Anthropic raises $65B at $965B valuation, four-way co-led
Anthropic closed a $65B Series H at a $965B post-money valuation co-led by Altimeter, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia, with $15B from hyperscalers including a $5B Amazon check and direct memory-supplier participation from Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix.
Blackstone and Google spin out standalone TPU cloud with $5B
Blackstone commits $5 billion to a new Google TPU cloud venture, targeting 500 MW of capacity in 2027 and directly challenging Nvidia's dominance in AI infrastructure.
Shield AI Enters Navy's $800M ISR Contract Pool With V-BAT
Shield AI won selection to compete for up to $800 million in U.S. Navy COCO ISR task orders using its V-BAT vertical-launch drone, marking a program-of-record entry against established competitors like AeroVironment and Textron.
Shield AI Raises $2B at $12.7B Valuation After Air Force CCA Win
Shield AI's $2 billion raise at a $12.7 billion valuation — anchored by its U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft selection — marks the maturation of autonomous AI pilot software as a standalone, platform-agnostic defense asset.