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Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Luminar, the lidar manufacturer that rode a wave of self-driving car hype to land deals with major automakers like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, filed for bankruptcy Monday. The company has been mired in a legal fight with its founder and former CEO, Austin Ru…

#startups #selfdriving #business #supplychain #semiconductor #technology #automotive

Luminar sells chip subsidiary as company files for bankruptcy

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

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2 months / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Lidar-Maker Luminar Files For Bankruptcy

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Self-Driving Technology Maker Luminar Files Bankruptcy

2 months / wsj / Andrew Scurria

Lidar maker Luminar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and lines up $110M asset sale

2 months / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (LAZR) Stock: Faces 55% Drop Amid Chapter 11 Filing

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy

2 months / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Volvo Supplier Luminar Files Bankruptcy After Contract Dispute

2 months / bloomberg / Reshmi Basu

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Mirelo Raises $41M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Mirelo, a Berlin, Germany-based audio company generating synchronized sound effects for videos, raised $41M in Seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Atlantic.vc and TriplePoint Capital. Angel in…

#ai #startups #vc #aiethics #business #europe #creativity #animation #algorithm

AI Sound Generator Startup Mirelo Raises $41M Seed Round Led By Index And A16z

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Audio generation startup Mirelo nabs $41M investment

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Berlin-based Mirelo raises €35 million seed round co-led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz

2 months / eu-startups / Thomas Ohr

AI sound generator startup Mirelo grabs $41M seed round, led by Index and A16z

2 months / tech / John Reynolds

Mirelo Raises $41M in Seed Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Mirelo raises $41M from Index and a16z to solve AI video’s silent problem

2 months / techcrunch / Anna Heim

Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16965 / 6 stories in 2 months


IVFmicro Secures £3.5M To Improve IVF Accessibility And Outcomes

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - IVFmicro, a University of Leeds spinout focused on improving IVF outcomes by enhancing embryo quality and quantity per cycle, has raised £3.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Northern Gritstone and supported by the Innovate UK Investor Pa…

#startups #innovation #biotech #digitalhealth #health #investment #business #biology #research

Leeds-based fertility tech group raises £3.5m

2 months / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

IVFmicro Secures £3.5M To Improve IVF Accessibility And Outcomes

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

IVFmicro raises £3.5M to make IVF treatment accessible for all

2 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

With £3.5M backing, IVFmicro’s microfluidics could fix IVF’s 70% failure rate

2 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 16961 / 4 stories in 2 months


London-based PolyAI raises €73.2 million to scale its enterprise conversational AI platform

Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - PolyAI, a UK-based enterprise conversational AI company founded in 2017, has raised €73.2 million ($86 million) in Series D funding to develop its technology further and expand its global footprint. The round was co-led by Georgian, Hedosophia and Khosla …

#ai #startups #vc #automation #enterprise #voice #technology

Call center chatbot startup PolyAI raises $86M at a $750M valuation

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

PolyAI Raises $86 Million to Bolster Conversational AI Platform

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

PolyAI raises £64m in UK government-backed round

2 months / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

PolyAI Raises $86M in Series D Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

London-based PolyAI raises €73.2 million to scale its enterprise conversational AI platform

2 months / eu-startups / Antonio L. Escárzaga

London-Based PolyAI Secures $86M Funding In Series D Round

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Nvidia-backed PolyAI raises $86M to make AI voice agents sound eerily human

2 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

PolyAI raises $86M

2 months / tech / John Reynolds

Nvidia’s VC arm backs PolyAI in $86m Series D round

2 months / sifted

Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 3:20 am / permalink 16955 / 9 stories in 2 months


Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe

Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Europe’s push for digital sovereignty has transformed clouds, networks, and data infrastructure into strategic priorities. Yet the most…

#startups #vc #cybersecurity #mobiletech #infosec #government #europe #privacy #encryption #smartphone

Soverli Raises $2.6M in Pre-Seed Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Soverli Secures $2.6M To Advance Sovereign Smartphone Technology

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Zurich-based Soverli raises €2.2 million to bring sovereign security to everyday smartphones

2 months / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Soverli raises $2.6M to develop sovereign smartphone architecture

2 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 16952 / 5 stories in 2 months


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