The Daily Deal
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Uber buys ezCater for $2.3B
- Chart of the day A quarter of 2026’s new unicorns are less than two years old.
- Just raised Vinci4D.AI $250M, Type One Energy $200M, Capitolis $120M.
- Just founded DeepMelon Technologies, Flucta, FleetStream.
- In the news Uber to buy ezCater for $2.3B in catering push, and two more stories.
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Eight companies founded in 2026 are already valued at $1B or more, a quarter of this year's new unicorns. They are River AI, Volta, Pragmatik Labs, Cathedral, AGILINK, Walden Robotics, Core Automation and ADGT.
Just raised
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Vinci4D.AIPalo Alto$250M Series BPhysics-driven AI for hardware design and simulation. Backed by Advent International and Temasek.
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Type One EnergyKnoxville$200M Series BType One is commercializing the stellarator fusion concept, the ultimate clean power source, and making it affordable and available to all. Backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clutterbuck Capital Management.
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CapitolisNew York$120M Series ESaaS platform that drives financial resource optimization for capital markets. Backed by Citi and Bank of America.
By country
- US$70B
- China$6.7B
- France$4.7B
- UK$3.6B
- India$1.3B
- Netherlands$1.2B
By sector
- Enterprise software$49B
- Health$9.7B
- Security$8.1B
- Energy$7.8B
- Transportation$6.9B
- Semiconductors$6.9B
$96B across 2,190 rounds in September, by headquarters and by sector.
Just founded
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DeepMelon TechnologiesGdansk
Acoustic intelligence and monitoring for the ocean.
PKPaulina Kamińska -
FluctaSan Francisco
Probabilistic computing stack for efficient AI hardware.
TSTathagata Srimani -
FleetStreamMinneapolis
Lifecycle management software for regulated vehicle fleets.
BABraden A. founded it after working at Zum and Xcel Energy.
In the news
View all news stories- Uber to buy ezCater for $2.3B in catering push
Uber has agreed to acquire ezCater, a US corporate catering marketplace, for $2.3 billion in cash.
- KKR to buy fund administrator Gen II for $5.1B
KKR has agreed to acquire Gen II Fund Services, a global fund administrator for private capital, for an enterprise value of $5.1 billion.
- Skyworks closes Qorvo merger, targets $500M in annual savings
Skyworks Solutions has completed its merger with fellow chipmaker Qorvo, creating a larger US semiconductor company focused on radio frequency, power management, and analog and mixed-signal technologies.
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