Sam Altman-Backed Coco Robotics Raises $80M
Coco Robotics secured an $80M funding round to expand deployment of its zero-emissions delivery robots, which have completed over 500,000 deliveries since 2020. The round is backed by investors including Sam Altman to accelerate growth and scale operations.
Litehaus Raises €1.46M Pre-Seed to Build Home-Building Platform
Litehaus raised €1.46M in a pre-seed funding round to develop a home-building marketplace/platform. The round will fund product development and go-to-market efforts as the startup builds its offering for home construction stakeholders.
Capsule Raises $12M to Build Next-Gen AI Video Editor for Brands
Capsule has raised $12M to develop the next version of its AI-powered video editor targeted at brands. The funding will be used to accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts for its B2B video editing platform.
Conifer Raises $20M Seed to Commercialize Rare-Earth-Free Electric Hub Motor
Conifer, a startup founded by former Lucid and Apple EV engineers, raised a $20M seed round to advance its drop-in electric hub motor that uses ferrite magnets instead of rare earth elements. The funding will support product development and commercialization...
Isomorphic Labs Announces $600M Raise
Isomorphic Labs announced a $600M fundraising round, per coverage in the RAAIS 2025 speaker roundup. The raise was noted alongside the company’s continued push in AI‑first drug development.
Zozo Acquires Fashion Marketplace Lyst for $154M
Japanese e‑commerce group Zozo announced the acquisition of UK‑based fashion marketplace Lyst for $154 million in cash. The deal brings Lyst’s 190‑market presence and AI‑focused discovery platform under Zozo’s portfolio, while retaining Lyst’s brand and CEO Emma McFerran. The acquisition follows...
OpenAI Nearing Close on SoftBank-Led $40B Funding Round
OpenAI is reportedly close to finalizing a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank. The mega-round would represent a major growth-stage financing for the AI company and include SoftBank as a lead investor.
OpenAI Nearing Close of SoftBank-Led $40B Funding Round
OpenAI is reportedly close to finalizing a $40 billion growth-stage funding round led by SoftBank, with SoftBank initially contributing $7.5B and plans for additional tranches. Other investors in discussions include Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund and Altimeter Capital.
OpenAI Reportedly Nearing Close of SoftBank-Led $40B Growth-Stage Round
Reports indicate OpenAI is set to close a SoftBank-led $40 billion growth-stage financing round imminently. The massive capital raise would be led by SoftBank (likely via its Vision Fund) and further solidify OpenAI's valuation and funding runway.
Island Raises $250M Series E at $4.85B Valuation Led by Coatue
Dallas-based enterprise browser startup Island raised $250M in a Series E round led by Coatue at a $4.85B valuation, bringing total funding to $730M. Other participants include Insight Partners, Sequoia and Canapi Ventures; Island serves 450 customers with secure, enterprise-focused...
Island Raises $250M at $4.8B Valuation
Island has raised $250 million in a growth-stage funding round at a $4.8 billion post-money valuation. The round supports the company's expansion and product development (investors not disclosed in provided content).
Island Raises $250M Series E at $4.85B Valuation Led by Coatue
Enterprise browser startup Island raised $250 million in a Series E round led by Coatue, valuing the company at $4.85 billion. The round comes less than a year after its prior fundraise and significantly increases the company's valuation.
Amazon’s Alexa Fund Backs Four AI Startups as It Expands Into Gen AI
Amazon’s Alexa Fund announced investments into four early-stage AI startups as the fund broadens its remit to back generative AI and multimodal models alongside Alexa+. The corporate venture program will increase focus on AI solutions supporting voice and multimodal experiences....
Intangible Raises $4M Seed to Build AI-Powered No-Code 3D Creation Studio
Intangible raised $4M in a seed round led by a16z Speedrun and Crosslink Capital with participation from several angel investors. The startup will use the funding to develop its AI-driven no-code 3D web studio, hire talent, and prepare for a...
Intangible Raises $4M Seed to Power No-Code, AI-Driven 3D Creation for Creators
Intangible closed a $4 million seed round to build an AI-powered no-code 3D creation tool that generates 3D world concepts from text prompts to help filmmakers, game designers and other creative professionals. The funding will support product development and growth...
SmartSuite Raises $38M in Series A Funding Led by Canapi Ventures
SmartSuite announced a total of $38 million in new financing, highlighted by a $13 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures with participation from Sorenson Capital and High Alpha. The funding will support product expansion and hiring as the collaboration platform scales...
Sanas Raises $65M at >$500M Valuation to Scale AI Accent‑conversion Tech
Sanas closed a $65M funding round led by Quadrille Capital and Teleperformance, with participation from Insight Partners, Quiet Capital, Alorica and DN Capital, valuing the company at over $500M. The startup will use the capital to expand speech‑to‑speech algorithms, grow...
Hightouch Raises $80M at $1.2B Valuation to Power AI Marketing Tools
Hightouch raised $80M in a growth-stage funding round that values the company at $1.2B. The round will support expansion of its AI-powered marketing tools and go-to-market efforts. (Article date: 2025-02-18)
Hightouch Raises $80M at $1.2B Valuation for AI-Powered Marketing Tools
Hightouch raised $80M in a growth-stage funding round at a $1.2B valuation to expand its AI-powered marketing tools and customer data activation platform. The round will fuel product development and go-to-market expansion for the B2B SaaS company.
Hightouch Raises $80M Series C at $1.2B Valuation to Expand AI-Powered Marketing Platform
Hightouch raised $80M in a Series C led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1.2B post-money valuation to advance its AI-driven customer data platform and AI Decisioning product. The round includes participation from NVC, Amplify Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Bain Capital Ventures...
Elon Musk's $97B Bid to Acquire OpenAI Rejected
Elon Musk made a $97 billion bid to acquire OpenAI, a high-profile takeover attempt reported and ultimately rejected. The offer was highlighted amid geopolitical discussions at the Paris AI Summit and underscored competition over control of leading AI assets.
Elon Musk’s xAI in Talks to Raise $10B in Growth-Stage Funding
xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, is reportedly in talks to raise roughly $10 billion in a private funding round. The potential capital raise would be aimed at supporting the company’s AI development and scaling efforts.
Elon Musk's xAI in Talks to Raise $10B in Growth-Stage Funding
xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, is reported to be in talks to raise about $10 billion in a growth-stage funding round. The discussions signal major investor interest in the company as it scales its AI efforts.
Nelly Secures €50M Series B to Accelerate European Healthcare Fintech Expansion
Berlin‑based fintech Nelly announced a €50 million (≈$51 million) Series B round led by Cathay Innovation and Notion Capital, with participation from existing backers b2venture, Lakestar, Motive Ventures and Arc Investors. The funding will fuel product rollout across Europe and deepen its SaaS...
Hauler Hero Secures $10M Seed Round to Accelerate AI‑Powered Waste‑Management Platform
Hauler Hero announced a $10 million seed round led by I2BF Ventures, with participation from K5 Global, Somersault Ventures and executives from Gusto and ServiceTitan. The funding will fuel product development, engineering hires, and expansion into larger enterprise waste‑management customers.
Nuon Secures $16.5M Funding Round Led by Uncork Capital, M12 and Others
Nuon announced a $16.5 million financing to accelerate its BYOC platform, attracting investors including Uncork Capital, Microsoft’s M12, Mantis VC and Redpoint Ventures. The round, disclosed on Dec 17 2024, aims to help SaaS firms deploy software directly into customers’ cloud accounts and...
Stigg Secures $17.5M Series A to Power AI‑Driven SaaS Pricing
Stigg announced a $17.5 million Series A round led by Red Dot Capital Partners, with participation from Unusual Ventures, Emerge Ventures, Redseed and Cerca Partners. The funding will help the startup expand its monetization platform that enables SaaS companies to price AI‑driven features...
Procore Acquires Levelset for $500M
Procore acquired B2B SaaS company Levelset in a $500M deal, marking a successful exit after Levelset scaled from inception to substantial ARR through focused sales and upsell strategies. The article credits Levelset's growth playbook and strategic shifts for enabling the...
Volta Raises €6 Million Pre‑seed Round to Build B2B SaaS Catalog Platform
Italian startup Volta announced a €6 million pre‑seed funding round to develop its B2B SaaS catalog platform, positioning itself as a Shopify for wholesale transactions. The round was led by European VC Emblem with participation from Robin Capital, Founders Future, Sequoia,...
LogicMonitor Secures $800M Funding Round to Fuel AI-Driven Observability Expansion
LogicMonitor announced an $800 million financing round led by investors including PSG and Golub Capital, valuing the SaaS observability provider at $2.4 billion. The capital will support strategic M&A, market expansion, and product diversification as AI drives demand for data‑center monitoring. Vista...
LocalStack Raises $25M to Help Developers Emulate and Test Cloud Apps Locally
LocalStack raised $25M to expand its platform that enables developers to emulate and test cloud applications locally across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and other environments. The round will help the company scale its product and support growth in developer adoption.
Mitra Chem Raises over $80M in Funding Round
Mitra Chem, a lithium‑ion battery materials startup, announced it has raised more than $80 million from investors including Social Capital, General Motors and Alpha Wave Ventures. The capital will accelerate AI‑driven battery material development and help shorten the lab‑to‑production timeline.
GMI Cloud Raises $82M Series A to Expand GPU Cloud Infrastructure
GMI Cloud raised $82 million in a Series A round to grow its GPU cloud infrastructure for compute-intensive workloads. The funding will support product expansion and scaling of its cloud services aimed at ML/AI and enterprise customers.
GMI Cloud Raises $82M Series A to Scale GPU Cloud Infrastructure
San Jose-based GMI Cloud, a provider of GPU cloud infrastructure for enterprises integrating AI, raised $82M in a Series A round to expand its GPU offerings and grow its business. The funding aims to help customers access GPUs and accelerate...
GMI Cloud Raises $82M Series A to Expand GPU Cloud Infrastructure
San Jose‑based GMI Cloud raised an $82M Series A led by Headline Asia with participation from Banpu and Wistron. The round includes $15M in equity and $67M in debt and will fund a new Colorado data center and team expansion...
HubSpot Acquires Cacheflow to Bolster Commerce Hub and Software Sales Closing
HubSpot has acquired Cacheflow, a startup that builds tools to streamline the software sales closing process; Cacheflow will become a wholly owned subsidiary and expand HubSpot's Commerce Hub capabilities. The acquisition terms were not disclosed.
Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone Propose $8.4B Cash Acquisition of Smartsheet
Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone have announced a joint offer to acquire SaaS collaboration leader Smartsheet for $8.4 billion in cash, representing a 41% premium to its recent share price. The deal, pending regulatory and shareholder approval, includes a 45‑day go‑shop...
Confluent Acquires Streaming Data Startup WarpStream to Expand Cloud-Native Offerings
Confluent has acquired WarpStream to integrate its cloud-native streaming data solution into Confluent's portfolio, launching a new Confluent WarpStream service positioned between Confluent Cloud and the self-managed Confluent Platform. The acquisition aims to broaden Confluent's managed streaming capabilities for customers.
Tengo Secures €3M Seed Round Led by Point Nine to Scale AI‑powered Public Procurement SaaS
Spanish startup Tengo, which uses AI to automate public‑sector tender discovery and response, announced a €3 million seed round. The round was led by venture firm Point Nine, providing capital to expand its SaaS platform for B2B customers handling government contracts.
Salesforce Paid $419M to Acquire Compensation Software Maker Spiff
Regulatory filings show Salesforce completed the acquisition of Spiff in February for $419 million. The deal brings the sales compensation platform into Salesforce's portfolio to bolster its B2B SaaS offerings.
Salesforce Acquired Spiff for $419M
Regulatory filings show Salesforce paid $419 million to acquire Spiff, a sales-commission SaaS company, with the payment recorded in February. The deal expands Salesforce's go-to-market and revenue operations capabilities by bringing Spiff's commission management tools into its product portfolio.
Alkira Raises $100M to Expand Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Alkira raised $100M to fund its network infrastructure-as-a-service that virtualizes and orchestrates hybrid cloud assets. The capital will support product growth and customer adoption of its cloud networking solution.
CoreWeave Raises $1.1B in Growth Funding at $19B Valuation, Opens European HQ
GPU cloud provider CoreWeave raised $1.1 billion in a funding round that valued the company at about $19 billion and is using proceeds to expand internationally, opening a London HQ and planning two UK data centers as part of a...
AI Chip Startup DEEPX Raises $80M Series C at $529M Valuation
DEEPX, an AI chip startup, raised $80M in a Series C round at a $529M post-money valuation. The funding will likely support product development and go-to-market expansion for its AI hardware offerings.
AI Chip Startup DEEPX Raises $80M Series C at $529M Valuation
DEEPX, an AI chip startup, raised a Series C round totaling $80M at a reported $529M valuation. The funding will support the company's growth in AI hardware development and commercialization.
CoreWeave Raises $1.1B to Fuel Alternative Cloud for AI Workloads
CoreWeave announced a $1.1 billion funding round to expand its alternative cloud infrastructure focused on GPU-accelerated workloads for AI and large-scale compute. The capital will be used to scale capacity and support enterprise AI customers amid rising demand for specialized...
CoreWeave Raises $1.1B in Growth-Stage Funding to Fuel Alternative Cloud for AI
CoreWeave raised $1.1 billion in a growth-stage funding round to expand its alternative cloud infrastructure, particularly for GPU-heavy AI workloads. The capital will support scaling capacity and go-to-market efforts in the competitive AI cloud market.
Rippling Secures $200M Series F Round Led by Coatue, Adds Dragoneer as New Investor
Rippling announced a $200 million Series F financing led by existing backer Coatue, with a $590 million secondary tender that includes $200 million for employee liquidity. New investor Dragoneer joins other long‑time backers Founders Fund and Greenoaks on the cap table. The round values...
SingleInterface Secures $30M Series A to Accelerate Global Expansion
Singapore‑based SaaS startup SingleInterface announced a $30 million Series A round led by Asia Partners with participation from PayPal Ventures. The funding will fuel its international growth and product development for multi‑location brands.
Agri‑HR Startup Seso Lands $26M Series B Led by Bond Capital
Seso, a software platform streamlining HR and visa compliance for U.S. farms, announced a $26 million Series B round to expand its services, including payroll automation. The round was led by Bond’s Mary Meeker with participation from Index Ventures, NFX, SV...