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Artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI Inc. has raised $225 million in funding. Inflection AI detailed the funding in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Palo Alto, California-based startup specified that the financing was provided in the form of …
Twitter shares drop after Elon Musk tweets acquisition is ‘temporarily on hold’
Shares of Twitter Inc. declined more than 9% today after Elon Musk tweeted that his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the social network is “temporarily on hold.” “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent …
Blockchain data startup Chainalysis secures $170M in funding at $8.6B valuation
Chainalysis Inc., which provides data about the cryptocurrency ecosystem to organizations such as government agencies and banks, has closed a $170 million funding round that values it at $8.6 billion. Chainalysis announced the funding round today. Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund was …
Komodor nabs $42M to help companies maintain their Kubernetes deployments
Kubernetes tooling provider Komodor Ltd. today announced that it has closed a $42 million funding round led by Tiger Global. The round also included the participation of a half-dozen other investors. Among them was Accel, which led Komodor’s previous $25 million round …
3D printer companies MakerBot and Ultimaker to merge
MakerBot Industries LLC, a major supplier of desktop 3D printers, today announced plans to merge with rival Ultimaker BV. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter. Afterwards, MakerBot Chief Executive Nadav Goshen and Ultimaker CEO …
Google debuts new Pixel phones, Pixel tablet and long-rumored smartwatch
Google LLC is refreshing its Pixel product line with a half-dozen new devices coming over the next year or so, including multiple smartphones, wireless earbuds, a tablet and a smartwatch. The devices made their debut at the company’s annual Google I/O developer …
Workforce management startup Rippling raises $250M at $11.25B valuation
Workforce management startup Rippling today announced that it has closed a $250 million funding round led by Bedrock and Kleiner Perkins. San Francisco-based Rippling, officially named People Center Inc., is now worth $11.25 billion. The startup has nearly doubled its valuation since …
IBM and AWS expand cloud partnership with focus on software
IBM Corp. today announced an expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc. designed to make it easier for customers to run its software on the cloud giant’s platform. IBM has an extensive portfolio of software products spanning dozens of categories. More than 30 …
Crypto exchange operator KuCoin raises $150M at $10B valuation
KuCoin, a startup that operates one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, has closed a $150 million funding round at a $10 billion valuation. Jump Crypto led the round, which was announced today. Several other investors including Circle Ventures, IDG Capital …
Email security startup Abnormal Security raises $210M in funding
Cybersecurity startup Abnormal Security Corp. is now valued at $4 billion after closing a $210 million funding round led by Insight Partners. The Series C round, which Abnormal Security announced today, also included the participation of Greylock Partners and Menlo Ventures. The …