Venture Capital

Sony Pictures Television Acquires Majority Stake In 32 Flavors To Expand Premium Unscripted Portfolio

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Sony Pictures Television announced it has acquired a majority interest in Alex Baskin’s production company, 32 Flavors, as the studio continues expanding its premium unscripted programming business.

Scope: $20 Million Raised For AI Inspection Platform Transforming The TIC Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Scope, an AI workflow platform for the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) industry, announced it has raised $20 million in funding led by Index Ventures with participation from Susa Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and Syndicate 1. The company also attracted notable angel investors including Mehdi Ghissassi, Cedric Pech, Naren Shaam, and Andy Szybalski.

Coursera: $500 Million Share Repurchase Program Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Coursera announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to buy back up to $500 million of its common stock. The company said the authorization reflects leadership’s confidence in Coursera’s business strategy, long-term cash flow generation, and future shareholder value creation opportunities.

HSBC: $4 Billion Credit Facility Launched For China’s Low-Carbon Industries

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

HSBC announced the launch of a $4 billion Sustainability and Transition Credit Facility in mainland China to support companies operating in clean energy and low-carbon sectors as they scale internationally and advance decarbonization efforts across global supply chains.

Decart: $300 Million Raised At Nearly $4 Billion Valuation Raised To Make Switching AI Chips Easier

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Decart, a frontier AI research lab focused on real-time video and world models, announced a $300 million funding round led by Radical Ventures as the company expands its infrastructure platform for low-latency AI systems. New investors in the round included NVIDIA, Adobe Ventures, Toyota Ventures, eBay Ventures, Atreides Management, and Valor Equity Partners. Existing backers Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Zeev Ventures also participated. Individual investors included Andrej Karpathy, Michael Eisner, the Nintendo family, and gaming investor Moritz Baier-Lentz. This funding round was raised at nearly a $4 billion valuation.

Delivery Hero: Uber Increases Stake To 19.5% In Further Endorsement Of Everyday App Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Delivery Hero announced that Uber has acquired additional shares and instruments in the company, increasing its ownership stake to 19.5% of Delivery Hero’s issued capital, along with an additional 5.6% in options.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Foundation: $108.3 Million Donated In CoreWeave AI Computing Resources For Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

The foundation established by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori Huang, has purchased approximately $108.3 million worth of AI computing resources from CoreWeave and donated the computing capacity to universities and nonprofit research institutions focused on advancing artificial intelligence and scientific discovery.

CIM Group: $400 Million Financing Commitment Supports Launch Of Permanent Power Company

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

CIM Group announced the launch of Permanent Power Company, a national power platform created following a series of transactions that included securing a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) and a $400 million financing commitment.

Arbor Realty Trust: $787 Million Legacy CLO Redeemed To Unlock Additional Liquidity

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Arbor Realty Trust announced that it redeemed in full and at par $787 million of outstanding notes tied to its legacy CLO 17 transaction on May 15, 2026. In connection with the redemption, the company transferred approximately $1.21 billion of assets into two existing repurchase facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., securing improved financing terms and enhanced leverage.

EQT: €5 Billion Scaleup Europe Fund Mandate Awarded By European Commission

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

EQT announced it has been selected by the European Commission and a coalition of founding investors across Europe as the preferred investment adviser and fund manager for the Scaleup Europe Fund, a new initiative designed to help European technology companies scale globally while maintaining their European roots.

Rein Therapeutics: $57.5 Million Public Offering Closed To Advance IPF Clinical Trial

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Rein Therapeutics announced the closing of a $57.5 million underwritten public offering, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, strengthening the company’s financial position as it advances its pulmonary fibrosis pipeline.

Quince Therapeutics: $187 Million Private Placement And Orphai Acquisition To Advance Pulmonary Disease Pipeline

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

Quince Therapeutics announced the acquisition of Orphai Therapeutics along with a private placement financing valued at up to $187 million to expand its pulmonary disease pipeline. The acquisition adds Orphai’s lead program, LAM-001, an inhaled formulation of rapamycin designed to treat multiple pulmonary diseases including pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), and sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension (SAPH).

POET Technologies: $400 Million Investment Closed To Scale AI Photonic Interconnect Manufacturing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

POET Technologies announced the closing of a US$400 million registered direct offering to accelerate manufacturing scale-up and strengthen its position in photonic interconnect solutions for frontier AI infrastructure markets.

RideNow Group: $35 Million In Additional Floorplan Capacity Secured To Expand Inventory Financing

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2026

RideNow Group announced that it has secured an additional $35 million in floorplan financing capacity, increasing the company’s total credit capacity to approximately $400 million. The added financing is designed to support several of the company’s major OEM relationships and strengthen inventory availability across its dealership network during the 2026 riding season.