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Scale AI Valuation in 2025: Latest Read on the $29B Meta Deal, Private-Market Pricing Signals, and What Comes Next (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

Scale AI Valuation in 2025: Latest Read on the $29B Meta Deal, Private-Market Pricing Signals, and What Comes Next (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

As of December 14, 2025, one question keeps surfacing across venture circles, secondary-market platforms, and AI industry chatter: what is Scale AI actually worth right now? The most recent widely reported headline number still points to about $29 billion, tied to Meta’s blockbuster minority investment and expanded commercial relationship with Scale AI in mid‑2025. Scale AIBut in the past several…
14 December 2025
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Anthropic Valuation 2025: Claude Maker’s $183B Price Tag Meets $300B+ Funding Talk as IPO Buzz Builds (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

Anthropic Valuation 2025: Claude Maker’s $183B Price Tag Meets $300B+ Funding Talk as IPO Buzz Builds (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)

Anthropic—the AI company behind the Claude chatbot and Claude Code—has become one of the most watched private firms in tech, largely because its valuation is now being discussed in the same breath as the largest “frontier model” players on the planet. As of December 14, 2025, the most recently disclosed, official post‑money valuation for Anthropic remains $183 billion, set in its $13 billion Series F announced…
14 December 2025
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Anthropic News Roundup: IPO Prep, $1B Claude Code Milestone and New AI Risks (Dec 5–7, 2025)

Anthropic News Roundup: IPO Prep, $1B Claude Code Milestone and New AI Risks (Dec 5–7, 2025)

SAN FRANCISCO — December 7, 2025 — Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models, has entered December with a burst of news that spans blockbuster deals, fresh warnings about AI risks, and growing speculation about a 2026 IPO. Over just three days, from December 5–7, 2025, the San Francisco–based lab has been at the center of stories about revenue targets,…
7 December 2025
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ByteDance Valuation Soars to $480 Billion: What TikTok’s Parent Is Really Worth in 2025

ByteDance Valuation Soars to $480 Billion: What TikTok’s Parent Is Really Worth in 2025

Key takeaways Where ByteDance’s valuation stands today In late November 2025, a private share auction involving Chinese venture firm Capital Today sent ByteDance’s implied valuation soaring to about $480 billion. The firm bought roughly $300 million worth of shares from a Bank of China affiliate after a bidding war that attracted at least seven bidders; the block was initially marketed at…
5 December 2025
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SpinItUp Raises ₹50 Lakh Pre-Seed on Zee TV’s Ideabaaz to Power India’s DJ Creator Economy

SpinItUp Raises ₹50 Lakh Pre-Seed on Zee TV’s Ideabaaz to Power India’s DJ Creator Economy

Mumbai, December 5, 2025 — SpinItUp, an interactive music-commerce startup that lets club-goers pay to request songs during live DJ sets, has raised ₹50 lakh in a pre-seed round at a reported ₹10 crore valuation from Zee TV’s Ideabaaz Titans and a clutch of well-known angel investors. StartupTalky The round features Jimmy Mistry (Della Adventure Resorts), Anupam Bansal (Liberty Shoes)…
5 December 2025
Kalshi Soars to $11 Billion Valuation: How a $1 Billion Mega-Round and a Former Ballerina Are Redrawing the Prediction Market Map

Kalshi Soars to $11 Billion Valuation: How a $1 Billion Mega-Round and a Former Ballerina Are Redrawing the Prediction Market Map

New York — December 2, 2025 Kalshi, the U.S.-regulated prediction market that lets people trade on the outcome of real‑world events, has raised a stunning $1 billion Series E at an $11 billion valuation, more than doubling its price tag in under two months. The deal cements the seven‑year‑old startup as one of the most valuable fintechs in the world…
2 December 2025
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Elon Musk Backs Indian Talent and H‑1B Visas, Tells Founders “Be a Bully”

Elon Musk Backs Indian Talent and H‑1B Visas, Tells Founders “Be a Bully”

Elon Musk has used a high‑profile appearance on Zerodha co‑founder Nikhil Kamath’s “People by WTF” podcast to deliver a three‑part message that resonates across India and the US: America has “benefitted immensely” from Indian talent, the H‑1B visa should be fixed rather than scrapped, and young Indian entrepreneurs should “be a bully” in the sense of being unapologetically value‑creating. The Times of…
30 November 2025
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Onton Raises $7.5M to Expand AI Shopping Platform Beyond Furniture as AI Commerce Race Heats Up

Onton Raises $7.5M to Expand AI Shopping Platform Beyond Furniture as AI Commerce Race Heats Up

San Francisco — November 26, 2025 — AI commerce startup Onton has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered shopping platform beyond furniture into categories like apparel and consumer electronics, as competition to own AI-driven product discovery intensifies across retail. GlobeNewswire A $7.5 Million Bet on Reinventing How We Shop Onton’s new round is a seed raise of $7.5 million, led by venture…
27 November 2025
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Aussie Founders Land $5.2 Billion Exit as Palo Alto Networks Snaps Up Chronosphere After Cloudflare Outage

Aussie Founders Land $5.2 Billion Exit as Palo Alto Networks Snaps Up Chronosphere After Cloudflare Outage

Published: November 25, 2025 Australian entrepreneurs Martin Mao and Rob Skillington have clinched one of the biggest tech exits of the year, agreeing to sell their observability startup Chronosphere to US cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks in a deal worth about A$5.18 billion (US$3.35 billion). SmartCompany The blockbuster sale lands just days after a major Cloudflare outage on November 18…
25 November 2025
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Ramp Hits $32 Billion Valuation as Lightspeed-Led $300 Million Round Accelerates Its AI Finance Push

Ramp Hits $32 Billion Valuation as Lightspeed-Led $300 Million Round Accelerates Its AI Finance Push

New York-based fintech Ramp has vaulted to a $32 billion valuation after closing a new $300 million primary funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, alongside an employee tender offer that lets staff cash out part of their equity. The deal, announced on Monday, November 17, 2025, caps one of the fastest valuation run-ups in private fintech this year and…
17 November 2025
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Jeff Bezos Returns to the CEO Seat: Inside Project Prometheus, the $6.2 Billion AI Manufacturing AI Startup

Jeff Bezos Returns to the CEO Seat: Inside Project Prometheus, the $6.2 Billion AI Manufacturing AI Startup

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is stepping back into an operational role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup with $6.2 billion in funding that aims to transform manufacturing for computers, cars, and spacecraft. Here’s what we know so far and why it matters. Jeff Bezos is back in the day-to-day game For the first time since stepping down…
17 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Stocks Decline as Chipmaker Intel Warns on Manufacturing, Markets Eye Economic Data
    January 23, 2026, 12:29 PM EST. U.S. stock indexes slipped, led by a more than 12% drop in Intel shares after CEO Lip-Bu Tan forecasted challenges tied to manufacturing issues. The S&P 500 fell 0.23%, Dow Jones fell 0.56%, and Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.32%. Investors digested slightly weaker than expected U.S. manufacturing PMI and awaited consumer sentiment data. Precious metals surged to fresh highs amid a softer dollar and geopolitical risks, while crude oil jumped over 3% on U.S. pressure on Iraq and Iran-backed groups. The Supreme Court delayed ruling on tariff challenges. Markets now price just a 5% chance of a rate cut at next Fed meeting. Overseas stocks were mixed with gains in China and Japan but losses in Europe.
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