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Silverwood Weekly Technology Market Update · Jun 18, 2026

Technology Private Placement and M&A Transactions Review

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Private Placement / Financing Transactions

Neura Robotics: The company raised EUR 1.5 billion of Series C venture funding in a deal led by Tether, Amazon.com and Qualcomm Ventures on June 10, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at EUR 5.5 billion. The company is a manufacturer of cognitive robots, including humanoid, collaborative and mobile robotic systems for industrial and service applications.MainFunc: The company raised $485 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by LG Technology Ventures, SBI Investment and Emergence Equity Management on June 12, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $2.12 billion. The company is a developer of an AI-powered workspace platform designed to automate and complete knowledge-based tasks.NinjaOne: The company raised $400 million of Series C venture funding in a deal led by ICONIQ Growth on June 9, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $11.9 billion. The company is a developer of a unified IT operations and endpoint management platform designed to centralize device control, automate maintenance, and strengthen security across organizations.TensorWave: The company raised $350 million through a combination of Series B venture funding in a deal led by AMD Ventures and Magnetar Capital on June 10, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $1.2 billion. The company is a developer of AI compute infrastructure designed to support large-scale model training and real-time inference workloads.PhysicsX: The company raised $300 million of venture funding in a deal led by Temasek Holdings on June 8, 2026. The company is a developer of machine learning applications designed to accelerate physics simulations in physical design and engineering.PhoenixAI: The company raised $80 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Sky9 Capital on June 11, 2026. The company is a developer of a real-time analytical database for querying live and historical enterprise data for AI agents and customer-facing analytics.Arcade.dev: The company raised $60 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by SYN Ventures on June 12, 2026. The company is a developer of Model Context Protocol infrastructure that lets AI agents securely access, authorize and use external tools and business systems.PointFive: The company raised $60 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Accel on June 8, 2026. The company is a developer of cloud and AI efficiency software for detecting infrastructure waste and guiding engineering teams through remediation.Alta Ares: The company raised EUR 50 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Air Street Capital on June 9, 2026. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-enabled drone detection platform.Poetic: The company raised $50 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins on June 10, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $450 million. The company is a developer of an automation platform designed to delegate repetitive processes to a computer using human language.Sandstone: The company raised $39.5 million of Seed and Series A venture funding in a deal led by Lightspeed Venture Partners on June 9, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $97 million. The company is a developer of an AI-native operating system designed to streamline workflows for in-house legal teams.Coram AI: The company raised $35 million of Series B venture funding in a deal led by Battery Ventures and Ansa Capital on June 11, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $119 million. The company is a developer of a physical security platform that combines video surveillance, access control, visitor management and emergency response.Infinity Constellation: The company raised $24 million of Series A venture funding from Freestyle Capital, Backed and B&Y Venture Partners on June 9, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-native company builder focused on creating and operating professional services businesses.Rime Labs: The company raised venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 11, 2026. The company is a developer of a text-to-speech platform intended to create natural-sounding voices.Minerva: The company raised $20 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by 8VC on June 10, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI marketing platform designed to model consumer behavior and provide companies with customer insights.Apogee Semiconductor: The company raised $16.2 million of Series A venture funding from LDV Partners and undisclosed investors on June 10, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $33.7 million. The company is an operator of a semiconductor manufacturing business offering radiation-hardened power, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductors.Waldo: The company raised $10.3 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 9, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI-powered research platform designed to streamline brand intelligence and strategic planning.SWARM Engineering: The company raised $10.2 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by S2G Investments and AgRogue Growth Partners on June 9, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $18.25 million. The company is a developer of an AI powered platform designed to address complex operational challenges in decision-making across supply chain, workforce, and production planning.Gatik: The company closed on $10 million of a $150 million targeted amount of venture funding in a deal led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund on June 10, 2026. The company is a developer of autonomous vehicle software designed for supply chain logistics and self-driving commercial fleets.1World: The company raised $8.9 million of Series B2 venture funding from undisclosed investors on June 12, 2026, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $115 million. The company is a developer of interactive audience engagement and consumer intelligence software.Flux Cyber: The company raised $5 million of venture funding in a deal led by Calibrate Ventures on June 10, 2026. The company is a developer of code-first engineering intelligence software that analyzes repositories, pull requests and development activity for delivery risk and technical debt.Honig Games: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Behold Ventures, IBB Ventures and other undisclosed investors on June 8, 2026. The company is a developer of interactive mobile games.OPT/NET: The company raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on June 12, 2026. The company is a developer of AIOps software that detects and clusters anomalies in streaming operational data for critical network environments.

M&A Transactions

Roku / FOX: The company announced it is to be acquired by Fox Corporation for $22 billion on June 15, 2026. The company is a provider of a TV streaming platform, streaming devices, smart TVs, The Roku Channel and connected-TV advertising services.PlayStack / Integrated Media Company: The company was acquired by Integrated Media Company through a GBP 125 million LBO on June 10, 2026. The company is an operator of an independent video game publisher.AdColony / Affle 3i: The company was acquired by Affle 3i for USD 4.7 million on June 13, 2026. The company is a provider of a mobile advertising platform.Gladia / OVH Groupe: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by OVH Groupe for an undisclosed amount on June 11, 2026. The company is a developer of an AI audio platform designed to provide real-time, accurate speech-to-text capabilities.Lounges.tv / RARE Entity: The company was acquired by RARE Entity for an undisclosed amount on June 11, 2026. The company is a developer of a pay-per-view live streaming platform intended to help creators deliver and monetize content and events..mbue / Bluebeam Software: The company was acquired by Bluebeam Software, a subsidiary of Nemetschek Group, for an undisclosed amount on June 9, 2026. The company is a developer of an artificial intelligence-first vertical software-as-a-service business designed to instantly review technical drawings in portable document format.Ona / OpenAI: The company was acquired by OpenAI for an undisclosed amount on June 11, 2026. The company is a developer of an open-source platform designed to automate the provisioning of ready-to-code development environments.Peel / Consensus: The company was acquired by Consensus for an undisclosed amount on June 11, 2026. The company is a developer of conversational AI software that turns videos, documents, demos and other sales content into interactive voice-driven experiences.Saleo / Consensus: The company was acquired by Consensus for an undisclosed amount on June 9, 2026. The company is a developer of a sales demo experience platform designed to automate product demonstrations.StreamUnlimited / Bose: The company was acquired by Bose for an undisclosed amount on June 9, 2026. The company is a provider of streaming software platforms, hardware modules and engineering services for connected audio and smart home products.Testbirds / Unguess: The company was acquired by Unguess for an undisclosed amount on June 8, 2026. The company is a provider of crowdtesting services for quality assurance, usability and user experience testing of digital products.

Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.
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