BlackRock (BLK) Company Report

Axelera AI closed a $250 million Series A financing led by Innovation Industries and SiteGround Capital, with participation from BlackRock, CDP Venture Capital, EIC Fund, SFPIM, Invest-NL, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Verve Investments
The proceeds will accelerate global business growth by scaling production, expanding its 500+ customer base, and advancing its Europa and Metis edge AI platforms and Voyager SDK
Axelera’s solutions address energy and cooling constraints at the network edge, targeting sectors such as telecom, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, robotics, and security
This Series A is the largest ever for a pure-play edge AI semiconductor company, following over $450 million in funding secured since July 2021

2 days ago

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BlackRock backs $250M funding for Axelera AI

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Axelera AI raised over $250 million in a funding round led by Innovation Industries and joined by BlackRock, SiteGround Capital, and EU institutions.
The round brings total equity, grants, and venture capital raised since its July 2021 founding to more than $450 million.
The company’s Edge-First architecture addresses critical energy and thermal constraints for AI inference, supporting 500+ global customers across defense, industrial manufacturing, retail, agritech, robotics, and security sectors.
Proceeds will accelerate production capacity, expand the Partner Accelerator Network, and advance software tools and SDKs for global deployment.

2 days ago

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Axelera AI secures $250M funding led by Innovation Industries

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Axelera AI raised more than $250 million in its latest round led by Innovation Industries, with participation from BlackRock and other institutional investors.
The company has accumulated over $450 million in equity, grants, and venture debt since July 2021.
Axelera has shipped to its 500th global customer across industries such as defense, manufacturing, and retail.
Its edge-first architecture addresses AI energy and cooling constraints, targeting a projected $250 billion inference market by 2030.

3 days ago

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Better.com partners with Framework Ventures on $500M mortgage token

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Better Home & Finance teams with Framework Ventures to channel $500 million of mortgage credit into the Sky protocol’s stablecoin ecosystem.
Framework Ventures acquires a ~10% stake for $45 million, plus warrants for up to 211,312 Class A shares exercisable at $27 or 90% of VWAP, expiring on Feb 17, 2027.
Better plans to issue mortgage-backed tokens that generate yield, initially for accredited investors, with a potential retail “Home Token” launch later.
The company targeted a $7.7 billion valuation in its planned 2021 IPO, saw shares plunge over 90% on its 2023 debut, and now trades near $27 with a market cap of about $450 million.

4 days ago

Fortune

BlackRock: Mubadala boosts stake in iShares Bitcoin Trust by 46%

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Mubadala increased its IBIT holding to ~~12.7 million shares (~~$630 million), up 46% from the prior quarter
Abu Dhabi investment vehicles held over 20 million IBIT shares (~$1.1 billion) at year-end, including Al Warda’s ~8.2 million shares
Purchases occurred amid Bitcoin price weakness while IBIT remains the largest spot Bitcoin ETF
Other institutions also repositioned: Jane Street raised its IBIT stake by 7.1 million shares to 20.3 million (~$790 million); Goldman Sachs reported ~$1.1 billion in IBIT exposure within $2.36 billion of total crypto holdings

Feb 17, 2026, 3:57 PM

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BlackRock integrates BUIDL fund with UniswapX for onchain liquidity

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BlackRock’s BUIDL fund is now tradable on UniswapX via a strategic integration with Uniswap Labs and Securitize, enabling near-instant liquidity between BUIDL and USDC.
Trading is facilitated by Securitize Markets through UniswapX’s RFQ system, with authorized subscribers such as Flowdesk, Tokka Labs, and Wintermute, allowing 24/7 bilateral onchain settlements.
BlackRock has made a strategic investment in the Uniswap ecosystem but continues to disclaim investment advice or guarantees regarding UniswapX trading.

Feb 12, 2026, 3:37 PM

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BlackRock enables BUIDL liquidity via UniswapX integration

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Uniswap Labs and Securitize integrated to allow trading of BUIDL on UniswapX, providing near-instant liquidity between BUIDL and USDC.
Securitize Markets will facilitate trades for pre-qualified investors through an RFQ system on UniswapX with approved market makers such as Flowdesk, Tokka Labs, and Wintermute.
Institutions and authorized investors can for the first time trade tokenized BUIDL with self-custody, 24/7 access, 365 days a year.
BlackRock has made a strategic investment in the Uniswap ecosystem.

Feb 12, 2026, 3:37 PM

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BlackRock’s BUIDL fund gains on-chain liquidity via UniswapX integration

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BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) will be tradeable on UniswapX via Securitize’s integration, enabling near-instant on-chain liquidity between BUIDL and USDC.
Securitize Markets will facilitate RFQ trading with whitelisted institutional subscribers (e.g., Flowdesk, Tokka Labs, Wintermute), offering 24/7/365 two-way BUIDL transactions.
BlackRock has made a strategic investment in the Uniswap ecosystem to support this collaboration.

Feb 12, 2026, 3:34 PM

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BlackRock partners with Uniswap Labs and Securitize to enable liquidity options for BUIDL

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BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) will be tradable on-chain via UniswapX, unlocking near-instant liquidity between BUIDL and USDC through Uniswap Labs and Securitize integration.
Securitize Markets will facilitate trading under an RFQ framework using whitelisted subscribers (e.g., Flowdesk, Tokka Labs, Wintermute) with atomic settlement via smart contracts.
BlackRock has made a strategic investment in the Uniswap ecosystem but emphasizes it does not provide investment advice or guarantee the performance or liquidity of UniswapX.
The collaboration aims to bridge traditional finance’s regulatory standards with DeFi’s speed and openness, offering 24/7 market access for BUIDL holders.

Feb 12, 2026, 3:28 PM

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BlackRock makes BUIDL fund available on UniswapX for on-chain liquidity

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BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) is now tradeable on UniswapX via a strategic integration between Uniswap Labs and Securitize, enabling near-instant liquidity between BUIDL and USDC.
The on-chain trading leverages Securitize Markets’ RFQ framework and pre-qualified subscribers (e.g., Flowdesk, Tokka Labs, Wintermute) to source competitive quotes and settle transactions atomically.
BlackRock has also made a strategic investment in the Uniswap ecosystem, underscoring its commitment to DeFi integration.
The initiative aims to bridge traditional finance and DeFi by enhancing market efficiency, liquidity, and settlement speed, as highlighted by Hayden Adams of Uniswap Labs and Robert Mitchnick of BlackRock.