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It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight sustained investor appetite for AI infrastructure, enterprise automation, next-gen semiconductors, and emerging space and crypto platforms. As enterprises move from experimenta
Axelera AI has secured $250 million in a funding round led by Innovation Industries that included BlackRock and SiteGround Capital as new investors, it said on Tuesday, marking one of the largest investments to date in a European AI chipmaking firm. CEO Fabrizio Del Maffeo said in a statement th
Less than three years after entering the crowded AI chip arena, Axelera AI is gaining serious institutional backing. The European AI acceleration startup announced a new funding round led by Innovation Industries, bringing in heavyweight names including BlackRock and SiteGround […] T
The raise brings total funding, including equity, debt and grants, to $450m to date, making Axelera one of the best-funded chip startups in Europe. Led by Dutch deeptech VC Innovation Industries, the round also included participation from BlackRock and SiteGround Capital. Existing investors such as
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