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QuamCore raises $26M to build a million-qubit quantum computer
QuamCore Ltd, a startup working to develop a quantum computer with one million qubits, today announced that it has raised $26 million in early-stage funding. Sentinel Global led the Series A round with participation from Arkin Capital and several returning backers. The investment brings QuamCore’s outside funding to $35 million. The largest quantum chips manufactured ...
Crypto exchange operator Bullish seeks to raise $629M in IPO
Bullish US LLC, the operator of an eponymous cryptocurrency exchange, has priced its upcoming initial public offering. The Cayman Islands-based company, backed by investor Peter Thiel, originally filed for an IPO in mid-July without disclosing the financial terms. In an amended filing submitted today, Bullish revealed that it hopes to sell 20.3 million shares for ...
Amphenol to acquire CommScope’s core networking business for $10.5B
Amphenol Corp., a major network equipment supplier, today announced plans to buy most of rival CommScope Holding Co.’s business operations for $10.5 billion. The deal was warmly received by investors. Shares of CommScope surged more than 86% while Amphenol is up 3.6%. Amphenol is buying CommScope’s connectivity and cable solutions, or CCS, business, which accounts for ...
Apiiro debuts AutoFix Agent to help developers fix code vulnerabilities faster
Startup Apiiro Ltd. today introduced a new artificial intelligence tool, AutoFix Agent, that promises to help developers fix vulnerabilities in their code more quickly. The offering made its debut at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. Apiiro is backed by more than $130 million from Greylock, Kleiner Perkins and other investors. It provides a ...
Report: Vast Data could raise multibillion-dollar funding round at $30B valuation
Data center storage provider Vast Data Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise a multibillion-dollar funding round Sources told Reuters today that Nvidia Corp. and CapitalG, Alphabet Inc.’s growth-stage startup fund, could back the investment. Multiple private equity and venture capital firms are expected to participate as well. It’s believed the round could close in ...
OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B in funding after annualized revenue tops $13B
OpenAI has reportedly raised $8.3 billion from investors as part of a funding round that could eventually be worth up to $40 billion. Sources told the New York Times today that Dragoneer led the deal. The asset manager, which reportedly made a $2.3 billion investment, was joined by a dozen other institutional backers. The group ...
AI security startup Noma Security closes $100M funding round
Noma Security Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence security tools, has raised $100 million in funding to accelerate its engineering efforts. Evolution Equity Partners led the Series B investment with participation from Ballistic Ventures and Glilot Capital. The round’s announcement today comes less than a year after Noma’s launch. According to the company, its customer ...
Safe reels in $70M for its cyber risk analysis platform
Safe Securities Inc., a startup that helps companies evaluate the effectiveness of their cybersecurity efforts, has raised $70 million in funding. The Series C round was announced today. Avataar Ventures led the investment with participation from Asia Venture Capital, NextEquity Partners, Prosperity7 Ventures and several existing backers. Former Cisco Systems Inc. Chief Executive Officer John ...
Anaconda raises $150M+ to speed up Python-based AI projects
Developer tooling provider Anaconda Inc. today announced that it has closed a Series C funding round worth more than $150 million. Insight Partners led the investment with participation from Mubadala Capital. Bloomberg reported that Anaconda is now valued at $1.5 billion. The cash infusion comes a few weeks after the company’s annualized recurring revenue topped ...
Data center hardware startup Oxide Computer raises $100M
Oxide Computer Co., a supplier of hardware for on-premises data centers, today announced that it has raised $100 million in funding. US Innovative Technology Fund led the Series B round. It was joined by all of Oxide’s existing backers including Intel Capital. Oxide’s flagship product is a 1.15-ton data center rack called the Oxide Cloud ...