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WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A to Expand Identity Security Platform
DealsOct 28, 2025

WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A to Expand Identity Security Platform

WideField Security announced a $11.3M Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital with participation from existing investor Engineering Capital and others. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market expansion for its identity lifecycle visibility and protection platform across cloud,...

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Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures
DealsOct 28, 2025

Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures

Austin-based fitness community platform Sweatpals raised $12M in a seed funding round led by Patron, a16z speedrun and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures, with participation from Max Mullen, WndrCo, Antler, Pear and Deb Liu. The round brings Sweatpals’ total funding to...

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Mem0 Raises $24M Across Seed and Series A to Build AI Memory Infrastructure
DealsOct 28, 2025

Mem0 Raises $24M Across Seed and Series A to Build AI Memory Infrastructure

Mem0, a memory infrastructure platform for AI agents, announced a $24 million Seed and Series A financing. Seed was led by Kindred Ventures and Series A by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Peak XV Partners, GitHub Fund, Y Combinator...

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Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures
DealsOct 28, 2025

Sweatpals Raises $12M Seed Round Led by Patron, A16z Speedrun and HartBeat Ventures

Sweatpals, an Austin-based community-driven fitness marketplace, announced a $12M seed round to fund national expansion and platform development. The round was led by Patron, a16z speedrun, and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Ventures, with participation from founders of Instacart and HotelTonight.

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ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B Led by Greycroft
DealsOct 28, 2025

ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B Led by Greycroft

ConductorOne, an AI-native identity security platform, raised $79M in a Series B round led by Greycroft with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures and others, bringing total capital raised to over $100M to date. The funding will support...

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SimSpace Raises $39M in Debt and Equity Round to Scale Cyber Range
DealsOct 28, 2025

SimSpace Raises $39M in Debt and Equity Round to Scale Cyber Range

SimSpace announced on 2025-10-28 that it raised $39M in a financing round combining debt and equity to accelerate its realistic, intelligent cyber range for elite cybersecurity teams. New investors include BTG Pactual U.S. Private Credit Investments and Communitas Capital, alongside...

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Uptiq.ai Raises $12M Led by Silverton Partners to Scale AI Infrastructure for Finance
DealsOct 28, 2025

Uptiq.ai Raises $12M Led by Silverton Partners to Scale AI Infrastructure for Finance

Uptiq.ai, a McKinney, TX developer of AI infrastructure for financial services, raised $12M in a funding round led by Silverton Partners with participation from Live Oak Venture Partners, Tau Ventures, First Capital and Green Visor Capital. The company will use...

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Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C Led by Georgian to Scale Agentic AI Email Defenses
DealsOct 28, 2025

Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C Led by Georgian to Scale Agentic AI Email Defenses

Sublime Security announced a $150M Series C round led by Georgian, with participation from Avenir, 01A, Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures, and Slow Ventures. The funding will accelerate the company’s agentic AI capabilities, expand its platform and global footprint.

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Epic Raises $10M Series A to Expand Automotive Fintech Platform
DealsOct 28, 2025

Epic Raises $10M Series A to Expand Automotive Fintech Platform

Epic, a Dallas-based automotive fintech company, raised $10M in a Series A round led by FM Capital with participation from Automotive Ventures and other strategic investors. The company will use the capital to expand its market presence and further develop...

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Fireworks AI Raises $250M Series C at $4B Valuation
DealsOct 28, 2025

Fireworks AI Raises $250M Series C at $4B Valuation

Fireworks AI raised $250M in a Series C round at a $4 billion valuation. The financing included primary and secondary proceeds and was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Evantic, with participation from Sequoia Capital.

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Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Build Memory Layer for AI Apps
DealsOct 28, 2025

Mem0 Raises $24M Series A to Build Memory Layer for AI Apps

Mem0 raised $24 million in total funding, comprising $3.9M in previously unannounced seed and a $20M Series A led by Basis Set Ventures with participation from Kindred Ventures, Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, and the GitHub Fund, to expand its...

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ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B to Expand AI‑Native Identity Security
DealsOct 28, 2025

ConductorOne Raises $79M Series B to Expand AI‑Native Identity Security

ConductorOne announced a $79M Series B led by Greycroft with participation from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, Accel, Felicis Ventures and others to advance its AI‑native identity‑security platform; total funding now exceeds $100M.

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Grasp Raises $7M Series A Led by Octopus Ventures
DealsOct 28, 2025

Grasp Raises $7M Series A Led by Octopus Ventures

Grasp, a Stockholm-based AI startup automating investment banking and consulting work with multi-agent systems, raised $7M in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures with participation from existing investor Yanno Capital. The funding brings total financing to $9M and...

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Agtonomy Closes $18M Series B Led by DBL Partners
DealsOct 28, 2025

Agtonomy Closes $18M Series B Led by DBL Partners

Agtonomy, a South San Francisco-based automation and physical AI software company for agriculture and land management, closed an $18M Series B. The round was led by DBL Partners with participation from Nuveen and existing investors Autotech, Allison Transmission, Rethink Food,...

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IPNOTE Raises $1M Seed Round Led by AltaIR Capital
DealsOct 28, 2025

IPNOTE Raises $1M Seed Round Led by AltaIR Capital

iPNOTE, a San Francisco–based legal tech platform for IP management, raised $1M in a seed funding round led by AltaIR Capital with participation from Hi2 Venture Fund and several angel investors. The funds will support growth of the company’s IP...

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Cylerity Raises $4M Seed Round Led by HealthX Ventures
DealsOct 28, 2025

Cylerity Raises $4M Seed Round Led by HealthX Ventures

Madison-based healthcare fintech Cylerity raised $4M in an equity seed round led by HealthX Ventures with participation from C2 Ventures, Upstream Ventures, Wisconsin Investment Partners and Tundra Angels. The company also established a debt facility of up to $24M with...

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SpinDrive Secures Growth Funding to Expand U.S. Presence
DealsOct 28, 2025

SpinDrive Secures Growth Funding to Expand U.S. Presence

SpinDrive, a Finland-based provider of active magnetic bearing systems, raised a growth funding round led by Rhapsody Venture Partners and Innovestor. The company will use the proceeds to expand and support its U.S. customer base and launch the Magma X100.

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Wild Moose Raises $7M Seed Round to Power AI SRE First Responder
DealsOct 28, 2025

Wild Moose Raises $7M Seed Round to Power AI SRE First Responder

Wild Moose, an NYC-based AI-powered Site Reliability Engineering platform, raised $7M in a seed funding round led by iAngels with participation from Y Combinator, F2 Venture Capital, Maverick Ventures, Joel Pobar, and Jeremy Edberg. The capital will support development and...

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Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C to Expand Agentic AI Email Security
DealsOct 28, 2025

Sublime Security Raises $150M Series C to Expand Agentic AI Email Security

Sublime Security, a Washington, DC-based agentic email security platform, raised $150M in a Series C round led by Georgian with participation from Avenir, 01A and existing backers Index Ventures, IVP, Citi Ventures and Slow Ventures. The company will use the...

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OpenAI Completes For‑profit Recapitalization as Investors Take Stakes, Including SoftBank and Microsoft
DealsOct 28, 2025

OpenAI Completes For‑profit Recapitalization as Investors Take Stakes, Including SoftBank and Microsoft

OpenAI announced completion of a recapitalization converting into a for‑profit OpenAI Group controlled by a non‑profit foundation, with ownership split (Foundation 26%, Microsoft ~27%, investors and employees 47%). The restructuring accompanies a reported $30B SoftBank investment and extends Microsoft’s IP...

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OpenAI Completes For-Profit Restructuring as Microsoft Takes a 27% Stake Valued at ~$135B
DealsOct 28, 2025

OpenAI Completes For-Profit Restructuring as Microsoft Takes a 27% Stake Valued at ~$135B

On 2025-10-28 OpenAI completed its restructuring into a for-profit entity, with Microsoft receiving a 27% ownership stake valued at approximately $135 billion. The transaction reflects a major corporate investment tying Microsoft more closely to OpenAI's commercial operations.

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Formalize Raises €30M Series B to Scale Compliance Operations Platform
DealsOct 28, 2025

Formalize Raises €30M Series B to Scale Compliance Operations Platform

Copenhagen-based compliance software company Formalize raised €30M in a Series B round co-led by Acton Capital and BlackFin Capital Partners, with participation from West Hill Capital and CIBC Innovation Banking. The company will use the funds to strengthen its position...

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Plastomics Raises $5.8M in Initial Close of Series B
DealsOct 28, 2025

Plastomics Raises $5.8M in Initial Close of Series B

Plastomics, an agricultural biotechnology company based in St. Louis, announced an initial $5.8M close of its Series B to accelerate development of transgenic chloroplast traits. Backers include Fulcrum Global Capital, Lewis & Clark Partners, Skull Diamond and Heart Capital, Missouri...

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Syllo Raises $30M Growth Round Led by Venrock and Two Seas Capital
DealsOct 28, 2025

Syllo Raises $30M Growth Round Led by Venrock and Two Seas Capital

Syllo announced a $30 million growth round led by Venrock and Two Seas Capital, with participation from strategic individuals. The funding will support expansion of its AI-powered litigation platform, product innovation, and go-to-market growth.

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CampusAI Is Raising a $20M Series A to Expand B2B AI Upskilling
DealsOct 28, 2025

CampusAI Is Raising a $20M Series A to Expand B2B AI Upskilling

Warsaw‑based CampusAI is currently raising a $20 million Series A to expand its AI upskilling platform into 40 markets by 2030, focusing on B2B sales and enterprise customers. The two‑year‑old startup says it is on track for $2M+ ARR and...

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CoreStory Raises $32M Series A Led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures
DealsOct 28, 2025

CoreStory Raises $32M Series A Led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures

CoreStory, a San Francisco-based code intelligence company, raised $32M in a Series A round led by Tribeca Venture Partners, NEA and SineWave Ventures, with participation from Harrison Metal, Singtel Innov8, Samsung Next, Nimble Partners and Alumni Ventures. The company will...

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Indico Data Receives Strategic Investment From Aviva Ventures
DealsOct 28, 2025

Indico Data Receives Strategic Investment From Aviva Ventures

Indico Data, a Boston-based provider of an AI-powered automation platform for insurance operations, received a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures to expand adoption among global property and casualty carriers. The amount was not disclosed.

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WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A Led by Crosspoint Capital
DealsOct 28, 2025

WideField Security Raises $11.3M Series A Led by Crosspoint Capital

WideField Security, a Sunnyvale-based identity lifecycle protection platform, raised $11.3M in a Series A round led by Crosspoint Capital with participation from existing investor Engineering Capital and others. Crosspoint’s Zach Siverston will join WideField’s board.

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LangChain Raises $125M Series B at $1.25B Valuation
DealsOct 27, 2025

LangChain Raises $125M Series B at $1.25B Valuation

LangChain, a developer platform for building AI agents, has raised $125 million in a Series B at a $1.25 billion valuation. The round was led by IVP and included CapitalG, ServiceNow Ventures, Workday Ventures, Cisco Investments, Datadog, Databricks and others.

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Uniphore Closes $260M Series F to Accelerate Its Business AI Platform
DealsOct 27, 2025

Uniphore Closes $260M Series F to Accelerate Its Business AI Platform

Uniphore announced the close of a $260 million Series F round to accelerate innovation on its Business AI Cloud and deepen its ecosystem. Strategic tech investors including NVIDIA, AMD, Snowflake and Databricks participated alongside NEA, March Capital, BNF Capital, National...

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Clerq Raises $21M, Including $12M Series A Led by 645 Ventures
DealsOct 27, 2025

Clerq Raises $21M, Including $12M Series A Led by 645 Ventures

Clerq, a New York fintech payments platform for high‑ticket transactions, has raised $21M in new capital, including a $12M Series A led by 645 Ventures with participation from FirstMark Capital, Fika Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Dash Fund, Friedkin and Yossi Levi.

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Intel Secures Nearly $16B in New Capital From NVIDIA, SoftBank and U.S. Government
DealsOct 27, 2025

Intel Secures Nearly $16B in New Capital From NVIDIA, SoftBank and U.S. Government

Intel received nearly $16 billion in new capital comprising $5B from NVIDIA, $2B from SoftBank and an $8.9B investment from the U.S. government for a 10% stake, disclosed alongside its Q3 2025 results. The financing accompanies a return to profitability...

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Nephrogen Raises $4M Seed to Advance AI-Driven Gene Therapy Delivery for Kidney Disease
DealsOct 27, 2025

Nephrogen Raises $4M Seed to Advance AI-Driven Gene Therapy Delivery for Kidney Disease

Nephrogen, a biotech startup combining AI and gene‑editing delivery tech to target kidney disease, is raising a $4 million seed round to advance its delivery mechanism and drug into clinical studies anticipated in 2027.

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Seneca Raises $60M Led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital
DealsOct 27, 2025

Seneca Raises $60M Led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital

Seneca, a San Francisco-based resilience technology and infrastructure company, raised $60M in a funding round led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital with participation from several VC firms. The company will use the proceeds to advance its technology and infrastructure...

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Seneca Launches Publicly with $60M Funding Led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital
DealsOct 27, 2025

Seneca Launches Publicly with $60M Funding Led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital

Seneca, a resilience technology and infrastructure company, announced its public launch alongside a $60 million financing round led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital, with participation from multiple VC firms. The round is reported as one of the largest venture...

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Bridge Raises $5.1M Seed Round Led by Thicket Ventures
DealsOct 27, 2025

Bridge Raises $5.1M Seed Round Led by Thicket Ventures

Bridge, an AI-native operating system for private markets allocators, raised $5.1M in a seed financing to expand its team and accelerate product rollout. The round was led by Thicket Ventures with participation from several industry investors and executives.

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Electra Therapeutics Raises $183M Series C to Fund Pivotal Rare Disease Trial
DealsOct 27, 2025

Electra Therapeutics Raises $183M Series C to Fund Pivotal Rare Disease Trial

Electra Therapeutics announced a $183 million Series C financing to support a newly launched pivotal trial for its rare disease candidate. The round was co-led by Nextech and EQT Life Sciences with participation from Sanofi, Mubadala Capital, OrbiMed, Blue Owl...

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Hemab Therapeutics Closes $157M Series C Led by Sofinnova Partners
DealsOct 27, 2025

Hemab Therapeutics Closes $157M Series C Led by Sofinnova Partners

Hemab Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech focused on prophylactic treatments for bleeding and thrombotic disorders, raised $157M in a Series C financing. The round was led by Sofinnova Partners with participation from a large long-only global asset management company and additional...

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Honey Health Raises $7.8M Seed to Expand AI Back-Office Platform for Healthcare
DealsOct 27, 2025

Honey Health Raises $7.8M Seed to Expand AI Back-Office Platform for Healthcare

Honey Health, a Mountain View-based AI back-office platform for healthcare organizations, raised $7.8M in a seed round led by Pelion Ventures with participation from Streamlined, Burst Capital, and 8-Bit Capital. The company will use proceeds to expand AI capabilities, accelerate...

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FieldFlo Raises $35M Growth Investment From Mainsail Partners
DealsOct 27, 2025

FieldFlo Raises $35M Growth Investment From Mainsail Partners

FieldFlo, a Denver-based provider of project and safety management software for specialty subcontractors, raised $35M in growth funding from Mainsail Partners. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and support operational, safety, and compliance needs for high-risk contractors.

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Serval Raises $47M Series A Led by Redpoint Ventures to Scale AI-Native ITSM
DealsOct 27, 2025

Serval Raises $47M Series A Led by Redpoint Ventures to Scale AI-Native ITSM

Serval, an AI-native IT service management (ITSM) platform based in San Francisco, raised $47M in a Series A round led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from First Round, General Catalyst, Box Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chemistry and others. The funding...

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SkyKnight Capital Makes Growth Investment in Force Electrical Services
DealsOct 27, 2025

SkyKnight Capital Makes Growth Investment in Force Electrical Services

SkyKnight Capital provided a growth investment in Force Electrical Services, an Oklahoma-based electrical distribution and transmission infrastructure services provider. The founder remains a significant shareholder and the existing management team will continue to lead the company.

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Mercor Raises $350M Series C at $10B Valuation Led by Felicis
DealsOct 27, 2025

Mercor Raises $350M Series C at $10B Valuation Led by Felicis

Mercor, a San Francisco startup connecting AI labs with experts, raised $350M in a Series C round valuing the company at $10 billion. The round was led by Felicis with participation from Benchmark, General Catalyst and Robinhood Ventures; proceeds will...

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Onfire Raises $20M, Including $14M Series A, to Surface Developer Buying Signals for B2B Sales
DealsOct 27, 2025

Onfire Raises $20M, Including $14M Series A, to Surface Developer Buying Signals for B2B Sales

Israeli startup Onfire, which uses AI to monitor developer forums and surface buying intent for B2B sales teams, has come out of stealth with $20M in funding, including a $14M Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners. Other...

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Mercor Raises $350M Series C at $10B Valuation to Scale AI Expert Marketplace
DealsOct 27, 2025

Mercor Raises $350M Series C at $10B Valuation to Scale AI Expert Marketplace

Mercor raised $350 million in a Series C at a $10 billion valuation, led by Felicis Ventures with participation from Benchmark, General Catalyst and Robinhood Ventures. The AI-focused talent and training marketplace will use the capital to expand its expert...

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Augmentus Secures Strategic Investment From Applied Ventures
DealsOct 27, 2025

Augmentus Secures Strategic Investment From Applied Ventures

Singapore-based AI-robotics firm Augmentus has received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, the VC arm of Applied Materials. The funding will support Augmentus’ no-code AI-powered robotics and automation platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

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Onfire Raises $20M Seed Round to Scale Vertical AI for IT Revenue Teams
DealsOct 27, 2025

Onfire Raises $20M Seed Round to Scale Vertical AI for IT Revenue Teams

Onfire, a Tel Aviv-based vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, raised $20M in an initial funding round co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners, with participation from IN Venture and Leumi Tech 77 By Bank Leumi. The company will...

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Adaptam Therapeutics Raises €3M Pre-Seed Round Led by Criteria Bio Ventures
DealsOct 27, 2025

Adaptam Therapeutics Raises €3M Pre-Seed Round Led by Criteria Bio Ventures

Adaptam Therapeutics, a San Sebastián-based biotech focused on cancer immunotherapies targeting immunosuppressive myeloid cells, closed a €3M (~$3.5M) pre-seed financing round led by Criteria Bio Ventures. Representatives from Criteria Bio Ventures joined Adaptam's board as part of the transaction.

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Crusoe Raises $1.375B Series E at >$10B Valuation
DealsOct 27, 2025

Crusoe Raises $1.375B Series E at >$10B Valuation

Crusoe completed an initial closing of a $1.375 billion Series E round, valuing the AI factory company at over $10 billion. The round was co-led by Valor Equity Partners and Mubadala Capital with participation from multiple growth investors.

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