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🔋 #TodayinVC - All of the biggest deal announcements in venture capital - August 16th, 2024. Sourced from Litquidity's Exec Sum. 💰 Fundraising Announcements: - Fei-Fei Li's AI startup WorldLabs raised a $100M round at a $1B+ valuation led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (TC)  - Quantum Circuits, Inc., a superconducting quantum computers startup, raised a $60M Series B led by ARCH Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and more (PRN)  - Chaos Labs, a startup building on-chain risk management tools, raised a $55M Series A led by Haun Ventures(PRN)  - Vanilla, an estate planning software company, raised $30M in funding led by Insight Partners (BW)  - Black Forest Labs, a GenAI for images/videos, raised a $31M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (TC)  - Amount, a digital origination and decisioning SaaS platform, raised $30M from Curql (BW)  - AI code review startup CodeRabbit raised a $16M Series A led by CRV(TC)  - Intramotev, a startup developing autonomous EV trains, raised a $14M Series A led by Flybridge Capital Partners and Alpaca VC (FN)  - Consensus, an AI-powered search engine for scientific research, raised an $11.5M Series A led by Union Square Ventures (FN)  - Boosted.ai, a workflow automation startup for institutional investors, raised a $10M growth round from CIBC (BW)  - Goodfire, a startup developing tools to debug AI, raised a $7M seed round led by Lightspeed (BW)  - Software sales platform trumpet 🎺 raised a $6.4M seed round led by AlbionVC (EU) Congrats to all - what #startups do you have your eyes on? 👀 Follow Today in VC for daily #venturecapital news! 📆

🔋 #TodayinVC - All of the biggest deal announcements in venture capital - July 3rd, 2024. Sourced from Litquidity's Exec Sum. 💰 Fundraising Announcements: - AI coding startup Magic is in talks to raise over $200M at a $1.5B valuation from investors including Jane Street (RT) - Prodia, a distributed network of GPUs for AI inference solutions, raised a $15M seed round led by Dragonfly (PRN) - Pieces for Developers, a developer productivity tech startup, raised a $13.5M Series A led by Drive Capital (FN) - Pi Squared Inc., a universal ZK circuit, raised a $12.5M seed round led by Polychain Capital (FN) - Phaidra, an AI-powered control systems for data centers, raised a $12M round led by Index Ventures (TC) - Zedify, a UK-based cargo bike delivery network, raised $5.2M in funding from Mercia Ventures, GREEN ANGEL SYNDICATE LTD., and others (FN) - BoldHue, Inc., a face scanning device that dispenses customized foundation formulas, raised a $3.4M round led by Lucas Venture Group (TC) - Sensorita, a startup reducing construction waste from the construction industry, raised a $3.3M round led by Brick & Mortar Ventures (TC) Congrats to all - what #startups do you have your eyes on? 👀 Follow @Today in VC for daily #venturecapital news! 📆

🔋 #TodayinVC - All of the biggest deal announcements in venture capital - August 6th, 2024. Sourced from Litquidity's Exec Sum. 💰 Fundraising Announcements: - AI chip startup Groq raised a $640M round at a $2.8B valuation led by BlackRock (TC) - AI-powered location analytics startup Placer.ai raised a $75M round at a $1.45B valuation (TC) - Space-as-a-service startup Muon Space raised a $56.7M Series B led by Active Capital (TC) - Savvy Wealth, a digital-first platform for financial advisors, raised a $15.5M round led by Canvas Ventures (BW) - German spacetech DCUBED raised a $10.4M Series A led by Expansion and BayBG (EU) - Hedra, a GenAI startupfor videos , raised a $10M seed round from Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and others (FN) - Cartridge, an infrastructure provider for provable on-chain games, raised a $7.5M Series A led by BITKRAFT Ventures (FN) - Hyperbolic, a provider of GPU resources and AI services via cloud, raised a $7M seed round led by Polychain Capital and Lightspeed (FN) - VC and OpenAI-backer Thrive Capital raised $5B across two VC funds (WSJ) Congrats to all - what #startups do you have your eyes on? 👀 Follow Today in VC for daily #venturecapital news! 📆

🔋 #TodayinVC - All of the biggest deal announcements in venture capital - October 4th, 2024. Sourced from Litquidity's Exec Sum. · Cisco agreed to acquire up to $500M in existing shares at a $23B valuation in AI cloud-computing startup CoreWeave  · Submer, a startup building sustainable data centers, raised a $55.5M round led by M&G plc  · Voyage AI, a startup building 'RAG' tools to reduce AI hallucinations, raised a $20M Series A led by CRV  · AirOps, an all-in-one platform for AI-based marketing content, raised a $15.5M Series A led by Unusual Ventures · Swiss drone startup Voliro raised a $12M round led by Cherry Ventures  · Hybrid healthcare startup Rezilient Health raised a $10M Series A led by Govo Venture Partners · Avarra, an AI-based enterprise application, raised an $8M seed round led by Lightspeed · Argo Space, a startup building a reusable orbital transfer vehicle, raised a $7.9M round led by Crosslink Capital Congrats to all teams! Follow for daily #venturecapital news! 📆

🔋 #TodayinVC - All of the biggest deal announcements in venture capital - July 31th, 2024. Sourced from Litquidity's Exec Sum. 💰 Fundraising Announcements: - Fertility tracking app Flo Health Inc. raised a $200M Series C at a $1B+ valuation led by General Atlantic (TC) - Gradient AI, an AI solutions for insurance firms, raised a $56.1M Series C led by Centana Growth Partners (BW) - Type One Energy Group, a startup building a fusion reactor, raised a $53.5M seed extension led by Breakthrough Energy (TC) - Rhombus, a cloud-based physical security company, raised a $45M Series C led by NightDragon (PRN) - Faye, a travel insurance startup, raised a $31M Series B led by Portage (TC) - Axiad, an identity-first enabler of the zero-trust enterprise, raised a $25M round from Invictus Growth Partners (FN) - Perchwell, a modern data and workflow platform for residential real estate, raised a $25M Series B led by Lux Capital (FN) - Credo AI, an AI governance SaaS, raised $21M from CrimsoNox Capital, Mozilla Ventures, and FPV Ventures (BW) - intelmatix, an AI startup for MENA businesses, raised a $20M Series A led by Shorooq Partners (TC) - Lineaje Inc, a software supply chain security management platform, raised a $20M Series A led by Prosperity7 Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, and Hitachi Ventures (BW) - Carbon accounting software startup Tset raised a $13.9M Series A from Carbon Removal Partners, Brose Ventures, and Ingenics (EU) - Monto, an AI connector for ERP systems, raised a $9M seed round led by Scale Venture Partners (FN) - Powder, a startup providing AI agents for precise document analysis, raised a $5M seed round from Litquidity, YC, General Catalyst, and others (FN) - FranShares, a platform for users to invest in franchises, raised a $4.2M seed round led by Chicago Ventures (TC) Congrats to all - what #startups do you have your eyes on? 👀 Follow Today in VC for daily #venturecapital news! 📆

Leading venture capital firm Index Ventures has spearheaded a $16 million funding round for EthonAI, a startup specialising in artificial intelligence to optimise manufacturing processes. Founded in 2021 by AI researchers Julian Senoner, Bernhard Kratzwald, and Torbjorn Netland, EthonAI employs "causal AI" models to enhance production efficiency. The startup boasts a roster of high-profile clients, including Siemens, Lindt & Spruengli, and Roche. EthonAI's software has notably improved Lindt's production line by reducing rejected chocolates, enabling real-time defect detection and process adjustments. Index Ventures, known for investments in Dropbox, Meta, and Slack, led the funding round with contributions from General Catalyst, Earlybird, and Founderful. Katharina Wilhelm, partner at Index Ventures, highlighted the significance of converting raw data into actionable insights for factory operations. EthonAI secured 15 million Swiss francs ($16.5 million) in this venture capital round, marking a significant milestone in its growth and development. #EthonAI #Startups #IndexVentures #Funding

✨ Breaking: Cadenza Announces New Fund.- Cadenza Cadenza AI Venture Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm, closed a $50 million fund on December 3, 2024. The fund targets pre-seed and seed investments in the artificial intelligence sector, focusing on infrastructure and enterprise applications. Cadenza aims to invest in companies that enhance workforce efficiencies and disrupt incumbent enterprise software providers. https://cadenza.vc Please share to let other #Founders know For the ❤️ of Startups #Fusion42 #Startups #Venturecapital

Over the past 10 years, Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D. and Gabi Zijderveld were on a parallel path that followed artificial intelligence company Affectiva's trajectory: fundraising, adding customers, signing partnerships and, ultimately, exiting the business in a $73.5 million deal. This month, the duo's path began steering into a new direction: venture capital. About three years after Swedish firm Smart Eye merged with Boston-based Affectiva, el Kaliouby and Zijderveld teamed up to launch Blue Tulip Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with big plans to invest in AI startups and even bigger ambitions to grow into a household name with lasting impact. #Boston #tech #news #massachusetts #venturecapital #VC #startup #startups #AI #artificialintelligence

✨ Breaking: Depth Capital Ventures Announces New Fund.- Depth Capital Ventures New AI-focused fund targeting early-stage AI companies, founded by Jeff Arnold and Paul Jun. https://lnkd.in/dE7AZdaY Please share to let other #Founders know For the ❤️ of Startups #Fusion42 #Startups#Venturecapital

Multiple tech startups, such as ITC Federal, Fourcore, Mesa Quantum, Angel Kids AI, and Anytime AI, have obtained venture capital funding from various investors to boost their expansion and progression. These investments include Blue Delta Capital Partners for ITC Federal, $500 million from GEM Global Yield for Fourcore, $3.7 million from J2 Ventures for Mesa Quantum, $1.1 million from Magnify Ventures, CityLight, and Atland Ventures for Angel Kids AI, and $4 million from Gopher Asset Management U.S. and Kao Family Office for Anytime AI. Additionally, Gate Ventures participated in a $10 million funding round led by SBI Investment for Web3 gaming company double jump.tokyo, supported by other industry leaders like Sony Group, Taisu Ventures, and Kitadenshi. Mesa Quantum is a quantum sensing company that aims to unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing (PNT) capabilities. By exploring practical solutions, the startup seeks to revolutionize the field of quantum technology. The company recently secured $3.75 million in seed funding, led by J2 Ventures, with participation from SOSV. This investment will be utilized to establish a new research and development facility and recruit technical talent to further advance their innovative offerings. Factacy.ai Congratulates and wishes them well. Sristy Agrawal #innovation #management #digitalmarketing #technology #creativity #futurism #startups