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Jeff Bezos' new AI venture Prometheus has raised $12B in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to about $41B. Meanwhile, OpenAI confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC, setting up a potential race with Anthropic as both companies seek massive new capital.This week's private company news:OpenAI announced that it will acquire Ona, "bringing its secure cloud execution and orchestration technology into our rapidly expanding Codex ecosystem." OpenAI said: "As Codex becomes more capable, its most valuable work is unfolding over hours or days, rather than minutes. We believe people should be able to delegate more ambitious work without remaining tied to the machine where it began. The work should continue beyond the initial session, with Codex making it possible to stay connected and check progress, provide direction, make decisions, and review results from anywhere. Ona will help us do that. Its technology provides secure, persistent environments where agents can access the tools, systems, and context they need to make progress over time."Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and the Trump administration are in ongoing discussions over a possible government stake in the ChatGPT maker, CNBC's Ashley Capoot and Kate Rooney. The talks have been in progress for over a year, as Altman first shared the idea with the White House last year, the authors say, citing a source familiar with the matter. Such discussions continued this week as the CEO met with a number of lawmakers and officials in Washington, D.C. to go over regulation and the latest developments in AI, the authors note. As part of a potential pact, OpenAI could donate equity to the U.S. government to seed something in the vein of a "Public Wealth Fund" that the ChatGPT maker outlined in its April policy proposal, the authors say.Some of the biggest capital raises by private companies this week include:Prometheus- Jeff Bezos' newest AI venture has secured a massive $12B funding round. Prometheus launched in November with $6.2B in initial backing and is now valued at roughly $41B. The latest funding round includes investments from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachsand BlackRock. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Microsoft, IBM, and Palantir.NEURA Robotics– The cognitive robotics company and creator of the Neuraverse announced a Series C financing with a total round size of up to $1.4B to accelerate its mission of building the world's leading Physical AI platform. The financing brings together global leaders across AI, robotics, compute, manufacturing and industrial infrastructure, including Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, imec.xpand, Bosch, Schaeffler, European Investment Bank, Lingotto Horizon, InterAlpen Partners and others. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Tesla, Symbotic, and iRobot.Cyera– The cybersecurity startup raised $600M at a $12B valuation in a round led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Cyberstarts and Temasek, in addition to all existing investors including Accel, AT&T Ventures, Blackstone, Coatue, Spark Capital, among others. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, and Fortinet.Flourish– The company said it raised $500M at a $2.5B valuation, with Amazonfounder Jeff Bezos contributing nearly $100M. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include AeroVironment.Helion– The Washington-based fusion energy company announced a $465M Series G investment round that was led by Thrive Capital. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Chevron, Nucor, and AMSC.Unicorns to watch this week:Insilico Medicine– The AI-driven drug discovery startup recently raised to unicorn status with its latest funding round. The company uses generative AI to design small molecule drugs and accelerate preclinical development. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Exscientiaand Recursion Pharmaceuticals.Innovaccer– The healthcare AI unicorn, valued at about $3.45B, is focusing on acquisitions and secondary rounds as it expands its healthcare data and analytics platform. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Phreesia, IQVIA, and CareCloud.Dataiku– The AI/machine-learning platform helps enterprises build, deploy and manage models. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Altair, Google, and IBM.Mammoth Biosciences– The company focuses on CRISPR-based diagnostics and therapeutics, using novel CRISPR systems. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include CRISPR Therapeutics, Editas Medicine, and Beam Therapeutics.Apex Space– The space company, which builds satellite platforms for commercial and government customers, recently reached unicorn status as demand for space based networks accelerates. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Redwire, AST SpaceMobile, and Iridium Communications.Other IPOs to watch:OpenAI– The company has confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC, which allows the company to submit its financials to regulators for review before they're made available to the public, CNBC.com's Ashley Capoot. Anthropic and OpenAI could be in a race to go public due to the massive amount of capital they're trying to raise, the report states.Bending Spoons– The technology company whose main businesses include AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Harvest, komoot, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo, and WeTransfer announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its ordinary shares. The timing of the offering, number of shares to be offered, and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Bending Spoons has applied to list its ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "BSP."Kardigan– The company has filed an initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The company has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "KARD." JP Morgan, Jefferies, Leerink Partners, and TD Cowen are acting as the underwriters for the offering.SpaceX– The company has officially submitted its Form S-1 with the SEC to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SPCX. Expected to be the largest IPO in history, the company targets raising up to $80B at a valuation exceeding $2T.Inspire Brands– The company announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Inspire Brands expects to use the net proceeds of the proposed offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its existing term loan facility and pay offering fees and expenses."Private Markets" is The Fly's recurring series of stories on the latest moves in the private sector, largest unicorn companies and initial public offerings to watch. 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Anthropic has confidentially filed for an IPO, giving the AI company the option to go public once the SEC completes its review. Meanwhile, SpaceX is preparing to launch a record setting offering of its own, aiming to raise $75B at a $1.75T valuation as its roadshow kicks off Thursday.This week's private company news:Anthropic said in a, "Anthropic, PBC confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of our common stock. This gives us the option to go public after the SEC completes its review. The proposed initial public offering will depend on market conditions and other factors. The number of shares to be offered and the price have not yet been set. This announcement is being published under Rule 135 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. It is not an offer to sell securities; nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy them. Any offers, solicitations of offers to buy, or any sales of securities will be made only in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act."SpaceX plans to raise a record $75B by pricing its IPO at $135 per share, selling 555.6 million shares and targeting a valuation of $1.75T, Reuters' Echo Wang, citing sources familiar with the matter. SpaceX's roadshow begins on Thursday.Base Power, a provider of home batteries for backup power, is in talks to raise around $1B at a $12B valuation, Forbes' Rashi Shrivastava and Anna Tong, citing four sources familiar with the matter. Ribbit Capital is in talks to lead the round, one of the sources said. Founded in 2023 by Zach Dell, son of billionaire computer pioneer Michael Dell, and Justin Lopas, Base Power installs and maintains large capacity home batteries which can serve as backup power if the main grid goes down.Some of the biggest capital raises by private companies this week include:AlphaSense– The AI platform announced the close of a $350M funding round valuing the company at $7.5B. The round was led by Vitruvian Partners, Accenture Ventures, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management, with additional new investors including D. E. Shaw Ventures and Pinegrove Opportunity Partners, along with existing investors including CapitalG, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Viking Global Investors. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Microsoft, Alphabet, and IBM.Mach Industries– The defense manufacturer building advanced unmanned systems for modern defense raised $300M in Series C funding. The round was led by Infinite Capital and Ribbit Capital, valuing the company at $1.8B.  Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RTX.Coralogix– The data and AI platform for observability announced it raised $200M in Series F funding. The round was co-led by Advent, CPPIB, and Greenfield, with participation from Brighton Park Capital, bringing total funding in Coralogix to $550M. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Datadog, Elastic, and New Relic.Town Inks– The personalized AI assistant raised $55M in Series A led by by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Forerunner Ventures and continued support from First Round Capital, Alt Capital, and Conviction. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Avery Dennisonand HP Inc..Corgi– The company announced a $106M Series B1 round, led by TCV with participation from Prime Capital, Zone 2 Ventures, Oliver Jung, Leblon Capital, Kindred Ventures, Quadri Ventures, First Order Fund, Vocal Ventures, Nordstar, GSBackers, Repeat Ventures, 8188 Capital, and other strategic investors. "This fresh round of funding brings the company's valuation to $2.6 billion. The financing will support continued expansion of Corgi's full-stack insurance platform and launch into new lines of commercial insurance," the company stated. Publicly-traded companies operating in the same space include Nvidia, UiPath, and iRobot.Unicorns to watch this week:Galvanize Therapeutics– The commercial‑stage medical technology company pioneering pulsed‑electric‑field therapies for oncology and chronic lung disease has recently closed an oversubscribed $100M Series C. Publicly-traded companies in the operating space include Opko Healthand Adverum Biotechnologies.Runway– The generative‑AI multimedia platform — valued at $3B-plus — continues to expand its model suite and enterprise footprint across video, image, and multimodal creation. Publicly-traded companies in the operating space include Microsoft, Alphabet, and Nvidia.Celonis– The process mining and execution management software company remains a top candidate for a high profile tech IPO. Publicly-traded companies in the operating space include UiPath, IBM, and SAP.Mistral AI– The European AI model developer is reportedly targeting a $600M raise at a $6B valuation, continuing its rapid ascent as a frontier‑model competitor. Publicly-traded companies in the operating space include Nvidia, Microsoft, and Alphabet.iCapital– The alternative‑investment platform — estimated at a $7.5B valuation — continues to scale its private‑markets access infrastructure for wealth managers and institutions. Publicly-traded companies in the operating space include Blackstone, Apollo Global, and Blue Owl.Other IPOs to watch:Kardigan– The company has filed an initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The company has applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "KARD." JP Morgan, Jefferies, Leerink Partners, and TD Cowen are acting as the underwriters for the offering.Quantinuum– The company priced 28M shares at $60.00. The deal size was increased to 28M shares from 26.5M and priced above the $53.00-$55.00 target range. JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book running managers for the offering. Quantinuum is a quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments.Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company– The company announced the launch of its initial public offering of 20M shares of its common stock. In connection with the offering, Sunshine expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The IPO price is expected to be between $13.50-$16.50 per share. Sunshine's common stock has been approved for listing, subject to official notice of issuance, under the ticker symbol "SSMR" on the New York Stock Exchange.Innio– The company announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common shares. The timing of the offering, number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Innio has applied to list its common shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "INIO." Innio designs, manufactures and services power systems under its Jenbacher and Waukesha brands. The company delivers power for applications including data centers, microgrids, grid stabilization, industrial energy and gas compression.Inspire Brands– The company announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Inspire Brands expects to use the net proceeds of the proposed offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its existing term loan facility and pay offering fees and expenses."Private Markets" is The Fly's recurring series of stories on the latest moves in the private sector, largest unicorn companies and initial public offerings to watch. Fly subscribers, add $PRIVATE to your portfolio for alerts on breaking news in the startup and venture capital space.