Lisa Du / Bloomberg:
General Atlantic purchases a $96M minority stake in Japanese HR software unicorn SmartHR, marking the PE firm's first growth equity investment in Japan  —  General Atlantic completed its first growth equity investment in Japan and plans to do more, citing an increase in entrepreneurship …

InsurTech Analyst:
Federato, which provides AI-powered insurance lifecycle software, raised a $100M Series D led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, taking its total funding to $180M+  —  Federato, the AI-native insurance software provider, has secured $100m in its Series D round to accelerate the adoption …

Bloomberg:
New York-based emergency alerts platform RapidSOS raised $100M led by Apax Digital Funds, a source says at a $1B+ valuation, for US and international expansion  —  Emergency services company RapidSOS raised $100 million in a deal led by Apax Digital Funds to help it expand, including internationally.

Anna Heim / TechCrunch:
Finland-based NestAI raised €100M led by Finland's sovereign fund Tesi and Nokia to build AI products for defense applications, including for unmanned vehicles  —  Finnish startup NestAI has raised €100 million (about $115 million) in a funding round led by Finland's sovereign fund …

Rani Molla / Sherwood News:
Alphabet's stock closed at a record high of $299.66 on November 21, continuing a strong recent run after Google's Gemini 3 impressed analysts and consumers  —  The internet giant has a lot going for it right now.  —  Google parent Alphabet hit a record closing high of $299.66 today …