◆ Daily Global-Macro Brief LIVE
TODAY IN 30 SECONDS
  1. Railway raises $100m to build AI-native cloud platform challenging AWS

Tech/AI 1

  • Railway secures $100m Series B led by TQ Ventures, valuing the AI-native cloud startup at a premium amid developer demand for faster infrastructure
  • Platform claims deployments under 1 second vs 2-3 minutes for AWS/Google Cloud, with 10x developer velocity and up to 65% cost savings
  • Company abandoned Google Cloud in 2024 to build proprietary data centers, enabling 50% undercutting of hyperscalers' pricing via second-by-second billing