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Ryft Raises $7.3 Million to Expand Embedded Payment Solution
April 09, 2025

Ryft has raised 5.7 million pounds (about $7.3 million) in a Series A funding round to continue expanding its embedded payments solution that helps marketplaces and platforms process, manage and monetize payments. “With this funding round, we’ll continue our mission of giving acquiring banks, marketplaces...

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Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks to Raise $20 Billion for American AI Startups
April 08, 2025

Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly seeking to raise $20 billion for a tech investment fund focused on growth-stage investments in American artificial intelligence (AI) companies. The fund will seek global investors that want to invest in the U.S. tech industry at a time when President Donald...

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Octane Secures $6.75 Million for AI-Powered Cybersecurity Solution for Blockchain
April 08, 2025

AI cybersecurity startup Octane has emerged from stealth and announced it secured $6.75 million in a seed funding round. Octane will use the funding to accelerate the development of its platform that uses machine learning to continuously analyze blockchain codebases, identify vulnerabilities and remediate them before...

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Anecdotes Raises $30 Million to Automate Risk and Compliance Tools
April 08, 2025

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) provider Anecdotes has raised $30 million in new funding. The new financing, announced Tuesday (April 8), brings the Israeli company’s total Series B funding round to $55 million. “We’ve always believed that GRC has way more to offer the business...

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Janover Raises $42 Million to Accelerate Acquisition of Digital Assets
April 07, 2025

Janover, a platform that connects the commercial real estate industry, said Monday (April 7) that it plans to accelerate its acquisition of digital assets after raising $42 million in an offering of convertible notes and warrants. The company will start by acquiring digital assets in...

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Alphabet-Backed Pennylane Raises $82 Million to Expand Accounting Platform Across Europe
April 07, 2025

Pennylane has raised 75 million euros (about $82 million) to continue growing its accounting platform in France and to expand it across Continental Europe. The company will use the new funding to accelerate expansion that has already seen it triple its user base over the...

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US Investors Conserving Cash Amid Tariff Troubles
April 06, 2025

Last week was a rough one for the stock market following the announcement of new tariffs. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (April 5), investors are choosing to keep their cash close to home rather than buying shares at lower prices. During...

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Nvidia- and Google-Backed SandboxAQ Raises $450 Million for Quantitative AI Platforms
April 04, 2025

SandboxAQ raised over $450 million in a Series E round to support its development of large quantitative models (LQMs) that help enterprises leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to solve scientific and quantitative challenges. Since spinning out from Alphabet in 2022, the company has raised over $950 million, SandboxAQ said...

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Thatch Raises $40 Million For Employee Health Coverage Offering
April 03, 2025

Health insurance startup Thatch has reportedly raised $40 million in Series B funding. That’s according to comments by company executives Thursday (April 3) to TechCrunch. According to the report, Thatch helps employers offer their workers Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA). A typical HRA covers...