Inspired Capital Leads Sora Fuel, Backs Allen Control Systems
Inspired Capital led seed rounds for Sora Fuel and Windmill and joined Allen Control Systems’ $200M Series B, spanning energy, AI, and defense.
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The AI Megaround Era: Anthropic, Prometheus, and the $12B+ Club of 2026
May–June 2026 produced the largest equity rounds in history — Anthropic's $65B and Prometheus's $12B — concentrating capital in a handful of frontier bets.
Asia VC Funding May–June 2026: Data Centers, AI Labs, and Sovereign Chips
From Singapore's $4.5B DayOne round to China's $2B AI labs and Japan's state-backed Rapidus, Asian venture in May–June 2026 concentrated in infrastructure and sovereign tech.
Bending Spoons Files for a U.S. IPO: Italy's Consumer-Software Giant Goes Public
Italy's Bending Spoons filed for a U.S. IPO in June 2026, a milestone for European consumer software and a test of public-market appetite for profitable app empires.
China AI Funding May–June 2026: The Race to Hong Kong's IPO Window
Moonshot AI, StepFun, and Qianxun Intelligence show China's AI labs racing to scale revenue and list in Hong Kong as the country builds AI self-reliance.
The Crossover & Sovereign Era: Who's Really Funding 2026's Megarounds
GIC, Temasek, ADIA, ICONIQ, and pension funds increasingly co-lead the biggest 2026 rounds — blurring the line between late-stage venture and pre-IPO crossover capital.