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AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals

Amazon Ring, facing a surge in customer-support calls during last year’s holiday season, evaluated more than 40 AI…
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/955177/ AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals #AI #AmazonRing #ArtificialIntelligence #BessemerVenturePartners #Exclusive #KleinerPerkins #M12 #PeakXvPartners #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #Vapi

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

Kleiner Perkins raises 3.5B USD to invest in AI startups, with 1B for early-stage and 2.5B for late-stage growth. The firm joins a wave of VC funding pouring into artificial intelligence as the sector continues to attract record capital. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/with-3-5b-in-fresh-capital-kleiner-perkins-is-going-all-in-on-ai/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #VentureCapital #KleinerPerkins

https://www.europesays.com/ie/318512/ Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free #AI #AIMedicalService #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #CRV #Éire #IE #Ireland #KleinerPerkins #Technology

Fal nabs $140M in fresh funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5B

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/fal-nabs-140m-in-fresh-funding-led-by-sequoia-tripling-valuation-to-4-5b/

Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal AI already raised at $4B+ valuation

Fal.ai, a startup that hosts image, video, and audio AI models for developers, has closed a new round…
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Chainguard Raises Hefty $356M Series D at $3.5 Billion Valuation https://www.securityweek.com/chainguard-raises-hefty-356m-series-d-at-3-5-billion-valuation/ #SupplyChainSecurity #KleinerPerkins #Funding/M&A #SupplyChain #Chainguard #containers #Kubernetes #opensource

Chainguard Raises Hefty $356M Series D at $3.5 Billion Valuation https://www.securityweek.com/chainguard-raises-hefty-356m-series-d-at-3-5-billion-valuation/ #SupplyChainSecurity #KleinerPerkins #Funding/M&A #SupplyChain #Chainguard #containers #Kubernetes #opensource

AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say https://www.byteseu.com/760517/ #AI #AiCodingAssistant #ArtificialIntelligence #Codeium #Enterprise #KleinerPerkins

Logistics startup Stord raises $90M in Kleiner Perkins-led round, becomes a unicorn and acquires a company - When Kleiner Perkins led Stord’s $12.4 million Series A in 2019, its founders were... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4dHH7Kkq48c/ #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #recentfunding #ilyafushman #supplychain #e-commerce #ecommerce #logistics #startups #funding #atlanta #startup #cloud #stord #ma

Affinity, a relationship intelligence company, raises $80M to help close deals - Relationships ultimately close deals, but long-term relationships come with a lot ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/lq4yE4PgIjI/ #customerrelationshipmanagement #artificialintelligence #advanceventurepartners #baincapitalventures #massmutualventures #investmentbanking #machinelearning #kleinerperkins #sprintscapital #venturecapital #recentfunding #menloventures #softbankgroup #briann.sheth

Fin names former Twilio exec Evan Cummack as CEO, raises $20M - Work insights platform Fin raised $20 million in Series A funding and brought in E... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/atDDNP0lYmk/ #businessprocessmanagement #artificialintelligence #businessintelligence #ariellezuckerberg #firstroundcapital #machinelearning #cloudcomputing #kleinerperkins #recentfunding #andrewkortina #processmining #slowventures #enterprise #automation #groupware #samlessin #startups #funding

Rapid Robotics raises another $36.7M - Rapid Robotics announced a $12 million Series A all the way back in April 2021. Fo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/G-sGezpZsfM/ #kleinerperkins #recentfunding #manufacturing #rapidrobotics #tigerglobal #robotics #startups

Discord acquires augmented reality startup Ubiquity6 - After raising tens of millions from investors and executing a pretty substantial p... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/1iNOBdDPvTM/ #augmentedrealitytechnology #mobileapplications #augmentedreality #kleinerperkins #unitedstates #anjneymidha #smartphone #ubiquity6 #freeware #software #augment #discord #google #apple #ceo #tc

Wayflyer raises $76M to provide ‘revenue-based’ financing to e-commerce merchants - Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce merchants, has raised ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0X8tgEiyq1Y/ #guillaumepousaz #leftlanecapital #fundings&exits #kleinerperkins #recentfunding #unitedkingdom #checkout.com #distribution #qedinvestors #underwriting #unitedstates #netherlands #e-commerce #ecommerce #australia #dstglobal #startups #merchant #wayflyer #finance

Decentralized Komorebi Collective launches to back female and non-binary crypto founders - As decentralized currencies have taken off in recent months, there’s been renewed ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Kp45HutQ_vQ/ #decentralizedautonomousorganization #blockchaincapital #cryptocurrencies #cryptocurrency #kleinerperkins #blockchains #blockchain #technology #computing #coinbase #ethereum #tc

Kleiner spots Spot Meetings $5M to modernize walk-and-talks for the Zoom generation - Trees, those deciduous entities you can occasionally see outdoors when not locked ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/AfcBOI_iP2I/ #fundings&exits #kleinerperkins #spotmeetings #ilyafushman #enterprise #chapterone #gregcaplan #remoteyear #funding #chicago #mobile #audio #zoom #tc

Settle raises $15M from Kleiner Perkins to give e-commerce companies more working capital - Alek Koenig spent four years at Affirm, where he was head of credit.
There he saw ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6LuVoXAVGyY/ #supplychainmanagement #caffeinatedcapital #backgroundcapital #corporatefinance #entrepreneurship #worklifeventures #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #startupcompany #onlinelending #recentfunding #privateequity #foundersfund #avlokkohli #ceo

Mortgage is suddenly sexy as SoftBank pumps $500M in Better.com at $6B valuation - Digital mortgage lender Better.com has raised $500 million from Japanese investmen... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/hq3sxL7IqHo/ #thewallstreetjournal #activantcapital #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #onlinelending #recentfunding #softbankgroup #goldmansachs #unitedstates #better.com #vishalgarg #companies #startups #softbank #vodafone #finance #funding #fintech #citi #ceo

So you want to raise a Series A - During a seed funding round, a founder needs to convince a venture capital investo... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/IQEmOoWj6WA/ #ectechcrunchearlystage #venturecapital #earlystage2021 #kleinerperkins #fundraising #buckymoore #eventrecap #startups #echowto #seriesa

Acorns’ new fintech target is debt management with acquisition of Pillar - Popular saving and investing app Acorns has acquired Pillar, an AI-powered startup... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/CT9wLa_tROQ/ #artificialintelligence #mergersandacquisitions #financialtechnology #financialservices #fundings&exits #kleinerperkins #studentdebt #studentloan #startups #finance #newyork #acorns #pillar #loans #exit #bank #debt #ma

Sarah Kunst will outline how to get ready to fundraise at Early Stage - Sarah Kunst, founding partner at Cleo Capital, has worn many hats. She’s been an entrepreneur, serve... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2kT-ekIElfM/ #generationinvestmentmanagement #norwestventurepartners #macventurecapital #tcearlystage2021 #kleinerperkins #melissabradley #venturecapital #alexavontobel #blakebartlett #marlonnichols #entrepreneur #juliacollins #cleocapital #fuelcapital #buckymoore

Secureframe raises $18M Series A to simplify cybersecurity compliance - Security compliance may not be the hottest conversation starter, but it’s a critical and often gruel... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/219uJorpkHE/ #regulatorycompliance #gradientventures #base10partners #kleinerperkins #startupcompany #unitedstates #secureframe #ycombinator #computing #security #articles #economy #hasura

Calixa raises $4.25M seed to manage ‘bottom up’ sales approach - Many companies have turned to self-serve sales, which may encourage people to try freemium or open s... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ZgsVfWjr928/ #kleinerperkins #recentfunding #bottomupsales #salestools #startups #funding #calixa #saas

Kleiner Perkins’ Bucky Moore will outline what to think about before raising a Series A at Early Stage in April - Kleiner Perkins is one of the most prestigious venture firms in all of Silicon Valley. The firm has ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/yP74EQ17cic/ #earlystageannouncement #kleinerperkins #buckymoore #tc

Future raises $24M Series B for its $150/mo workout coaching app amid at-home fitness boom - With thousands of gyms across the country forced to close down during the pandemic, there’s been an ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/cnTRzAvaJVk/ #trustbridgepartners #caffeinatedcapital #kleinerperkins #rishimandal #industries #companies #appleinc #fitness #peloton #fitbit #apple #ceo #tc

Khosla Ventures seeks $1.1 billion for its latest fund - Khosla Ventures, the eponymous venture firm helmed by longtime Silicon Valley rainmaker, Vinod Khosl... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fln9ZlpF-WU/ #impossiblefoods #sunmicrosystems #khoslaventures #kleinerperkins #vinodkhosla #instacart #johndoerr #doordash #cylance #affirm #stripe #oscar #okta #tc

Kleiner prints gold with Desktop Metal, netting a roughly 10x return - Desktop Metal is one of the most interesting startups to come out of Boston in some time, with a tec... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/dTmRbH5YQ5A/ #fundings&exits #venturecapital #googleventures #kleinerperkins #desktopmetal #luxcapital #finance #nea #tc

Omio takes $100M to shuttle through the coronavirus crisis - Multimodal travel platform Omio (formerly GoEuro) has raised $100M in late stage funding to help see... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/1r2UiRwyLd0/ #consumerproducts #fundings&exits #transportation #kleinerperkins #travelindustry #unitedkingdom #goldmansachs #northamerica #unitedstates #coronavirus #carrentals #carsharing #narenshaam #transport #covid-19 #kinnevik #rome2rio #germany #temasek #europe #berlin #omio

VCs, celebrities, and athletes are writing a new LA story to bring women’s soccer to the city - When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/b3Aj92s42jc/ #nationalbasketballassociation #playboyenterprises #manchesterunited #upfrontventures #jennifergarner #kleinerperkins #serenawilliams #venturecapital #alexisohanian #caseyneistat #unitedstates #julieuhrman #karanortman #basketball

Effx raises $3.9M for its DevOps monitoring platform - Effx, a startup that aims to give developers better insights into their microservice architectures, ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ZXQ_oKHRAiI/ #cloudinfrastructure #entrepreneurship #fundings&exits #cowboyventures #kleinerperkins #recentfunding #entrepreneur #worldwideweb #rubyonrails #flipboard #rackspace #startups #economy #kleiner #airbnb #effx #tc

Volkswagen sinks another $200 million into solid-state battery company QuantumScape - Volkswagen said Tuesday it has invested another $200 million into QuantumScape, a Stanford Universit... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/FEgYLsZFiCw/ #rechargeablebatteries #flexibleelectronics #lithiumionbatteries #stanforduniversity #batterytechnology #volkswagengroup #khoslaventures #kleinerperkins #energystorage #automotive #hyundai #nissan #toyota #honda #bmw

Los Angeles-based Open Raven raises $15 million from KPCB for its security tech to secure hybrid clouds - Open Raven, the Los Angeles-based security startup founded by a team of cybersecurity veterans from ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/CzbAX8XHQNs/ #enterprisesoftware #computersecurity #upfrontventures #cloudcomputing #informationage #kleinerperkins #signalsciences #cyberwarfare #goldmansachs #crowdstrike #losangeles #techcrunch #tedschlein #computing #davecole

Brex brings on $150M in new cash in case of an ‘extended recession’ - Fast-growing fintech behemoth Brex is raising big money as its customer base itself — high-growth an... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/pOW63lHUrLM/ #henriquedubugras #lonepinecapital #kleinerperkins #composelabs #ycombinator #dstglobal #ecommerce #landria #stripe #money #brex #neji #tc

How SaaS startups should plan for a turbulent Q2 - Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/OnULlOwvBaw/ #fundings&exits #kleinerperkins #menloventures #mattmurphy #startups #churn #saas #tc

Leading VCs discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the world of digital health - In December 2019, Extra Crunch spoke to a group of investors leading the charge in health tech to di... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Nmh5aThNvAM/ #benfranklintechnologypartners #digitaltherapeutics #kristinbakerspohn #investorsurveys #fundings&exits #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #digitalhealth #mentalhealth #telemedicine #coronavirus #healthcare #luxcapital #telehealth #anniecase #diagnosis

Brex acquires three companies to build out its bank alternative for startups - Brex wants to help startups get the money that traditional big banks won’t lend them, and it just ac... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/0Kp2dLBMyMs/ #henriquedubugras #kleinerperkins #ribbitcapital #composelabs #ycombinator #dstglobal #startups #landria #stripe #brex #neji #tc

Across furtive videocons, junior VCs wait for the layoffs to begin - Amid post-YC Demo Day discussions and online “coffee” catchups, there is a lingering sense of dread ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/d6irvIcCgWk/ #corporatefinance #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #privateequity #extracrunch #coronavirus #hedgefunds #covid-19 #talent #finix

Doing deals through Zoom? These investors have some tips - Investors are turning to remote-only meetings to combat COVID-19, which was officially declared a pa... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/wFBsJ8lb3QM/ #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #elizabethyin #sharonvosmek #extracrunch #fundraising #katebrodock #turnernovak #geofflewis #funding #bedrock #astia #money #work #brex

Coda CEO Shishir Mehrotra on the future of the document - Productivity tools have been a white-hot space, with new startups seeming to nab funding on a daily ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ZJ-Dn8up7Zo/ #greylockpartners #generalcatalyst #shishirmehrotra #kleinerperkins #extracrunch #microsoft #coda #tc

Citing Star Wars, Kleiner Perkins closes a $700M fund for early-stage companies - After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aimi... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/9_eIR__Es90/ #venturecapital #kleinerperkins #bisontrails #ilyafushman #marymeeker #startups #finance #kleiner #tc

WellSet is doing a limited launch in Los Angeles of its alternative medicine booking platform - Alternative and holistic healthcare seekers in the Los Angeles area have a new service they can turn... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/kEBqkpXOU74/ #chiefoperatingofficer #broadwayangels #gwynethpaltrow #kleinerperkins #sanfrancisco #pinterest #medicare #massage #newyork #tc

Leanplum raises another $27M, shakes up its executive ranks - Customer engagement platform Leanplum today announced that it has raised a $27 million extension to ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2T1x0FhQ-fs/ #norwestventurepartners #chieffinancialofficer #kleinerperkins #shastaventures #dynamicsignal #investment #russfradin #comscore #leanplum #finance #tapjoy #ceo #cfo #tc

New Early Stage speakers to talk fundraising strategies, growth marketing and PR - TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are getting pretty damn excited about it!
The show w... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/anE9PoJM5Ik/ #consumerproducts #digitalmarketing #earlystagesf2020 #comcastventures #doctorondemand #kleinerperkins #venturecapital #growthhacking #plexocapital #sanfrancisco #dronedeploy #automattic #neologisms #marketing #mcdonalds #postmates #startups

KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year - Kleiner Perkins, one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/UmCuye4osgg/ #u.s.securitiesandexchangecommission #farmersbusinessnetwork #chamathpalihapitiya #enterprisesoftware #firstroundcapital #upfrontventures #kleinerperkins #venturecapital #amoldeshpande #joshkopelman #spokesperson #ilyafushman #mamoonhamid #finance