Private market news feed.

French AI firm Mistral announced Thursday partnerships with BMW and the aerospace group Airbus as it aims to boost growth by fostering links with defence and industry giants.

Source: France24

Base Power, a three-year-old home-battery startup, is in talks to raise funds at a $12 billion valuation.

Source: TheInformation

Mistral AI has launched a new product called Vibe, expanded into industrial AI, and announced a data center initiative as part of its strategy to challenge US AI dominance and achieve full value-chain presence.

Source: Venturebeat

Glean, a company often described as the Google for enterprise, said it has reached $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), a three-fold increase from the $100 million milestone it reached just 15 months ago.

Source: TechCrunch

Sacra estimates Clio hit $500M in ARR in April 2026, up from $433M at the end of 2025 (+84% YoY).

Source: Sacra

Visa has announced an undisclosed investment in AI coding platform Replit. The two companies are also exploring how to integrate Visa’s payment products into Replit, so that developers — and the AI agents they build — can accept payments directly from customers without leaving the platform.

Source: TechCrunch

OpenEvidence has integrated ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) guidelines, figures, and flowcharts into its specialty oncology model, expanding its evidence-based clinical content for oncology use cases.

Source: News-Press NOW

ClickHouse has tripled its annualized revenue to $250M ARR and is positioning itself for a potential IPO while also pursuing further M&A activity, marking a major growth milestone for the company.

Source: TechCrunch

Kraken has launched a new proprietary trading program, entering the funded trading space following a recent acquisition, marking a significant expansion of its trading product offerings.

Source: Finance Magnates

Kraken has introduced a Bitcoin Vault product that allows BTC holders to earn yield of up to 2.5% through lending vaults, expanding its suite of yield-generating offerings for crypto users.

Source: CoinDesk

Edmonds became the third city in its county to cancel its Flock Safety contract, while Fitchburg's Common Council also voted to discontinue its agreement with the company. The moves reflect a broader trend of municipalities reconsidering their license plate reader deployments.

Source: HeraldNet.com

Polymarket is exploring requiring traders to identify themselves as the platform faces growing sanctions exposure and legal risks, signaling a potential shift away from its historically anonymous model.

Source: The Information