Marlize van Romburgh
Editor-in-Chief at Crunchbase News
Editor-in-Chief at Crunchbase
Editor at @CrunchbaseNews, leading a team doing data-driven reporting on private companies, tech & VC. Optimist. American. Immigrant. New mama. Bad at Twitter.
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1 week ago |
news.crunchbase.com | Marlize van Romburgh
Bill Gates-founded nuclear startup TerraPower raised $650 million from the billionaire software entrepreneur, HD Hyundai, NVentures and existing investors as the tech industry continues to seek new sources of energy amid the power-hungry AI boom. Bellevue, Washington-based TerraPower has now raised $1.4 billion from investors, per Crunchbase data, making it one of the most well-funded startups working on nuclear-related technologies.
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3 weeks ago |
news.crunchbase.com | Marlize van Romburgh
Shares of stablecoin issuer Circle soared out of the gate in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, after the New York-based startup reportedly raised $1.1 billion in an upsized IPO that valued the company at $6.8 billion. Shares started trading at $69.50 and shot to the $80 range soon after.
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1 month ago |
news.crunchbase.com | Marlize van Romburgh
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our April entry here. We thought we might be able to write this column and include some startups not related to AI, but that turned out to be too difficult.
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1 month ago |
news.crunchbase.com | Marlize van Romburgh
Cathay Innovation said Tuesday it has closed its Fund III at $1 billion and will continue to back AI startups in digital health, fintech, consumer technology, mobility and energy. The Paris-based fund is the largest AI-dedicated fund based in the European Union, according to the firm.
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1 month ago |
news.crunchbase.com | Marlize van Romburgh
Fitness app Strava reached a $2.2 billion valuation after raising an undisclosed amount of new funding including debt, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new deal represents a nice boost for the company, which last raised funding in 2020 at a $1.5 billion valuation. Sequoia Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors including TCV, Jackson Square Ventures and Go4it Capital.
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