Topic: company valuation
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OpenAI Nears $100B Deal at Over $850B Valuation
OpenAI is reportedly close to securing over $100 billion in funding, which would value the company at more than $850 billion, reflecting immense investor confidence. The company requires substantial capital for AI development and is testing ads in ChatGPT to diversify revenue, though this risks a...
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Anthropic Hits $380B Valuation With $30B Series G Funding
Anthropic raised $30 billion in Series G funding, achieving a $380 billion valuation, more than double its previous value, amid intense competition in the AI sector. The funding round was led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue, with participation from major investors like Founders Fund, D. E. Shaw Ventu...
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Preply Hits Unicorn Status, Showcasing Ukrainian Resilience
Preply has become a unicorn with a $1.2 billion valuation after a $150 million Series D funding round, achieving EBITDA profitability while scaling its global tutor marketplace. The company is strategically integrating AI to enhance, not replace, its human tutors, using it for lesson tools and be...
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SpaceX Eyes 2026 IPO With $1.5 Billion Valuation
SpaceX is targeting a late 2026 IPO to raise $30 billion at a $1.5 trillion valuation, which would be the largest public offering in history. The company recently conducted a $2 billion internal share sale for employees at an $800+ million valuation, a common precursor to a public listing. The ma...
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How Anthropic's Enterprise Strategy Drove Its $183B Valuation
Anthropic has achieved a valuation of $183 billion, driven by rapid enterprise adoption with over 300,000 business clients, emphasizing safety and specialization. The company raised $13 billion in a recent funding round, nearly tripling its worth since March, and plans to scale operations to meet...
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Physics Wallah IPO Soars, Defying India's Edtech Slump
Physics Wallah's shares surged 44% in their market debut, achieving a $5 billion valuation and signaling a potential revival for India's edtech sector. The company raised $393 million through its IPO, with most funds from new shares, and stands out amid industry struggles like those faced by Byju...
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From First-Year Associate to Founder: The Rise of Harvey AI
Harvey AI has rapidly become a leader in legal tech, achieving an $8 billion valuation and serving 235 clients globally, including top U.S. law firms, with backing from major investors like the OpenAI Startup Fund. The company originated from its CEO's application of GPT-3 to legal research, lead...
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Harvey AI's Valuation Soars to $11 Billion in Just Months
Harvey is in advanced talks to raise $200 million, led by Sequoia Capital and GIC, which would value the legal AI startup at $11 billion, a sharp increase from recent months. The company has achieved explosive revenue growth, with annual recurring revenue reaching $190 million by the end of 2025,...
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SpaceX IPO Buzz Ignites Secondary Market Frenzy
SpaceX is preparing for a potential 2026 IPO, which could reinvigorate the broader IPO market and follows a private tender offer valuing the company at around $800 billion. The anticipated IPO is unique due to SpaceX's massive scale and role in space/satellite sectors, with pre-IPO activity in se...
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Amagi's India Debut Slips as Cloud TV Firm Tests Investor Appetite
Amagi Media Labs' stock debuted at a 12% discount to its issue price, reflecting cautious investor sentiment toward its export-focused business model, which derives over 90% of revenue from the U.S. and Europe. The company's strong growth potential is highlighted by a 34.6% revenue increase and a...
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Ethos Insurance Tech Aims for First IPO of the Year
Ethos Technologies is launching a major tech IPO with a share price of $18-$20, targeting a valuation up to $1.26 billion and raising over $100 million in new capital. The company, backed by prominent investors like Sequoia and Accel, simplifies life insurance purchases and has a history of stron...
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Odoo Hits €7B Valuation After General Atlantic Stake Boost
Odoo's valuation reached approximately €7 billion after a secondary transaction where General Atlantic increased its stake by purchasing shares from Wallonie Entreprendre, reflecting strong investor confidence in its growth. The company, founded in 2002, operates on an open-core model with a vast...
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Anthropic Seeks $10B at $350B Valuation
Anthropic is reportedly preparing to raise $10 billion in new funding, which would value the AI company at approximately $350 billion, nearly doubling its worth in three months. The new investment round, led by Coatue Management and GIC, is separate from a prior $15 billion commitment from Nvidia...
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LMArena Hits $1.7B Valuation Just Four Months After Launch
LMArena achieved a $1.7 billion valuation after a $150 million Series A round, reflecting intense market demand for independent AI benchmarking and bringing its total funding to $250 million in under seven months. The company operates crowdsourced AI model leaderboards, using human preferences fr...
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OpenAI Seeks $100B Funding at $830B Valuation
OpenAI is negotiating a funding round of up to $100 billion, which could raise its valuation to $830 billion and is targeting a close by the end of Q1 next year. The capital is critical for OpenAI's ambitious AI development plans, covering massive compute costs like AI inferencing, as its scale m...
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Notion's $11B Employee Share Sale Fuels AI Growth Surge
Notion is allowing employees to sell equity at an $11 billion valuation, providing liquidity ahead of a potential IPO, with the tender offer facilitated by major investors and reflecting strong financials including over $600 million in annual recurring revenue. The company's growth is increasingl...
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SpaceX IPO: Why It's Finally Happening Now
SpaceX is planning a major IPO next year, marking a strategic shift as Elon Musk, previously resistant, seeks to raise tens of billions of dollars at a historic valuation. The move is driven by Musk's vision of technological convergence and the need for capital to fund new initiatives, including ...
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SpaceX's Surprising Shift: Why Go Public Now?
SpaceX is preparing for a massive IPO next year, a strategic shift from Elon Musk's previous resistance, driven by strong financial performance from its Starlink service. The IPO could target a trillion-dollar valuation, making it historically significant and attractive due to SpaceX's dominance ...
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Unconventional AI Secures Record $475M Seed Funding
Unconventional AI, founded by former Databricks AI head Naveen Rao, has raised a record $475 million in seed funding at a $4.5 billion valuation, marking the start of a larger round targeting up to $1 billion. The startup is backed by major investors like Andreessen Horowitz and aims to build nov...
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Fal AI Soars to $4.5B Valuation with $140M Sequoia-Led Round
Fal, an AI infrastructure company, raised $140 million in Series D funding, tripling its valuation to $4.5 billion, with investment led by Sequoia Capital and participation from firms like Nvidia. The company provides a multimodal AI platform used by major clients like Adobe and Shopify, enabling...
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Revolut Valued at $75 Billion in New Funding Round
Revolut has achieved a $75 billion valuation, making it one of Europe's most valuable private tech companies and highlighting strong investor confidence. The company is expanding globally with a banking license in the EU and operations in countries like the U.S., India, and Brazil, with plans to ...
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Kalshi Hits $11B Valuation With $1B Funding Round
Kalshi raised $1 billion in funding, increasing its valuation to $11 billion, with backing from investors like Sequoia and CapitalG, reflecting rapid growth and investor confidence. The platform and its competitor Polymarket gained user traction by enabling bets on events like the U.S. presidenti...
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Databricks Eyes $130B+ Valuation in New Funding Round
Databricks is in talks for a new funding round that could value the company at over $130 billion, reflecting strong investor confidence and rapid growth in the AI sector. The company plans to use recent funds to develop a specialized AI database and advance its AI agent platform, with CEO Ali Gho...
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LangChain Hits $1.25B Valuation as Open Source AI Agent Startup
LangChain has reached a $1.25 billion valuation after raising $125 million in a funding round led by IVP, with participation from new and existing investors. Originally created in 2022, it gained popularity by simplifying the development of applications with large language models and secured earl...
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ŌURA Secures $900M to Fuel Global Growth and Health Innovation
ŌURA secured a $900 million investment, led by Fidelity and others, valuing the company at around $11 billion and fueling global expansion and health innovation. The funding will accelerate AI and product development, support new health capabilities, and build on strong sales of over 5.5 million ...
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Oura Ring Maker Valued at $11B in New $875M Funding Round
Oura Health Oy has raised approximately $875 million in a Series E funding round, doubling its valuation to $11 billion since December. The new capital will be used to scale up production, support international expansion, and fund ongoing research and product development. The company is on track ...
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AI Startup Figure Hits $39B Valuation in Major Funding Round
Figure, a humanoid robotics company, has secured a significant Series C funding round, achieving a $39 billion valuation and highlighting growing confidence in automation for industrial use. The investment, led by Parkway Venture Capital with major backers like Nvidia and Intel, will expand Figur...
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Nothing Raises $200M from Tiger Global for AI Device Launch
Nothing secured $200 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $1.3 billion and bringing total funding to over $450 million, with strong investor backing. The company has achieved over $1 billion in total sales, shipping 5.1 million devices, and is focusing on AI integration and expandi...
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Replit Reaches $3B Valuation with $150M Annualized Revenue
Replit achieved a $3 billion valuation after raising $250 million, significantly increasing from its previous $1.16 billion valuation in 2023. The company's annualized revenue surged from $2.8 million to $150 million in under a year, driven by its appeal to developers for accessible, collaborativ...
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Databricks Hits $100B Valuation Milestone with $4B ARR
Databricks has reached a $100 billion valuation after securing $1 billion in new funding, highlighting its rapid growth in the AI and data analytics sector. The funding will support development of a database platform to compete with Supabase, targeting AI agent applications, as automated data gen...
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Revolut Aims for $65B Valuation After $45B Deal Last Year
Revolut is reportedly seeking a $65 billion valuation in its latest funding round, up from $45 billion last year, aiming to raise $1 billion through new shares and secondary sales. U.S. investment firm Greenoaks is leading the round, following Revolut's strong 2023 performance with 72% revenue gr...
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Defense Startup Mach Industries Secures $100M Led by Khosla, Bedrock
Defense tech startup Mach Industries raised $100M in funding, led by Khosla Ventures and Bedrock Capital, valuing the company at $470M. Founded by 19-year-old Ethan Thornton, Mach has grown rapidly to 140 employees and specializes in advanced weapons systems like drones and gliders. The company i...
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Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks $300M in New Funding Round
Elon Musk's xAI is seeking $300 million in funding at a $113 billion valuation, following its $33 billion acquisition of X (formerly Twitter) last year. The share sale allows employees to sell stakes, potentially leading to a larger funding round with new equity for external investors. The fundra...
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Benchmark invests in Chinese AI startup Manus, valuing it at $500M
Manus AI, a Chinese AI agent tool startup, has raised $75 million in a funding round led by Benchmark, valuing the company at $500 million. The investment will enable Manus to expand its reach into key markets including the U.S., Japan, and the Middle East, following initial success. Following a ...
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Bending Spoons: The Company Behind the AOL Acquisition
Bending Spoons has elevated its four cofounders to billionaire status through a major funding round and secondary share sale, securing $270 million in new capital and a $440 million secondary transaction from investors. The company specializes in acquiring and revitalizing underperforming tech br...
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OpenEvidence Hits $12B Valuation in Thrive, DST-Led Funding Round
OpenEvidence raised $250 million in a Series D round, doubling its valuation to $12 billion in six months, as investors show strong confidence in its specialized healthcare AI model. The company operates an AI-powered medical information platform designed specifically for doctors, differentiating...
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Sequoia Invests in Anthropic's $25B Funding at $350B Valuation
Sequoia Capital is preparing to invest in Anthropic as part of a massive funding round valuing the AI firm at $350 billion, a significant departure from traditional venture capital norms as Sequoia already backs competitors like OpenAI. This investment reflects a new market perspective where inve...
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Lovable: Vibe-Coding Startup Secures $330M at $6.6B Valuation
Swedish AI startup Lovable raised $330 million, reaching a $6.6 billion valuation and highlighting intense investor interest in AI tools that simplify software development. The company's "vibe-coding" platform has grown rapidly, achieving over $200 million in annual recurring revenue and hosting ...
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Tesla Revives Threats to Secure Musk's $1 Trillion Pay Package
Tesla's board is urging shareholders to approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion compensation package, warning that rejection could lead to his departure and a significant drop in the company's value, mirroring past successful strategies. Corporate governance advisors oppose the package due to its excessi...
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Beta Technologies Files for $825M IPO to Power Electric Aircraft
Beta Technologies has filed for an IPO seeking up to $825 million to advance its electric aircraft development, with a potential market valuation of $7.2 billion. The company, founded by CEO Kyle Clark in Vermont, has uniquely raised $1.15 billion without venture capital, relying on institutional...
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Apptronik Raises $935M, Valued at Over $5B for Humanoid Robots
Apptronik raised $935 million in a Series A funding round, achieving a post-money valuation of approximately $5.3 billion, reflecting strong investor confidence in humanoid robotics. The funding round expanded significantly due to high demand, with investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz paying p...
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Runway AI Raises $315M at $5.3B Valuation for Advanced World Models
Runway AI raised $315 million, doubling its valuation to $5.3 billion, with funds targeted at developing advanced "world models" for simulating and predicting real-world environments. The company is expanding beyond its creative industry roots, seeing growing adoption in gaming and robotics, and ...
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Anthropic Nears $20 Billion Funding Round
Anthropic is nearing a record $20 billion funding round, valuing the company at $350 billion and doubling its initial target, driven by intense industry competition and high computational costs. The funding round is heavily backed by strategic partners like Nvidia and Microsoft, alongside major i...
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Amazon in $50 Billion Talks to Invest in OpenAI
Amazon is in high-stakes negotiations to invest $50 billion in OpenAI, which could anchor a $100 billion funding round and value OpenAI at $830 billion. This potential investment creates a strategic dynamic as Amazon already has a major partnership and investment in OpenAI's rival, Anthropic, thr...
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Airtable Launches Superagent to Power AI Agents
Airtable is launching "Superagent", a new standalone AI product that orchestrates specialized agents to work in parallel on complex business problems, representing a strategic pivot for the company. Despite a significant valuation decline from its peak, Airtable remains financially robust and i...
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AI Startup Ricursive Hits $4B Valuation Just Two Months After Launch
Ricursive Intelligence, an AI chip design startup, achieved a $4 billion valuation after a $300 million Series A funding round, aiming to develop an AI system that autonomously designs chips to advance toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). The company, co-founded by former Google research...
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Mews Secures €255M to Boost AI in Hospitality
Mews, a leading hospitality tech platform, has secured €255 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at approximately $2.5 billion to accelerate AI and automation in the hotel industry. The investment will fund advanced automation systems to reduce manual workloads for hotel staff and str...
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Sequoia Breaks VC Taboo, Invests in Anthropic Rival: FT
Sequoia Capital is investing in Anthropic, a direct rival to its portfolio company OpenAI, marking a significant departure from traditional venture capital practices of avoiding portfolio conflicts. The funding round, led by GIC and Coatue, aims to raise up to $25 billion for Anthropic at a valua...
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Musk Seeks $134B From OpenAI Despite $700B Fortune
Elon Musk is seeking $79-134 billion in damages, alleging OpenAI and Microsoft committed fraud by abandoning their original nonprofit charter, with a trial set for Oakland. An expert witness argues Musk is entitled to a share of OpenAI's $500 billion valuation due to his co-founding role and $38 ...
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Ex-Snap Exec's AI Video Startup Higgsfield Hits $1.3B Valuation
Higgsfield has achieved a $1.3 billion valuation after raising an $80 million Series A extension, bringing its total Series A funding to $130 million. The AI video generation startup reports rapid growth, with over 15 million users and a current annual revenue run rate of $200 million, which doub...
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