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Some startups have earned the price at the speed of thunderstorm this week and we are convinced that defense technology is hot.

The most attractive startup story from the week

This week many startup stories were somehow happened in the orbit of the Wi -combinator. Also, Israel once again gained its “start-up race” fame.

That was fast: No-Code Website-Birding Platform Wix 6-month-old, Bootstrapped Vib-Coding Startup Base 44-New Israeli Agency- For $ 80 million in cashThe

It was also fast: In just three months, the evaluation of the ramp Jump is $ 16 billion Following its series, earlier this year, the start -up startup of the expenditure was selling a secondary than $ 13 billion.

Friend:: New details have arisen Meta’s $ 14.3 billion in agreement to achieve 49% of Startup scale AI with potential dividend payments. We also learned that Openai was Scale AI dropping as data supplier Following the contract.

Frame: US Defense Department Rewards A contract worth $ 200 million directly in the openingWhich can further stress the startup relationship with Microsoft.

ICMI: Recent Spring of Waice is here in all groups presented on the Demo day of 2025 11 Startups that investors are talkingThe

Did not happen: People are still talking about the closure of the YC Demo Day to the police that tried to clearly throw the controversial AI startup; Or Its CEO told TechCrunch“Most legendary party that never happened.”

The most attractive VC and funding news this week

Most funds were driven by the news defense technology, AI or both, but there were also some surprises. Also, a VC firm is targeting high for its next fund.

Good insight: Applied Intuition, a company made of software for autonomous vehicles, secured Offer a $ 600 million series F and tender Evaluate a 15 billion dollars.

New tune: Munich -based Defense Technology Startup Helsing € 600 million to invest in investment Spotify founder Daniel is led by Prima Materia, the VC Farm, which is priced at $ 12 billion.

New unicorn: Israeli Observatory becomes a Unicorn after Startup Coralogics Raising an 115 million dollar series eWhich will use it to double its headcount in India, where 100 of its 550 employees are currently based.

Stated: Mach Industries, a 2 -year -old Defense Tech Startup, confirmed that it was raised Funding a $ 100 million dollar Evaluation of $ 470 million dollars led by Khosla Ventures and Bedrock.

The money flowed: Aspora, a startup that was previously known as Vans and concentrated on remittance convenience from Indian expatriates, A $ 50 million series has stopped b Sikoia and Grailk’s co-attainment for $ 500 million.

Change the heart: Sword Health, an AI -driven digital health startup that started as a virtual physical therapy solution, Locked in $ 40 million in assessment of $ 4 billion In a funding round led by the investor General Catalist. It pushed his IPO plan behind at least 2028.

Multiplication: Multiply Holdings announced the raising of $ 27.5 million across rounds at seeds and series After joining the growing tendency to buy a business business – in the case of this, accounting companies – and scaling them with AI.

Stock where you shop: Griffin, a startup whose app helps users buy stocks from shopping brands, such as Walmart, Secured $ 11 million in a round at a seriesThe

Out of Sweden: Polar, developer and AI-FIRST Business a payment infrastructure platform, Raising the round of 10 million seeds in a million Under the leadership. Its CEO has previously co-founded Tettlel, which was acquired by Shopif in 2018.

Bullshit: Global VC efforts are catalyst Are seeking to raise $ 300 million For its fifth fund. It will still be the largest, as it appears to deepen its bet on the rapid growing startups in the emerging markets.

Last but not the least

The primary investor of the pinch, the founder-VC Alexa von Tobel fintech 3.0 is ready. “The next wave of innovation does not come from the sponsor tweets but the basic deep product comes from rearrangement – equipment that requires a modified economy and more diverse, digitally meets the needs of the native population,” he In an interview told TechCrunchThe