Jeff Bezos has backed Cambridge materials-discovery start-up CuspAI through Bezos Expeditions, in a $400m round that lifts its valuation to $2.6bn.
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American Express buys TheFork from Tripadvisor in $700m bet on European dining
American Express has agreed to buy restaurant booking app TheFork from Tripadvisor for $700m, expanding its European dining network to 75,000 venues.
Cohere triples its London base to cash in on Britain’s sovereign AI bet
Canadian AI firm Cohere is tripling its London office at 100 New Oxford Street, betting on surging UK government and enterprise demand for sovereign AI.
Fox bets $22bn on Roku as Lachlan Murdoch chases the streaming living room
Fox Corporation is buying Roku in a $22bn cash-and-share deal, handing Lachlan Murdoch access to 100m+ households as the media group pivots from cable to streaming.
Barclays snaps up children’s money app GoHenry in £180m bet on customers for life
Barclays is buying children’s money app GoHenry in a deal worth an estimated £180m, the latest acquisition in CS Venkatakrishnan’s UK expansion drive.
SpaceX shares rocket past listing price in historic stock market debut
SpaceX shares surged past their $135 IPO price to hit $150 on debut, as investors piled into Elon Musk’s $1.75tn space and satellite empire. But can the gains last?
Trustap raises $10m to become the payment layer AI shopping agents can trust
Irish fintech Trustap has raised $10m led by Aperture Capital to launch Trustap Index, making marketplace listings discoverable and transactable by AI shopping agents.
Brabin backs Tech West Yorkshire as region bids to become UK’s leading tech hub outside London
Mayor Tracy Brabin backs Tech West Yorkshire, a new body uniting 9,700 digital firms across Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees to build a leading UK tech hub.
WH Smith turns to investors for £100m lifeline as US slowdown and Middle East conflict trigger profit warning
WH Smith is raising £100m through a share placing after cutting profit guidance, blaming a US sales slump and fallout from the US-Iran conflict.
Reading start-up NewOrbit raises £13.8m to fly satellites where Elon Musk won’t
Reading-based NewOrbit has raised £13.8m to launch the world’s first commercial satellite built for very low Earth orbit, a potential British rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
UK firms need a sharper strategy to win in a changing American economy
America is still growing, but British firms eyeing the US in 2026 need sharper regional targeting, disciplined pricing and a realistic view of cost, says Blick Rothenberg.
Horner joins Oakley Capital to steer premium sports dealmaking
Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been appointed as a sports investments advisor by private equity firm Oakley Capital, signalling fresh ambitions to scale its premium sports portfolio.
Revision Implant lands oversubscribed €4m round to take brain-powered sight implant into the clinic
Belgian neurotech ReVision Implant secures an oversubscribed €4m round to bring cortical visual prosthesis manufacturing in-house ahead of first-in-human trials in Q3 2026.
Goalhanger Ventures opens its chequebook to creator-led media with Invisible Media stake and Backyard Cricket deal
Goalhanger launches Goalhanger Ventures, taking an equity stake in Invisible Media and a commercial partnership with Backyard Cricket as it bets on Britain’s creator economy.
OpenAI lines up confidential IPO filing as race for AI listings accelerates
OpenAI is preparing a confidential IPO filing with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, paving the way for one of the most consequential AI listings on record and raising the stakes for SpaceX, Anthropic and the wider technology sector.
