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TechCrunch 1 month ago 42 ● 10 sources
Anthropic’s revenue run rate accelerated, surpassing $65 billion at the end of July. That was up from $47 billion in May and $9 billion at the end of last year. The result is an investor expectation that Anthropic will finish 2026 between $100 billion and $120 billion and seek a $2 trillion-plus public valuation tied to an IPO this fall.
Fortune 32
James Dacombe’s AI chip-making firm Olix reached a breakout investing round that pushed his personal net worth over $1 billion. Olix raised $312 million earlier this month and valued the company at $3.3 billion. That funding makes Dacombe Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire, while his CoMind stake also adds to his overall wealth.
X 2 months ago 13 ● 5 sources
Stripe announced it is acquiring AI startup OpenRouter for $7 billion to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities. The deal values OpenRouter at $7 billion in a cash and stock transaction closing in Q1 2025. Stripe gains access to OpenRouter's AI platform and talent to integrate advanced AI features into its payment and business services offerings.
X 2 months ago 37 ● 10 sources
Anthropic is negotiating to acquire AI startup Decart for roughly $6 billion to expand its capabilities. The deal values Decart at $6 billion, representing a significant investment in the startup sector. If completed, the acquisition would give Anthropic additional AI technology and talent to strengthen its competitive position.
Tech.eu 2 months ago 18
A European tech funding roundup reported more than 35 tech funding deals totaling over €763 million across Europe along with 10+ exits and M&A activity. The total was €763 million. The coverage highlights where the most funding went by industry and country and points readers to the Tech.eu Funding Explorer to explore the data and deal details.
Fortune 37 ● 5 sources
Stripe finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, a startup that lets companies switch between AI models. The purchase price is for more than $7 billion. The deal would expand Stripe’s position in AI tooling as OpenRouter’s model-switching access and infrastructure moves into a payments-focused company.
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17 October 2026
The big thread today is the messy middle between agent ambitions and the boring parts that make them safe and auditable. ServiceNow is positioning its AI Control Tower as the enterprise hub to discover, govern, and—crucially—control AI agents across models and clouds, while a field study of 15 large-enterprise customers (conducted September 15–21, 2026) presses on a key question: how strong is “technical runtime enforcement” and lifecycle evidence compared with other tools? ServiceNow’s answer is mostly commercial muscle—aiming for $1.5B in full-year AI ACV—but its guidance effectively says buyers should treat Control Tower as strongest for governance workflows and operational action, then verify where model validation evidence and real-time blocking are actually handled.
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