WHAT’S INSIDE

Breaking News: Anthropic closes $30B at a $380B valuation, OpenAI Codex-Spark with Cerebras, & Apollo nears a $3.4B loan to power xAI compute.

Open Deals: Startups raising capital The Wyoming Exchange “NYSE for Nonprofits”, Modal Labs at $2.5B valuation talks, & Zerohash $250M at $1.5B valuation.

Mega Rounds: Apptronik $935M Series A at $5.3B, Inertia Enterprises $450M, & Runway $315M Series E at $5.3B.

Exit Watching: M&A and IPOs like Uber buying Getir’s delivery arm for $335M, Kraken reshuffles ahead of IPO, & U.S. IPO proceeds seen hitting $160B in 2026.

The Funding Buzz: VC & PE activity to watch like Primary Ventures closing $625M Fund V, Santé Ventures raising $330M, & MASNA Ventures $100M defense fund.

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🔴 SIGNALPULSE

The Key Signals We are watching this Monday that will shape the week ahead

Anthropic Closes a $30B Series G at a $380B valuation, the second-largest private tech round ever behind OpenAI. Led by GIC and Coatue, with Microsoft, Nvidia, Founders Fund, and 36 other investors piling in. Revenue run rate has hit $14B, up from ~$10B last year. Claude Code alone is generating $2.5B annualized.

↳ Why it matters: Anthropic is rewriting the software industry. Claude Cowork plugins triggered a nearly $1 trillion selloff across enterprise software stocks. Thomson Reuters, RELX, Salesforce, and Workday all took double-digit hits. The S&P 500 Software & Services Index is down ~20% YTD. Gartner says predictions of a "SaaSpocalypse" are premature, but investors aren't waiting around to find out.

In the Friday Tech Buzz newsletter we discussed this SaaSapocylpse hitting markets. And Reuters just published how this is even now spreading to real estate, and insurance.

OpenClaw Creator Joins OpenAI: Peter Steinberger, Austrian dev behind viral AI agent OpenClaw, joins OpenAI per Sam Altman to lead next-gen personal agents; OpenClaw will be held by a foundation and stays as an open source project with OpenAI support.

Both Meta and OpenAI made acquisition offers last week, Then onSunday, reports emerged that Peter Steinberger has joined OpenAI.

↳ Why it matters: Steinberger vibe-coded the prototype in one hour. He told Lex Fridman that agents like his will replace 80% of apps because "every app is just a very slow API now."One person. One hour. One agent framework. Two of the biggest companies in the world fighting over it. That's the software singularity.

Big Movers

Big tech moves, movers and trends to watch this week

Anthropic — Closed a $30B round at a $380B valuation with Blackstone increasing its investment to $1B, adding $200M.

Apple News Scrutiny — The U.S. FTC is investigating claims that Apple News censors conservative content.

Apollo Global — Nearing a $3.4B loan for Nvidia chips to support xAI‘s orbital data centers, facilitated by Valor Equity. Invested $3.5B in xAI's data center needs.

Apptronik — The Austin humanoid robot startup raised $935M in a Series A at $5.3B to partner with Google DeepMind to develop robots using embodied AI.

Fast-Track for Satellites — The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has advanced a bill to speed up satellite approvals to boost broadband access.

Robinhood — Reported Q4 revenue of $1.28B, falling short of expectations due to a downturn in crypto trading, but predictions, transaction and Gold revenue showed growth potential.

Zillow — Posted a $3M profit in Q4, reversing a $52M loss from the previous year. Revenue surged 18% to $654M, fueled by sales, rental growth.

Samsung — Began shipping its advanced HBM4 AI chips, offering a processing speed of 11.7 Gbps, a 22% increase from the previous generation.

OPEN DEALS

Big tech moves, movers and trends to watch this week

Open Deal: The Wyoming Exchange Building the "New York Stock Exchange for Nonprofits." Watch an investor talk by co-founders on WYDE’s mission & news.

Grafana Labs — The observability platform startup is raising at $9B, up from its $6.6B valuation, led by Singapore's GIC sovereign wealth fund. ARR exceeds $400M, no immediate IPO plans.

Modal Labs — The AI inference startup focused on optimizing efficiency and cost is in talks to raise funding led by General Catalyst at a $2.5B valuation, up 2x.

Harvey —  In talks to raise $200M at $11B valuation, up from $8B one month ago. AI legal platform. Led by Sequoia and GIC. Harvey is raising at a premium while the SaaS selloff hammers legacy legal tech stocks like Thomson Reuters and LegalZoom.

Zerohash — Negotiating to raise $250M at a $1.5B valuation. The Chicago-based company provides APIs for enterprise-grade crypto infrastructure. Previously in acquisition talks with Mastercard, they now serve over 5 million users globally.

Breaking News: $EAT hits All-Time High Marketcap and Meals Funded ($14.4M MC & 5000 meals)

Ending Hunger is public!

The first crypto 501c4 nonprofit (WYDE: END HUNGER $EAT) is using fees to feed those who are hungry, and hit an all time high ($14.4M FDV) on the same day it reached the milestone of funding 5000 meals. (It has now funded over 7000 meals and has a $12M Market Cap.)

Coinbase Listing: $EAT was launched on the Wyoming Decentralized Exchange and is now tradable on Coinbase.

About WYDE: END HUNGER($EAT)

• Tradable on Coinbase - TRADE

• The first cause coin with an organizational structure behind it (DUNA 501c4 federally approved tax exempt organization).

• The $EAT team is working with some of the most well-respected nonprofits in America

• Every trade funds verified food banks and operators who impact their local community.

• Holding $EAT provides you with governance in the organization (coming soon)

• Fair launched and fully decentralized.

• Meals Funded so far: 7100+ / Next Milestone: 10,000

• Current number of holders: 584

Visit www.wyde.org for more information on Wyoming Decentralized Exchange

IN THE MONEY

Companies that raised money in the past week and why they matter

Massive Deals

Apptronik — The Austin humanoid robot startup raised $935M in a Series A at $5.3B to partner with Google DeepMind to develop robots using embodied AI.

Inertia Enterprises — This fusion power startup raised $450M to develop a laser for a grid-scale fusion plant. Led by Bessemer with GV joining.

Runway — The AI video-generation startup raised $315M in a Series E round, boosting its valuation to $5.3B to enhance next-gen world models.

Olix — UK chip startup focused on photonic AI chips raised $220M at $1B valuation, promising faster and cheaper solutions than Nvidia.

Vega Security — The AI-driven cybersecurity startup raised $120M in a Series B round led by Accel to expand operations and enhance their security suite.

Garner Health — The U.S. healthcare navigation startup raised $118M in a Series D round, increasing its valuation to $1.35B. 700+ clients.

Large Deals

Bretton AI — The financial crime AI platform, formerly Greenlite AI, raised $75M in Series B funding led by Sapphire Ventures. Backers include Greylock, YC, and TIAA .

Entire — GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke’s open-source developer tool startup raised a record $60M seed round at a $300M valuation.

Brandlight — The AI-driven brand visibility startup raised $30M in a Series A led by Pelion, to target major corporations like Kimberly-Clark and Estée Lauder.

Natilus — The San Diego-based aerospace manufacturer raised $28M in Series A funding led by Draper Associates to advance cargo plane and EVO aircraft. 570+ orders worth $24B+.

Monaco — An AI sales startup co-founded by Sam Blond raised $35M. It offers an AI-native CRM competing with Salesforce and HubSpot.

Smaller Deals

The Biological Computing Co. — Co-founded by neurosurgeons this U.S. startup raised $25M to explore biological computing as a silicon alternative.

Integrate — The defense project management platform raised $17M to improve collaboration between companies and the DoD. $25M+ Space Force contract.

Equal Parts — The insurance transformation company raised $23M to acquire 25 independent agencies this year, targeting $1B in premiums within 24 months.

Meridian — The NY-based financial modeling startup raised $17M in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. $5M+ in client contracts.

Modveon — The verified operating system startup for secure communication and transactions between governments and citizens, has raised $10M.

Smart Bricks — Proptech startup secured $5M in a pre-seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company offers AI-powered tools for real estate investors.

EXIT WATCHING

Mergers & Acquisitions and IPOs

OpenClaw Creator Joins OpenAI: Peter Steinberger, Austrian dev behind viral AI agent OpenClaw, joins OpenAI per Sam Altman to lead next-gen personal agents; OpenClaw goes to a foundation, stays open source.

Uber — Uber is acquiring the delivery business of Turkey's Getir for $335M, with an additional $100M investment for a 15% stake in its grocery operations.

Beast Industries — MrBeast is acquiring the financial services app Step, which focuses on educating young people about investing, credit, and money management.

IPO Watch

Open or upcoming IPOs to watch:

Kraken — The U.S. crypto exchange dismissed its’ CFO as it transitions to a product-focused finance strategy ahead of a U.S. IPO. $800M in funding at a $20B valuation.

U.S. IPO Market — U.S. IPO proceeds are forecasted to reach a record $160B in 2026, with major players like SpaceX and OpenAI leading the surge.

Once Upon a Farm — The baby food company raised $198M in its IPO, with shares priced at $18, closing at $21.05, resulting in a market cap of ~$847M.

THE FUNDING BUZZ

VC & PE Activity To Watch

[Open Fund] Yosemite — Founded by Reed Jobs, the vc firm has raised over $200M with a goal of $350M to invest in cancer prevention and treatment.

Primary Ventures — New York-based VC firm Primary Ventures has raised a $625M Fund V focused on seed investing. The fund aims to back 40-50 companies over three years, with check sizes between $5M and $10M, expanding beyond NY.

CAVU Consumer Partners — The U.S.-based VC firm has closed its fifth fund at $325M, exceeding its $275M target. Targets wellness and authenticity brands.

Santé Ventures — The Texas VC firm raised $330M for its fifth fund to invest in early-stage biotech, medtech, and digital healthcare startups.

MASNA Ventures — Saudi Arabia's first defense-focused vc fund aims to raise $100M to invest in defense technology targeting drone systems, precision-guided munitions, and AI.

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