The recent funding infusion will support Imbue in advancing and fine-tuning its reasoning-centric AI technology. On Thursday, September 7, AI Lab Imbue announced that they have successfully raised $200 million in Series B funding, at a massive valuation of $1 billion. The San Francisco-based startup specializes in training foundation models optimized for “reasoning”, a focus it leverages to create AI agents proficient in coding tasks. The company’s mission revolves around democratizing the...
Read More »AI Chipmaker d-Matrix Raises $110M in Series B Funding Round
d-Matrix’s innovative chip designs have been gaining recognition, particularly for their effectiveness in powering generative AI applications like ChatGPT. d-Matrix, a rising star in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip industry, has successfully secured a significant $110 million in a series B funding round, with substantial support from heavyweight investors, including tech giant Microsoft Corp. This latest funding achievement comes at a time when many chip companies are grappling with...
Read More »ThetaRay Secures $57M to Strengthen AI-Powered Battle against Money Laundering
The funds will be used by the comapny for international expansion across continents to capitalize on significant market demand. Popular Israeli fintech company ThetaRay, known for its cutting-edge AI-based transaction monitoring and screening solution, Sonar, has secured $57 million in a funding round. The announcement, made on Tuesday, revealed that the fresh round was led by Portage, with the participation of existing investors like OurCrowd and JVP, the company’s largest shareholder....
Read More »Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures VC Firm Leads GenTwo $15M Funding Round
Point72 Ventures, through the funding round, will help GenTwo extend its offerings and also expand its international business. Securitization specialist fintech GenTwo has raised $15 million in a recently concluded Series A funding round. The round was led by venture capital firm Point72 Ventures, founded by billionaire hedge fund manager and investor Steven Cohen. The billionaire owns a baseball team – the New York Mets. GenTwo has a PRO platform that helps investors securitize and trade...
Read More »Alibaba Cloud Eyes $3B Fundraising Ahead of Hong Kong Debut
Some of China’s state-backed telecommunications companies are keen on investing in Alibaba Cloud, said sources familiar with the matter. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing division, Alibaba Cloud, is considering a private round of fundraising from Chinese state-owned enterprises before making a debut in Hong Kong. Sources familiar with the matter stated that Alibaba Cloud is working with advisers to raise about 10 billion yuan to 20 billion yuan ($1.4 billion to $2.8 billion)....
Read More »Ivy Secures $20M in Funding while Taking Open-Banking Payments Global
Ivy will use these funds to expand its footprint in different regions and partner with major payment service providers thereby helping them power their own open-banking offerings. On Thursday, August 31, Berlin-based startup Ivy announced that it secured a staggering $20 million in funding in order to take the open-banking payments international. Ivy recently built an API to create a “network of networks” for open banking payments globally. Open banking, a concept where traditional banks...
Read More »AI Startup AI21 Labs Raises $155M in Series C Funding Round
AI21 Labs is planning to use the money raised for developing AI products that will compete with ChatGPT developer OpenAI and AI safety and research company Anthropic. AI21 Labs, a Tel Aviv-based AI lab and product startup, has raised $155 million in a Series C funding round that was led by such companies as Walden Catalyst Management LLC, Pitango VC, SCB10X Co Ltd, b2venture, Samsung Next, as well as Google LLC and NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA). The funding round has brought the company’s...
Read More »Redwood Materials Raises over $1B to Expand Its Footprint in US
CoinspeakerRedwood Materials Raises over $1B to Expand Its Footprint in US Redwood Materials said that it's committed to the use of recycled materials, and will also engage in refining and manufacturing activities. Redwood Materials Raises over $1B to Expand Its Footprint in US
Read More »Apollo.io Raises $100M in Series D Funding Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) at Valuation of $1.6B
CoinspeakerApollo.io Raises $100M in Series D Funding Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) at Valuation of $1.6B Apollo.io has grown to a respectable B2B platform with over 3 million global customers hence its revenue up more than nine times in the past two years. Apollo.io Raises $100M in Series D Funding Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) at Valuation of $1.6B
Read More »Maple Finance Gears Up for Asian Expansion with $5M Investment
CoinspeakerMaple Finance Gears Up for Asian Expansion with $5M Investment In addition to exploring Asian and Latin American countries, Maple said the funding will help form new strategic partnerships. Maple Finance Gears Up for Asian Expansion with $5M Investment
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