Fourthline to Merge With BBVA-Backed Veridas on Identity Platform
KYC orchestration vendor Fourthline is merging with Veridas, the Spanish identity-verification firm backed by BBVA, to build a combined compliance…
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SAP Buys German AI Startup Prior Labs for €1B+, 18 Months In
SAP has acquired Prior Labs, a Germany-founded frontier AI company, for more than €1 billion just 18 months after its…
Float Raises €4.5M Series A Led by CHAPTERS Group for SME Financing
Stockholm-founded revenue-based financing platform Float has closed a €4.5 million Series A led by Hamburg's CHAPTERS Group AG, according to…
Nous Research Raises $75M+ at $1.5B Valuation for Hermes Agents
Nous Research, maker of the open-source Hermes agent models, is in talks to raise at least $75 million led by…
Mercor Acquires Deeptune After Founder Brendan Foody Backed It as Investor
AI recruiting unicorn Mercor has acquired Deeptune, a startup its own founder Brendan Foody had previously invested in personally, Fortune…
NaaS Technology Inks $15M Related-Party EV Data Deal
NaaS Technology has signed a $15 million agreement to acquire EV data from a related party, according to TipRanks on…
MDA Space Snaps Up France’s CLS in EO Data Push
The Canadian satellite hardware maker is buying into downstream analytics, picking up CLS's ocean and maritime monitoring expertise. Deal terms…
Two Billion-Dollar Rounds Anchor Another AI-Heavy Funding Week
Crunchbase's weekly tally shows AI claiming half the top 10 deals, with cybersecurity player Keyfactor and AI infrastructure shop SambaNova…
Data I/O Eyes IAR’s Device Security Assets in In-House Push
Data I/O has floated a deal to absorb IAR's embedded software security technology, a move that would pull key device-security…
Fincrime Startup Tangos Banks $20M Seed, With Bright Data In Tow
Tangos AI's outsized seed round pairs a roster of VC names with a strategic check from web-data giant Bright Data,…