... annotation platform Scale AI , acquiring about 49% of the shares at a valuation of ~$28 billion. This strategic deal emphasizes the efforts of major IT players to acquire key AI capabilities. Additionally, fueled by demand for AI infrastructure, American cloud provider CoreWeave announced the purchase of mining company Core Scientific for $9 billion to retrofit its data center network (initially built for cryptocurrency mining) for AI needs. Interest in defense and aerospace technologies is also leading to major deals. In Europe, there has been unprecedented sector growth: German startup Helsing raised approximately €600 million in an investment round led by the Prima Materia fund (the investment company co-founded by ...

... increase compared to the previous year. The number of M&A deals also rose (over 900 deals in half a year), indicating a revival of "exits" through corporate sales. Here are some of the largest acquisitions of the year: Google Acquires Wiz: technology giant Google announced the acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion. This record amount makes it the largest startup acquisition in the industry's history and emphasizes the willingness to pay a premium for leading positions in cloud security. OpenAI and Jony Ive's Project: ...

... companies are again prepared to spend billions on promising startups. A classic example is Google's announced acquisition of the cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion—one of the largest M&A deals of the decade, illustrating that competition for technologies in cloud and security is peaking. Simultaneously, these giants are pursuing significant minority investments: Meta invested $14.8 billion for a 49% stake in Scale AI, effectively becoming a co-owner of one of the market leaders in data for AI. This format—where ...

... capital, Sberbank can provide credit lines to Roscosmos and offer investment instruments to fund space programs. This could include creating funds to support startups working on space technologies or issuing bonds to attract funds. Integration of AI and Cloud Technologies: Sberbank is actively advancing AI and big data analytics. These technologies can be applied in the space industry for processing vast amounts of data collected from satellites, predicting weather conditions, assessing atmospheric states,...

... artificial intelligence. Among recent examples is the acquisition of the email service Superhuman by Grammarly as part of a strategy to create an AI platform for productivity, as well as increased activity from IT giants buying promising developments in cloud technology and AI. The overall trend shows that both traditional tech corporations and the "unicorns" themselves are increasingly becoming buyers of startups, aiming to strengthen their market positions. The wave of M&A deals is reshaping the ...