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Tesla shareholders back Musk’s $1 trillion pay

Tesla shareholders back Musk’s $1 trillion pay

Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk’s up-to-$1 trillion pay plan, returned three directors to the board, and backed permitting a potential investment in his AI startup xAI at the company’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas.

Anton Kryshtal 7 Nov 2025

Coinbase acquires fundraising platform Echo for $375 million

Coinbase acquires fundraising platform Echo for $375 million

Coinbase is expanding its presence in on-chain financing: the company acquired the startup Echo to unite token sales, investments, and trading within a single ecosystem.

Vlad Vovk 21 Oct 2025

AI startup n8n hits $2.5B valuation after $180M raise

AI startup n8n hits $2.5B valuation after $180M raise

Berlin-based AI automation startup n8n raised $180M at a $2.5B valuation in a round led by Accel and backed by Nvidia’s venture arm.

Anahit Avetisyan 9 Oct 2025

Nscale raises $1.1B amid AI data center boom

Nscale raises $1.1B amid AI data center boom

UK-based startup Nscale, specializing in infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has raised $1.1 billion in funding just a week after announcing partnerships with Nvidia and OpenAI.

Vlad Vovk 25 Sept 2025

FuriosaAI to attract investment for powerful AI chips

FuriosaAI to attract investment for powerful AI chips

Seoul-based startup FuriosaAI, a developer of AI inference chips and data center solutions, plans to raise over $300 million in a Series D round ahead of its IPO.

Iaroslava Kramarenko 15 Sept 2025

Coinbase acquires Sensible team to build onchain financial future

Coinbase acquires Sensible team to build onchain financial future

Coinbase has announced the acquisition of the founding team behind Sensible, a startup specializing in DeFi-powered consumer applications.

Anton Kryshtal 9 Sept 2025

Visa-powered Rain raises $58M for stablecoin payments

Visa-powered Rain raises $58M for stablecoin payments

Rain, a Visa-powered stablecoin startup, has raised $58 million in a Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Samsung Next, Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Lightspeed, and Norwest.

Sebile Fane 28 Aug 2025

Avalon Labs Raised $10M to Grow Its Bitcoin DeFi Ecosystem Avalon Labs, a startup focused on growing BTCFi (Bitcoin DeFi), announced that it raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by crypto VC Framework Ventures. Participants included Kenetic Capital, UTXO Management, SNZ Holding, and others.

24 Dec 2024

Stablecoin Payments Platform BVNK Looks to Raise $50M Blockchain-based and stablecoin-focused payments platform BVNK aims for a new funding round. According to Bloomberg, the startup, which is backed by Tiger Global Management, is in talks with potential buyers to raise at least $50M.

15 Nov 2024

Pony.ai Takes Its Self-Driving Tech to the U.S. Market with IPO Pony.ai, an innovative startup developing autonomous driving technology, will officially file for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the U.S. this week.

17 Oct 2024

xAI engineers camp overnight as Grokipedia launch nears in LA

xAI engineers camp overnight as Grokipedia launch nears in LA

At the headquarters of xAI in Los Angeles, engineers pitched tents and stayed overnight ahead of the planned release of Grokipedia – the AI-powered encyclopedia project from Elon Musk – highlighting the startup’s high-intensity, around-the-clock engineering culture.

Sebile Fane 21 Oct 2025

Elon Musk's xAI hires Nvidia talent to develop AI gaming models

Elon Musk's xAI hires Nvidia talent to develop AI gaming models

Elon Musk's AI company xAI is developing world models to power video games and robotics. The San Francisco-based startup has hired multiple specialists from Nvidia to work on the initiative.

Sebile Fane 12 Oct 2025

RedotPay hits Unicorn status, targets global stablecoin expansion

RedotPay hits Unicorn status, targets global stablecoin expansion

Hong Kong-based payments startup RedotPay closed a $47 million strategic funding round, pushing its valuation beyond $1 billion and achieving Unicorn status as it scales regulated services globally.

Sebile Fane 25 Sept 2025

Cardless raises $60M to expand partnerships with Coinbase

Cardless raises $60M to expand partnerships with Coinbase

Fintech startup Cardless, which issues co-branded credit cards, has closed its largest round yet of $60M. Lead investor Spark Capital was joined by Activant Capital, Industry Ventures, and Pear VC.

Vlad Vovk 22 Sept 2025

MoonPay acquires Meso and hires ex-PayPal and Venmo executives

MoonPay acquires Meso and hires ex-PayPal and Venmo executives

MoonPay announced Tuesday its acquisition of payments startup Meso Network, according to Bloomberg. The deal will allow MoonPay to expand support for US banking rails, including ACH transfers and the instant payments system.

Vlad Vovk 15 Sept 2025

Tesla puts xAI investment to shareholder vote

Tesla puts xAI investment to shareholder vote

Tesla will ask shareholders at its annual meeting to decide whether the company should invest in Elon Musk's AI startup xAI. The company filed proxy materials outlining the proposal.

Anton Kryshtal 5 Sept 2025

Polymarket and Kalshi alumni get $15M for new prediction platform

Polymarket and Kalshi alumni get $15M for new prediction platform

The Clearing Company, a startup founded by former staff of Polymarket and Kalshi, announced it has raised $15 million in seed funding to build a permissionless, on-chain prediction market backed by leading venture investors.

Anton Kryshtal 28 Aug 2025

Hyperbolic Raises $12 Million in Series A Funding Hyperbolic, a startup focused on building decentralized AI infrastructure, has announced the successful closure of a $12 million Series A round led by Variant Fund and Polychain Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $20 million.

11 Dec 2024

Elon Musk’s xAI Aims for $40 Billion Valuation xAI, the AI startup founded by Elon Musk, is in talks to raise investment in a new funding round that would bring its valuation to $40 billion.

31 Oct 2024

OpenAI Faces $5 Billion Loss: Is Sam Altman’s Startup in Trouble? OpenAI, the ambitious AI startup, is reporting massive losses. By the end of 2024, after covering operating costs, the company is expected to face an astonishing $5 billion deficit.

30 Sept 2024

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