Nvidia's annual free cash flow rose from $4.2B in 2020 to over $80B now.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Nvidia
The Groq deal shows the challenges Nvidia faces as options to deploy its cash flood narrow; its annual free cash flow has risen from $4.2B in 2020 to $80B+ now
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-03 · #10
Knight Fintech raises $23.6M in a Series A round led by Accel to build core infrastructure connecting banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Knight Fintech Accel
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel
The Economic Times · 2026-01-03 · #21
President Donald Trump's super PAC raised $102M in the second half of 2025, driven by multiple eight-figure donations.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Trump super PAC
Filing: OpenAI President Greg Brockman was the biggest donor to Trump's super PAC in H2 2025, donating $25M; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M
Bloomberg · 2026-01-03 · #11
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech raises $23.6M in a Series A funding round led by Accel to build lending infrastructure connecting banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-03
Knight Fintech Accel
Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure that connects banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel
The Economic Times · 2026-01-03 · #21
Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent also investing.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent Series C
Biren raises about $717M in an IPO priced at about $2.52 per share in Hong Kong.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Biren $717M $2.52 per share Hong Kong
Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share
Bloomberg · 2026-01-02 · #19
Brookfield launches a new $10 billion AI fund.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Brookfield $10B AI fund
Brookfield is starting cloud company Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, after saying it plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI
The Information · 2026-01-02 · #13
Meta's Reels reached an annual run rate of over $50 billion in 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Meta Reels
How Meta's Reels became a hit, with a $50B+ annual run rate; Sensor Tower: users spend 27 minutes/day on Instagram Reels, 21 on YouTube Shorts, and 44 on TikTok
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-02 · #10
A December fundraising reportedly valued Kunlunxin at about $3 billion.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
Kunlunxin
Baidu says its AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming for a spin-off; a December fundraising reportedly valued it at ~$3B
Reuters · 2026-01-02 · #21
Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, according to Baidu.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Kunlunxin Hong Kong
Baidu says its AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming for a spin-off; a December fundraising reportedly valued it at ~$3B
Reuters · 2026-01-02 · #21
A December fundraising reportedly valued Kunlunxin at about $3 billion.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
Kunlunxin ~$3B December fundraising
Baidu says its AI chip unit Kunlunxin has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, aiming for a spin-off; a December fundraising reportedly valued it at ~$3B
Reuters · 2026-01-02 · #21
Claude Code was reported to have about a $1 billion run rate.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
Claude Code $1B run rate
Some LLM takeaways for 2025: reasoning as a signature feature, coding agents were useful, subscriptions hit $200/month, and Chinese open-weight models impressed
Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-01-02 · #27
Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with investments from Alibaba and Tencent.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent
Sources report SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could go public in 2026; combined, the three deals would exceed the total proceeds from about 200 US IPOs in 2025.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic 2026 ~200 US IPOs in 2025
Biren completes IPO in Hong Kong, raising approximately $717M at about $2.52 per share.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Biren Hong Kong
Chinese AI chip startup Biren surged as much as 119% in its Hong Kong debut, after raising ~$717M in an IPO priced at ~$2.52 per share
Bloomberg · 2026-01-02 · #19
Arizona has attracted more than $200 billion in investments since 2020, driven in part by growth in the chip industry.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Arizona $200B+ since 2020
How Arizona is training talent for its growing chip industry as suppliers fear tighter US immigration policy; Arizona has drawn $200B+ in investments since 2020
Nikkei Asia · 2026-01-02 · #20
Brookfield is starting a new $10 billion AI fund.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Brookfield $10B AI fund
Brookfield is starting cloud company Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, after saying it plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI
The Information · 2026-01-02 · #13
Sources say the combined proceeds from these three IPOs would outstrip the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-02
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic 200 US IPOs in 2025
Claude Code reportedly reached a $1 billion run rate in 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-02
Claude Code $1B
Some LLM takeaways for 2025: reasoning as a signature feature, coding agents were useful, subscriptions hit $200/month, and Chinese open-weight models impressed
Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-01-02 · #27
Moonshot AI reportedly has cash reserves of US$1.4 billion.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
Report that China-based Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
Moonshot AI is valued at US$4.3 billion following the reported Series C.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
Sources report SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could pursue initial public offerings in 2026.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic 2026
Sources: SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could IPO in 2026; those three deals alone would exceed the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025
Financial Times · 2026-01-01 · #5
SpotHero was last valued at $290M.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
SpotHero $290M
Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M
The Information · 2026-01-01 · #25
Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises approximately $717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively.
completed 1 article 2026-01-01
Biren Hong Kong ~$717M institutional tranche oversubscribed ~26x retail tranche oversubscribed ~2,348x
Filing: Chinese AI chip startup Biren raises ~$717M in its Hong Kong IPO; institutional and retail tranches were oversubscribed ~26x and ~2,348x, respectively
Reuters · 2026-01-01 · #23
2025 marked the Hang Seng Index's best percentage performance since 2017 and its second consecutive annual gain.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Hang Seng Index best percentage performance since 2017 second consecutive annual gain
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 28% in 2025, its best percentage performance since 2017, driven by tech, AI, and semiconductor stocks
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-01 · #14
Moonshot AI raised a $500M Series C led by IDG Capital with participation from Alibaba and Tencent at a $4.3B valuation.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI IDG Capital Alibaba Tencent
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
Moonshot AI (developer of Kimi models) is valued at US$4.3 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9
Report says the combined proceeds from potential IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic would exceed the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025, raising hopes of windfalls for banks, lawyers and investors.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-01
SpaceX OpenAI Anthropic roughly 200 US IPOs (2025) banks lawyers investors
Sources: SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could IPO in 2026; those three deals alone would exceed the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025
Financial Times · 2026-01-01 · #5
Moonshot AI has cash reserves of approximately US$1.4 billion.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-01
Moonshot AI
Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating
South China Morning Post · 2026-01-01 · #9