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804 storiesMundi Ventures closes €750M for new Kembara deep tech fund
Mundi Ventures has completed a €750 million first close for its new Kembara fund, which aims to provide growth capital and non-dilutive financing to European deep tech startups.
Duna raises €30 million to build global business identity network
Duna, a business identity verification startup founded by Stripe alumni, raised €30 million in a Series A round led by CapitalG to build a global trust infrastructure.
Resolve AI raises $125 million Series A at $1 billion valuation
Resolve AI, a startup automating system reliability engineering, has raised a $125 million Series A round at a $1 billion valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Lunar Energy raises $232M to scale home battery production
Lunar Energy raised $232 million in Series C and D funding to scale its residential battery manufacturing and virtual power plant software in the U.S.
ElevenLabs raises $500 million at $11 billion valuation
ElevenLabs raised $500 million at an $11 billion valuation, with plans to expand its voice AI technology into video and autonomous agents.
SNAK Venture Partners closes $50M debut fund for B2B marketplaces
SNAK Venture Partners closed an oversubscribed $50 million debut fund to invest in B2B marketplaces, hoping to write seed checks into at least 20 companies.
Fibr AI raises $5.7M to automate website personalization
Fibr AI raised $5.7 million in a seed round led by Accel to replace manual website personalization with autonomous AI agents, targeting about $5 million in ARR.
Varaha raises $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South
Varaha has raised $20 million in fresh funding, the first portion of a planned $45 million Series B, to scale its carbon removal operations across the Global South.
Y Combinator to offer seed investment in stablecoins
Y Combinator will soon let startups accepted into its program take their $500,000 seed investment in stablecoins on Base, Solana, and Ethereum, starting with its upcoming spring batch.
Aviation startup Skyryse hits $1.15 billion valuation in Series C
Skyryse raised more than $300 million in Series C funding, reaching a $1.15 billion valuation as it nears the end of a lengthy FAA certification process.
Lotus Health AI raises $35M for AI-powered primary care
Lotus Health AI raised $35 million to scale its free, AI-driven primary care platform that uses human doctors to verify diagnoses and prescriptions across the U.S.
Peak XV Partners to expand in U.S. as three senior partners depart
Peak XV Partners is navigating senior leadership departures following internal disagreements while simultaneously expanding its U.S. footprint and deepening its investment focus on AI.
Avalanche raises $29M to shrink nuclear fusion reactors
Avalanche raised $29 million to advance its desktop-sized nuclear fusion reactor, applying iterative 'new space' development methods to reach the Q>1 breakeven point.
Waymo targets international expansion after $16 billion round
Waymo raised $16 billion at a $126 billion valuation to scale its robotaxi fleet, with plans to expand into over 20 additional cities internationally by 2026.
SpaceX acquires xAI to build space-based data centers
SpaceX has acquired xAI in a deal valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, with plans to develop space-based data centers to address terrestrial power limitations.
Breakthrough Ventures launches $2M accelerator for student founders
Breakthrough Ventures has raised $2 million to launch a nationwide accelerator program providing grant funding and follow-on investment to student and recent graduate entrepreneurs.
Linq raises $20 million to build infrastructure for AI agents
Birmingham, Alabama-based Linq raised $20 million in Series A funding to pivot its messaging API into an infrastructure layer for AI agents.
Five European startups reach unicorn status in January
January saw five new European unicorns emerge, signaling continued investor appetite for high-valuation tech startups despite the current market climate.
Waymo nears $16 billion funding round at $110 billion valuation
Waymo is reportedly nearing a $16 billion funding round that would value the autonomous vehicle company at $110 billion, with Alphabet providing the majority of the capital.