Electric scooter startup Infinite Machine has raised $9 million in a seed round led by prominent Silicon Valley venture capital fund a16z.

Paladin Drones has raised $5.2 million in a seed round financing led by Gradient Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Toyota Ventures.

One of Napa Valley’s most iconic wine companies The Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE: NAPA) has agreed to be acquired for $1.95 billion by Butterfly Equity.

MMA fighter and entrepreneur Conor McGregor has entered into a partnership with Alta Global Group (NYSE: MMA) to expand his capacity as a brand spokesperson.

Bill Gates founded venture capital fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures has raised $839 million for a new fund focused on clean tech, decarbonization, and energy.

Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund ADQ is purchasing a minority ownership stake in iconic auction house Sotheby's.

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner have raised $12 million for their newly launched venture known as Freestyle Chess.

Texas based defense tech startup Saronic has raised $175M USD in a new Series B financing round led by legendary venture capital firm a16z.

Open source artificial intelligence startup Sentient has raised $85 million in a new seed round financing that was co-led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

Legendary Silicon Valley venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins has raised $2 billion for two new venture capital funds.