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Zipline secures a $1.5 billion funding round, led by Paradigm, WCM Investment Management, and Layer Global, pushing its valuation to $21.5 billion. The company also expands its partnership with Walmart to add 300 drone delivery sites across the U.S., scaling from 21 active sites. Zipline plans to use the funds to expand U.S. manufacturing and hire more workers to build a nationwide drone delivery network. The startup, originally focused on medical deliveries in Africa, now operates in five African countries, multiple U.S. cities, and Japan, delivering food, retail, agricultural, and health products using autonomous drones.

Nov 2026TechCrunchNews article

Valor Equity Partners secures approximately **$3.3 billion** for its newest investment fund. The Chicago-based firm expands its capital base to support further private equity deployments. No specific deployment plans or portfolio companies are disclosed in the announcement.

Nov 2026VCWire - Daily News From The Tech Venture Capital IndustryNews article

Nvidia is extending financial support to AI infrastructure providers like CoreWeave, Nebius, and IREN, but their stock prices have dropped over 30% this month amid credit market tightening. The company guarantees up to **$105 billion** for OpenAI’s Ohio data center and holds **$36 billion** in off-balance-sheet AI cloud backstops. Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, insists demand for AI compute remains strong but acknowledges a **capital scarcity** limiting growth. Recent setbacks include Firmus, Nscale, and SB Energy withdrawing or delaying IPO plans, raising concerns about neocloud stability despite Nvidia’s financial guarantees.

Oct 2026CNBC TechNews article

Flapping Airplanes Inc. secures $1 billion in funding just one year after its founding, achieving a $6 billion valuation. The AI research lab focuses on developing models requiring far less data than current systems, leveraging a proprietary **megakernel framework** that optimizes GPU efficiency for simultaneous training, inference, and real-time tasks. Founders Asher and Ben Spector, alongside Thiel Fellow Aidan Smith, lead a team of around two dozen researchers in San Francisco. Backers include Index Ventures, Lux Capital, Sequoia, GV, Nvidia, and others, citing demand for AI efficiency in robotics, trading, and life sciences.

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