Keyfactor raised $1 billion in a strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners to build trust infrastructure for AI and machines. With fresh funds, Keyfactor will help accelerate the company’s global scale and growth initiatives, enabling product innovation, geographic expansion, team building, and strategic acquisitions. Andy Collins, a Managing Director at Summit Partners, said: “We … Read more
KredosAi, an AI-powered collections platform that enhances revenue recovery by leveraging behavioral intelligence, raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by BMW i Ventures. Participating investors include new backers Motley Fool Ventures and Walter Ventures, alongside existing investors Okapi Venture Capital, StartFast Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and Stout Street Capital. KredosAi is developing an … Read more
Luxonis, a robotics and industrial automation company behind the OAK camera and DepthAI software, raised $14 million in a Series A round to speed up its commercial expansion. Denali Growth Partners led the investment round with participation from Taiwania Capital. With fresh funds, Luxonis plans to expand R&D, go-to-market, and engineering-support teams to work directly with more … Read more
Stathera, a Montreal, Canada-based fabless semiconductor startup advancing silicon timing solutions, raised US$55 million in Series B funding. The investment round was led by new investor Maverick Silicon, with continued participation from existing backers Celesta Capital, BDC Capital, MediaTek Innovation Fund, TXC Corporation, and Ultratech Capital Partners. George Xereas, Co-founder and CEO of Stathera said … Read more
German defence technology company Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion in fresh funding led by Airbus and other investors, valuing the drone maker at about $8 billion and marking one of the largest private investment rounds to date in a European defence technology company. The valuation is roughly eight times higher than a year ago. The … Read more
10Beauty, a Boston-based beauty startup developing the first full-service robotic manicure system, has raised $23.5 million in new funding led by Story Ventures. Founded in 2019, 10Beauty has raised more than $70 million from leading venture firms and investors, including Story Ventures, Karlie Kloss, Sara and Erin Foster, Bethenny Frankel, and Victoria Beckham. With fresh … Read more
LinqAlpha, the AI-native startup building the Alpha Intelligence Layer for global public markets, raised $22 million in Series A funding. The round was anchored by AVP, Atinum Investment, and GFT Ventures, with participation from a global syndicate of strategic financial institutions and venture platforms. Manish Agarwal, General Partner at AVP, says Most AI tools in … Read more
EquiLibre Technologies, the Prague-based AI lab founded by three former Google DeepMind researchers, has raised an undisclosed Series A round. The Series A amount was not disclosed, but the company is now valued at more than €438 million, or about $500 million. The round was led by Creandum, and TechCrunch says Creandum called it its … Read more
Venice raised a $65 million Series A led by Dragonfly, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, F-Prime, North Island Ventures, and others. The investment round values Venice at $1 billion, roughly two years after public launch, and is the first outside capital the company has raised. According to latest data provided by Venice, the two year … Read more
Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched says it has already booked $1 billion in contract orders for its products. Etched is currently in the process of testing that first product with customers. Etched, founded in 2022, also disclosed that it has now raised a total of $800 million in funding to date. The most recent tranche … Read more