Logistics startup Stord doubles valuation to $3 billion
Atlanta-based logistics startup Stord raised $250 million at a $3 billion valuation, doubling its worth from a year ago as it expands its AI-powered e-commerce platform.
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810 storiesHow Lucra Sports secured funding by pivoting its pitch to AI
Lucra Sports raised a $20 million Series B led by ARK Invest after founder Dylan Robbins adjusted his pitch to address the current venture capital obsession with AI.
SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M at $450M to $500M valuation
SolarSquare is in advanced talks to raise up to $60 million at a potential $450 million to $500 million valuation, signaling growing investor conviction in India’s residential solar market.
Convective Capital raises $85 million for disaster resilience fund
Convective Capital raised an $85 million fund to invest in disaster resilience, expanding its mandate beyond wildfire-specific technology to broader physical risk management.
Patina raises $2 million to build a foundation model for scent
Fragrance tech startup Patina has raised $2 million to develop Sense1, an AI foundation model designed to replicate scent receptors and modernize the fragrance industry.
Hark raises $700 million to build universal AI interface
Hark has raised $700 million in a Series A round at a $6 billion valuation, and expects to release multimodal models and hardware devices starting this summer.
Maka Kids raises $3M to build a well-being-focused streaming app
Maka Kids raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to build a streaming app for children ages zero to six that prioritizes developmental well-being over engagement metrics.
KKR backs beauty booking platform Fresha in $80 million round
London-based Fresha has raised $80 million from KKR, pushing the beauty and wellness booking platform to a valuation of more than $1 billion.
Scapia valuation tops $500 million amid travel fintech growth
Scapia, an Indian travel-fintech startup, raised $63 million at a valuation of more than $500 million, doubling its worth in just over a year.
Biotech startup Imperagen raises £5M for enzyme engineering AI
British biotech startup Imperagen raised a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures to build AI models and quantum-physics simulations for faster enzyme engineering.
Clouted raises $7 million to automate short-form video distribution
Manila-based Clouted raised a $7 million seed round to build infrastructure that automates distribution strategy and logistics for short-form video content.
OpenAI offers $2 million in AI tokens to Y Combinator startups
OpenAI is offering $2 million in AI tokens to every startup in the current Y Combinator class in exchange for equity, structured as an uncapped SAFE.
Exa Labs raises $250 million to challenge AI search incumbents
Exa Labs raised $250 million at a $2.2 billion valuation, joining a wave of startups competing against Google and ChatGPT in the AI search market.
NanoCo raises $12M seed round after rejecting acquisition offers
NanoCo raised an oversubscribed $12 million seed round led by Valley Capital Partners after declining a roughly $20 million acquisition offer to focus on commercializing its AI platform.
Quartermaster raises $43 million to build a maritime sensor network
Quartermaster raised $43 million in a Series A round to scale its SmartMast sensor network, which aims to provide more reliable maritime intelligence than the current AIS standard.
Mach Industries acquires Exquadrum for $50 million
Defense startup Mach Industries acquired solid rocket motor maker Exquadrum in a $50 million deal to vertically integrate its supply chain for critical defense components.
Ocean emerges from stealth with $28M to fight AI-powered phishing
Ocean has emerged from stealth with $28 million in funding to deploy an agentic email security platform designed to counter the increased scale of AI-powered phishing attacks.
Status AI secures $17M to turn social media into interactive worlds
Status AI raised $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding to build a gamified social media platform focused on interactive, user-generated entertainment.
Stilta raises $10.5M to automate patent litigation research
Stilta raised a $10.5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz to automate research and analytical work for patent litigation.
Anthropic buys Stainless, will wind down competitor access
Anthropic has acquired New York-based dev tools startup Stainless in a deal reportedly valued at more than $300 million, planning to wind down the startup's hosted products.