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News•Feb 26, 2026
Figma Partners with OpenAI to Bake in Support for Codex
Figma announced a deep integration with OpenAI’s Codex, allowing designers and engineers to move fluidly between visual design and code within a single workflow. The partnership follows a similar deal with Anthropic’s Claude Code and leverages Figma’s Model Context Protocol to synchronize assets. OpenAI reports over a million weekly Codex users and a macOS app that reached one million downloads in its first week. The move positions Figma as a central hub for AI‑augmented product development.
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News•Feb 24, 2026
Mogul Says It Has Tracked $1.5B in Music Royalties, Raised $5M in Funding
Mogul, founded by former SoundCloud executives, says it has helped artists recover $1.5 billion in lost royalties since its 2025 launch. The Boston‑based startup raised $5 million in a round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund, bringing total capital to $6.3 million....
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Google Adds Music-Generation Capabilities to the Gemini App
Google has integrated DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music‑generation model into its Gemini app, launching a beta feature that creates short tracks with lyrics and AI‑generated cover art. Users can describe a song or upload a photo or video, prompting Gemini to produce...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Snapchat+ Tops 25M Subscribers, Driving Company’s Direct Revenue ARR to $1B
Snap announced its direct‑revenue business reached a $1 billion annualized run rate. The milestone is driven by Snapchat+, which now has more than 25 million paying subscribers. The service, launched in 2022 at $3.99 per month, has expanded with higher‑priced tiers such...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Canva Gets to $4B in Revenue as LLM Referral Traffic Rises
Canva closed 2025 with a 20% jump in monthly active users, reaching over 265 million, and pushed its annual recurring revenue to $4 billion. The platform’s AI‑driven tools, including a mini‑app creator used by more than 10 million users, helped double its B2B...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
Airbnb Says a Third of Its Customer Support Is Now Handled by AI in the US and Canada
Airbnb announced that its custom‑built AI agent now resolves roughly one‑third of customer‑support issues in the United States and Canada, and the company plans to extend the capability worldwide to cover about 30% of all tickets within a year. The...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
Anthropic’s Super Bowl Ads Mocking AI with Ads Helped Push Claude’s App Into the Top 10
Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercials featuring dark humor about AI advice have driven a surge in interest for its Claude chatbot. Within days, Claude leapt from No. 41 to No. 7 on the U.S. App Store, marking its highest ranking ever. Appfigures data...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Grubhub Parent Wonder Acquires Restaurant Rewards Startup Claim
Wonder, the parent company of Grubhub, announced the acquisition of Claim, a restaurant rewards app that provides cash‑back promotions for diners. While the financial terms were not disclosed, Claim was last valued at $62 million after its $12 million Series A round. The...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Netflix Revises Offer: All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Valued at $82.7B
Netflix has revised its proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, moving to an all-cash offer while keeping the $27.75 per-share price that values WBD at $82.7 billion. The new structure aims to simplify the transaction and speed up shareholder approval...
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Deals•Dec 30, 2025
TikTok US Operations to Be Sold to Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX in $14B Deal
TikTok, owned by ByteDance, signed a deal to divest a 45% stake in its U.S. operations to a consortium of American investors led by Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX. The transaction values the U.S. business at roughly $14 billion and is...
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Deals•Dec 19, 2025
Known Raises $9.7M for AI‑powered Voice Dating App
San Francisco‑based dating startup Known announced a $9.7 million venture funding round led by investors Forerunner, NFX, PearVC and Coelius Capital. The capital will support beta expansion and hiring as the voice‑AI matchmaking platform prepares for a broader launch next year.
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Deals•Dec 19, 2025
Mode Mobile Acquires Anonymous Messaging App NGL
Anonymous messaging app NGL announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Mode Mobile, the earn‑phone startup. The terms of the sale were not disclosed, and NGL’s remaining staff will join Mode Mobile. The deal follows regulatory scrutiny of...
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Deals•Dec 10, 2025
Oboe Secures $16M Series A Led by A16z to Accelerate AI-Powered Course Generation
Learning startup Oboe announced a $16 million Series A round led by a16z, with participation from existing backers Eniac, Haystack, Offline, Factorial and several individual investors. The funding will fuel growth and expand its AI-driven platform that creates customized courses. The round...
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Deals•Dec 10, 2025
Match Group Backs Overtone with Pre‑seed Funding to Launch AI‑powered Dating App
Match Group announced a pre‑seed investment in Overtone, an AI‑driven dating startup founded by former Hinge CEO Justin McLeod. The backing includes a substantial ownership stake, though the amount raised was not disclosed.
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Deals•Dec 5, 2025
Meta Acquires AI Device Startup Limitless to Accelerate Personal Superintelligence
Meta announced it has acquired Limitless, an AI device startup focused on personal superintelligence. The acquisition aligns with Meta's vision of bringing advanced AI capabilities to everyday users. Deal terms were not disclosed.
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Deals•Nov 24, 2025
Palo Raises $3.8M Seed Round Led by Peak XV Surge and NFX
Creator‑focused AI startup Palo announced a $3.8 million seed round to fund its analytics and ideation platform. The round was backed by Peak XV Surge (formerly Sequoia India) and NFX, with additional individual investors participating.
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Spotify Acquires Music Database WhoSampled
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the community‑run music database WhoSampled. The terms were undisclosed, but the deal includes both the WhoSampled team and its extensive song‑sample database, which will power new Spotify discovery features. WhoSampled will retain...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Guardio Secures $80M Growth Round Led by ION Crossover Partners
Security startup Guardio announced an $80 million institutional funding round to accelerate its AI‑driven cyber protection platform. The round was led by ION Crossover Partners with participation from Union Tech Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and Emerge. The capital will fund new...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Poly Secures $8M Seed Round Led by Felicis to Launch AI‑powered Cloud File Storage
Poly, the YC‑backed startup relaunching as a cloud‑hosted file storage with AI search, announced an $8 million seed round led by Felicis with participation from Bloomberg Beta, NextView, Figma Ventures, AI Grant and Wing Ventures. The funding will support the rollout of its...
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Deals•Nov 18, 2025
Mastodon Secures €2.5M Plus Additional Backing in Non‑Profit Transition Fundraise
Mastodon announced a new fundraising round to support its shift to a non‑profit structure, receiving capital from Jeff Atwood, Biz Stone, AltStore, the Global Chinese Community of Universal Digital Commons, and Craig Newmark. The disclosed contributions total roughly €2.5 million, with...
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Deals•Nov 17, 2025
Cisco Acquires Real‑time Translation Startup EzDubs
Cisco announced it has acquired Y‑Combinator‑backed EzDubs, a consumer startup offering AI‑powered real‑time translation. The deal value was not disclosed, and Cisco plans to embed EzDubs’ technology into its Collaboration suite, including Webex.
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Deals•Nov 13, 2025
Willow Raises $4.5M Seed Round From Box Group, Y Combinator and Top Angels
AI‑driven dictation startup Willow announced a $4.5 million seed round led by Box Group, Y Combinator and Burst Capital, with participation from several high‑profile angels. The funding will accelerate rollout of its voice keyboard across iOS, Windows and Android and expand...
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Deals•Nov 13, 2025
Jack Dorsey's Nonprofit Backs diVine with New Funding for Vine Revival
Jack Dorsey's nonprofit, and Other Stuff, announced financing for diVine, a new app that revives Vine's short‑form videos using the archived library. The funding, disclosed without a disclosed amount, supports the launch of the open‑source, Nostr‑based platform that will let...
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Deals•Nov 12, 2025
Hero Raises $3M in Seed Extension Led by Forerunner Ventures
Productivity startup Hero announced it has secured $3 million in additional funding, led by venture firm Forerunner Ventures. The new capital will support the rollout of its AI prompt‑completion SDK and further product development.
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Deals•Oct 26, 2025
U.S. and China Reach Deal to Transfer TikTok U.S. Operations to New Investor-Led Joint Venture
The U.S. and China have reached a final agreement to transfer TikTok's U.S. operations to a new joint venture, with leaders expected to consummate the transaction soon. Reported investors include Oracle, Fox Corp, Andreessen Horowitz and Silver Lake; ByteDance will...
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Deals•Oct 20, 2025
Oura Raises $900M in Growth-Stage Funding Led by Fidelity
Oura announced it raised $900 million in fresh funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Co., with participation from new investor ICONIQ and existing backers Whale Rock and Atreides. The capital comes as Oura rolls out a redesigned app, new...
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Deals•Oct 18, 2025
NSO Group Confirmed Acquired by U.S. Investors
The Israeli cyber‑intelligence firm NSO Group has confirmed it is being acquired by a group of U.S. investors. The TechCrunch article notes the acquisition confirmation but provides no purchaser names or financial terms.
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Deals•Oct 15, 2025
Billion Hearts (PicSee) Raised $4M Last Year in Investor-Led Seed Round
Billion Hearts, the company behind photo-sharing app PicSee, raised $4 million in funding last year in a round led by Blume Ventures with participation from General Catalyst and Athera Ventures. The capital supported development of PicSee’s on-device face-detection and privacy-focused...
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Deals•Oct 13, 2025
Strava Eyes IPO, Reviews Capital for Acquisitions After $2.2B Valuation
Strava plans to go public at some point, according to CEO Michael Martin, as the fitness-tracking app eyes capital to fund acquisitions. The company, backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV and Jackson Square Ventures, was last valued at $2.2 billion.
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