Applecart, a marketing technology startup, raised $100 million in a minority funding round led by Blackstone Inc.’s growth equity business. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of informati...
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Airwallex has acquired South Korea’s Paynuri Co Ltd, securing local payments licences and a foreign-exchange business registration that will allow it to operate directly in the country as the Au...
Odoo hits a €7 billion valuation after General Atlantic expands its stake, highlighting strong investor confidence in its global growth. Belgian business software company Odoo, also a unicorn, has rea...
German AI startup Parloa just pulled off one of the fastest valuation jumps in Europe’s AI scene. The eight-year-old company has raised $350 million in a Series D round, tripling its valuation to $3 b...
The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers. Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investor...
AI video generation startup Higgsfield raised $80 million in new funding, valuing the company at over $1.3 billion, it told Reuters, as investors rush to develop the sector amid booming demand for the...
Bitpanda is preparing a potential Frankfurt IPO in 2026 at a valuation of up to $5.5 billion, according to Bloomberg, as several crypto companies position for public listings in 2026. Austria-based cr...
Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank. Skild AI, which makes foundation models for robots, seems to have more than trip...
Drive Capital led the round, with participation from Citadel Securities and the crypto exchange Kraken. Alpaca, which builds software that lets companies more easily offer stocks, ETFs, and other fina...