Topic: us market expansion
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JAAQ secures $17M for clinical mental health content
JAAQ, a UK digital health platform, has raised $17 million in Series A funding to expand into the US market and strengthen its clinical content infrastructure, with new board representation from lead investor Meridian Health Ventures. The company has pivoted from a direct-to-consumer model to an ...
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Marloo raises $10M to build AI OS for financial advisers
Marloo, an AI platform for financial advisers, raised a $10 million seed round led by Blackbird Ventures (which now holds 34% equity), following a $2.7 million pre-seed from the same firm, bringing total funding to $12.7 million. The company plans to use the capital to deepen its presence in the ...
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Airbnb leads $58M WeRoad round, hires CEO to run hotels
Airbnb leads a $58 million Series C funding round for WeRoad, acquiring a 10% equity stake and a board seat, while WeRoad's CEO Andrea D’Amico departs to lead Airbnb’s hotels division. The investment marks a strategic shift for Airbnb, gaining a minority foothold in the group-tour category and se...
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AI startup Lightbringer raises $10M to disrupt patent firms
Lightbringer, an AI-native patent firm, has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand into the US market, using a "Service as Software" model that aims to replace traditional patent firms rather than just assist them. The startup bundles patent strategy, filing, and portfolio management in...
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Airbnb-backed WeRoad lands $58M to expand group travel platform to US
Airbnb led a $58 million Series C funding round for WeRoad, a Milan-based group travel startup, to expand beyond Europe into the U.S., starting with Austin, Texas. WeRoad positions itself as a social platform for real-world connection, targeting Millennials and Gen Z by grouping travelers by shar...
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Rebellions raises $400M at $2.34B valuation pre-IPO
A South Korean AI chip firm, Rebellions, raised $400 million in a pre-IPO round, valuing it at $2.34 billion and highlighting global competition to challenge leaders like Nvidia. The funding included the first investment from the government-backed Korea National Growth Fund and will support the c...
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Neko Health raises $700M, expands to New York
Neko Health, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raised $700 million in Series C funding at a $7 billion valuation, with investors including Mark Zuckerberg and Maria Sharapova, and will use the funds to enter the U.S. market, starting with a New York City clinic. The company operates private clin...
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CurifyLabs Raises $14M for 3D-Printed Personalized Medicine
CurifyLabs, a Finnish startup, has raised $14 million (€12 million) in Series A funding to expand its 3D-printed personalized medication technology into U.S. pharmacies, where it is already operational in 21 states. The company's integrated system automates the compounding of custom drug doses us...
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Primer raises $100M Series C for US growth and AI payments
Primer raised €86.2 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered payment platform, aiming for the US to contribute over a third of its revenue by 2028. The company’s platform addresses payment data fragmentation by recording over 400 data points per transaction, and it recently launched a...
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NavVis raises €73.7M for factory spatial data layer powering AI
Munich-based NavVis raised €73.7 million (~$85 million) in a Series D round led by The Jordan Company, with participation from existing investors, to advance its photorealistic digital twin technology for industrial spaces. The platform has mapped over one billion square meters of industrial spac...
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CameraMatics raises €49M to challenge Samsara
CameraMatics, an Irish company providing an AI-powered video-telematics platform for fleet safety, has secured up to €49 million in funding led by Blume Equity to expand in North America and Europe. The company serves nearly 1,000 fleet customers, including Royal Mail and XPO, and is on track to ...
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Klarna files for US banking licence
Klarna has applied for a US banking licence, seeking to operate as an FDIC-insured institution under the name Klarna Bank USA, with former Milestone Bank chief Gary Harding as its proposed head. Obtaining a US charter would allow Klarna to fund loans with customer deposits and offer services like...
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Tesla Launches 6-Seat Model Y Long Wheelbase in US at $61,990
Tesla has introduced the Model Y Long Wheelbase in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, featuring a six-seat configuration and starting at $61,990 for the Launch Series edition. The expanded body length provides a more spacious cabin for up to six passengers with improved rear legroom and third-row access, ...
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Fintech Bolt Secures Klarna Partnership to Boost Turnaround
Bolt and Klarna have partnered to integrate Klarna's buy now, pay later options into Bolt's checkout platform, starting in the U.S. before expanding globally. The partnership aims to transform commerce by offering seamless, contract-free payment solutions for shoppers and simplified integration f...
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Passionfroot raises $15M to grow B2B creator marketplace in the US
Passionfroot, a Berlin-based B2B creator marketplace, raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners to fuel U.S. expansion and open offices in New York and São Paulo. The startup has achieved 13x revenue growth over the past year, onboarding clients like ElevenLabs and Figma, and...
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Definely Secures $30M Series B to Streamline Contract Review
Definely, an AI-powered legal tech startup, raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Revaia to enhance contract review processes globally. Co-founded by Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Feargus MacDaeid, Definely's tools like Draft, Vault, and Proof simplify legal document review, with a focus on acce...
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Starling Bank cuts 130 jobs amid AI and restructuring push
Starling Bank is cutting about 130 jobs (3% of its workforce) to streamline operations and speed up product delivery, while simultaneously investing in AI like its new "Starling Assistant" tool. The neobank's pre-tax profit fell to £217 million due to falling interest rates, though it remains pro...
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Roborock's First Robot Lawn Mower Arrives in the US
Roborock has announced the RockMow X1 LiDAR robot mower for the US market, expanding its robotic lawn care line with a model featuring advanced LiDAR and VSLAM navigation for precise operation. The mower handles steep slopes and obstacles but has a reduced daily mowing capacity of about half an a...
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Tailor Secures $22M Series A for Headless ERP Innovation
Tailor, a headless ERP platform, raised $22 million in Series A funding led by investors like ANRI and Y Combinator, highlighting confidence in its modular, API-first approach. Unlike traditional ERP systems, Tailor's Omakase platform separates front-end and back-end functions, enabling customiza...
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Berlin’s Almetra raises €16.3M to convert factory video into live data
Almetra, a Berlin-based startup, raised €16.3 million in Series A funding to scale its camera-based system that converts live factory footage into real-time operational data, boosting output for clients like Bosch and ABB. The technology analyzes video from cameras above production lines to extra...
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