Topic: #funding
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Vesta raises $30 million for AI agent mortgage origination software
Vesta, a San Francisco startup building an AI-native loan origination system for mortgage lenders, raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered back OKX at unchanged $25 billion valuation
OKX raised new funding at a $25 billion valuation from Circle, Ripple, SC Ventures and London quant firm QRT, Bloomberg reported. That's the same price ICE paid when it invested in March.
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DeepSeek nears $12 billion raise ahead of planned 2027 STAR Market IPO
DeepSeek is close to raising at least $12 billion before a planned 2027 listing on Shanghai's STAR Market, Bloomberg reported, according to Crypto Briefing. LeoDex News couldn't independently verify the report.
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Kalshi in advanced talks to raise about $1B at $40B valuation, Reuters reports
Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly in advanced talks to raise about $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, per Reuters sources cited by Cointelegraph. It closed a round at $22 billion in May.
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Modulate raises $25 million led by Future Ventures to expand deepfake detection
Voice intelligence company Modulate closed a $25 million round led by Future Ventures to expand its deepfake detection platform, and Crypto Briefing put its total funding at $60 million.
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NG.CASH raises $15M from Blockchain Capital for Brazil crypto expansion
NG.CASH, a São Paulo-based fintech serving 10 million users, raised $15 million led by Blockchain Capital to scale consumer credit and pursue digital asset licensing in Brazil, bringing total funding to over $65 million since 2021.
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Dtcpay Closes $25M Series A Backed by Japan's SBI Group
Singapore-based stablecoin payments firm Dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round led by SBI Group, which invested through two Singapore-based funds. The capital will fund expansion of Dtcpay's merchant network and new product features.
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AIUC Raises $40M Series A for AI Agent Insurance
The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company closed a $40 million Series A led by Ribbit Capital, bringing total funding to $55 million. AIUC's framework ties insurance coverage to AI safety audits, addressing regulatory pressure from the EU AI Act and emerging US state liability laws.
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World Foundation Raises $52.5M in Pantera-Led Funding for World ID
World Foundation has raised $52.5 million through a sale of locked WLD tokens to strategic investors led by Pantera Capital, with funds earmarked to expand World ID, its biometric verification system designed to distinguish humans from AI agents online.
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Fluidstack raises $830M to convert crypto mining sites into AI data centers
Fluidstack, a UK-founded infrastructure company converting former Bitcoin mining sites into AI data centers, raised $830 million in Series A funding at a $7.5 billion valuation, led by Situational Awareness. The company is building $50 billion of computing infrastructure for Anthropic across the US.
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TYLSemi Raises $43M for Modular AI Chip Components
San Jose semiconductor startup TYLSemi announced a $43 million funding round led by Matter Venture Partners to develop standardized chiplet components that reduce custom AI silicon development time and cost by up to 50 percent.
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Kling AI raises $2 billion at $18 billion valuation, targets 2027 IPO
Kuaishou's Kling AI unit is raising over $2 billion in its first external funding round, led by General Atlantic, at an $18 billion valuation. The funding facilitates a spin-off from Kuaishou and positions the video generation AI company for an early 2027 IPO.
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Ethereum Foundation faces core development funding crisis
Former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trenton Van Epps has warned that Ethereum's core development ecosystem requires approximately $30 million annually and faces a funding crisis without new sources within three to nine months, as the Foundation reduces spending and experiences leadership departures.
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DeepSeek closes $7.4B funding round with employee non-poaching clause
DeepSeek's $7.4 billion funding round values the Chinese AI startup between $52 billion and $59 billion, with founder Liang Wenfeng imposing a condition barring investors from recruiting its roughly 150-person team. The capital is earmarked primarily for employee equity and stock options.
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NEURA Robotics raises $1.4B Series C led by Tether for robot data collection
German robotics startup NEURA Robotics closed a Series C funding round targeting $1.4 billion, valuing the company at roughly $7 billion. Tether led the round alongside Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, and Bosch, funding specialized data-collection facilities and plans to embed self-custodial wallets in robots.
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XCENA raises $135M at $570M valuation for memory-centric AI chips
AI infrastructure startup XCENA closed a $135 million Series B round led by Altinum and IMM Investment, bringing total funding to $185 million. The company's MX1 chip tackles memory bottlenecks in AI systems by processing data directly inside memory modules, potentially reducing infrastructure needs.