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Series A rounds of $100M+ hit multi-year high in 2024
Crunchbase data shows global startups have closed at least 114 Series A rounds of $100 million or more this year.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Bootstrapped Be Incremental joins ScaleUp House cohort
Be Incremental, a B2B SaaS startup focused on ad optimization, has been selected for ScaleUp House’s first cohort.
Reporting: calcalistech.com
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Japanese firm raises billions to mass-produce AI startups
A company blending external AI tools with in-house development has secured significant funding.
Reporting: note.com
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Basecamp Research secures $140M to train AI on 1M+ species data
Basecamp Research, a gene therapy firm using AI to design treatments, closed a $140 million Series C. The funding will expand its EDEN biological AI models.
Reporting: msn.com
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Seattle startup Hubble Network hits $1.6B valuation with $200M raise
Hubble Network, a Seattle-based company building a satellite network for Bluetooth devices, has secured $200 million in funding, pushing its valuation to $1.6 billion.
Reporting: msn.com
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Unilever Ventures backs Arey in Series A funding round
Arey has secured Series A financing with Unilever Ventures taking the lead.
Reporting: msn.com
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Upwind acquires Aegis, launches AI security research lab
Cloud security firm Upwind has acquired Israeli AI security startup Aegis and established a new cyber research lab.
Reporting: ynetnews.com
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AI agents track business metrics 24/7 in new $3M seed startup
A startup co-founded by ex-Amazon and Opendoor executives has built AI agents that monitor key business metrics in real time.
Reporting: msn.com
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AI co-creation startup Demoverse secures $600K from Lumikai
Demoverse, a platform enabling users to design products, vote on ideas, and earn royalties from commercialized concepts, has raised $600,000.
Reporting: techobserver.in
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AI shifts focus in climate tech VC as fundraising drops
Climate tech venture capital fundraising has declined, but AI is increasingly influencing deals in the sector.
Reporting: msn.com
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Numeral secures $100M for AI-driven sales tax compliance
A platform automating sales tax compliance, Numeral, has closed a $100 million Series C round.
Reporting: thenextweb.com
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Ekai secures $1.7M to validate AI agents for enterprise data
A startup called Ekai has raised $1.7 million to develop software that verifies the business context of AI agents before they handle corporate data.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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