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In what had been a record until SpaceX went public, the state-owned oil company had raised $29.4 billion after exercising its own greenshoe option.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Semafor, the startup founded by journalist Ben Smith and former Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith, earlier this year announced it had raised $30 million, valuing the company at $330 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Neura said Wednesday it had raised up to $1.4 billion in fresh fundraising from backers including Bosch, chip giant Nvidia, Amazon and crypto group Tether.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

His firm also announced it had raised $500 million in credit facilities organized by Deutsche Bank Securities, Jefferies Financial Group, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Comerica Bank to finance production and other acquisitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When the count reached forty-six and I couldn’t seem to locate any new bunches of hogs, Mama and I decided that was all the pigs the sows had raised that year.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson