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Michael Roberts on why 'Rentier Capitalism' is a misleading understanding.
EU companies: a ‘capitalism of rent’? – Michael Roberts Blog
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/eu-companies-a-capitalism-of-rent/

EU companies: a ‘capitalism of rent’?
Why is Europe falling behind in investment and growth compared with the US, let alone China and India?  In a new report, Labour Squeezed, Investment Stalled – the renowned economist Mariana Mazzuca…

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's fintech startup Navi raised $100M from Prosus, its first institutional capital raise, sources say at a ~$1.3B valuation (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/sach

Sachin Bansal's fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment | TechCrunch
The investment comes amid Navi plans to go public.

Infinity, founded by Jeremy Nixon, the creator of hacker network community AGI House, to build an inference library that runs on all chips, raised a $15M seed (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/infe

Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers | TechCrunch
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced Monday a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.  

Hong Kong-based Qupital, which offers cross-border ecommerce financing to SMEs, raised a $300M Series C led by M Capital as it weighs a possible IPO (FinTech Global)
https://fintech.global/2026/09/15/qupital-eyes-ipo-after-landmark-300m-series-c-round/

Qupital eyes IPO after landmark $300m Series C round
Qupital, an AI-driven trade finance platform focused on cross-border e-commerce, has raised $300m in combined new capital, anchored by a Series C funding round aimed at accelerating its expansion into overseas markets. The financing was led by Asia-based asset manager M Capital, with additional asset-backed securities commitments from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Quester […]

Cybersecurity data company Prevalent AI raised $22M from Integrity Growth Partners, marking the nine-year-old startup's first-ever outside capital raise (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/19/prevalent-a…

Prevalent AI raises first outside capital in nine years with $22M round - SiliconANGLE
Prevalent AI raises first outside capital in nine years with $22M round - SiliconANGLE

Nvidia, with quarterly free cash flow up 18x over the past three years to $48.5B, is using its balance sheet and credit rating to build an AI capital moat (Ari Levy/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/nvidias-ai-moat-is-shifting-from-chips-to-capital.…

Nvidia's AI moat is shifting from chips to capital
Nvidia still has dominant market share in AI chips, but with competition picking up steam, the company is taking greater advantage of another key asset.

Rivian spinout Also, which is developing autonomous driving tech, raised a $150M Series D led by Prysm Capital, after announcing a $200M round in March 2026 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/rivian-spinout-also-raises-another-150…

Rivian spinout Also raises another $150 million | TechCrunch
The round, led by Prysm Capital, will fund the company's expansion beyond pedal-assist electric bikes and commercial cargo quads to autonomous delivery vehicles.

LSEG: Morgan Stanley collected $2.3B in debt and equity capital market fees in H1 2026, up from $1.4B in H1 2025, driven by AI infrastructure financing deals (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e2a3ea85-e4f2-4344-ac70-8410333e8749

Uber, Verne, and Pony.ai launch autonomous rides in Zagreb, making the Croatian capital the first European city where users can book such rides via Uber's app (Anzar Mehraj/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/uber-launches-aut…

UK-based Unit1, which develops "hyper-realistic" digital avatars of musicians to recreate classic concerts, raised nearly £15M from Balderton Capital and others (Alex Lawson/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/

UK startup snares $20m to recreate gigs with ‘hyper-realistic’ digital avatars
Unit1 hopes to offer cheaper version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venue