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New York-based AI marketing startup Profound has secured a $1.8 billion valuation after closing a $180 million Series D. The round follows a $96 million Series C raised…
Reporting: bizjournals.com, msn.com
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Samsung led a $3.5 billion funding round for a French AI startup, with Orrick, Morgan Lewis, and Latham among the legal advisors.
Reporting: law.com
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Y Combinator maintained its position as the most active startup investor in August, according to a recent ranking.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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A London startup, OriginalVoices, has raised £1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Iona Star, a venture capital firm.
Reporting: businessmole.com
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Exein, a startup developing security for robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles, has raised $270 million at a $1.7 billion valuation.
Reporting: ventureburn.com
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A chip startup founded by former Intel engineers has raised $100 million to build hardware and software aimed at speeding up data movement in increasingly complex AI data centers.
Reporting: msn.com
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A buy-now-pay-later firm based in the Gulf has secured $233 million in new funding. The round, led by Blue Pool Capital, pushes Tabby’s valuation to $6.5 billion.
Reporting: techinasia.com
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AI startup Flam has closed a $40 million Series B round, with QED Investors taking the lead.
Reporting: msn.com
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Digital payments firm Barq has closed a $329.5 million Series A round, valuing the company at $1.85 billion.
Reporting: msn.com
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AI infrastructure firm EUCLYD, based in Eindhoven, has closed a Series A round exceeding €200 million.
Reporting: unite.ai
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Exein, a cybersecurity firm based in Rome, secured €234 million in funding, elevating its valuation to €1.4 billion.
Reporting: eu-startups.com
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Investment in climate-focused technologies is declining, even as the crisis intensifies.
Reporting: thetechedvocate.org
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