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Startups
Ramp says it has hit $1B in annualized revenue
Ramp answered any lingering question as to why investors valued the company at $22.5 billion just 45 days after they valued it at $16 billion.
ReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musk’s Starlink from Europe
Finnish startup ReOrbit, has raised a record €45 million Series A for the country to offer “sovereign” satellites.
Space DOTS raises $1.5M seed round to provide insights on orbital threats
Cefalo is the founder of Space DOTs, which launched in 2022 to detect space threats. She and her team have created a software platform for space tech manufacturers and operators to help them capture various…
Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation
Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures.
Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR
Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.
Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents
In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.
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InDrive has big plans to become a global ‘super app’ where others have failed
InDrive plans to expand into multiple verticals over the next 12 months across its top markets, starting with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan.
Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps
One investor says Koah is “building the essential monetization layer for consumer AI.”