🧑‍🚀 Top Deals You Can’t Miss

1️⃣ Nvidia → Intel – $5B strategic investment, a rare move into a direct rival’s chip business.

2️⃣ Colossal Biosciences – $320M Series C to fund its de-extinction moonshot and biotech expansion.

3️⃣ Slate Milk – $23M Series B to expand its high-protein chocolate milk to 20K+ retail stores.

4️⃣ Phia – $8M Seed for an AI shopping agent, backed by Kleiner Perkins and A-list investors (Sandberg, Bieber, Rubin, Blakely, Jenner).

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🌳 Series B+ & Growth

• Colossal Biosciences (Dallas, TX) – $320M total Series C after $120M add-on; de-extinction and biotech moonshots.

• Slate Milk (Boston, MA) – $23M Series B; high-protein chocolate milk expanding to 20K+ stores.

• Nvidia → Intel – $5B investment; strategic capital infusion into rival chipmaker.

• PassiveLogic (Salt Lake City, UT) – $74M Series C; generative autonomy for buildings.

• Splash Financial (Cleveland, OH) – $70M+ Series C; AI-powered student loan marketplace.

• Imagine Pediatrics (Nashville, TN) – $67M Series B; virtual + in-home pediatric care.

• Omnea (London, UK) – $50M Series B; AI-native procurement orchestration.

• Markup AI (NYC) – $27.5M funding; content guardian AI.

🚀 Series A

• Genomines (Paris, France) – $45M Series A; plant-based metal farming.

• Ultralytics (London, UK) – $30M Series A; vision AI at the edge.

• Irregular – $80M Series A; securing frontier AI models.

• Omni Design Technologies (Milpitas, CA) – $35M+ Series A; Wideband Signal Processing for AI data.

• Rec (San Francisco, CA) – $11M Series A; rec-tech platform backed by athletes + VCs.

• Birches Health (NYC) – $20M Series A (with prior Seed component); gambling addiction treatment platform.

🌱 Seed & Early Rounds

• Phia (NYC) – $8M Seed; AI shopping agent backed by Kleiner Perkins, Sandberg, Bieber, Rubin, Blakely, Jenner.

• Airbuds (San Francisco, CA) – $5M Seed; music social app backed by a16z + Seven Seven Six.

• Upscale AI (Palo Alto, CA) – $100M+ Seed; AI networking for hyperscale; Mayfield + Maverick Silicon co-led.

• Mueon (Portland, OR) – $15.5M Seed; AI semiconductors; led by Intel Capital.

• Turnout (San Diego, CA) – $21M Seed; AI-powered consumer services.

• Ray Security (Tel Aviv, Israel) – $11M Seed; predictive data security platform.

• GridStrong (NYC) – $10M Seed; automating electric grid compliance + ops.

• Synthesize Bio (Seattle, WA) – $10M Seed; biological foundation models for gene expression.

• XL Batteries (Marlborough, MA) – $7.5M Seed; energy storage tech.

• Moby (NYC) – $5M Seed; democratizing Wall Street-grade research.

• Senpi (Miami, FL) – $4M Seed; AI wallet services.

• TeachMe.To (San Diego, CA) – $3M Seed+; local lessons booking marketplace.

• Eagl (Ghent, Belgium) – €825K Seed; automating accounting + controlling workflows.

🤝 Strategic, M&A & Undisclosed

• Workday → Sana – $1.1B acquisition; adding AI-powered HR automation tools into its enterprise software suite.

• Atlassian → DX – $1B acquisition; adds developer productivity platform to its suite.

• Onar Holding → Juice – Cash + stock acquisition; fintech consolidation deal.

• Mongoose Software (NYC) – Funding from Vertical Venture Partners; healthcare experience platform.

• Bria (NYC) – Series B extension; enterprise visual generative AI PaaS.

• Character Biosciences (Jersey City, NJ) – Undisclosed Series B extension; precision medicine company.

• Vie Ventures (Boston, MA) – Launched Therapeutics Advisory Council; bridging VC + disease philanthropy.

📈 IPOs / Direct Listings / Issuances / Block Trades

• Trade Republic (Germany) – Exploring $1.2B stock sale.

• EQT → Reworld (US) – Considering $1B IPO for waste management firm.

• Cars24, CarDekho, Spinny (India) – Early talks for combined $1B IPOs.

• WaterBridge Infrastructure – $634M IPO at $2.3B valuation; stock up 14% debut.

• Strava – Hiring banks for US IPO; last valued $2.2B.

• Elliott → Workday – $2B activist stake.

• Del Monte – Exploring $800M equity raise.

• Rockpoint Gas Storage – Weighing Canadian IPO.

• EQT → First Student – Considering US IPO of student transportation firm.

• Momentum Group → Birla JV – Considering Indian IPO.

💸 VC Funds Raised & Raising

• Crux Capital (Dallas, TX) – $340M Fund I; lower-middle-market PE.

• VoLo Earth Ventures (Snowmass, CO) – $135M Fund II; climate + sustainability.

• T.Rx Capital (Boston, MA & SF) – $77.5M Fund I; early-stage healthcare.

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📚 Read of the Day

💰 Nvidia’s $5B Bet on Intel

What Happened:
In a surprise move, Nvidia is investing $5B into Intel, despite being direct rivals in the chip race.

Why It Matters:
This signals a rare coopetition strategy — Nvidia needs Intel’s advanced fabs and capacity to meet surging AI demand. For investors, it shows how supply chain constraints are reshaping alliances even among the fiercest competitors.

👉 Read The Whole Story Here

🎤 Meta Connect 2025

What Happened:
Meta’s annual Connect event put XR and AI at the center of its roadmap, showing off how it plans to merge physical and digital worlds.

What Did They Come Out With:

• Ray-Ban Gen 2 smart glasses with upgraded cameras + AI.

• Oakley Vanguard ($499) performance glasses for athletes with Strava + Garmin support.

• Display Glasses with in-lens AR and a wristband controller.

• Hyperscape, a tool that scans real-world spaces and converts them into VR.

👉 Catch the Full Recap Here

📰 News You Don’t Want To Miss

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