Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Goldman Sachs has barred most traders and bankers from using advanced AI coding tools, including Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub, according to Bloomberg.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
Nvidia has told cloud and data center customers worldwide to keep Chinese companies to no more than 49% of their customer base, according to the Financial Times, cited by Bloomberg on November 3.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
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The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, Spacesheep.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, Navina.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
The Global edition with the best from North America added. It goes out every morning. Set your regions to get the best from them by email, alongside the day's biggest stories.
The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, Halcy.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, Navina.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
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AÅLGAlva Åqvist & Leo Gustafsson founded it. Åqvist worked at Lynx Asset Management and McKinsey & Company. Gustafsson studied at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
The Global edition with the best from Europe added. It goes out every morning. Set your regions to get the best from them by email, alongside the day's biggest stories.
The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, SentryGate.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, Navina.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Goldman Sachs has barred most traders and bankers from using advanced AI coding tools, including Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub, according to Bloomberg.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
Nvidia has told cloud and data center customers worldwide to keep Chinese companies to no more than 49% of their customer base, according to the Financial Times, cited by Bloomberg on November 3.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
The Global edition with the best from Latin America added. It goes out every morning. Set your regions to get the best from them by email, alongside the day's biggest stories.
The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, SentryGate.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, Navina.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Goldman Sachs has barred most traders and bankers from using advanced AI coding tools, including Anthropic's Claude Code and Microsoft's GitHub, according to Bloomberg.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
Nvidia has told cloud and data center customers worldwide to keep Chinese companies to no more than 49% of their customer base, according to the Financial Times, cited by Bloomberg on November 3.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The 29th edition of the Cape Town event formerly known as AfricaCom, covering connectivity, data centres, AI, cybersecurity and startups; it is the largest annual gathering of African telecom and technology operators.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
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The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, SentryGate.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, Notch.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has raised the equivalent of $3 billion in dual-tranche credit facilities guaranteed by SACE, Italy's export credit agency.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
The Global edition with the best from MENA added. It goes out every morning. Set your regions to get the best from them by email, alongside the day's biggest stories.
The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, SentryGate.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, LayerX.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
The Global edition with the best from Asia added. It goes out every morning. Set your regions to get the best from them by email, alongside the day's biggest stories.
The Daily Deal
Thursday 5 November 2026
China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports
Chart of the day Noubar Afeyan has started seven unicorns, Elon Musk six.
Just raised Laza Medical $160M, Sentra $150M, REVEL $132M.
Just acquired Dialpad merges with Ada in $430M deal, and two more.
Just founded AnyAlpha, Cortas, SentryGate.
Talent moves Keith Redmond joined Xceptor, and two more.
Hiring now Profound, Hermeus, Neara.
In the news China blocks SoftBank's $5.4B takeover of ABB's robotics division, FT reports, and six more stories.
Of the 4,158 companies Dealroom counts as unicorns, 235 founders started two or more and 29 started three or more. All seven of Noubar Afeyan's came out of Flagship Pioneering, the biotech company builder he runs, including Moderna and Lila Sciences.
Integrated property management software and services platform.
CPFBChristian Pind Schmidt & Frederik Buchardt founded it. Schmidt worked at Signifly and Nova Founders Capital. Buchardt studied at Copenhagen Business School.
China's top economic planner told SoftBank it will not allow the deal, the Financial Times reported. China is about 30% of ABB Robotics' business, and the FT says the regulator was worried that robotics data would leave the country to train AI models abroad, including OpenAI's, in which SoftBank is a major investor. SoftBank, ABB and the regulator have not commented.
New Zealand food tech startup Andfoods has launched its dairy-free whipping cream, made from fermented black gram protein, into Singapore's foodservice channel.
Oracle has cancelled a multibillion-dollar chip-leasing contract with Tencent, the Financial Times reported on November 4, citing people familiar with the matter.
Nvidia has told cloud and data center customers worldwide to keep Chinese companies to no more than 49% of their customer base, according to the Financial Times, cited by Bloomberg on November 3.
The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.
The Global edition with the best from Oceania added. It goes out every morning. Set your regions to get the best from them by email, alongside the day's biggest stories.
Laza MedicalCampbell$160M Series B
SentraTel Aviv-Yafo$150M Series C
REVELMadrid$132M Late VC
JM
SPJerry Miao & Shiyi Peng founded it. Miao worked at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. Peng previously founded Deepcruit.
ProfoundNew York
HermeusAtlanta
NavinaNew York
