// Weekly. 1 Nov 2026

Coverage period: 25 October–1 November 2026 For information only

This week in brief

Anthropic publicly filed its S-1 on 26 October.
Kalshi closed a $1bn Series G at a $40bn post-money valuation on 29 October.
Anduril is reportedly weighing a new funding round at around $120bn.

Defence

Anduril

Per press reports (28 October), it is considering a new funding round at a valuation of around $120bn. The company has not confirmed this. (FourWeekMBA (opens in a new tab))

On 27 October, Anduril and Qualcomm announced BlueChip, a line of US-made rugged computers. The first laptop is scheduled to ship in 2027. (Yahoo Finance / Manufacturing Dive (opens in a new tab))

Shield AI

On 29 October, it signed an MoU with Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies to explore integrating its Hivemind autonomy software into Qatari-designed uncrewed surface vessels. (The Defense Post (opens in a new tab))

Helsing

On 26 October, it unveiled the Contra autonomous air-defence system and two interceptors, AD-1 Inferno and AD-2 Ambush. (Breaking Defense (opens in a new tab))

Epirus

On 26 October, it announced that its Leonidas high-power microwave system was named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026. (WebWire (opens in a new tab))

Firehawk Defense

On 29 October, it raised a Series D of more than $150m at a valuation reported above $1.4bn, co-led by Advent International and Rochefort Asset Management. (Tech Startups (opens in a new tab))

Space

Blue Origin

On 24 October, it completed assembly of a new 430-ft vehicle access tower at Launch Complex 36. Per Aviation Week (26 October), New Glenn pad operations are on track to resume in November. The company still targets a return to flight before the end of 2026. (Aviation Week (opens in a new tab), Advanced Television (opens in a new tab))

On 29 October, it launched ATLAS, a registered apprenticeship programme for space manufacturing. (Blue Origin (opens in a new tab))

Robotics & autonomy

Physical Intelligence

It is reportedly in talks to raise at least $1bn at a valuation of around $20bn (Bloomberg, 27 October). Avenir and Lux Capital are reported as potential leads. (TNW (opens in a new tab))

Bedrock Robotics

On 26 October, it raised a $600m Series C at a $4.1bn valuation, co-led by CapitalG and Emergence. (TechCrunch (opens in a new tab))

AI & compute

Cohere

On 29 October, it announced an initial close of a Series E targeting up to C$7bn, led by Schwarz Group, with participation from Nvidia and the Government of Canada. Reuters reported an expected valuation of about C$36bn. (Tech Startups (opens in a new tab))

Fluidstack

Investment firm Situational Awareness is reportedly pitching investors on a round valuing Fluidstack at around $40bn (Bloomberg, 29 October). (AI Weekly (opens in a new tab))

Crusoe

On 26 October, it was reported to have secured a $700m financing facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance for power-generation equipment. (The Tech Capital (opens in a new tab))

Mistral AI

On 29 October, it released open weights for Mistral Large 4, a trillion-parameter model. (TechCrunch (opens in a new tab))

Advanced manufacturing

Re:Build Manufacturing

On 28 October, it announced a $2.1bn raise co-led by General Catalyst and JPMorgan. No valuation was disclosed. (Ventureburn (opens in a new tab))

Financial infrastructure

Kalshi

On 29 October, it closed a $1bn Series G at a $40bn post-money valuation, co-led by Sequoia and Wellington Management. (Tech Startups (opens in a new tab))

Ripple

On 26 October, it received final OCC approval to establish Ripple National Trust Bank. At its Swell conference (27–29 October), it said its RLUSD stablecoin is live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, and that BNY now supports custody of XRP and RLUSD. (The Block (opens in a new tab), Admirals (opens in a new tab))

Chainalysis

On 30 October, it disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which customer names, email addresses and role labels were accessed. The company said there was no evidence that investigation content or credentials were accessed. (Blockchain.News (opens in a new tab))

IPO & listings

Anthropic

On 26 October, it filed its S-1 publicly. It reportedly plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker “ANT”, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading. Press reports cite an expected valuation of $1.5–2 trillion. (Axios (opens in a new tab), Trew Knowledge (opens in a new tab))

Policy & budgets

Golden Dome

Press reports dated 31 October cite an upfront cost of about $185bn for the US missile-defence programme, with long-term sustainment estimates far higher. (Anduril News summary (opens in a new tab))

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