Handwave raises $4.2M to launch palm-based payments in Europe and the US
Cate Lawrence / tech - Latvian biometric startup- Handwave has raised $4.2 million in Seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US. Handwave turns your palm into a secure, contact...
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Safe reels in $70M for its cyber risk analysis platform
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Safe Securities Inc., a startup that helps companies evaluate the effectiveness of their cybersecurity efforts, has raised $70 million in funding. The Series C round was announced today. Avataar Ventures led the investment with participation from Asia Ven…
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Figma readies blockbuster IPO amidst high investor enthusiasm
Figma is preparing for its highly anticipated Wall Street debut, positioning itself as one of the largest VC-backed tech companies to go public in years. The IPO is generating significant buzz, as investors anticipate strong market performance and a transformative impact on the design software landscape.
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Figma IPO valuation and pricing update rocks the tech scene
Figma’s public debut grabbed headlines as the design software firm secured a $19 billion valuation alongside pricing above expectations. The offering underscores strong market appetite and investor confidence amid a competitive landscape for high-profile tech IPOs.
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Observe raises $156M to accelerate enterprise shift to AI-native observability
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - The artificial intelligence-native observability company Observe Inc. said today it has raised $156 million in a Series C round of funding. The round was led by Sutter Hill Ventures, which also led its $115 million Series B raise in March of last year. Ma…
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Tzafon raises $9.7M pre-seed to scale AI compute and launch Lightcone
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Tzafon has closed a total of $9.7 million in a pre-seed round to significantly expand its computing infrastructure, accelerate the development of its autonomous AI agent technology, and launch Lightco...
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AI-native clinical documentation startup Ambience Healthcare raises $243M
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Ambience Healthcare Inc., a provider of ambient artificial intelligence documentation tools, said today it has closed on $243 million in Series C funding, bringing its total amount raised to date to more than $345 million. It’s one of the biggest funding …
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Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round
Marina Temkin / techcrunch - The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.
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Figma raises IPO range to $30-$32 per share, in deal that could value company at nearly $19 billion
cnbc - The new valuation is still below what Adobe offered to pay to buy Figma in 2022.
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Beijing’s Newest AI Threat: Z.ai’s GLM-4.5 Undercuts DeepSeek and GPT-4 on Price and Performance
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Chinese startup Z.ai's new AI model costs 87% less than DeepSeek while running on half the chips. Built despite US trade restrictions, GLM-4.5 uses 'agentic' approach that breaks tasks into steps—potentially reshaping how AI works.
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German AI startup Cognigy hoovered up by US customer service firm NiCE
John Reynolds / tech - A German AI agents startup is being acquired by a US customer service company in a near $1bn deal, in what is thought to be Europe’s biggest AI exit to date.German startup Cognigy, founded in 2016, is...
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E2B shares its vision of sandboxed, cloud environments for every AI agent after raising $21M in funding
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Agentic cloud infrastructure startup E2B said today it has raised $21 million in early-stage funding to build out an entirely new, open-source infrastructure for running artificial intelligence agents securely in the cloud. The startup, officially known a…
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LegalOn Secures $50M Series E Funding for Legal AI Innovations
LegalOn, a leader in legal AI for contracting, raised $50 million in a Series E round. The funding will drive product development enhancements and support its global expansion, reinforcing its innovative stance in the legal tech market.
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Armada Secures $131M to Accelerate Edge Computing Expansion
Armada, a startup focused on portable data centers and edge computing, secured a $131 million funding round to boost its hyperscale edge platform. The fresh influx of capital is set to enhance computing operations in remote locations, highlighting the growing appeal of decentralized data solutions.
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VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his own firm
Marina Temkin / techcrunch - Lazarte has only been at Benchmark for two years. He backed startups like Mercor, HeyGen, and Decart AI.
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Lovable hits $100m ARR, claims to be the fastest-growing software company ever
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GV and Harry Stebbings back German proptech Buena in $26.5m Series A
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21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight
Tage Kene-Okafor / techcrunch - Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren’t planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup, Delve, which announced a $3 million seed round in January, was growing fast and signing customers at a steady clip. Then, inbound interest started r…
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Sunsave raises £113m to expand its solar subscription service
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Figma looks to raise nearly $1 billion as it kicks off its IPO roadshow
Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Figma looks to offer more than 36 million shares with an expected price range between $25 and $28 a share.
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