Nvidia Talks to Back Mercor at $20B Valuation, Per One Unnamed-Source Report
Nvidia is reportedly weighing a stake in AI data-labeling firm Mercor that would double its valuation to $20 billion from…
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Nvidia in Talks to Buy Into Data-Labeler Mercor at $20B Valuation
Nvidia is discussing an equity stake in AI data-labeling startup Mercor in a round that would double its valuation to…
Oakley Capital Buys Majority Stake in Graphwise’s Knowledge-Graph Business
Oakley Capital's Fund VI has taken majority control of enterprise knowledge-graph vendor Graphwise, buying out a consortium led by Integral…
S&P Global Buys Into Agusto & Co., Its Entry Ticket to African Ratings
S&P Global agreed on July 28, 2026 to take a majority stake in Agusto & Company, a Pan-African credit rating…
SAP Closes Dremio Buy on Undisclosed Terms, Bets Big on Agentic AI
SAP finalized its acquisition of data-lakehouse vendor Dremio on July 6, 2026, folding the Apache Iceberg-native platform into SAP Business…
Index Ventures in Talks to Lead $500M Round for DeepMind Alum’s AI Lab
Index Ventures is reportedly in talks to lead a $500 million round for a new AI research lab founded by…
Anthropic in Talks to Pay $6B for Decart, Its Biggest Deal Ever
Anthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI infrastructure startup Decart for roughly $6 billion, Reuters and Bloomberg reported August 12,…
Nielsen Pays $2.15B for DoubleVerify, Betting Workflow Beats Independence Worries
Nielsen announced an all-cash, $2.15 billion acquisition of DoubleVerify on Aug. 6, 2026, paying $13.60 a share (a 30% premium)…
General Catalyst, Nvidia, AMD Back River AI’s $1.1B Seed at 2 Months Old
River AI, the two-month-old startup from xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, raised $1.1 billion in a seed/Series A round led by…
Genius Sports’ Media Revenue Jumps 193% as $1.2B Legend Bet Pays Off
Genius Sports says its media segment revenue surged 193%, Bettors Insider reported August 7, 2026, as the sports-data giant's $1.2…