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SpaceX lifted off on its first day as a public company, immediately jumping to $150 a share after it began trading on the Nasdaq, around 11% higher than the $135 figure at which it officially priced its IPO

Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s public markets debut on Friday, according to Bloomberg News.

SpaceX is the world’s largest IPO in history and means a big payday for some investors, employees, and of course, Elon Musk.

Aum Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on deep-tech and IP-led innovation, has launched its second fund, Aum Ventures - India Innovation Fund II

Consumer AI startup Equal AI has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital. The two investors had also co-led the company's $10 million Series A round

Spectrum Microfinance Bank Limited is currently inviting applications for its 2026 Graduate Trainee Program designed for young graduates

Prometheus, the physical AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, the former co-founder of Verily, Google’s life sciences unit, announced it raised $12 billion

SpaceX priced its 555.6 million shares at $135 each, the company said in an update on its website. That makes SpaceX officially the largest IPO in history

Theker is designed for that messier reality. Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker’s machines are built to be reconfigured.

This call is open to founders working on critical challenges across Climate, Health, AI, Emerging Technologies, FinTech, EdTech, Logistics, Supply Chain, and other impact-driven sectors

Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan, has secured undisclosed equity funding in a deal that values the company at US$1.4 billion.

Disrupt Africa has relaunched its “Pipeline” service, which allows corporates, investors and accelerator programmes to easily source innovative startups from across the continent.