2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (250+ words) Thomas Wolf announces Hugging Face Open Alignment team Dealroom Thomas Wolf announces Hugging Face Open Alignment team In a 10 September 2026 post, Thomas Wolf, co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Hugging Face, announced that the company is starting an Open Alignment…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (254+ words) What's the deal? TRM Labs has raised a Series C extension that doubles its valuation to $2 billion, six months after the San Francisco startup hit a $1 billion valuation in a $70 million Series C. Chief executive officer Esteban Castano called the new…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (285+ words) What's the deal? NetSPI and Synack have signed a definitive agreement to merge, forming what the companies call the industry's leading offensive cybersecurity platform. NetSPI specialises in modern penetration testing, while Synack focuses on continuous security validation. The combined company…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (191+ words) What's the deal? Vital Records Control (VRC Companies, LLC) has acquired AskTuring, an AI platform company, the Memphis-based information governance provider announced on August 25, 2026. Terms were not disclosed. What each does: VRC offers secure records storage, document shredding, digital transformation, and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) CoArena: Crowdsourced benchmark for computer-use agents Dealroom CoArena: Crowdsourced benchmark for computer-use agents What’s the deal? CoArena, formerly known as Coasty, is developing a crowdsourced benchmark for computer-use AI agents. Its product video contrasts polished, staged demonstrations with live trials…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) What's the deal? Anthropic is embedding its Mythos 5 model into cybersecurity products for security operations, incident response, threat intelligence, and detection engineering. It is also launching Claude Security in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers, with a $35 million credit fund…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) What's the deal? Anthropic has launched Project Glasswing, a collaborative cybersecurity initiative backed by a $35 million fund for open-source security projects, plus up to $100 million in model usage credits and $4 million in direct donations. It brings together AWS, Apple, Google,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) What's the deal? Broadcom is in talks with lenders to raise more than $60bn in debt to finance AI chips for Anthropic and other companies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Blackstone and Apollo Global Management are in talks to take part. Spokespeople…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) EliseAI in talks for $3.7B valuation in new funding round Dealroom EliseAI in talks for $3.7B valuation in new funding round What's the deal? EliseAI, a startup that builds AI tools for the housing sector, is in talks to raise a Series…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (189+ words) What's the deal? Cloud-based business systems company Kleer has acquired Plock, a B2B startup that helps customers manage contracts, revenue, and transaction-based business models. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. What's the endgame? Kleer, formerly known as PE Accounting,…...