Philippine funding rounds, VC activity, angel deals, and global funding trends with implications for PH founders.
Voice-AI startup Wispr raised $280 million in a Series B round at a $2 billion valuation, less than a year after its previous round, as it expands from dictation into meeting notes and hardware.
Félix, a Miami-based startup that started as a WhatsApp remittance bot for Latino immigrants, just raised $200 million — split…
Stockholm-based Lovable closed a $400 million Series C at a $13.3 billion valuation, doubling its worth in eight months as…
SpaceX finalized its $60 billion all-stock acquisition of Cursor maker Anysphere on August 14, 2026, the largest venture-backed startup acquisition…
Stripe finalized a deal to acquire AI model-routing startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, valuing it at roughly five…
Nokia is taking over NXP's Chandler, Arizona chip fabrication campus through an unusual lease-first, buy-later structure — a bet on…
Augustus raised a $180 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation to expand dollar account access and payment rails…
Augustus raised a $180 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation to expand dollar account access and payment rails…
Nokia is taking over NXP's Chandler, Arizona chip fabrication campus through an unusual lease-first, buy-later structure — a bet on…
Uber launched a public takeover offer for Delivery Hero worth roughly $14.8 billion, a deal that would fold foodpanda's Philippine…
HappyRobot raised a $150 million Series C at a $1.2 billion valuation for AI agents that autonomously handle freight negotiation,…
HappyRobot raised a $150 million Series C at a $1.2 billion valuation for AI agents that autonomously handle freight negotiation,…