Weights & Biases, a San Francisco, CA-based end-to-end MLOps platform, closed a $50m funding at a $1.25 billion valuation. The round was led by Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman, with additional participation from Sapphire Ventures and existing investors Coatue, Insight Partners, Felicis, BOND and BloombergBeta. The company intends to use the funds to continue to build out these tools, including the launch… Continue reading Weights & Biases Raises $50M in Funding
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Catch+Release Raises $8.8M in Series A Funding
Catch+Release, a San Francisco, CA-based content licensing marketplace for brands and creators, raised an additional $8.8m in Series A funding. The round was led by return investor Accel with participation from Cervin, Astia Fund and Stagwell, as well as new investors HarbourVest Partners, Nick Mehta, Rich Kleiman and Kevin Durant’s 35V. The company, which has… Continue reading Catch+Release Raises $8.8M in Series A Funding
Endor Labs Raises $70M in Series A Funding
Endor Labs, a Palo Alto, CA-based creator of the code and pipeline governance platform, raised $70M in Series A financing. Backers in the round, which included $22M converted to equity from the previous round, included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, Dell Technologies Capital, Section 32, and over 30 CEOs, CISOs, and CTOs. Arif Janmohamed of Lightspeed, Sri Viswanath of Coatue… Continue reading Endor Labs Raises $70M in Series A Funding
ev.energy Raises $33M in Series B Funding
ev.energy, a London, UK and Palo Alto, CA-based provider of an electric vehicle (EV) managed charging software platform, raised $33M in Series B funding. The round was led by National Grid Partners (NGP) with support from Aviva Ventures, WEX Venture Capital and InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of JLR. The round also saw continued support… Continue reading ev.energy Raises $33M in Series B Funding
Very Good Ventures Expands Series A with $3.4M from Celesta Capital
Very Good Ventures, a NYC-based full-service Flutter consulting firm, expanded its Series A round with $3.4m for a total raise of $6.6m. Celesta Capital made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to scale up its service to a wider variety of clients and to deliver high-quality contributions throughout the Flutter ecosystem. Led by David… Continue reading Very Good Ventures Expands Series A with $3.4M from Celesta Capital
Mayfield Raises $250M AI Start Seed Fund
Mayfield, a Menlo Park, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm, raised the $250M AI Start Seed Fund. The AI Start team will run a quick process to evaluate new investments, with typical check sizes ranging from $1-4m. All AI Start companies will benefit from access to Mayfield’s team of company builders, founder amplification leaders, and the… Continue reading Mayfield Raises $250M AI Start Seed Fund
Risc Zero Raises $40M in Series A Funding
Risc Zero, a Seattle, WA-based developer of general purpose zero-knowledge (ZK) virtual machine technology, raised $40M in Series A funding. The round was led by Blockchain Capital and joined by seed round lead Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Galaxy Digital, IOSG, RockawayX, Maven 11, Fenbushi Capital, Delphi Digital, Aglaé Ventures, IOBC, Tribute Labs’ Zero Dao, Figment Capital, and… Continue reading Risc Zero Raises $40M in Series A Funding
Phrase Raises €12M Debt Financing from CIBC Innovation Banking
Phrase, a Prague, Czech Republic-based cloud localisation software provider, raised €12M Debt Financing. CIBC Innovation Banking provided the financing. The company intends to use the funds to further develop its AI-driven language technology. Led by CEO Georg Ell, Phrase specializes in cloud-based localization solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to open the door to global… Continue reading Phrase Raises €12M Debt Financing from CIBC Innovation Banking
Flash Raises $6M in Seed Funding
Flash, a Cairo, Egypt-based provider of a cashless payments app, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Addition with participation from Flourish Ventures and other angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development and customer & business acquisition in Egypt. Founded by Uber alumni Erik Gordon and Sherine Kabesh… Continue reading Flash Raises $6M in Seed Funding
Mascotte Health Raises $1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding
Mascotte Health, a Miami, FL-based veterinary tech startup, raised $1.2M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Nuwa Capital with participation from angel investors from Uber, Turo, and Airbnb. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its development efforts expand their tech-enabled services for partner practices and launch… Continue reading Mascotte Health Raises $1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding