Topic: company valuation
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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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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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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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Navan IPO Plunges 20% After SEC Shutdown Workaround
Navan's stock fell 20% on its Nasdaq debut, closing below its $25 IPO price and reducing its market valuation to about $4.7 billion, despite being the first company to use a new SEC provision for public listings during a government shutdown. The company utilized an alternative SEC pathway that al...
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Strava's IPO Plans Fueled by Gen Z Fitness Boom
Strava is planning an initial public offering to raise capital for acquisitions, backed by investors like Sequoia Capital and valued at $2.2 billion. The platform has grown to 50 million monthly active users, driven by increased app downloads and a trend toward alcohol-free social activities amon...
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Cerebras Raises $1.1B While Still Private a Year After IPO Filing
Cerebras Systems raised $1.1 billion in Series G funding, reaching an $8.1 billion valuation, co-led by Fidelity and Atreides Management, despite previous IPO plans for 2025. The company's growth is driven by strong demand for its AI inference services launched in 2024, leading to workforce expan...
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Irregular Raises $80M to Fortify Frontier AI Security
Irregular has raised $80 million in a funding round, valuing the company at $450 million, reflecting strong investor confidence in AI security solutions. The company, formerly Pattern Labs, uses its SOLVE framework and simulated environments to test AI models for vulnerabilities and emergent risk...
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Saudi's Gathern Raises $72M, Eyes IPO at $266M Valuation
Gathern, Saudi Arabia's leading vacation rental platform, has raised $72 million in Series B funding, valuing the company at over $266 million and making it the Middle East's most valuable woman-led startup. The funding will support preparations for an IPO on the Tadawul stock exchange and drive ...
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Nvidia's Top Customer Accounts for 25% of Revenue
Nvidia's revenue reached $130.5 billion in 2025, but nearly 40% came from just two clients, revealing a high dependency on a few major accounts. This customer concentration poses significant financial risk, as losing either key client could sharply impact revenue, despite the company's market inf...
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Trump Inks $14B TikTok Deal in Executive Order
President Trump endorsed a deal allowing TikTok to continue U.S. operations by creating a new, U.S.-controlled joint venture, temporarily suspending a ban for 120 days to finalize the transaction. The agreement ensures TikTok's U.S. operations are majority-owned and controlled by American entitie...
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Astra CEO Chris Kemp's Aggressive New Strategy
Astra CEO Chris Kemp adopted an unusually aggressive public stance against competitors at a 2025 symposium, breaking from the industry norm of keeping such critiques private. The company has faced significant operational challenges, with five of its seven Rocket 3 launches failing between 2020 an...
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Mercor's Valuation Soars to $10B in $350M Series C
Mercor raised $350 million in Series C funding, led by Felicis Ventures, boosting its valuation to $10 billion and involving both returning and new investors. The platform pivoted from AI hiring to connecting AI labs with domain experts for model training, charging fees for matching and supportin...
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OpenAI's $1 Trillion Question: Will IPO Reveal Answer?
OpenAI is preparing for a potential IPO that could value the company at $1 trillion, with CEO Sam Altman citing the need for substantial capital to support its growth and possible filings as early as 2026. The move to go public would streamline capital raising for funding global AI infrastructure...
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Netflix, Amazon, Apple Eye Warner Bros. Acquisition
Warner Bros. Discovery is undergoing a strategic review for potential acquisition, with major tech firms like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple showing interest in buying the company or its key assets. The company is sharing confidential financial details with interested parties, including media giants ...
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ChatGPT Hits 800M Weekly Users, Sam Altman Reveals
OpenAI's ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly users, with rapid growth from 500 million in March to 700 million in August, driven by its integration across various sectors and infrastructure scaling. The platform now supports four million developers and processes over six billion tokens per min...
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Klarna Revives $1.27B IPO Plans After Market Pause
Klarna is planning an IPO to raise up to $1.27 billion, targeting a valuation as high as $14 billion and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "KLAR". The company will issue approximately 5.6 million shares, with existing shareholders offering nearly 29 million, aiming to provid...
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Lovable's CEO Unfazed by Vibe-Coding Rivals
Lovable is a Swedish AI-driven platform that enables users without technical skills to build apps and websites, achieving rapid growth with 2.3 million active users and $100 million in annual recurring revenue. The company, valued at $1.8 billion, aims to evolve into a full-stack environment for ...
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Databricks CEO: $1B Funding Fuels New AI Database Market Push
Databricks raised $1 billion at a $100 billion valuation, co-led by Thrive and Insight Partners, to fund development of an AI agent-focused database and an enterprise AI agent platform. The funding round was oversubscribed but capped at $1 billion, as the company's strong financial position allow...
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Claude Joins Microsoft 365: An Alternative to Copilot
Anthropic's Claude AI is now integrated into Microsoft 365, providing an alternative to Microsoft Copilot and enabling interaction within apps like SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, and Teams. The integration allows Claude to access user data for personalized assistance, such as summarizing emails o...
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Navan Defies Shutdown, Files for IPO at $6.45B Valuation
Navan has submitted revised IPO paperwork during the federal shutdown, using new SEC rules that allow automatic approval after 20 days without direct staff review, enabling it to proceed with its investor roadshow. The company plans to offer 30 million shares at $24-$26 each, potentially raising ...
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Base Power Secures $1B to Expand Home Battery Deployment
Base Power secured a $1 billion Series C funding round, valuing the company at $3 billion, to accelerate its growth in the energy storage sector. The company leases home battery systems to Texas homeowners for a low upfront fee and a monthly service charge, bypassing high initial costs and offeri...
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Oura CEO on IPO Plans and Unwavering Data Privacy
Oura Health's CEO confirmed the company is positioned for an IPO but has not set a specific timeline, prioritizing user data privacy as nonnegotiable. The company expects to achieve $1 billion in annual revenue this year, doubling its previous performance and highlighting its growth in the health...
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Flipkart Clears Hurdle for India Relocation Ahead of IPO
Flipkart is in advanced stages of relocating its headquarters from Singapore to India, a strategic move to prepare for a potential IPO in India as early as 2026. The company has obtained preliminary approval from a Singapore court and is progressing through Indian regulatory bodies, aiming to com...
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Divergent Secures $290M to Boost Military Component Manufacturing
Divergent Technologies has raised $290 million, valuing the company at $2.3 billion, to scale production of military components like missile parts. The funding will expand its Los Angeles facilities and build a new factory in Oklahoma, using specialized 3D printing for up to 600 distinct parts. T...
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Dubai's WheelsOn Secures $12.5M to Expand Deposit-Free Car Rentals
WheelsOn, a Dubai-based deposit-free car rental service, raised $12.5 million in funding, valuing the company at nearly $30 million and reflecting strong investor confidence. The company owns and manages its entire fleet, offering flexible rental terms and leveraging proprietary technology to eli...
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Microsoft-OpenAI Panel to Define When True AI Arrives
A new agreement establishes an independent expert panel to verify the arrival of AGI, removing this decision from OpenAI's sole authority and introducing oversight into their partnership. The deal extends Microsoft's exclusive partnership with OpenAI to 2032, solidifying its access to advanced mo...
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Automattic Countersues WP Engine in WordPress Trademark Battle
Automattic has countersued WP Engine for systematic trademark abuse and deceptive marketing, alleging exploitation of the WordPress brand without meaningful contributions to the open-source community. The legal filing claims WP Engine engaged in prolonged negotiations without genuine intent to ag...
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OpenAI Buys AI Startup From Ex-Apple Engineers
OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Inc., a startup that develops AI-driven interfaces for Mac desktops, to enhance AI's role in everyday computing tasks. The acquisition includes integrating the startup's technology into ChatGPT and bringing on its entire team of around twelve employees, a...
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Grindr May Go Private Amid Financial Pressure
Grindr's principal shareholders are exploring taking the company private due to financial pressures from a sharp stock decline, despite the app's strong operational performance. Majority owners Raymond Zage and James Lu used their shares as collateral for personal loans, leading to liquidation by...
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Perplexity's Free $200 AI Browser Fights 'AI Slop'
Perplexity has made its AI-native browser, Comet, permanently free worldwide to combat low-quality AI-generated content and ensure universal access to tools that filter digital noise and prioritize high-quality information. Comet challenges conventional browsers like Google Chrome by helping user...
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OpenAI and Microsoft Forge New Partnership Deal
OpenAI and Microsoft have signed a non-binding memorandum to recalibrate their strategic alliance, reflecting a shared commitment to advancing AI tools and safety. The partnership is evolving as OpenAI transitions to a for-profit model, requiring Microsoft's approval as its largest investor with ...
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Cloud Provider Lambda Reportedly Prepares for IPO
Lambda, a major AI infrastructure provider, is reportedly preparing for an IPO with guidance from Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Citi. The potential IPO, possibly in the first half of 2026, aims to leverage investor enthusiasm for AI-driven infrastructure and scalable GPU solutions. Lambda has ...
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Applied Intuition Secures $600M to Expand Defense Tech Efforts
Applied Intuition raised $600 million in Series F funding, reaching a $15 billion valuation, driven by investor confidence in its defense and automotive tech innovations. The funding round was co-led by BlackRock and Kleiner Perkins, with new investors like Qatar Investment Authority and continue...
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Elon Musk Seeks $1 Trillion to Control Tesla's Robot Army
Elon Musk is requesting increased corporate control and a compensation package potentially worth one trillion dollars to secure his leadership over Tesla's future humanoid robot initiatives, warning he might otherwise depart. The proposed compensation ties Musk's payout to ambitious targets, incl...
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Deel Raises $300M, Hits $17.3B Valuation
Deel raised $300 million in Series E funding, reaching a $17.3 billion valuation, with investments led by Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz despite legal disputes with Rippling. The company is profitable with over $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, serving 35,000 clients and managing pa...
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OpenEvidence, AI for Doctors, Raises $200M at $6B Valuation
OpenEvidence has raised $200 million at a $6 billion valuation, reflecting strong investor confidence in specialized AI tools for healthcare, following a previous $210 million round just three months earlier. The platform serves as a medical version of ChatGPT, offering verified healthcare profes...
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Naveen Rao's AI Startup Eyes $5B Valuation With a16z Backing
Unconventional, Inc., founded by former Databricks AI head Naveen Rao, is negotiating a $1 billion funding round that would value the company at $5 billion to develop a new type of AI computer system. Andreessen Horowitz is leading the investment with participation from Lightspeed, Lux Capital, a...
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OpenAI Preps ChatGPT for Ad Integration
OpenAI is building an internal advertising infrastructure for ChatGPT, as indicated by a new job listing for a Growth Paid Marketing Platform Engineer to develop ad campaign management systems. The company plans to monetize its 700 million weekly free users by introducing ads as early as 2026, cr...
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