India| Escape Plan raises USD 5 million in seed roundBengaluru-based Escape Plan has raised USD 5 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Jungle Ventures and Fireside Ventures.
AI| Anthropic raises $13B Series F led by ICONIQAnthropic has raised $13 billion in a Series F round led by ICONIQ. The deal values the AI company at $183 billion post-money and brings in a long list of global investors.
AI| Scale AI raises strategic investment from Meta at over $29B valuationScale AI has received a major strategic investment from Meta Platforms, valuing the company at over $29 billion. The deal expands the companies’ commercial partnership and marks a leadership transition at Scale.
AI| SoftBank commits up to $40B more to OpenAISoftBank Group plans to invest up to $40 billion more in OpenAI through a new follow-on deal. The move deepens its bet on AI as it looks to back OpenAI’s next phase of growth.
SaaS| Google Cloud agrees to acquire Wiz for USD 32 billionGoogle has signed a deal to buy cloud security firm Wiz for USD 32 billion. The move strengthens Google Cloud’s push into security and multicloud services.