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Comparables.ai raises USD $6 million in seed funding - IT Brief New Zealand

https://dealroom.co/news/160174-comparables-ai-raises-6m-seed-for-its-ai-dealmaking-platform/

Comparables.ai raises USD $6 million in seed funding

2026-10-07

Deals & Exits

Vance Street’s Fumex acquires Montreal air filtration firm Filtrabox

PE Hub · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

Filtrabox, by PAT Technology Systems, is a founder-owned Montreal designer and manufacturer of engineered systems that protect people, equipment and environments from airborne pollutants.

IPO Market Limps, But This Offering Could Change Everything

Investor's Business Daily · Oct 05, 2026 (2 days ago)

But the final months of 2026 could see a rebound, with Anthropic's blockbuster IPO waiting in the wings.

Elon Musk Proposes Renaming SpaceX Unit To Match Trump's View On AI

Investor's Business Daily · Oct 05, 2026 (2 days ago)

SpaceX stock is up about 18% from its IPO price.

IPOs in Play as AI, Private Capital Reinvent Accounting Sector - news.bloombergtax.com

news.bloombergtax.com · Oct 02, 2026 (5 days ago)

IPOs in Play as AI, Private Capital Reinvent Accounting Sector

IPO Stock Of The Week: Caris Pulls Back After More Than Doubling In Just Two Months

Investor's Business Daily · Oct 02, 2026 (5 days ago)

Caris stock is pulling back after more than doubling in just two months. Wait for the IPO stock to offer a new buy point.

Turnarounds & Distressed

3 Stocks Riding The AI Infrastructure Credit Boom - Simply Wall Street

Simply Wall Street · Oct 07, 2026 (Today)

3 Stocks Riding The AI Infrastructure Credit Boom

Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits

TechCrunch AI · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

"We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone."

More AI x PE

Comparables.ai Raises $6M Seed - BeBeez International

BeBeez International · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

Comparables.ai Raises $6M Seed

Apollo's Zelter Says Compute, Energy Will Be AI Bottlenecks

Yahoo Finance · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

Apollo's Zelter Says Compute, Energy Will Be AI Bottlenecks

Defense, data centers and AI driving private equity manufacturing investments - Manufacturing Dive

Manufacturing Dive · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

Defense, data centers and AI driving private equity manufacturing investments

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout

TechCrunch AI · Oct 05, 2026 (2 days ago)

TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products.

Italian private equity funds move AI beyond early investment, operation usage trials - ION Analytics

ION Analytics · Sep 24, 2026 (13 days ago)

Italian private equity funds move AI beyond early investment, operation usage trials

PE Funds Use AI to Tailor Strategies Amid Heavy Competition, Law360 – News - Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis · Sep 24, 2026 (13 days ago)

PE Funds Use AI to Tailor Strategies Amid Heavy Competition, Law360 – News

Fundraising & Capital

Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

TechCrunch AI · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.

Penguin Solutions Trumpets AI-Driven Beat-And-Raise Report

Investor's Business Daily · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

AI data-center infrastructure supplier Penguin Solutions smashed estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter. PENG stock rose.

AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO

TechCrunch AI · Oct 06, 2026 (Yesterday)

Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.

Funding Wrap: Nudge, Gravity, Alive App raise fresh capital - ET Entrepreneur

ET Entrepreneur · Oct 01, 2026 (6 days ago)

Funding Wrap: Nudge, Gravity, Alive App raise fresh capital

Private equity investment in healthcare hits record $191 billion as firms target AI and physician practices - The Business Journals

The Business Journals · Oct 01, 2026 (6 days ago)

Private equity investment in healthcare hits record $191 billion as firms target AI and physician practices

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