Full List of Companies To Watch

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• Tech Companies to watch for this week to March 30 2025

TECH COMPANIES TO WATCH:

OpenAI — Nearing a $40B funding round led by SoftBank, with initial $7.5B and a $22.5B tranche, potentially valuing the company at $300B.

Anduril — Demand for secondary shares surges following a $642M contract with the US Marine Corps and valuation rising to $36.3B. The company restricts stock transactions, fueling market frenzy.

BYD — Reported $107B in 2024 revenue, surpassing Tesla as an EV market leader. Growth driven by new battery tech enabling rapid charging, reshaping the automotive industry.

Mercury — Raised $300M in a Sequoia-led Series C, doubling valuation to $3.5B. Reported $500M revenue for 2024; plans workforce expansion, consumer banking launch, and acquisitions.

Island — Raised $250M in Series E, boosting valuation to $4.85B. The enterprise browser startup now has 450 customers, including Mattress Firm and Fiverr.

Nebius — Cloud compute provider Nebius may be a better long-term investment than CoreWeave with no debt and a diversified model beyond GPU deployment.

Rivian Also — The spin-out micromobility startup emerged with $105M from Eclipse Ventures to produce affordable EVs, unveiling a bike-like product in the US and Europe later this year.

Paid — Founded by Manny Medina, the startup aids AI agents in pricing and performance tracking, raising €10M in pre-seed to tackle billing challenges with a results-focused approach.

Manus AI — The Chinese startup behind the AI agent is targeting a $500M valuation in preparation for a potential IPO.

Alibaba — Stock surged over $100B due to core business growth and AI advancements, following Jack Ma's return and positive government sentiment, while focusing on e-commerce and cloud restructuring.

Ubisoft — Spinning off major franchises into a new subsidiary with Tencent investing €1.16B for a 25% stake, valuing it at €4B to enhance ecosystems and content quality.

Perplexity AI — Aims to acquire TikTok to develop an open-source algorithm in the U.S., enhancing transparency. It faces larger competitors like Oracle. Also in early talks for funding at an $18B valuation, up from $3B last year.

Xiaomi — The Chinese tech giant is raising up to $527M through a share placement to bolster its financial flexibility and support future growth initiatives.

FuriosaAI — Rejected an $800M Meta buyout offer to develop its own AI chips, aiming to compete with Nvidia and AMD, reflecting a trend of innovation over acquisition.

Liam Fedus — OpenAI's VP of research, is leaving to start a materials science AI company — potentially with OpenAI investment — to compete with DeepMind and Microsoft.

The Bot Company — Kyle Vogt's startup, aiming to create a household chore robot, raised $150M led by Greenoaks shortly after launch and his exit from Cruise.

Browser Use — Raised $17M to improve AI agents' website navigation by making web elements more readable, boosting task automation for developers; part of YC.

Revel — Launched its first fast-charging station with 12 chargers in San Francisco, aiming to expand to 125+ chargers in the Bay Area to support the 35% EV sales surge in 2024.

Accenture Hit by Cuts — Accenture shares fell 7.3% after losing U.S. government contracts due to tighter federal spending, despite better-than-expected earnings.

The Game Business — Christopher Dring launches a new gaming media brand with Geoff Keighley, featuring podcasts, newsletters, and events to provide industry insights and trends.

Hyundai — Announced a $21B U.S. investment, including a $5.8B steel plant in LA creating 1,400+ jobs, and a third automotive plant in GA, boosting EV market localization and reducing tariffs.

Arcade — The AI marketplace raised $25M Series A, totaling $42M, to expand from jewelry into home goods with tools like "Match My Room" and a new seller program.

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Tencent — Hunyuan-T1 AI model outperforms GPT-4.5 in reasoning, math.

Neo-1 AI — Advanced molecular design AI boosts drug discovery, disease combat.

BUZZY TECH
The Latest Deep Technology & Trends To Watch

Private Listening Tech — Ultrasonic beams of headphone-free private sound.

Solid-State DUV Laser — Chinese 193-nm laser offers new chip-making method.

Quantum Super Highway — MIT device for quantum processor comms efficiency.

Natural Hydrogen Discovery — France finds 46M tons of clean hydrogen, ~$92B.

Virus-Sized Pixels — Chinese nano-LEDs create ultra-high-res displays for AR/VR.

AI Cancer Detection — New AI model detects endometrial cancer 99% accurately.

Deep-Sea Cable Cutter — China submersible device can disrupt communications.

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