5 h. ago Raising a Series C+? Cathy Gao’s bringing the real playbook to TechCrunch All Stage

Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, but it’s not the same game it used to be. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, we’re bringing in someone who knows how the rules have changed and how to win in today’s market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures. Gao has backed breakout […]

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50 h. ago In just 3 months, Ramp’s valuation jumped to $16B, up from $13B

Spend management startup Ramp announced on Tuesday that it raised a $200 million Series E led by its largest investor, Founders Fund.

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7 d. ago Hotel management platform Canary nabs $80M Series D from YC, Insight Partners

Canary, the hotel guest management platform, announced Thursday the raise of an $80 million Series D in a round led by Brighton Park Capital.  Harman Singh Narula and childhood friend SJ Sawhney launched the company in 2018 to help hotels digitize and automate guest interactions. The company has raised nearly $180 million in funding to […]

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7 d. ago Legal tech platform Definely raises $30M Series B to make contract reviewing more efficient

The company, based in the U.K., offers a productivity suite to streamline the legal drafting and review process.

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7 d. ago Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically slim AI costs

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing announced that it raised an enormous Series B round on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.”

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7 d. ago Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically lower AI costs

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing said it raised an enormous Series B round on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.”

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1 week ago Disruption playbook: How to beat AI incumbents at their own game

The harsh reality of the AI sector is that it’s dominated by a select group of well-funded incumbents. That doesn’t mean new companies can’t break through, but it makes it all that much harder for them to do so.  At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Odyssey co-founder Oliver Cameron, Linear COO Cristina Cordova, and NEA partner Ann […]

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2 w. ago Profitable African fintech PalmPay is in talks to raise as much as $100M

PalmPay, an African digital bank fintech, is in talks to raise between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B round, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. It’s unclear what valuation it hopes to get, but its last round, in 2021, ranked it among the continent’s most valuable startups, estimated just shy […]

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2 w. ago Speedata, a chip startup competing with Nvidia, raises a $44M Series B

Speedata, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing an analytics processing unit (APU) designed to accelerate big data analytic and AI workloads, has raised a $44M Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $114M. The Series B round was led by its existing investors, including Walden Catalyst Ventures, 83North, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Pitango First, […]

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2 w. ago Irish fintech NomuPay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank

As global trade evolves, there’s an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options. That’s why an Irish-based fintech startup called NomuPay has raised $40 million in a Series C round from SB Payment Service (SBPS), a subsidiary of Japanese telco giant SoftBank Corp, at a valuation of $290 million. NomuPay makes it easier for merchants […]

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2 w. ago Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space

Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer materials in space, where unique conditions unlock new possibilities. 

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2 w. ago Just 6 days left — ready for some unfiltered AI truths at TechCrunch Sessions: AI?

June 5 is almost here — bringing real, unfiltered AI conversations and higher ticket prices. Lock in your savings now. Register now to save $300 on your TechCrunch Sessions: AI pass — and get 50% off for your +1. Don’t wait for rates to spike when event doors open. Join us at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach […]

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last month Gravitee, a platform that helps companies manage APIs, raises $60M

Gravitee, a platform designed to help companies manage their APIs and other digital traffic pipelines, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from Riverside Acceleration Capital and Albion VC. The new capital, which brings Gravitee’s total raised to just over $125 million, will be used […]

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