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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosTadaweb, an operating system that collects and analyzes public data, raised $20 million, led by Arsenal Growth and Forgepoint Capital, according to co-founder and CEO Francois Gaspard, who tells Axios Pro exclusively. Why it matters: Being able to analyze publicly available information is a must for organizations, but the sheer volume makes it challenging to do quickly and accurately.
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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Maven AGI, which builds enterprise AI agents for customer support, raised a $50 million Series B led by Dell Technologies Capital, co-founder and CEO Jonathan Corbin tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: AI agents are all the rage right now, especially in areas stretched thin, like customer service. State of play: Several startups have raised money for AI customer service agents, including Parloa's massive $120 million Series C last month.
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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosUncountable, a digital platform for industrial research and development, raised a $27 million Series A led by Sageview Capital, co-founder and CEO Noel Hollingsworth tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: Real-time events are making R&D teams' traditional reliance on Excel spreadsheets obsolete.
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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Maura Losch/AxiosOnebrief, a maker of military workflow software, raised $20 million in new funding led by Battery Ventures at a $1.1 billion valuation, CEO Grant Demaree tells Axios Pro exclusively. Why it matters: The valuation almost doubles the company's $650 million valuation in a February deal led by General Catalyst.
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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Shoshana Gordon/AxiosSlide, a data disaster recovery platform, locked up a $25 million Series A round led by Base10 Partners, cofounder and CEO Michael Fass tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: Business are searching for tools to protect data and business operations as ransomware and malware attacks increase and threats of network outages loom.
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2 weeks ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Lindsey Bailey/AxiosAn "explosion" of startup investing in the AI industry means heavy consolidation is still far off, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi said at the company's conference Wednesday in San Francisco. Why it matters: Despite some billion-dollar deals in AI, we won't know winners and losers for a while.
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2 weeks ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Gabriella Turrisi/AxiosFermàt, a commerce platform, raised a $45 million Series B round led by VMG Partners, co-founder and CEO Rishabh Jain tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: Internet privacy and tracking changes have made it difficult for brands to create more personalized shopping experiences. State of play: Brands and retailers are struggling to differentiate even as the global e-commerce market is projected to surpass $8 trillion by 2027.
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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Abacum, business financial planning startup, landed a $60 million Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners, co-founder and CEO Julio Martínez tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: Businesses are under pressure to forecast accurately — and AI-driven planning tools are increasingly seen as critical. State of play: The business planning software market is enormous, with financial software startups alone having raised nearly $41 billion just last year, per PitchBook.
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2 weeks ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosMaze, an agentic AI startup for cloud security, raised a $25 million Series A led by Theory Ventures, co-founder and CEO Harry Wetherald tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: The exploitation of vulnerabilities jumped by 34% last year with increasing cloud adoption. How it works: London-based Maze deploys thousands of agents to investigate customer's cloud data and identify and fix vulnerabilities.
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axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosAI hyperautomation security startup Swimlane raised a $45 million growth funding round led by Energy Impact Partners and Activate Capital, CEO James Brear tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: The funding is yet another illustration of investors' insatiable appetite for agentic AI.
