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Before this newspaper takes a break for the fourthth of July next week, there are startup stories and funding rounds, which caught our eyes in the last few days, who have been quite busy.
The most interesting startup stories from the week
This week we brought the trial update, M&AS and both for a combination.
AI Agent: Data Cyber Security Company Rubric acquired the prodibase to accelerate AI agents by its users. Startups, which help companies fix the AI model, raised some $ 28 million in enterprise capital. The deal amount was not disclosed, but was allegedly massive.
sail: The German Startup Kadmos, who raised $ 38 million in external capital for their salary payment platform for marine staff, acquired the NYK line as part of the efforts of the Japanese shipping firm to expand their fintech services.
red Herring? AI Music Startup Sano announced the acquisition of a browser-based AI Digital Audio Workstation, Wavetool, which was actually a few months ago, but it was chosen to reveal another copyright trial on heels so far.
Unstable ground: Getty Images demolished their primary lawsuit against stability AI, startup behind the AI image generator stable spread, but other cases are going on, in both the US and the UK
Accessory of storm: Despite the headwinds, Bill Gates-supported startup is putting pressure on airlroom energy and has begun to build its first wind power plant in Vyoming.
The most interesting VC and funding news this week
Another week, another $ 300 million rounds -sometimes on different evaluation, even for the same company. Meanwhile, small deals also keep things interesting.
The same amount, new evaluation: Harvey AI co-in-laws E-$ 300 million series E by Clener Perkins and Cutu. It comes only four months later when Seawia led the $ 300 million series D, which is at an evaluation of $ 3 billion in the AI-competent legal technical startups, which is now worth $ 5 billion.
AI Munshi: Abridge, AI Startup automated medical notes, securing the $ 300 million series E on $ 5.3 billion valuations led by A16Z.
Crypto predictions: Blockchain-based predicting Bazaar Manch Kalashi picked up a $ 185 million round in later money valuation of $ 2 billion, while rival Polymarket is allegedly working on closing a $ 200 million round on a pre-7 billion around $ 1 billion.
money in the bank: Phenome, a challenge bank that targets SMB across Europe, raised some $ 133 million in the series C round of funding in addition to $ 105 million in safe development funding from General Catalist’s Customer Value Fund a few weeks ago.
Flying high: Indian Drone Startup Rafa MPHIBR raised $ 100 million in an all-equity series B round led by General Catalyst. Its customers include the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the Armed Police Force.
Easy order: AI-operated dictation app WISPR flow was closed in a series A at $ 30 million, which brought its total funding in $ 56 million. The company also released an iOS app earlier this month.
Uncomplicated: Novoloop, a startup that deteces wasteful plastic, picked up a $ 21 million series B to finalize the design and began building the plant on its first commercial scale.
Data processing for AI: Finally, a startup, a startup inspired by a data-processing problem, faced its founders in Lyft, raising a total amount of $ 27.5 million within eight months.
AI sounds: Syntflow AI, a Berlin-based no-code platform that allows enterprises to create and deploy the white-labeled white voice AI customer service agents, increased a range A of $ 20 million by Aisec.
As the name suggests: Better authentic, third Ethiopian startup to graduate from YC, raised $ 5 million in seed funding. Its open source framework promises to simplify how developers user manage authentication and have become popular quickly.
Eternal light: Space Startup Lux Aterna came out secretly with $ 4 million in the east-seed funding and the ambition to launch a re-suit satellite in 2027.
last but not least
After a two -year break from public life, the initial stage investor, entrepreneur, and author Brad Feld returned with his ninth book, “Give First”. Techcrunch gave him more interviews about it.
