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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•6 Oct '26•Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

OKX Raises $25B Valuation with Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered

Crypto exchange OKX has closed a new funding round at a $25 billion valuation, with Circle, Ripple, Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), and SC Ventures (Standard Chartered's investment arm) joining as investors. The amount invested and equity stakes were not disclosed. The investors are all existing business partners of OKX: Circle issues USDC, Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD is integrated into OKX's order book, QRT provides liquidity, and Standard Chartered custodies BlackRock's BUIDL fund used as collateral. CEO Star Xu framed the round as strategically aligned rather than driven by financial need. The valuation matches the $25 billion from ICE's investment in March, and OKX is considering a US IPO within four years. The company also launched OKX Money to convert local currencies into dollar stablecoins for emerging markets.

•OKX raised new funding at a $25 billion valuation (approx. €22.2 billion).
•New investors include Circle, Ripple, Qube Research & Technologies, and SC Ventures.
•The investment amount and equity stakes were not disclosed.

Entities:Circle Ripple Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)Coinbase Crypto.com

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FACT · 4/56 Oct '26· Via New Relic

New Relic Introduces AI Evaluation, Ground Truth CLI, and Infrastructure 360

New Relic announced three new product launches on October 6, 2026: AI Evaluation to close the loop across the developer-to-production lifecycle, Ground Truth CLI for headless observability, and Infrastructure 360 for end-to-end infrastructure visibility.

New Relic

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FACT · 5/55 Oct '26· Via techcrunch

Etched Draws Funding Offers at $40B Valuation

AI chip startup Etched is reportedly receiving funding offers that could double its valuation to $40 billion to $50 billion, just two months after closing a $700 million round at a $21 billion valuation. Talks are early and terms may change, but the potential raise would provide a cash runway of up to 3.5 years. The company builds full AI hardware systems with proprietary chips, a capital-intensive segment, and claims its chips process tokens faster and cheaper than Nvidia's, attracting interest from firms like Jane Street where speed is critical. Jane Street led the last round and is also a customer. Etched has secured $1 billion in customer orders, hired about 15% of its workforce from Nvidia, operates a 10-megawatt data center in Silicon Valley, and has a Taiwan office near TSMC.

•Etched received funding offers at a $40 billion valuation from top investors and up to $50 billion from lesser-known ones.
•The startup raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation in August 2026.
•Jane Street led the previous round and is also a customer that received an early system.

NVIDIA Jane Street TSMC Sequoia Capital

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FACT · 4/55 Oct '26· Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

RobCo Reaches $1B Valuation, Becomes Unicorn

Munich-based robotics startup RobCo has achieved unicorn status with a valuation exceeding $1 billion after extending its funding round by $40 million, doubling its worth in nine months. The round includes primary and secondary shares, allowing some employees to cash out, with participation from existing investors like Sequoia and Lightspeed, as well as new backers Cherry Ventures, the Volkswagen and Agnelli family VC arms, and European Tech Collective. CEO Roman Hölzl has relocated to the USA to lead expansion, with production in Austin, Texas, and a lab in San Francisco. The company plans to commercially launch its two-armed autonomous robot 'Alfie' at the RobCoN summit in Munich on March 4, 2027. RobCo competes with German startups Agile Robots and Neura Robotics, which have also reached billion-dollar valuations.

•RobCo's valuation exceeded $1 billion after a $40 million funding extension, doubling in nine months.
•The funding includes primary and secondary shares, allowing employees to cash out; investors include Sequoia, Lightspeed, Cherry Ventures, Volkswagen and Agnelli family VC, and European Tech Collective.
•CEO Roman Hölzl has moved to the USA; production is in Austin, Texas, with a lab in San Francisco.

Lightspeed

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FACT · 4/530 Sept '26· Via Tech.eu (European Tech & Deals)

ElevenLabs valuation doubles to $22B in tender offer

ElevenLabs, a voice AI startup based in New York and London, completed a $300 million employee tender offer at a $22 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from February. Co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price, the tender included new investors EQT, Goldman Sachs, GIC, OTPP, Sapphire Ventures, and BDT & MSD, alongside existing backers. This is the company's second secondary transaction, following a $100 million tender at $6.6 billion in September 2025. The valuation surge is driven by the rapid growth of its conversational agents platform (ElevenAgents), which has more than tripled ARR since the Series D and now handles over 15 million conversations weekly. Enterprises account for 55% of revenue, with clients like Stripe, Deutsche Telekom, and SevenRooms. ElevenLabs also released new text-to-speech models (Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo) and plans an IPO in 2-3 years. The company faces a class-action lawsuit in Illinois over alleged biometric voiceprint extraction without consent.

•ElevenLabs completed a $300 million employee tender offer at a $22 billion valuation, doubling from its Series D, co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
•The valuation doubled from $11 billion in February 2026, and this is the second secondary transaction; the first was $100 million at $6.6 billion in September 2025.
•ElevenAgents platform has more than tripled ARR since the Series D, handling over 15 million conversations weekly.

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FACT · 4/529 Sept '26· Via Mobilegamer.biz

General Intuition Raises $220M at $6.2B Valuation

AI firm General Intuition has raised an additional $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation. The round was led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Atreides, 776, Point72, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst. This follows a January funding round of $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation. General Intuition develops foundation models for autonomous systems, trained on billions of action-labelled gameplay videos from Medal, a platform with over 17 million monthly active players and on track to upload 3 billion videos per year. Medal and General Intuition operate as sister companies under a shared parent. The company plans to grow its team in New York and Europe and has opened a waitlist for early access partners.

•General Intuition raised $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation.
•Funding round led by Valor Equity Partners with participation from Atreides, 776, Point72, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.
•Previously raised $320 million in January at a $2.3 billion valuation.

General Intuition Valor Equity Partners Point72 Khosla Ventures General Catalyst Epic Games

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FACT · 4/528 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation

AI inference infrastructure provider Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation, according to a source. This would more than triple its valuation from $4.65 billion in May. The round comes amid surging demand for inference services, with other startups like Baseten, Fireworks, and Fal also raising at higher valuations. Modal Labs, founded in 2021 by Erik Bernhardsson and Akshat Bubna, provides infrastructure for training and running AI models without managing servers. The company has surpassed $300 million in annualized revenue as of May. The funding talks follow a security incident in July where a customer's data was compromised, but Modal's platform was not breached.

•Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation.
•The round would more than triple Modal Labs' valuation from $4.65 billion in May.
•Modal Labs has surpassed $300 million in annualized revenue as of May.

Modal Accel Baseten Hugging Face Cognition Suno Ramp Substack Scale AI

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FACT · 4/527 Sept '26· Via PCMag

OpenAI Pauses Training and Evaluation of Its 'Most Advanced Models'

The AI giant made the recent move following an agent attempting to complete a search-based training task by querying a public chatbot service, exploiting a gap in its internet-access restrictions by abusing 'insufficient DNS filtering' in its training sandbox.

PCMag

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FACT · 4/525 Sept '26· Via Aditude

Aditude Publishes New Blog Posts on Prebid Server Evaluation, Revenue Intelligence, and Publisher Infrastructure

Aditude added four new blog posts on September 25, 2026: 'How to Evaluate a Prebid Server Provider: The Questions Most Publishers Don't Ask', 'What Is Revenue Intelligence? Why Publishers Confuse It With Reporting?', 'Prebid Server Architecture for Enterprise Publishers: What Actually Works at Scale', and 'What Is Publisher Infrastructure? A Definition for Ad Tech Teams'.

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FACT · 4/524 Sept '26· Via Outreach

Outreach Named a Leader in B2B Revenue Orchestration Evaluation

Outreach has been named a Leader in the B2B Revenue Orchestration Evaluation and also recognized as a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Unified Revenue Orchestration Platforms. The company also announced availability on Salesforce's AgentExchange, reported 12x AI usage growth, and introduced an AI Maturity Model.

Outreach

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FACT · 4/522 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

Snorkel AI raises $350M Series E, triples valuation to $3.5B

Snorkel AI, a startup providing AI training data and simulated environments, has raised a $350 million Series E round at a $3.5 billion valuation, nearly tripling its previous $1.3 billion valuation from 17 months ago. The round was led by Insight Partners and S32, with participation from existing investors Addition, Lightspeed, Greylock, GV, and Wells Fargo. Snorkel has shifted from data-labeling software to offering complete datasets and reinforcement learning environments. The company reports an annualized revenue run rate of $375 million, an eighteenfold increase over the past year, driven by high demand from AI labs. The funding will support scaling its data-as-a-service offering.

•Snorkel AI raised $350 million in a Series E round.
•The Series E was led by Insight Partners and S32.
•Snorkel AI's valuation is now $3.5 billion, up from $1.3 billion.

Snorkel AI Insight Partners S32

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FACT · 4/522 Sept '26· Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

Health AI Startup Heidi Raises $340M at $900M Valuation

Australian health AI startup Heidi has closed a Series C round of $100 million, led by Blackbird, with participation from Phoenix Court, Point72 Private Investments, and Headline, valuing the company at $900 million. In parallel, Heidi secured $240 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, a revenue-based instrument that covers sales and customer acquisition costs. Combined, these deals provide $340 million in fresh capital. The company has raised $436.6 million to date. Heidi, founded in Melbourne, started as an AI scribe for clinical documentation and now positions itself as an 'AI care partner'. It reports 2.8 million patient encounters per week across 190 countries. The funding will support regulatory work for advanced clinical features in Europe and the UK, and expansion in the DACH region.

•Heidi closed a Series C round of $100 million, led by Blackbird, at a $900 million valuation.
•Heidi secured $240 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund.
•The combined funding of $340 million brings Heidi's total capital raised to $436.6 million.

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FACT · 4/521 Sept '26· Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

Oura Launches IPO, Targets $14.1B Valuation

Oura, the Finnish-American smart ring maker, has postponed its Nasdaq IPO despite strong demand, citing market uncertainty and a desire for optimal timing. The company had planned to offer 50 million shares at $40–$44 each to raise up to $2.2 billion, with a valuation around $14 billion. CEO Tom Hale noted they have the luxury to choose the timing for an exceptional outcome. Financially, Oura remains robust: $1.21 billion revenue in the first nine months (up 74% year-over-year), driven by hardware sales and growing subscriptions, with 5.7 million paying members and a slim profit of $61 million. Competition includes Samsung's Galaxy Ring, Ultrahuman, and Whoop; Oura differentiates via software and AI features. Risks include patent disputes, reliance on contract manufacturers, and customer concentration. The postponement adds to market jitters from Fed rate hikes, geopolitical tensions, and AI stock volatility, with Anthropic's expected mega-IPO looming.

•Oura postponed its Nasdaq IPO due to market uncertainty despite strong demand.
•The IPO aimed to sell 50 million shares at $40–$44 each, raising up to $2.2 billion, valuing Oura at ~$14 billion.
•Revenue for the first nine months was $1.21 billion (up 74% YoY), with 5.7 million paying members and a slim profit of $61 million.

Target Forerunner Dragoneer Investment Group Fidelity Investments Samsung Electronics PitchBook Harrods Anthropic Amazon WHOOP Apple ŌURA Costco Best Buy Google

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FACT · 4/521 Sept '26· Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

Nscale Files for US IPO Targeting $30B Valuation

British AI infrastructure company Nscale has filed its IPO prospectus with the US SEC, aiming to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker 'NSCL'. The company seeks a valuation of around $30 billion, as reported by CNBC via Reuters, a significant jump from its last private round valuation of $14.6 billion. Nscale, which transitioned from Bitcoin mining to AI compute, reported first-half 2026 revenue of $140.6 million, a 1,252% increase, but also a net loss of $1.02 billion. Its order book stands at $103.4 billion, with Microsoft and Anthropic contracts totaling $88.4 billion. The company recently secured $3.1 billion in convertible notes, with Nvidia as a key investor. Nscale faces high customer concentration, a going-concern note, and dependence on a few suppliers. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley are lead underwriters.

•Nscale filed an IPO prospectus with the SEC to list on the NYSE under the ticker 'NSCL'.
•Targeted valuation is approximately $30 billion.
•First-half 2026 revenue was $140.6 million, up 1,252% year-over-year; net loss was $1.02 billion.

Nscale Microsoft Anthropic NVIDIA Goldman Sachs J.P. Morgan Morgan Stanley OpenAI

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FACT · 4/516 Sept '26· Via Android Developers Blog

Google Launches Android Bench 2.0 with Long-Horizon Tasks, Agentic Evaluation

Google announced the release of Android Bench 2.0, an upgraded benchmark for evaluating large language models (LLMs) and coding agents on Android development tasks. The update introduces long-horizon tasks (LHTs) that simulate complex, multi-day engineering work, moving beyond simple bug fixes. Android Bench 2.0 also incorporates continuous scoring instead of binary pass/fail, providing a more nuanced assessment of model performance. Additionally, Google has begun agentic evaluations, pairing models with agents like GPT-5.6 Sol on Codex and Gemini 3.8 Flash on Google Antigravity to measure real-world workflow effectiveness. The leaderboard has been expanded with new models, including Gemini 3.8 Flash, OpenAI GPT-6, and Anthropic Fable 5.1, with OpenAI GPT-6 Astra achieving the highest pass rate of 28% on LHTs, compared to 91% on original tasks. This release reflects Google's commitment to improving AI-assisted Android development through more realistic and rigorous evaluation.

•Google released Android Bench 2.0, introducing long-horizon tasks (LHTs) that take engineers days to complete.
•Android Bench 2.0 uses continuous scoring, evaluating functionality, visual fidelity, and regressions instead of binary pass/fail.
•The highest pass rate for LHTs is around 28%, compared to 91% for original tasks.

Google OpenAI Anthropic

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FACT · 4/515 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

AI search marketing startup Profound raises $180M Series D at $1.8B valuation

Profound, a marketing software startup that helps brands appear in AI search results, announced a $180 million Series D funding round at a $1.8 billion valuation, just seven months after its $96 million Series C. The round was co-led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and South Park Commons. The company, which launched two years ago as an analytics platform, now focuses on generative engine optimization (GEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO), helping businesses understand how AI systems influence consumer brand discovery. Profound reports revenue growth of 3x in the past six months and serves over 1,000 enterprise customers, including Comcast, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Walmart. The funding will likely support expansion and product development in the rapidly growing AI search optimization space.

•Profound raised $180 million in Series D funding.
•The valuation is $1.8 billion, making Profound a unicorn.
•Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins co-led the round.

Profound Sequoia Capital Kleiner Perkins Lightspeed Venture Partners

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FACT · 4/515 Sept '26· Via Tech.eu (European Tech & Deals)

Exein Raises $270M at $1.7B Valuation, Claims Europe's Cybersecurity Scaleup Title

Exein, a Rome-based Physical AI cybersecurity company, has raised $270 million (€234 million) in Series C funding at a $1.7 billion valuation, making it Europe's most valuable cybersecurity startup. The round was led by Headline, with participation from Sofina, Goldman Sachs, the European Investment Bank Group, KfW Capital, Deutsche Telekom's T.Capital, and existing investors. Exein provides kernel-level runtime security for IoT and physical AI devices via its product Photon, securing over two billion connected devices across aerospace, industrial automation, automotive, energy, healthcare, and semiconductors. The company faces about 5,000 new attacks weekly, five times more than a year ago, and is growing 400% year-over-year. The funding will accelerate US and APAC expansion, including a San Francisco Bay Area office, fuel M&A, and support development of a foundational model for physical AI security, expected by Q1 2027. Exein also benefits from the EU's Cyber Resilience Act.

•Exein raised $270 million (€234 million) in Series C funding at a $1.7 billion valuation, led by Headline, making it Europe's most valuable cybersecurity startup.
•Exein provides kernel-level runtime security for IoT and physical AI devices via its product Photon, securing over 2 billion connected devices across aerospace, industrial automation, automotive, energy, healthcare, and semiconductors.
•Exein faces approximately 5,000 new, non-repetitive attacks weekly, five times the level from a year ago, and is growing 400% year-over-year.

Sofina Goldman Sachs KfW Balderton HV Capital Lakestar J.P. Morgan Qualcomm Amazon SoftBank Group NVIDIA EIB Bosch Tether Deutsche Telekom

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FACT · 4/515 Sept '26· Via Medallia

Medallia Named the Only Leader in Newest Customer Feedback Management and Analytics Evaluation

Medallia announced it has been named the only leader in the newest Forrester Wave for Customer Feedback Management and Analytics, as featured in the newsroom announcements.

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FACT · 4/510 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

Defense Tech Startup Mach Industries Doubles Valuation to $3.7B

Defense technology startup Mach Industries announced a $600 million Series C extension round, doubling its valuation to $3.7 billion just three months after its initial Series C. Investors include Ribbit Capital, Infinite Capital, Bedrock Capital, and Sequoia. The company manufactures unmanned military vehicles and weapons, including drones and counter-drone systems. It recently acquired solid rocket motor (SRM) startup Exquadrum for $50 million to address supply bottlenecks. The funding will support expansion of its manufacturing facilities in California and the growth of new business units Mach Energetics and Mach Propulsion. Founder Ethan Thornton, a 22-year-old MIT dropout, has attracted significant venture capital interest, positioning Mach as a key player in the defense tech space.

•Mach Industries raised $600 million in a Series C extension, doubling its valuation to $3.7 billion.
•The previous Series C round in June 2026 was $300 million at a $1.8 billion valuation.
•Investors in both tranches include Ribbit Capital, Infinite Capital, Bedrock Capital, and Sequoia.

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FACT · 4/510 Sept '26· Via SymphonyAI

SymphonyAI Named a Leader in Financial Crime Management Solutions, Q3 2026 Analyst Evaluation

SymphonyAI has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Financial Crime Management Solutions, Q3 2026, as announced in a blog post and analyst report published on 9.10.2026.

SymphonyAI

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FACT · 4/59 Sept '26· Via Trending Topics (DACH/CEE Innovation & Tech)

Harvey Raises $550 Million at $15.5 Billion Valuation

AI-native legal tech startup Harvey has raised $550 million in a funding round co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners, boosting its valuation to $15.5 billion. The company, which provides an operating system for legal and professional services, is used by over 200,000 lawyers across 2,400 law firms globally, including Fortune 500 companies. The funds will support expanding its knowledge base capabilities. Additionally, Harvey announced the acquisition of Guardrails AI, a security platform for AI agents, marking its fourth acquisition this year to enhance reliability in agentic AI. This deal underscores investor confidence in AI-native software, which commands premium multiples compared to traditional SaaS, and highlights the broader market trend of paying substantial premiums for genuinely AI-native companies.

•Harvey raised $550 million in a funding round led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners, valuing the company at $15.5 billion.
•Harvey acquired Guardrails AI, an AI security platform for AI agents, as its fourth acquisition this year.
•Harvey serves over 200,000 lawyers at 2,400 law firms globally, including Fortune 500 companies.

Harvey Lightspeed Venture Partners Coatue Sequoia Capital Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)GIC Kleiner Perkins Conviction Partners

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FACT · 5/59 Sept '26· Via Lovable

Lovable raises $400M in Series C funding at $13.3B valuation

Lovable has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT.

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FACT · 4/58 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

AI Coding Startup Cognition Raises $2B at $48B Valuation

Cognition, the startup behind AI coding assistant Devin, has raised $2 billion in a Series E round at a $48 billion valuation, nearly doubling its value in four months. Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, the round included over 30 funds such as Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Benchmark. This reflects strong investor confidence in the AI coding market. The company's annualized run-rate revenue has grown from $492 million to $900 million since May, with customers including NVIDIA, GE Aerospace, Citi, and Mercedes-Benz. Cognition leases an expensive Nvidia server cluster, contributing to a projected cash burn of $800 million this year. The funds will expand autonomous software engineering and global offices, with expected annualized revenue reaching $4-5 billion by end of 2026.

•Cognition raised over $2 billion in a Series E round at a $48 billion valuation.
•The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, with participation from over 30 funds.
•Cognition's annualized run-rate revenue grew from $492 million to $900 million since May.

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FACT · 4.5/58 Sept '26· Via Crunchbase

Mistral AI Raises $3.5B At $24B Valuation In Another Record European AI Round

Paris-based generative AI startup Mistral AI said Tuesday that it has nearly doubled its valuation to more than $24 billion with a Samsung Electronics-led $3.5 billion Series D fundraise.

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FACT · 4/54 Sept '26· Via techcrunch

Crusoe raises $3B at $30B valuation

Crusoe, a vertically integrated U.S. neocloud AI data center developer, has raised $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, making it the most equity-backed private neocloud and boosting its post-money valuation to $30.9 billion. The oversubscribed round was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Founders Fund, GIC, Nvidia, QIA, Radical Ventures, and TPG. Crusoe, which pivoted from Bitcoin mining to GPU-as-a-Service, serves customers including Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and Jane Street. The funds will expand its modular 'AI factories' (Spark) and support projects like the Abilene, Texas campus for OpenAI's Stargate initiative. It recently signed a $13 billion five-year AI cloud contract with Jane Street and reports over $140 billion in total contracted value. Crusoe is exploring an IPO with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and has added Thomas Seifert, Bill Stein, and JB Straubel to its board.

•Crusoe raised $3.9 billion in a Series F round at a $30.9 billion post-money valuation, co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners.
•The round included participation from Founders Fund, GIC, Nvidia, QIA, Radical Ventures, and TPG.
•Crusoe serves customers including Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and Jane Street, and is vertically integrated with independence from grid readiness.

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FACT · 4/53 Sept '26· Via t3n

Meta ends Tokenmaxxing, refocuses employee evaluations on impact

Meta has officially ended its internal 'tokenmaxxing' program, which encouraged employees to maximize AI token usage, often without clear productivity gains. According to a Wired report, Meta communicated this change internally in late August 2026. The company's revised performance review guidelines remove criteria such as 'AI Native' and 'AI First' designations, replacing them with a softer statement that work results 'can be supported by AI or other means.' This follows a lawsuit filed by former employees in July 2026, who claimed unfair treatment due to AI-based evaluations. Meta is also experimenting with a new AI agent tool called Hatch, which has increased token consumption internally. A Meta spokesperson denied that AI usage ever factored into performance reviews.

•Meta ended its tokenmaxxing program internally in late August 2026.
•Meta removed AI usage criteria like 'AI Native' and 'AI First' from performance reviews.
•Former employees filed a lawsuit against Meta in July 2026 over alleged unfair AI-based evaluations.

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