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Arena Reaches $100 Million Annualized Revenue Run Rate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Arena announced that it has reached a $100 million annualized revenue run rate just eight months after launching its evaluation product. The company is known for operating one of the most widely used AI model evaluation platforms. Arena originally started as a research project at UC Berkeley and became known for its crowdsourced AI model leaderboard, where users compare model responses and select which one performs better.

Cursor Launches Native iOS App For Building With AI Agents From Anywhere

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Cursor announced the launch of Cursor for iOS, a native mobile app that is now available in public beta. The app enables developers to launch always-on agents in the cloud or control agents running on their computers from an iPhone. And developers can use the app to start work when ideas come up, receive notifications when work is ready for review, and merge pull requests while away from their desks.

OpenClaw Launches iOS And Android Apps For Agentic AI Assistants

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

OpenClaw announced the release of standalone apps for iOS and Android, bringing its agentic AI assistant to the App Store and Google Play.

Baz Raises $9 Million To Advance Agentic Coding Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Baz announced the launch of Baz Planner, a new product designed to help engineering teams eliminate bugs and vulnerabilities earlier in the software development process. The company also announced an additional $9 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding raised to $17 million.

Quantifind Raises $200 Million To Advance AI-Native Risk Intelligence Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Quantifind announced a $200 million growth investment led by Summit Partners. Existing investors Citi Ventures, S&P Global, Deloitte, and Stephens Group also participated in the round.

Digital Realty Buying Blackstone’s Stake In 3 Northern Virginia Data Centers In $7.8 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Digital Realty and Blackstone announced that Digital Realty agreed to buy Blackstone-affiliated funds’ interest in three fully leased data centers in Northern Virginia.

Meta Opens WhatsApp Username Reservations Ahead Of Broader Launch

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Meta announced that WhatsApp is introducing usernames as a new privacy-focused feature that lets people connect without sharing their phone numbers.

Why Ipsen Is Buying Kartos Therapeutics For Up To $1.75 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Ipsen and Kartos Therapeutics announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ipsen will acquire Kartos Therapeutics. The deal adds navtemadlin, a late-stage rare blood cancer asset in Phase III development, to Ipsen’s hemato-oncology pipeline.

STARK Raises €500 Million To Expand European Defense Capabilities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

STARK announced that it has secured €500 million to expand European defense capabilities. The funding includes continued support from Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and the NATO Innovation Fund.

8090 Raises $135 Million Series A Led By Salesforce Ventures

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

8090 announced that it has raised a $135 million Series A funding round led by Salesforce Ventures. The round also included participation from WNDR, Craft Ventures, The Production Board, and LAUNCH.

Apple Acquires Award-Winning App Design Tool Play

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Apple has acquired assets from Rabbit 3 Times, the company behind the award-winning app design tool Play, according to MacRumors.

SandboxAQ To Bring Large Quantitative Models To Google Cloud Marketplace

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

SandboxAQ announced that it will make its Large Quantitative Models available through Google Cloud Marketplace.

Lycia Therapeutics Raises $75 Million Series D To Advance LYTAC Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Lycia Therapeutics announced that it has completed an oversubscribed $75 million Series D financing. The financing was co-led by existing investor Janus Henderson Investors and new investor Balyasny Asset Management. The round also included new participation from Adage Capital Management, HBM Healthcare Investments, and OrbiMed, along with continued support from Eli Lilly and Company, Franklin Templeton, Invus, RTW Investments, and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners.

Sixth Street Acquiring Majority Stake In Monument Re

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Sixth Street announced that investment vehicles managed or advised by the firm have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Monument Re.

Nixxy And Tachyon 9 Advance $1 Billion AI Data Campus In North Dakota

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Nixxy announced that its proposed strategic combination with Tachyon 9 is advancing the Nakota Data Campus, a planned $1 billion AI infrastructure development in North Dakota.

Nebex Raises $30 Million Seed Round To Build Market Infrastructure For Space Economy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Nebex announced that it has raised $30 million in seed funding to build market infrastructure for the global space economy. The round was led by GV, with participation from other venture funds. Nebex also announced a banking relationship with J.P. Morgan.

H.I.G. Capital Appoints Carlos Couret To Lead Lower Middle Market Private Equity In Spain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

H.I.G. Capital announced that Carlos Couret will join the firm as managing director and head of the Spanish Lower Middle Market private equity team.

Bain Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Everllence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Bain Capital announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Everllence from Volkswagen Group. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Sicona Secures $45 Million ARENA Grant To Build Battery Materials Facility In Wollongong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 29, 2026

Sicona Battery Technologies announced that it has secured $45 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to build and operate its first commercial-scale silicon-carbon battery anode material production facility. The facility will be located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales.

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Arena Reaches $100 Million Annualized Revenue Run Rate

Cursor Launches Native iOS App For Building With AI Agents From Anywhere

OpenClaw Launches iOS And Android Apps For Agentic AI Assistants

Baz Raises $9 Million To Advance Agentic Coding Platform

Quantifind Raises $200 Million To Advance AI-Native Risk Intelligence Platform

Digital Realty Buying Blackstone’s Stake In 3 Northern Virginia Data Centers In $7.8 Billion Deal

Meta Opens WhatsApp Username Reservations Ahead Of Broader Launch

Why Ipsen Is Buying Kartos Therapeutics For Up To $1.75 Billion

STARK Raises €500 Million To Expand European Defense Capabilities

8090 Raises $135 Million Series A Led By Salesforce Ventures

Apple Acquires Award-Winning App Design Tool Play

SandboxAQ To Bring Large Quantitative Models To Google Cloud Marketplace

Lycia Therapeutics Raises $75 Million Series D To Advance LYTAC Pipeline

Sixth Street Acquiring Majority Stake In Monument Re

Nixxy And Tachyon 9 Advance $1 Billion AI Data Campus In North Dakota

Nebex Raises $30 Million Seed Round To Build Market Infrastructure For Space Economy

H.I.G. Capital Appoints Carlos Couret To Lead Lower Middle Market Private Equity In Spain

Bain Capital Acquires Majority Stake In Everllence

Sicona Secures $45 Million ARENA Grant To Build Battery Materials Facility In Wollongong

Merck And ADAP Crisis Task Force Reach Agreement To Expand IDVYNSO Access

BT And Verizon To Form Joint Venture For International Enterprise Connectivity

Why FTAI Infrastructure Acquired Tidewater Logistics For $45 Million

Comcast Plans Tax-Free Spin-Off Of NBCUniversal And Sky

Why Cardinal Midstream Is Selling Delaware Basin Assets To San Mateo For $752 Million

Faraday Future Raises 2026 Shipment Target To 2,000 Units After June Robotics Momentum

Hyperscale Data Establishes $120 Million Reserve Account For Michigan AI Data Center Campus

XMax Announces Up To $25 Million In AI API Service Contracts

Greenland Resources Receives Final Approval For $7 Million Canadian Government Contribution

Why Martin Marietta Is Combining With Lhoist North America In $13.5 Billion Deal

Argo Appoints Graphene Scientist Vikas Berry To Board Of Directors