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• SoftBank sells $11.1B junk bonds to deepen OpenAI bet

  SoftBank Group launched a high-yield bond sale of about $11.1 billion on September 21, 2026 to help fund a $10 billion follow-on payment for its OpenAI investment and refinance an earlier bridge loan. Term sheets show $10 billion in US dollar notes and €1 billion in euro notes across multiple maturities, with pricing expected on September 24 and settlement on September 29.

  Source: The Next Web2026-09-21T08:07:00.000Z

• Higgsfield raises $400m series B for AI video growth

  On September 13, 2026, AlgeriaTech reported that generative video startup Higgsfield closed a 400 million dollar Series B round at a 5.4 billion dollar valuation, led by DST Global. The article says Higgsfield’s annualized revenue has surged to 700 million dollars with 30 million users, and that the new capital is largely earmarked for compute to power its AI video platform.

  Source: AlgeriaTech2026-09-13T13:05:46.534Z

• Owner lands $240M Series D to scale AI for local business

  Restaurant tech startup Owner announced on August 28, 2026 that it raised 240 million dollars at a 2.3 billion dollar valuation in a round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ Growth Equity business. On August 31, 2026, Citybiz and other outlets reported the funding and Owner’s plans to expand its AI powered marketing and operations platform beyond restaurants.

  Source: Goldman Sachs Asset Management2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

• Helsing raises $1.8bn Series E to scale European defense AI

  On July 13, 2026, German defense AI company Helsing announced a $1.8 billion Series E round valuing the firm at $18 billion. The capital, backed by Dragoneer, Lightspeed, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, JPMorgan Chase and others, will fund new AI platforms and integrations with partner nations’ defense systems.

  Source: Helsing2026-07-13T10:00:00.000Z

• Taktile raises $110M Series C to scale AI decision agents

  On June 24, 2026 decisioning platform Taktile announced a $110 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from Balderton, Index Ventures, Tiger Global, Y Combinator and Dig Ventures. The company will use the capital to expand its agentic AI platform for automating high‑stakes banking and insurance decisions across the US, EMEA and Latin America.

  Source: Business Wire2026-06-24T21:10:12.512Z

• Nvidia raises $25 billion in bonds to fuel AI chip expansion

  On the evening of June 15, 2026, Nvidia increased its planned bond sale and will now raise $25 billion in its first investment‑grade corporate bond issuance since 2021. Investor orders reached about $85 billion across seven tranches, with proceeds earmarked for general corporate purposes as the company scales AI chip production.([boursorama.com](https://www.boursorama.com/bourse/actualites/selon-certaines-sources-nvidia-s-apprete-a-lever-25-milliards-de-dollars-dans-le-cadre-de-sa-premiere-emission-d-obligations-d-entreprise-depuis-cinq-ans-0460f33e100fb94530d66a190d9ee99a))

  Source: Boursorama (Reuters, French edition)2026-06-15T20:02:00.000Z

• OpenAI offers US 1–5% equity to head off 50% AI stock tax

  Startup Fortune reports that OpenAI has proposed giving a U.S. public wealth fund 1–5% of its equity, as an alternative to Senator Bernie Sanders’ bill to seize 50% of major AI firms’ stock. The June 12 article says the idea is being floated as OpenAI readies an IPO filing that pegs its valuation near $850 billion. ([startupfortune.com](https://startupfortune.com/openai-offers-equity-to-washington-to-preempt-a-far-costlier-forced-takeover/))

  Source: Startup Fortune2026-06-12T05:06:43.474Z

• Anthropic lines up Goldman and Morgan Stanley for near-$1T AI IPO

  Anthropic has reportedly chosen Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as lead underwriters for its planned Wall Street IPO, with JPMorgan also joining the syndicate.([cincodias.elpais.com](https://cincodias.elpais.com/companias/2026-06-04/anthropic-pone-a-jugar-a-la-gran-banca-de-inversion-en-su-salida-a-bolsa-goldman-y-morgan-stanley-lideraran-la-opv.html?utm_source=openai)) The Claude maker is considering an October 2026 listing after confidentially filing with the SEC on June 1 at a private valuation of about $965 billion.([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/572bb6cc12053c7aa95f775285cf4b73?utm_source=openai))

  Source: Cinco Días (El País)2026-06-04T06:45:40.000Z

• Survey: 99% of CEOs expect AI-driven job cuts within two years

  On June 2, 2026, The Indian Express reported on a Mercer global survey finding that over 99% of executives expect AI to reduce headcount within two years. The study, covering roughly 12,000 respondents worldwide, links accelerating AI adoption to rising workforce anxiety and ongoing tech-sector layoffs.

  Source: The Indian Express2026-06-02T10:17:00.000Z

• OpenAI and Anthropic intensify battle to power AI in finance

  On May 7, 2026, Spain’s Cinco Días reported that OpenAI and Anthropic are ramping up competing pushes into financial services, signing deals with banks, consultancies and private equity groups. The article highlights Anthropic’s Claude finance agents and its AML partnership with FIS, alongside OpenAI’s alliance with PwC and joint ventures that raise billions to deploy AI across portfolio companies.

  Source: Cinco Días (El País)2026-05-07T03:15:00.000Z