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Uber alum wins $10m for AI-powered accounting startup from General Catalyst and EQT Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-accounting-startup-funding-news/
How to build with AI Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-to-build-with-ai/
Meet the LP which won’t back VCs unless they can back weapons Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/smartcap-lp-invest-vc-funds-weapons/
AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say Codeium, an AI-powered coding startup, is raising a new round of funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, including fresh capital, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal. The round is being led by returning
‘For You’ feeds are not for creators, Patreon says Patreon has continued on its crusade against algorithmic feeds with its latest State of Create report, a look at trends in the creator economy based on internal data, and it’s an effort creators can get behind. In its survey of 1,000
Saronic raises $600M to mass-produce autonomous warships Austin-based defense startup Saronic has raised a $600 million Series C to build an autonomous ship factory called “Port Alpha,” it announced. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/saronic-raises-600m-to-mass-produce-autonomous-warships/
Study of TikTok, X ‘For You’ feeds in Germany finds far-right political bias ahead of federal elections Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial far-right political bias in Germany ahead of a federal election that takes place Sunday, according to new research
After raising $1 billion, fintech Varo closes another $29 million, replaces founder CEO Fintech Varo has been hoping to raise a $55 million Series G round but has, so far, closed on $29 million to date, according to a recent SEC filing. Varo declined to comment on this new round
Europe’s most-funded period pants, Snuggs, raises €5M Europe’s largest period pants brand, snuggs has raised €5 million bringing total funding to €12 million. This positions the snuggs as the most-funded brand in the category. At only 23 years old, Sejdova founded Snuggs and, over two years, developed and designed premium
FullEnrich raises $2M seed for customer data aggregation FullEnrich, a global data enrichment aggregator for businesses, has raised $2M in its first seed funding round. The round was led by Flex Capital, M-Fund, Kima Ventures, First Degree, Offord Ventures, and Duro Ventures. The Parisian platform, now headquartered in California, will