This week, it reminded us that different startups have a different approach: some resolve to silence for a very very long time, even about their details about acquisitions. Others, nonetheless, are as loud as possible about their competition.
The most interesting stories of startups from the week
The founders are not all the time credible when they claim that there is nothing to worry about – or when they point to something suspicious. But in any case, pass the popcorn; It is more fun than when they refuse to reveal any details.
Corporate espionage: After submitting the lawsuit, the Startup HR Tech Ripling publicly published a statement of his former worker accused of spying his rival Deel. It sounds so similar to the film script that we might not be surprised if Hollywood producers noticed.
Ordinary trouble: EV truck producer, Harbinger, accused Cano of hiding assets in the bankruptcy process and objected to selling the company’s assets to the general director of Caneo, Anthony Aquila, who, as he said, was “unfairly privileged.”
With us: Qualcomm acquired Generative AI Division of Vinai, based in Vietnam, AI research company, founded by a former scientist with the deep Hung Bui. Transaction conditions have not been disclosed.
Epic tagging: Epic Games Fortnite Maker has paid an undisclosed amount to obtain loci, AI platform, which robotically means 3D resources to easily detect and detect the IP address.
Or: Aravind Srinivas, general director of embarrassment, began to Reddit to confirm that the company “IPOing plans before 2028” And it is not under serious financial pressure.
The most interesting VC messages and financing this week
From series A to E this week he brought us the alphabet of financing rounds – and fresh capital for production and defense technology. In addition, the VC veteran moves to the other side of the table.
Flourishing: AI Discovery-Discovery Platform ISOMORFIC LABS collected a round of $ 600 million, the first external financing since the Google depth was pulled out in 2021. The round was run by Crive Capital, with the participation of GV and the existing Alphabet investor.
Covered: Plaid collected $ 575 million with a valuation of $ 6.1 billion-at least half of the peak valuation price $ 13.4 billion, but greater than a visa would pay in the acquisition that fell in 2021. FinTech also said that it is “well-up” and is not going to be public this 12 months.
Permanent performance: Temporal, a company whose Open Source and industrial offers help developers reliably perform long work flows, raised $ 146 million C with a valuation of $ 1.72 billion.
Now time: REMY (pronounced “re-time”), a producer of chip for AI data centers founded in 2021, but flying under the radar, collected a series D of $ 75 million under the leadership of Spark Capital.
In the stream: Aetherflux collected a series A of $ 50 million to develop its vision of implementing space solar energy stations, with the first demo planned for 2026. This causes complete financing of up to $ 60 million; Baiju Bhatt, co -founder of Robinhood, Baiju Bhatt, also invested its own $ 10 million.
The way forward for the apartment? Roam, a startup, which helps potential householders in finding real estate from the mortgages accepted, closed the A series price $ 11.5 million and led by the managing director Khosl Ventures Keith Rabois.
New bricks: Construct Capital, VC from Washington, DC, which invests in startups related to production, transport and defense technology, closed the third fund of USD 300 million.
New melodies: FinTech VC Frank Rotman will fall down from Qed investors and to a retired partner to focus on setting up their very own startups, starting from the first business in the music industry.
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