Acquisitions

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Wednesday, 12 August 2026

87.5% of venture dollars went to AI. The rest fought over scraps

AI megadeals accounted for 87.5% of all U.S. venture dollars in the first half of 2026, with non-AI firms seeing smaller valuation step-ups. Non-AI companies at the median had 1.6x step-ups while AI reached 2.2x, and venture “velocity of value creation” at the Series D+ stage rose from $108.9 million in 2025 to over $1 billion in 2026. Liquidity and secondary pricing tightened for non-AI startups, while AI-focused deals continued to attract faster growth and stronger terms.

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AI Infrastructure Business Funding AI Adoption Acquisitions

Again acquires Geno to combine AI-driven discovery with industrial biomanufacturing

Tech.eu 2 months ago 40

Again acquired industrial biotechnology company Genomatica (Geno) to combine bioprocess engineering, computational biotechnology, and industrial biomanufacturing. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Again plans to integrate Genomatica’s AI and computational platform, patents, and development data into its modeling tools to improve simulation and shorten the development cycle for new production pathways and products.

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Business Funding Acquisitions AI & Academia Drug Discovery

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