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This Week in SaaS - Nov 4 - 10, 2025
The Artists Collective Launches as an Artist-Led Investment Platform
Uber Eats Alum Lands $14M Seed From A16z to Fix WhatsApp Chaos for LatAm’s Doctors
What Messy Finance Stacks Signal to Investors – and How to Fix Them Before Series B
Lovable Raises $330M at a $6.6B Valuation to Turn Non-Developers Into Software Builders
Higgsfield Raises $80M in Series A Extension Funding
Banking Software Startup Knight Fintech Raises $23.6M Round Led by Accel
Anysphere Bags $900M Round
Amagi Slides in India Debut, as Cloud TV Software Firm Tests Investor Appetite
Accel Doubles Down on Fibr AI as Agents Turn Static Websites Into One-to-One Experiences
As Lovable Hits $200M ARR, Its CEO Credits Staying in Europe for Its Success
Port Raises $100M at $800M Valuation to Take on Spotify’s Backstage
One-Time Hot Insurance Tech Ethos Poised to Be First Tech IPO of the Year
Synthesia Hits $4B Valuation, Lets Employees Cash Out
Sources: Project SGLang Spins Out as RadixArk with $400M Valuation as Inference Market Explodes
TDK Ventures, Accel Set to Back India’s EtherealX in Reusable Launch Vehicle Push: Sources
2026 FinTech Funding Faces Holiday Hangover
Google Launches New Initiative to Help Indian AI Startups Scale for Enterprise Adoption
MeitY, IVCA Mobilise ₹500 Cr VC Commitments For AI Startups
Mira Murati’s Startup, Thinking Machines Lab, Is Losing Two of Its Co-Founders to OpenAI
Indian Vibe-Coding Startup Emergent Triples Valuation to $300M with $70M Fundraise
Sapiom Raises $15.75M in Seed Funding
Sapiom Raises $15M to Help AI Agents Buy Their Own Tech Tools
UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Makes Leadership Adjustments, Introduces Tax Tools
Trading Technologies International Acquires OpenGamma
Depthfirst Raises $40M in Series A Funding
Brazilian Financial Infrastructure Startup Lerian Raises R$30 Million in Seed Round
The Global Race for the AI App Layer Is Still On
Coding Assistant Cursor Raises $2.3bn Five Months After Its Previous Round
PermitFlow Inks $54M Series B Financing
Google Teams up with Accel to Hunt for India’s Next AI Breakouts
Indian SpaceX Rival EtherealX Hits 5x Valuation as It Readies Engine Tests
Dutch Fintech Mollie Buys GoCardless for €1.1bn
Vega Raises $120M Series B to Rethink How Enterprises Detect Cyber Threats
India Has Changed Its Startup Rules for Deep Tech
Cyera Secures $400M to Scale AI-Native Data Security Platform and Enterprise Adoption
Quanta Raises $15M in Series A Funding
Atlassian’s First Investor Leads $8.55 Million Seed in Workflows Documentation Startup Fluency
Case Study: Loveable
