#AI
Coverage of AI on Venture Herald focuses on startups, venture capital activity, and the evolving applications shaping the sector. It brings together reporting on companies, funding, and market developments across the AI ecosystem.
China blocks SoftBank's ABB robotics deal
China halted SoftBank’s planned $5.375 billion ABB Robotics acquisition, and the companies are exploring ways to salvage it.
Nov 8, 2026 · 4 min
Supa secures £21M seed financing package
UK property platform Supa reportedly secured a £21 million financing package combining equity and debt to expand its AI block-management software.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min
Pi Network sets Nov. 17-19 ecosystem summit
Pi Network will host a three-day online ecosystem summit Nov. 17-19, 2026, and launch Pi Next with a $200,000 USDT prize pool.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min
OpenAI annualized revenue grew 70% in Q3, Brockman says
Greg Brockman said OpenAI’s annualized revenue grew 70% in Q3 as enterprise sales doubled and became the majority of revenue.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min
Gallatin AI raises $50M for military logistics software
Gallatin AI raised a $50 million Series A to expand Navigator, its AI platform for military logistics
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min
DIEZ doubles Oraseya Capital fund to AED1 billion
Oraseya Capital will expand its fund to AED1 billion and widen its mandate beyond Series B to support global-growth startups.
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min
Sprints closes €725M fifth fund
Sprints closed its fifth fund at €725 million and is already deploying capital into marketplace, fintech and software startups.
Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min
Vinci raises $250M at $1.5B valuation
Vinci closed a $250 million Series B led by Advent, Temasek and Xora Innovation to expand chip simulation software.
Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min
Prime Softworks says Odeer hit EGP 18K MRR
Ahmed Mahmoud said Odeer subscriptions reached about EGP 18,000 a month, with five staff, 30-plus clients and 50-plus leads.
Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min
UpSmith raises $10M Series A for AI tools
Dallas-based UpSmith raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its AI platform for home-services contractors and launch a voice agent.
Oct 8, 2026 · 4 min
Procuros raises €20M Series A led by XAnge
Procuros raised €20 million in Series A funding from XAnge, with W23 Global joining and existing backers returning.
Oct 7, 2026 · 4 min
SoundThinking agrees to sell to Transom Capital
SoundThinking agreed to a tender-offer deal with Transom Capital valuing the public-safety tech company at up to $11 per share.
Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min
Inbolt raises €11M to expand robotics platform
Paris-based Inbolt announced an €11 million financing led by Shift4Good to expand into the US, APAC, data centers
Oct 5, 2026 · 4 min
Armadin raises $255.5M Series B at $2.5B+ valuation
Armadin raised $255.5 million in a Series B co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, valuing the cybersecurity startup above $2.5 billion.
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min
Supabase announces $150M financing, Turso acquisition
Supabase said GIC led a $150 million round as it agreed to buy Turso and push deeper into agentic databases.
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min
Relay raises $36M led by International Paper
Relay raised $36 million led by International Paper, lifting total capital above $90 million as it expands its frontline software and AI platform.
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min