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Tensormesh Raises $4.5M Seed to Commercialize LMCache for AI Inference
DealsOct 23, 2025

Tensormesh Raises $4.5M Seed to Commercialize LMCache for AI Inference

Tensormesh launched from stealth with a $4.5M seed round led by Laude Ventures and additional angel funding from Michael Franklin to build a commercial version of the LMCache utility, aiming to reduce AI inference costs and optimize GPU usage for...

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Keycard Raises $38M Across Seed and Series A to Secure Identity for AI Agents
DealsOct 23, 2025

Keycard Raises $38M Across Seed and Series A to Secure Identity for AI Agents

Keycard, a San Francisco-based identity and access platform for AI agents, raised $38M in combined Seed and Series A financing. Andreessen Horowitz and Boldstart Ventures co-led an $8M seed round, while Acrew Capital led a $30M Series A, with participation...

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Turbo AI Raised $750,000 Seed Round
DealsOct 23, 2025

Turbo AI Raised $750,000 Seed Round

Turbo AI, an AI note‑taking startup founded by Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, raised $750,000 last year in an early financing. The company remains profitable and is cautious about raising more despite strong user growth and inbound interest.

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Mondra Raises £10M Series A to Expand AI Supply-Chain Platform in Europe
DealsOct 23, 2025

Mondra Raises £10M Series A to Expand AI Supply-Chain Platform in Europe

London-based Mondra raised £10M in a Series A round led by AlbionVC and Planet A Ventures, with participation from Swisscom, PeakBridge, Ponderosa Ventures and Green Circle Foodtech Ventures. The AI-powered product-intelligence platform will use the funds to accelerate expansion into...

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Redwood Materials Raises $350M Series E to Expand Energy Storage Business
DealsOct 23, 2025

Redwood Materials Raises $350M Series E to Expand Energy Storage Business

Redwood Materials raised $350 million in a Series E round led by Eclipse with a strategic investment from Nvidia’s NVentures to grow its energy storage business and expand refining and materials production. The round values the company at about $6...

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OpenAI Acquires Software Applications, Makers of Sky AI Interface for Mac
DealsOct 23, 2025

OpenAI Acquires Software Applications, Makers of Sky AI Interface for Mac

OpenAI has acquired Software Applications, Inc., the startup behind Sky, an unreleased AI-powered natural language interface for Mac. Deal terms were not disclosed; the startup had previously raised $6.5M from investors including Sam Altman and Dylan Field.

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Chipmind Raises $2.5M Seed Round Led by Founderful to Build AI Chip Design Agents
DealsOct 23, 2025

Chipmind Raises $2.5M Seed Round Led by Founderful to Build AI Chip Design Agents

Zurich-based Chipmind raised $2.5M in a seed funding round led by Founderful with participation from semiconductor industry angels. The startup will use the proceeds to expand engineering, accelerate product development, and deepen industry engagements.

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Tensormesh Raises $4.5M Seed Round Led by Laude Ventures
DealsOct 23, 2025

Tensormesh Raises $4.5M Seed Round Led by Laude Ventures

Tensormesh, an AI infrastructure optimization company based in San Francisco, emerged from stealth with a $4.5M seed round led by Laude Ventures. The company will use the funding to expand operations and advance development of its distributed AI infrastructure solutions.

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Darwin AI Raises $15M Series A Led by Insight Partners
DealsOct 23, 2025

Darwin AI Raises $15M Series A Led by Insight Partners

Darwin AI announced a $15 million Series A round led by Insight Partners with participation from existing investors UpWest and Resolute Ventures. The funding will support Darwin's public-sector AI governance and deployment products; Brenda Harvey will join the company's board.

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Fal.ai Closes $1.5B Series C, Valued at $4B+
DealsOct 23, 2025

Fal.ai Closes $1.5B Series C, Valued at $4B+

Multimodal AI platform Fal.ai closed a $1.5B Series C round that pushed its valuation above $4 billion. The company serves over 2 million developers building with images, video, audio, and 3D models.

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CipherOwl Raises $15M Seed Round to Scale AI-Native Crypto Compliance
DealsOct 23, 2025

CipherOwl Raises $15M Seed Round to Scale AI-Native Crypto Compliance

CipherOwl, an AI-native intelligence layer for institutional cryptocurrency compliance, raised $15M in a seed financing round co-led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate engineering hires, expand blockchain network coverage, and deepen partnerships.

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Uniphore Raises $260M Series F at $2.5B Valuation
DealsOct 22, 2025

Uniphore Raises $260M Series F at $2.5B Valuation

Uniphore, a Palo Alto-based Business AI company, closed a $260M Series F round priced at a $2.5B valuation. Lead and participating backers include NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake, Databricks Ventures, NEA, March Capital, BNF Capital, National Grid Partners and Prosperity7 Ventures. Proceeds...

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Meta Secures $27B Financing From Blue Owl Capital to Fund Data Center Expansion
DealsOct 22, 2025

Meta Secures $27B Financing From Blue Owl Capital to Fund Data Center Expansion

Meta closed a $27 billion financing deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund a massive data center expansion supporting its next-generation AI tools. The deal was reported alongside company layoffs in its AI division and signals continued capital investment in...

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Avride Raises Up to $375M in Strategic Investment From Uber and Nebius
DealsOct 22, 2025

Avride Raises Up to $375M in Strategic Investment From Uber and Nebius

Avride secured strategic investments and commercial commitments totaling up to $375M from Uber Technologies, Inc. and Nebius Group to expand its autonomous driving and robotaxi efforts, accelerate fleet growth, and support AI-driven product development. The funding builds on a 2024...

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Streetbeat Raises $15M Series A to Scale AI Intelligence Platform
DealsOct 22, 2025

Streetbeat Raises $15M Series A to Scale AI Intelligence Platform

Streetbeat, an AI-powered intelligence platform for financial professionals and retail investors, raised $15M in a Series A round led by CDP Venture Capital (AI Fund) with participation from TTV Capital, Monte Carlo Capital and 3Lines VC. The funding brings total...

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Shuttle Raises $6M Seed to Streamline Deployment for AI-Generated Apps
DealsOct 22, 2025

Shuttle Raises $6M Seed to Streamline Deployment for AI-Generated Apps

Platform-engineering startup Shuttle raised $6 million in a seed round to help deploy and manage applications produced by vibe-coding and other AI coding systems. Investors include former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke and Segment co-founder Calvin French-Owen; funds will be used...

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UnifyApps Raises $50M Series B to Expand AI Enterprise OS
DealsOct 22, 2025

UnifyApps Raises $50M Series B to Expand AI Enterprise OS

UnifyApps, an NYC-based provider of an enterprise operating system for AI, raised $50M in a Series B round led by WestBridge Capital with participation from ICONIQ and others. The funding (bringing total funding to $81M) will be used to grow...

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Bricklayer AI Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Tech Square Ventures
DealsOct 22, 2025

Bricklayer AI Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Tech Square Ventures

Bricklayer AI, an agentic cybersecurity platform for Security Operations Centers, raised a $5 million Series Seed round led by Tech Square Ventures with participation from Sovereign's Capital, Dreamit Ventures, and BlueWing Ventures. The round was oversubscribed and the company joined...

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OpenAI Acquires Sky, AI-Powered Computer Control Platform
DealsOct 22, 2025

OpenAI Acquires Sky, AI-Powered Computer Control Platform

OpenAI announced the acquisition of Sky, an artificial-intelligence startup that enables natural-language control of computers. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will allow OpenAI to integrate Sky’s technology into its suite of AI tools, enhancing user...

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Adaption Labs Closes Seed Round to Pursue Adaptive AI
DealsOct 22, 2025

Adaption Labs Closes Seed Round to Pursue Adaptive AI

Adaption Labs, a startup co-founded by former Cohere VP of AI Research Sara Hooker and Sudip Roy, has closed a seed funding round after talks to raise $20M–$40M earlier this fall; the final amount was not disclosed. The company will...

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Chemify Secures Over $50M in Series B to Scale AI-Driven Molecule Discovery
DealsOct 22, 2025

Chemify Secures Over $50M in Series B to Scale AI-Driven Molecule Discovery

Chemify, a Glasgow-based deep-tech company applying chemistry, robotics, computation and AI to digitize molecule creation, raised over $50M in a Series B round co-led by Wing Venture Capital and Insight Partners, with participation from 8VC, Triatomic Capital, Blueyard, Rockspring and...

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MythWorx Raises $5M Seed at $100M Valuation
DealsOct 22, 2025

MythWorx Raises $5M Seed at $100M Valuation

MythWorx, a Dallas-based AI/AGI startup, closed a $5M seed round at a $100M valuation. The round was led by Eagle Venture Fund IV, Eagle Freedom Fund I and Eagle Freedom Fund II, with participation from other angel investors.

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Bricklayer AI Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Tech Square Ventures
DealsOct 22, 2025

Bricklayer AI Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Tech Square Ventures

Arlington-based Bricklayer AI, an agentic cybersecurity platform for SOCs, raised $5M in a Seed round led by Tech Square Ventures with participation from Sovereign’s Capital, Dreamit Ventures and BlueWing Ventures. The company will use the funding to advance its AI-driven...

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Hulo Raises €2.3M Seed Round to Scale AI-Driven Water Leak Detection
DealsOct 22, 2025

Hulo Raises €2.3M Seed Round to Scale AI-Driven Water Leak Detection

Dutch WaterTech startup Hulo raised €2.3M in a seed round led by VP Capital and LUMO Labs, with participation from Vanagon, Rabobank, FOM and the Netherlands Enabling Water Technology fund (NEW). The company will use the funding to accelerate deployment...

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Acoru Raises €10M Series A to Scale AI-Driven AML and Fraud Prevention
DealsOct 22, 2025

Acoru Raises €10M Series A to Scale AI-Driven AML and Fraud Prevention

Madrid-based Acoru raised €10M in a Series A round led by 33N Ventures with participation from existing investors Adara Ventures and Athos Capital. The funds will be used to expand operations and accelerate product development for its AI-enabled fraud and...

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Findem Raises $51M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Talent Data Platform
DealsOct 21, 2025

Findem Raises $51M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Talent Data Platform

Findem announced a $51M Series C led by SLW with participation from Wing Ventures, Harmony Capital and Four Rivers Group, plus growth financing from J.P. Morgan. The capital will support expansion of its AI-driven Talent Data Cloud for enterprise recruiting.

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Armstrong Raises $12M to Build AI-Powered Kitchen Robots
DealsOct 21, 2025

Armstrong Raises $12M to Build AI-Powered Kitchen Robots

Armstrong, a San Francisco-based robotics startup developing AI-powered general-purpose robots for restaurant kitchens, has raised $12M in funding to date from investors including Lerer Hippeau, Bloomberg Beta, Next Play Ventures, Transmedia Capital and WestWave Capital. Founded by Axel Hansen and...

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Casium Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Maverick Ventures
DealsOct 21, 2025

Casium Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Maverick Ventures

Casium, a Seattle-based AI-powered immigration and mobility platform for enterprises, raised $5M in a seed financing led by Maverick Ventures with participation from AI2 Incubator, GTMfund, Success Venture Partners, and angel Jake Heller. The company will use the proceeds to...

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Estuary Raises $17M Series A Led by M13
DealsOct 21, 2025

Estuary Raises $17M Series A Led by M13

Estuary, a right-time data platform for enterprises addressing AI data bottlenecks, raised $17 million in a Series A round led by M13 with participation from Firstmark and Operator Partners. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts to simplify...

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ChipAgents Raises $21M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners
DealsOct 21, 2025

ChipAgents Raises $21M Series A Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

ChipAgents, an agentic AI platform for chip design and verification, closed a $21M Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $24M. Participants included Micron Ventures, MediaTek, Ericsson and angel investors such as Wally Rhines and...

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PortX Raises Strategic Growth Round Backed by Allied Solutions and ABA
DealsOct 21, 2025

PortX Raises Strategic Growth Round Backed by Allied Solutions and ABA

PortX, an AI-powered data integration platform for banks and credit unions, closed a strategic growth funding round led by participation from Allied Solutions and the American Bankers Association, with renewed backing from BankTech Ventures, Curql Collective and BTech Consortium. The...

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LangChain Raises $125M at $1.25B Valuation in Growth Funding Led by IVP
DealsOct 21, 2025

LangChain Raises $125M at $1.25B Valuation in Growth Funding Led by IVP

Open‑source AI agent platform LangChain raised $125 million in a growth-stage financing that values the company at $1.25 billion. The round was led by IVP and included new investors CapitalG and Sapphire Ventures alongside existing backers Sequoia, Benchmark and Amplify.

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Fal.ai Raises ~$250M at $4B+ Valuation in Growth-Stage Funding Led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia
DealsOct 21, 2025

Fal.ai Raises ~$250M at $4B+ Valuation in Growth-Stage Funding Led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia

Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai has closed a new funding round of approximately $250M that values the company at over $4 billion. Major investors in the round include Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia; the raise follows a $125M Series C earlier in...

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Lette AI Raises $1.4M Pre-Seed to Scale Agentic AI for Property Teams
DealsOct 21, 2025

Lette AI Raises $1.4M Pre-Seed to Scale Agentic AI for Property Teams

Dublin-based Lette AI raised $1.4M in a pre-seed round led by Pitchdrive with participation from Baseline Venture, Lugus Capital and angel investors including Mark Ransford and Conor Sheridan (Nory AI). The company will use proceeds to grow the team and...

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Salesforce Acquires Convergence.ai, Bolstering UK AI Engineering and R&D
DealsOct 21, 2025

Salesforce Acquires Convergence.ai, Bolstering UK AI Engineering and R&D

Salesforce has acquired Convergence.ai, expanding its UK engineering and R&D capability outside North America. The acquisition was referenced in the context of Salesforce's AI strategy at Dreamforce 2025.

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Acelab Raises $13.5M Series A Led by Navitas Capital
DealsOct 21, 2025

Acelab Raises $13.5M Series A Led by Navitas Capital

Acelab, a NYC-based developer of an AI-powered platform for researching and documenting building materials, raised $13.5M in a Series A round led by Navitas Capital with participation from JLL Spark, DivcoWest and strategic investors. The round brings Acelab’s total funding...

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Hyro Raises $45M Growth Round Led by Healthier Capital
DealsOct 21, 2025

Hyro Raises $45M Growth Round Led by Healthier Capital

Hyro, a New York City-based responsible AI agent platform for healthcare, raised $45M in growth financing led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Norwest, Define Ventures, Bon Secours Mercy Health and ServiceNow Ventures. The round will support Hyro's expansion of...

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Moonshot AI Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Mighty Capital
DealsOct 21, 2025

Moonshot AI Raises $10M Seed Round Led by Mighty Capital

Moonshot AI, an NYC-based AI platform that automates and optimizes websites, raised $10M in a seed round led by Mighty Capital with participation from Oceans Ventures, Uncorrelated, Garuda Ventures and Almaz Capital. The company will use the funds to expand...

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Findem Secures $51M Series C to Expand AI Talent Acquisition Platform
DealsOct 21, 2025

Findem Secures $51M Series C to Expand AI Talent Acquisition Platform

Findem, an AI-driven talent acquisition and management platform based in San Francisco, raised $51M in a Series C led by SLW with participation from Wing Ventures, Harmony Capital and Four Rivers Group, plus growth financing from J.P. Morgan. The capital...

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ChipAgents Raises $21M Series A Led by Bessemer to Scale Agentic AI for Chip Design
DealsOct 21, 2025

ChipAgents Raises $21M Series A Led by Bessemer to Scale Agentic AI for Chip Design

ChipAgents closed a $21M Series A on 2025-10-21 led by Bessemer Venture Partners with strategic participation from Micron, MediaTek, Ericsson, ScOp Venture Capital, Amino Capital and notable angels. The funding will accelerate product development, customer acquisition, and industry partnerships for...

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Logic Raises $4.3M Seed to Expand AI-Powered No-Code Business Automation Platform
DealsOct 20, 2025

Logic Raises $4.3M Seed to Expand AI-Powered No-Code Business Automation Platform

Logic, a Seattle-based AI-powered decision automation and no-code business automation platform founded in 2024, raised $4.3M in a seed round led by investors including Founders’ Co-op, Audacious and Ali Partovi’s Neo, with participation from current/former Brex execs and Convoy co-founder...

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Golpo Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by BNVT Capital to Build AI Video Explainer Platform
DealsOct 20, 2025

Golpo Raises $4.1M Seed Round Led by BNVT Capital to Build AI Video Explainer Platform

Golpo, an AI-powered platform that turns documents and prompts into interactive explainer videos, raised $4.1M in a seed round led by BNVT Capital with participation from Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Afore Capital and others. The company will use the proceeds...

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1001 AI Raises $9M Seed to Deploy Decision‑making AI for Critical MENA Industries
DealsOct 20, 2025

1001 AI Raises $9M Seed to Deploy Decision‑making AI for Critical MENA Industries

1001 AI, an AI infrastructure startup for aviation, logistics and oil & gas in the MENA region, raised a $9M seed round led by CIV, General Catalyst and Lux Capital with participation from several angels. The funding will accelerate product...

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Fourier Health Raises $8.4M Seed Round to Expand Clinician-in-the-Loop AI Platform
DealsOct 20, 2025

Fourier Health Raises $8.4M Seed Round to Expand Clinician-in-the-Loop AI Platform

Miami-based Fourier Health, which consolidates patient clinical data into use-case specific summaries to reduce administrative burden, raised $8.4M in a seed round led by Yosemite with participation from Innospark Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Tau Ventures and others. The funding will...

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Avid Raises $6.5M Seed Round Led by Silverton Partners
DealsOct 20, 2025

Avid Raises $6.5M Seed Round Led by Silverton Partners

Avid, a Dallas-based AI-powered fundraising operating system provider, raised $6.5M in a seed round led by Silverton Partners. The company will use the proceeds to expand its team and accelerate product, AI, and go-to-market initiatives.

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Meta and Blue Owl Seal $30B Private Financing for Louisiana AI Data Center
DealsOct 20, 2025

Meta and Blue Owl Seal $30B Private Financing for Louisiana AI Data Center

Meta partnered with Blue Owl in a record $30 billion private financing via an SPV to fund a Louisiana data center project that secures roughly 5 GW of capacity for AI infrastructure while keeping obligations off Meta’s balance sheet.

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Cercli Raises $12M Series A Led by Picus Capital to Build AI-Native HR Stack for MENA
DealsOct 20, 2025

Cercli Raises $12M Series A Led by Picus Capital to Build AI-Native HR Stack for MENA

Dubai-based Cercli raised an oversubscribed $12M Series A led by Picus Capital, with participation from Knollwood Investment Advisory, Y Combinator, Afore Capital, and COTU Ventures. The startup will use the funding to expand its AI-native HR, payroll and compliance platform...

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OpenEvidence Raises $200M at $6B Valuation for AI Medical Assistant
DealsOct 20, 2025

OpenEvidence Raises $200M at $6B Valuation for AI Medical Assistant

OpenEvidence, the ‘ChatGPT for doctors’, raised $200M in a growth-stage funding round that values the company at $6B. The round comes three months after a prior raise and follows rapid user growth to 15M monthly consults.

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AdsGency Raises $12M Seed to Scale LLM Advertising Platform
DealsOct 20, 2025

AdsGency Raises $12M Seed to Scale LLM Advertising Platform

AdsGency, an LLM advertising platform that enables AI agents to run paid marketing workflows, raised $12 million in a seed round led by XYZ Venture Capital with participation from Streamlined Ventures, HF0, Hat-Trick Capital and others. The funding will support...

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