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AI chip maker Cerebras Systems closed a $1 billion Series H financing round on February 3, 2026 at a $23 billion valuation, nearly tripling its value from six months earlier.
Chat platform Discord filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC, targeting a potential March 2026 public debut with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as lead underwriters.
Data analytics platform Databricks secured $1.8 billion in additional debt financing as it prepares for a potential 2026 IPO at a $134 billion valuation.
Swiss AI startup Neural Concept closed a $100 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives to scale its physics-aware engineering design platform.
Design platform Canva is preparing for a second-half 2026 IPO in the United States, with investor Blackbird confirming the company is ready after completing an August 2025 employee share sale at a $42 billion valuation.
Cloudflare reports Q4 2025 revenue of $614.5M, up 34% year-over-year, and guides full-year 2026 revenue toward $2.79B as AI-driven demand accelerates.
Austin-based humanoid robotics startup Apptronik secures $520M at $5.5B valuation, bringing total Series A funding to $935M as it scales Apollo robot production.
China-based chip designer Montage Technology is seeking to raise up to $902 million in its Hong Kong listing on February 9, backed by cornerstone investors Alibaba and JPMorgan Asset Management.
Shenzhen-based Han's CNC Technology is raising $619 million through a Hong Kong IPO on February 6, offering dual-listing access for the leading PCB manufacturing equipment provider.
Game developer Take-Two scheduled to report third quarter fiscal year results after market close on February 3, 2026.
Israeli startup Factify secured $73 million in seed funding to build an AI-native intelligent document standard designed to replace the legacy PDF format with governed, machine-readable documents.
Canadian self-driving truck startup Waabi raised $750 million in Series C funding, marking the largest tech fundraise in Canadian history and pioneering Physical AI for autonomous trucking.