The latest Sigma Software Tech Digest is here!
This week, we’re diving into major moves in the tech world—from Google’s $1B investment in Anthropic to Meta’s $60B AI expansion and the rise of DeepSeek, China’s new AI challenger. In the Nordics, Spotify’s co-founder-backed Neko secured a massive $260M, while in Europe, AgileGTM launched a new $10M Pan-European VC Fund. Ukraine and Germany are teaming up on GovTech innovation, and the Polish Euvic Group is eyeing Ukrainian IT companies for integration. Meanwhile, Salesforce is expanding into Saudi Arabia, and France’s Younited has hit the Paris Stock Exchange.
Read the full digest to stay ahead in the global tech landscape!
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谷歌
?Deepens?Anthropic Partnership With New $1B?Investment
- Trump?orders?AI action plan and more work erasing Biden's AI efforts
- What Is China’s?DeepSeek?(OpenAI's new rival)?and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World?
- Mark?Zuckerberg?sets?Meta’s AI targets for the year, expects to spend $60B?on growth
- Fintech
Highnote
?Reports?$90M Series B, Announces Expansion into US Merchant Acquiring
- Render?Secures?$80M Series C Funding to Bring The Next Billion Applications Online
- Investing in the Future of Creator-Driven Commerce:?ShopMy’s $77.5M Series B
- Nonprofit fundraising platform Fundraise Up?secures?$70M?to drive global expansion
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Clutch
?raises?$65M?to propel credit unions into the fintech era
- Eleos?Raises?$60M Series C to Transform Behavioral Health with AI Agents
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Lindus Health
?closes?fruitful $55M series B to develop a clinical trial tech platform
- D.C. startup?Rhino.ai?raises?$50M led by the venture arm of Koch
- Wakefield, England-based Aegis Energy, a company building a network of clean energy hubs across the UK,?announced that it has secured €118M from Quinbrook
- Zencity, a community engagement platform,?based?in the UK, has acquired engagement software company Commonplace
- Neko, the body-scanning startup co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek,?snaps up?$260M at a $1.8B valuation
- Ukraine and Germany?announce?the launch of the Global GovTech Board initiative to share digital transformation experience
- Polish Euvic Group is?looking?for Ukrainian IT companies for integration. The budget is $2.5M
- UkrainiaTeam.io?has been?acquired?by Toptal: The exit was made by?u.ventures?and Digital Future
- Fintech
Younited
enters the Paris Stock Exchange and?raises?more than €152M
- Quality testing platform
TRIGO
has?acquired?Controreupe, a specialized non-destructive testing company based in Saint-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
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Salesforce
?expands?presence in Saudi Arabia with new regional headquarters in Riyadh
- Abu Dhabi?to make?a $3.54B?push towards AI-powered government
- Saudi Arabia?leads?MENA in VC deals and funding in 2024
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