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(Bloomberg) — Sequoia Capital led a $1 billion funding round for Valar Atomics Inc. that the nuclear startup says will help it shift from demonstrating small reactors to producing them in volume.

Forbes’ 2026 lists demonstrate the significant growth in the AI startup ecosystem, with companies raising a collective $305.6 billion. The focus is shifting towards revenue discipline and tailoring AI solutions for enterprise needs as the technology becomes mainstream.

Five years ago, TikTok Shop‘s annual gross merchandise value (GMV) totaled less than $1 billion. In 2026, the ecommerce hub is on pace to increase that number a hundredfold. According to data from Momentum Works and Tabcut, TikTok Shop’s 2026 GMV has already surpassed $50 billion, with U.S. sales leading the way.

Visa (NYSE:V), the world’s largest electronic-payment processor, rose approximately 1% in Monday’s regular-session trading after agreeing to acquire fraud-intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash. Visa is buying the business from private-equity firm Permira and other investors. The transaction is intended to expand Visa’s cybersecurity, fraud-prevention, risk-management and security services as financial institutions face…

Africa’s biggest oil producer is making its strongest pitch yet to win back global energy investors.

Entrepreneurs supported by JumpStart Inc. and its partner network generated an estimated $1.9 billion in economic activity across Ohio in 2025, an 11 percent increase over 2024, according to the Cleveland nonprofit’s 2025 Economic and Fiscal Impact Report, released [date]. Since 2010, assisted companies have generated an estimated $16.9 billion in cumulative activity for the…

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JPMorgan Chase said on Monday it will invest $750 billion through 2035 to boost the U.S. housing supply, including financing for 1 million affordable housing units and assisting 500,000 people in buying homes. 

Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 has raised a $250 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation, more than tripling its valuation in 14 months. The San Francisco-based firm drew backing from returning investors NightDragon and NEA.

Federal cloud and AI contracts are on the rise. This comes as agencies race to modernize legacy systems and improve citizen services. It’s against this backdrop that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has expanded its relationship with Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM).