Startups Raise Over $1.41 Billion, Investors Raise $2.775 Billion for New Funds, and Over $91.6 Billion in M&A

Venture Capital

• CoreWeave, an AI cloud infrastructure startup, secured a $1.1 billion funding round at a $19 billion valuation, led by Coatue.

• Securitize, specializing in tokenizing real-world assets, raised $47 million in a round led by BlackRock.

• Oasis Security, focusing on non-human identity management solutions, completed a $35 million Series A extension with leaders Accel, Cyberstarts, and Sequoia Capital.

• Traceable, an API security startup, raised $30 million at a $500 million valuation, led by Citi Ventures.

• Peregrine, a data integration platform, secured a $30 million Series B funding, led by Friends & Family Capital and Fifth Down Capital.

• STELLA, providing automotive AI technology, raised a $19.7 million Series A, led by Reynolds and Reynolds.

• Aikido, a Belgian security platform, completed a $17 million Series A round led by Singular.

• DefenseStorm, a cyber risk management startup, raised $13 million in a Series C-1 round led by Georgian, Curql, and Live Oak Ventures.

• Screenverse, offering programmatic advertising solutions to DOOH media owners, secured $10.5 million in funding led by Volition Capital.

• Wishew, a social network designed to fulfill wishes, raised a $10 million pre-seed round from LMDV Capital.

• Swap, an e-commerce OS for D2C brands, secured a $9 million Series A led by QED Investors.

• Netskrt Systems, a CDN provider enhancing OTT streaming video quality, raised approximately $7.6 million in a Series A round led by Yaletown Partners.

• Baselayer, a B2B platform combating fraud and optimizing business onboarding, raised a $6.5 million seed round from Torch Capital, Afore Capital, and others.

• Seam, aimed at making customer data accessible, secured a $5 million seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

• BAXUS, a global marketplace for collectible spirits, raised a $5 million seed round led by Multicoin Capital.

• Teleskope, an automated data protection tool, secured a $5 million seed round led by Primary Venture Partners.

• Ceartas, an AI startup enhancing brand protection and anti-piracy efforts, raised a $4.5 million seed round from Earlybird Venture Capital and Upside VC.

• GFAL, a Web3 video game startup, secured a $3.2 million seed round led by Supercell and Mitch Lasky.

• StepSecurity, focused on protecting CI/CD pipelines, raised a $3 million seed round led by Runtime Ventures.

• RunReveal, a SIEM system for threat detection, completed a $2.5 million seed round led by Costanoa Ventures.

• Resonance Security, offering cybersecurity solutions for Web2/Web3, raised a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by Arca, Fabric VC, and Blockchain Founders Fund.

• Kutt, a social betting platform, raised $1 million in funding led by Lightning Capital.

Private Equity

• The FTC is poised to approve ExxonMobil's $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, following minor concessions by the companies.

• Sovereign wealth funds from Singapore and Abu Dhabi, along with private equity firms KKR, Permira, and Hellman & Friedman, are considering acquiring controlling stakes in the $15 billion international school operator Nord Anglia, currently owned by EQT and CPPIB.

• BBVA has proposed an all-stock takeover bid valued at $13.2 billion for Spanish lender Banco Sabadell.

• KPS Capital Partners has taken the lead in the bid to acquire Siemens' Innomotics large motors business, valued at $3.2 billion.

• Presight AI has acquired a 51% stake in AIQ, a tech joint venture between ADNOC and G42, in a deal that values the company at $1.4 billion.

• Advent International is negotiating a $250 million investment with Oman for a majority stake in OQ Chemicals.

IPO

• Viking Holdings, a cruise operator, saw its shares increase by 9% on its trading debut following a $1.5 billion IPO, bringing the company's valuation to $11 billion.

• Solera Global, a Vista-backed provider of automotive data and software services, has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO expected to raise over $1 billion.

• Springer Nature, a German academic publishing giant, is preparing for an IPO with the help of several banks, aiming for a valuation of $9.6 billion, including debt.

• Spinneys, a high-end supermarket chain, attracted $19 billion in orders for its $375 million Dubai IPO.

New Funds

• Golub Capital successfully raised $2 billion for its sixth credit opportunities fund.

• HighVista Strategies, an alternative asset manager, raised $675 million for its tenth fund.

• Anthill Ventures, based in India, is seeking to raise $100 million for a new private credit cross fund.