In a major move for the enterprise software sector, Hg Capital is buying OneStream for $6.4 billion. Shareholders will get $24 per share, a significant premium over the recent trading price.
Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippine chain that beats McDonald’s at home, is planning a major corporate split. The company wants to spin off its international business and list it separately in the United States by 2027, pending approvals. Existing shareholders would get a stake in the new entity.
The founders of West Co are taking on the “terrible devastation” wrought by social media. Their first app, Tangle, asks users about their daily intentions.
Investor interest in the creator economy has shifted dramatically. According to a new analysis, the big money in 2025 flowed to AI content creation, social shopping apps, and platforms trying to build the next big community, leaving traditional influencer services behind.
Venture funding for fintech companies increased for the first time since 2021, hitting $55.94 billion globally. But the real story is the concentration of capital, with prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi securing $3.71 billion of that total in mega-rounds.
The Japanese investment giant SoftBank has completed its planned $40 billion stake in OpenAI. The deal, first agreed to in early 2025, cements SoftBank’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is making one of its biggest AI bets yet, acquiring the startup Manus for over $2 billion. The deal is a landmark because Manus was founded in China, instantly raising geopolitical eyebrows. Can Meta navigate the political minefield to get the tech it wants?
OpenAI is trying to hire a new Head of Preparedness, a role CEO Sam Altman admits will be “stressful.” The job pays $555,000 a year plus equity, but experts argue it’s “close to an impossible job” that requires telling Altman to slow down.
Mizuho Financial Group is taking a different path than its Japanese rivals. Instead of buying banks, it’s using boutique acquisitions and AI to fuel a global corporate banking expansion and a domestic retail push.
The bar for a Series A is sky-high. Investors are looking for undeniable product-market fit, repeatable sales, and founders with relentless passion. Here’s what they said at TechCrunch Disrupt.
