here

📰 News You Don’t Want To Miss

🤖 Figma acquires AI startup Weavy — Adds generative media tools to supercharge creative collaboration.

🧹 1X launches “Neo,” a $20K household robot — Brings OpenAI-backed robotics to the home.

💰 OpenAI eyes $1T IPO as soon as 2026 — Could become the largest IPO in history.

🧠 Zuckerberg defends Meta’s AI spend — Says AI investments are already paying off in engagement and ads.

💻 Bending Spoons revives AOL — Confirms the acquisition and rebrand of the internet pioneer.

🚀 Orbital Assembly plans data centers in space — Targets modular orbital data hubs within three years.