Flai's AI dealership software books 50,000 appointments a month
Flai, an AI startup for car dealerships, raised a $27 million Series A after its software grew to book 50,000 appointments a month and drive a 20x revenue increase.
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809 storiesType One Energy raises $200M for 2034 fusion plant
Type One Energy raised $200 million in a Series B to help fund a 400-megawatt fusion power plant it aims to bring online by 2034.
Etched draws funding offers at $40B to $50B valuation, sources say
AI chip startup Etched is weighing funding offers that would value it at $40 billion to $50 billion, months after raising $700 million at a $21 billion valuation.
After Factory's public spat with Khosla, Menlo invests
Menlo Ventures invested in AI coding startup Factory as part of its $5 billion funding round, days after Khosla publicly called Factory a struggling second-tier competitor.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will operate as Skydance
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will operate under the Skydance name once their roughly $110 billion merger closes, expected on October 6.
Kevin Mandia's Armadin raises $255.5M at more than $2.5B valuation
Kevin Mandia, the founder of Mandiant, has raised $255.5 million for his new security startup Armadin at a valuation of more than $2.5 billion.
Startup MyMonthlyCar wants to rent out dealerships' idle cars
MyMonthlyCar, a Startup Battlefield 200 exhibitor, wants to connect idle dealership inventory with renters who need a car for a few months at a time.
Photon raises $4.5M to build agents that replace mobile apps
Photon, which helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage and WhatsApp, raised $4.5 million in seed funding after signing up more than 40,000 developers.
AI hardware design startup Flow Engineering raises $50M Series B
Flow Engineering, an AI hardware-design startup, raised a $50 million Series B at a $750 million valuation, backed by Valar Equity Partners, Atreides Management, and Sequoia Capital.
Restate raises $20M Series A to power AI agent workflows
Restate, a Berlin-based durable-workflow startup, has raised a $20 million Series A as AI agents create new demand for infrastructure that can survive crashes and network failures.
Charter Space raises $5M seed round for satellite insurance
Charter Space, a former TechCrunch Startup Battlefield finalist, has raised a $5 million seed round to grow its space insurance brokerage.
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M fund for enterprise AI startups
Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund, betting that enterprises will increasingly pay only for AI products that prove measurable value rather than experiments.
a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubling its valuation to $4B
EliseAI raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, double what it was worth at its Series E round last August.
OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at least $30B at roughly $1.4T valuation
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO round valuing the company at roughly $1.4 trillion.
OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B at $1.4T valuation
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO round at a roughly $1.4 trillion valuation, Bloomberg reported.
Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
Reco, an AI and SaaS security startup, has raised $55 million as it repositions around securing the growing sprawl of AI agents inside enterprises.
Protego Ventures closes $125M debut fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures, a two-year-old Israeli defense tech VC, has closed its debut fund at $125 million, below its original $150 million target.
Ex-Tesla team's Atomic raises $12.5M to automate supply chains
Atomic, a supply-chain AI startup founded by former Tesla employees, has raised a $12.5 million Series A, bringing its total funding to just north of $15 million.
Peak XV raises Surge seed ceiling to up to $5M, unveils 18 startups
Peak XV Partners raised its per-startup investment ceiling through its Surge seed program to up to $5 million and unveiled an 18-company cohort as the bar to raise a Series A keeps climbing.
AI boom dominates climate tech funding at NY Climate Week
AI-driven demand for energy infrastructure pushed climate tech venture funding to $14 billion in the first quarter, but some founders say the AI boom is overshadowing other climate sectors.