Fundraising

Amazon is reportedly negotiating a potential $7 billion acquisition of Decart, an artificial intelligence startup developing software for AI computing, real-time video generation and simulated environments. The discussions highlight the growing strategic importance of AI infrastructure as technology companies seek greater control over the systems powering their next generation of products.

Global venture funding reached $159 billion in the third quarter of 2026. But behind the headline number lies a changing investment landscape, where artificial intelligence commands the majority of capital and a small group of companies captures an extraordinary share of funding.

egaranti, the Türkiye-based warranty technology company, has raised $1.1 million in pre-Series A funding to accelerate its expansion in Uzbekistan, enter Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, and develop a new consumer-facing warranty application in Türkiye.

Y Combinator’s latest startups suggest that the next phase of the AI boom is moving beyond chatbots and copilots toward autonomous agents, AI infrastructure, security and systems designed to make AI capable of operating in the real world.

AMD’s acquisition of San Francisco AI startup World Labs is taking the chip race into a new territory, combining compute, spatial intelligence and physical AI as the industry moves beyond models that only understand language.

EspressoLab, one of Turkey’s fastest-growing coffee chains, is entering a new ownership era. Abu Dhabi-based MAIR Group has signed an agreement to acquire 70% of the company behind the brand, bringing a Turkish-origin coffee business with more than 400 stores across 21 countries into a new international growth phase.