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UK AI-chip startup Fractile is in advanced talks to raise about $600 million at a $6.5 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed and Redpoint, with此前 funding of $220 million and a UK policy backdrop supporting domestic chip startups.
Accel closes $800 million ninth early-stage Europe fund.
Accel closed an oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last India fund, and still has more than 55% of the previous $650M fund available for deployment.
The piece reports DOGE veterans taking senior roles at prediction-market firms amid heavy regulatory scrutiny (CFTC investigation of Polymarket, SEC ties, and calls for guardrails), highlighting regulatory risk and industry dynamics.
Cyera agreed to acquire Oasis Security for about $1B (mostly cash) to bolster its AI-agent security platform; Oasis focuses on non-human identities and has raised ~$195M, while Cyera advertises ARR above $150M with roughly $2.3B in total funding.
General Catalyst led $5M+ fintech deals in Q2 2026, overtaking Y Combinator, amid a rising but choppy fintech funding environment in H1 2026.
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