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21:32 15.08.2023

Configu raises a $3M pre-seed round for its configuration-as-code platform

Nobody loves managing configuration files for their applications and as systems get ever more complex and distributed, errors — and the potential security issues that come with that — can easily multiply. Infrastructure-as-code has gone mainstream over the course of the last few years and now, Tel Aviv-based open-source startup Configu wants to bring configuration-as-code […]... →

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15:00 15.08.2023

Voiceflow, a platform for building conversational AI experiences, raises $15M

The demand for conversational AI — mostly chatbots — has arguably never been higher, riding the publicity wave of systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Last year, Gartner predicted that one in 10 agent-customer exchanges will be automated by 2026, an increase from the estimated 1.6% of chats that were handed off to chatbots in 2022. Unsurprisingly, […]... →

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10:54 14.08.2023

AI startup Anthropic raises $100M from Korean telco giant SK Telecom

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former OpenAI leaders, will receive $100 million in funding from one of the biggest mobile carriers in South Korea, SK Telecom (SKT), the telco company announced on Sunday. The funding news comes three months after Anthropic raised $450 million in its Series C funding round led by Spark Capital in […]... →

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21:06 11.08.2023

The Civil Rights Movement comes to venture capital

Black women raise around 0.4% of all venture capital funds in any given year, and grant programs like what Fearless built were created to fill that funding gap.... →

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16:00 10.08.2023

Spearbit raises $7M to improve security audits in crypto through its open marketplace

Security is paramount in crypto, but as regular coverage of hacks and other exploits make plain it is not taken seriously enough. Spearbit wants to change that, and it just raised a new round to accelerate its efforts. The startup raised $7 million in a funding round led by Framework Ventures with participants including Nascent, […]... →

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19:01 09.08.2023

Matter filters out microplastics, one washer at at time — and raises $10M to go industrial

Microplastics are everywhere — quite literally, as study after study shows. And while we can’t do much about the tiny, toxic particles already in our oceans, waterways, and bodies, we can try to slow the release of new ones. Matter is a startup attempting to do so (with a shiny new $10 million) using a […]... →

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19:00 09.08.2023

Symmetry raises $18M to bolster organizations’ data security programs

As organizations embrace cloud services — and are forced to confront changing regulations and data use standards — their ability to maintain control of data security frequently becomes strained. If they lose that control, the consequences can be quite severe. The average cost of a data breach is about $3.86 million (per IBM), and most […]... →

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18:30 09.08.2023

WeWork’s going concern warning is a reminder that VC and low-margin business don’t mix

It can be a good idea to raise venture capital to scale a business with highly valuable revenue, provided you can generate operating leverage later.... →

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16:00 09.08.2023

Sweet Security raises $12M seed round for its cloud security suite

Sweet Security, a Tel Aviv-based cloud security startup, today announced that it has raised a $12 million seed round led by Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from CyberArk Ventures and a number of angel investors including Gerhard Eschelbeck, a former CISO at Google and Travis McPeak, who led product security at Databricks. Sweet provides businesses […]... →

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15:00 09.08.2023

Atmosfy, an app that helps you discover local businesses through short-from video, raises $12M

Atmosfy, an app that helps you discover restaurants and local businesses through short-form videos, has raised $12 million in seed funding led by Redpoint Ventures. The app lets you explore dining, nightlife, hotels and more by browsing quick videos from locals and visitors. Atmosfy is designed to give users a true sense of the atmosphere […]... →

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02:45 09.08.2023

Singapore wealth management platform Endowus raises $35M

Back in 2021 and early 2022, there was a flurry of VC interest in Southeast Asian investment apps. One of them was Singapore-based Endowus, which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.6 million in follow-on funding. Now two years later, despite a much […]... →

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23:22 08.08.2023

Rivian beats on Q2 revenue, raises EV production guidance for 2023

Rivian gained positive momentum in the second-quarter and beat Wall Street expectations as the company ramped up EV sales, narrowed losses, reduced costs and shored up its supply chain. Rivian struck a confident tone in its second-quarter earnings, which was released after markets closed Tuesday, even raising its production guidance for the year from 50,000 […]... →

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16:00 08.08.2023

Catch+Release raises $8M to help brands discover and license user-generated content

Companies seeking images or videos for their materials materials will typically commission a shoot, or scour stock media catalogs. Catch+Release, however, wants to help marketers license existing user-generated content, and the eight-year-old startup is setting out to build an AI-powered search engine to help brands do just that. Catch+Release — founded out of San Francisco […]... →

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16:00 08.08.2023

Chargeflow, which taps AI to fight chargebacks, raises $14M

Chargeflow, a startup using AI to fight chargeback fraud, today announced that it raised $11 million in a seed round led by the VC firm OpenView Venture Partners. The tranche builds on Chargeflow’s previously undisclosed $3 million seed round closed several months ago, bringing the startup’s total raised to $14 million. Chargeflow was launched in […]... →

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16:00 07.08.2023

Skyline raises $3.35M to clean skyscraper windows with robots

Sometimes conceptualizing automation requires some stretching of the imagination. It’s not always clear why some tasks are prioritized — or how that automation might be implemented. And then there’s window cleaning. While it’s true that window cleaning safety has come a long way since the birth of the skyscraper, it’s still a time and labor-intensive […]... →

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19:00 06.08.2023

Taking another look at venture debt

Ultimately, you need to remember that whether you raise funds through equity or through debt, all money has a cost.... →

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17:16 06.08.2023

How a frugal approach helped land Lula more runway amid a market downturn

It was an eventful week in fintech startup land, and we did our best to capture the highlights. We covered some raises, new product lines, at least one M&A deal and more. Oh, and if you want to receive this in your inbox in the future, sign up here. Lula tightens its belt and raises […]... →

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17:00 04.08.2023

Pitch Deck Teardown: SquadTrip’s $1.5M pre-seed deck

For our 60th pitch deck teardown, we're taking a closer look at a $1.5 million pre-seed round and the deck that helped raise it.... →

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01:00 04.08.2023

GoStudent adds another $95M to its war-chest to go after VR and AI-enhanced tutoring

GoStudent — the late-stage tutor marketplace that has raised $686.3 million so far – has now raised another $95 million in what it calls as strategic fundraise from Deutsche Bank, and other investors including Left Lane Capital, DN Capital, Tencent, Prosus, DST, Coatue and Softbank Vision Fund 2. The raise was described as a mix […]... →

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00:16 04.08.2023

Nikola finally gets enough shareholder support to issue more shares

After three attempts, EV truck maker Nikola was able to get enough shareholders to vote on a proposal that will allow it to potentially raise more capital. Nikola said Thursday it received the requisite number of votes to pass a proposal that authorizes the board to issue more shares, and potentially raise more money to […]... →

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