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Firefly Rises from Tragedy, Startup Forges Ahead After Co-Founder's Devastating Murder
In the ever-evolving world of technology, Firefly, a startup tackling the complex issue of cloud asset management, has emerged as a beacon of resilience and determination. Founded in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has weathered a storm of challenges, including the tragic loss of its co-founder and CTO, Joseph “Sefi” Genis, who was murdered by Hamas in a devastating attack at the Nova music festival in October 2023.
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FintechOS, a startup that will retrofit old banks
In the rapidly evolving world of finance, a Romanian startup, FintechOS, has emerged as a game-changer. While fintech startups, particularly neobanks, have disrupted the traditional banking landscape, FintechOS has taken a different approach – empowering older banking and insurance companies to adapt and thrive in the new digital era.
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Babylon Introduces Bitcoin Staking to Ethereum and Solana Networks
Babylon, a promising crypto startup, has recently secured $70 million in funding to drive its innovative mission of enabling native Bitcoin staking on blockchain networks such as Ethereum and Solana. The funding round was led by Paradigm, a well-known crypto venture capital firm, with additional contributions from Bullish Capital and Polychain Capital.
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Wiz Acquires Gem for $350M, Signaling Maturation of a Cloud Security Powerhouse
When Assaf Rappaport founded Wiz just four short years ago, few could have predicted how rapidly the cloud security startup would rise. But with its $350 million cash acquisition of Gem Security, Wiz is cementing its status as a serious player in the industry.
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Onum Raises $28M to Bring Order to the Data Chaos
The big data landscape has become increasingly chaotic in recent years as organizations struggle to manage exponentially growing volumes of information. Without the right tools, companies are drowning in data but unable to extract real value or insights.
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Guesty Secures $130M Series F at $900M Valuation to Expand Property Management Platform
Travel and tourism has seen a strong rebound post-COVID, and property management software company Guesty is capitalizing on this resurgence. The company recently announced it has raised a $130 million Series F round led by private equity firm KKR, valuing the business at $900 million.
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Grow Therapy Raises $88M to Advance Effective Mental Healthcare
Mental health technology company Grow Therapy has raised $88 million in a Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The round also included participation from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, PLUS Capital, and artists/athletes including Anna Kendrick, Lily Collins, and professional athletes Dak Prescott, Joe Burrow, Jrue Holiday and Lauren Holiday.
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AI computer vision startup Robovision raises $42M Series A led by Target Global
Belgian AI startup Robovision has raised a $42 million Series A round led by Target Global to expand its computer vision platform and operations in the US. At $42M, it’s one of the largest Series A rounds ever recorded in Belgium’s startup ecosystem according to Dealroom data.
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SiMa.ai Second-Gen Multimodal AI Chip Development
Edge AI chip startup SiMa.ai has raised a $70 million extension to its Series B round, as reported by TechCrunch, to develop a new generation of chip designed specifically for multimodal generative AI workloads. As Jagmeet Singh outlines, SiMa.ai aims to capitalize on the growing market for AI processing at the network edge rather than centralized clouds.
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Pigment Raises Massive $145M Series D in Rare French Tech Success Story
French startup Pigment has raised a $145 million Series D funding round, representing a major win for the country’s tech ecosystem according to a report by TechCrunch. Founded in 2017, Pigment has developed a business planning platform that helps large companies visualize financial performance and forecast future quarters.