Midu Daily · Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026
MIDU
Anthropic S-1 shows $16.3B revenue, $80.7B net loss ahead of Nasdaq IPO
Anthropic filed its S-1 for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker ANT, reporting $16.3 billion in revenue for the first half of the year.
Fintech
Nevis raises $70M Series B at $500M valuation to bring AI agents to financial advisors
Nevis, a New York startup founded in October 2024 by former Revolut executives.
Nous raises $17M to run UK household bills with an AI agent
Nous, the UK household AI agent founded by Greg Marsh in 2021, raised $17M led by Heartcore Capital and Mosaic Ventures.
Zafin to acquire US-based Naehas in nine-figure deal
Toronto-based Zafin agreed to acquire Palo Alto-based Naehas for a nine-figure sum in US dollars.
CarbonAI raises $12M led by Cowboy Ventures for CRE lending AI agents
CarbonAI has raised $12M in total funding led by Cowboy Ventures, with Timber Grove Ventures.
Enterprise Software
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke launches Entire, a Git forge built for AI coding agents
Entire, the startup led by former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, launched a Git forge for hosting.
Healthcare
adsilico raises £10M Series A to build AI virtual patients for medtech trials
adsilico, a University of Leeds spinout, raised £10M in a Series A led by PXN Ventures.
Robotics/Hardware
North Vector Dynamics raises $20M Series A for counter-drone tech
North Vector Dynamics raised a $20 million USD Series A led by Tech Horizons at a $90 million USD valuation.
Sonexos raises €5.4M to scale plasma-based low-frequency noise control
Lausanne-based Sonexos raised about €5.4M (CHF 5M) in equity led by Valquest Partners.
Climate/Energy
Volare opens €15M insect protein plant in Finland, raises €7.1M
Finnish company Volare has completed Volare 01, a 10,000-square-metre insect protein factory in Pori built within its €15 million capex budget.
- Volare raises €7.1M to build second insect protein plant in EuropeTech Funding News
Other & Roundup
California startups raise $385B in 2026, more than all US startups in any prior year
California companies have raised $385 billion in seed- through growth-stage rounds so far in 2026.
New York startups raise $3.14B across 59 rounds in September 2026
New York startups raised $3.14B across 59 rounds in September 2026, up 274% from August and 49% above September 2025. Ten rounds of $100M or more accounted for $2.17B.
News Flash
- Anthropic founders' 80% giving pledge could be worth nearly $80 billionFortune Term Sheet
- Clio acquires Page to add regulatory horizon scanning to its legal AI platformBetaKit
- UK adds £120M to Sovereign AI Fund and procurement schemeTech Funding News
- Anthropic's 7 cofounders split $200 billion in near-equal stakesFortune Term Sheet
- Symx.ai raises $6M USD Series A and partners with Yokohama Off-Highway TiresBetaKit
- Epoch raises $4.25M seed to help small importers meet EU deforestation rulesTech Funding News
- EQT to buy Range Resources for $12.8B as data center gas demand surgesFortune Term Sheet
- DropGenie raises $5M USD seed-plus round backed by BDC CapitalBetaKit
- Overwatch raises $15M Series A led by Mouro Capital to fight AI-driven cybercrimeFortune Term Sheet