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Startups are not isolated from the world. However, this week, the financing news felt a positive link from the total news course, as it has somewhat postponed a somewhat postponed process – or perhaps more time to prepare to invest in “planets and community health”, where a new box plans for.
The most interesting startup stories of the week
This week included a departure, lawsuit, disappointing sale, and scientific controversy.
Openai graduatesThe former Openai Cto Mirati has obtained new high -ranking new consultants with previous relationships with Openai for its new project, AI Startup Machines Lab. As for the co -founder of Openai and the former chief scientist Elia Soskv, he chose the Google Cloud TPU chips to operate the research conducted by the new AI, Safe Superintelligence.
Friends and enemies: According to Openai, Openai is spent on spending $ 500 million to acquire IO products, which is AI Hardware Startup that Jony Ivee is built with Sam Altman, although the two companies may end up to partnership instead. Meanwhile, Openai’s fight with Elon Musk, this time a suit against its former supporter.
Leave: The head of communications in Dell, the Human Resources Company for Technology, who was accused of cultivating a spy in rippling the competing start.
Huge or notThe enormous biological sciences claim that it led to the resurrection of the severe wolf, but scientists who do not comment on the company challenge the claim – and there is still a discussion about its evaluation of $ 10.2 billion and whether it is denied by less than its value or exaggerated.
U YuLyst, the British fashion market, which amounted to about $ 700 million, was obtained for only $ 154 million in cash by Zozo in Japan.
Not very solidBanking youth as a service, to protect bankruptcy, Chapter 11, referring to “large and expensive lawsuits.” It raised approximately $ 81 million, but it faced a legal challenge in 2023 when FTV Capital from series B exposed to the restoration of its $ 61 million investments.
The most interesting VC news and funding news this week
This week was smoother in starting starting lands compared to the stock market, with many ads of deals and boxes.
The road turnsSelf -Government Nuro Startup has secured $ 106 million with a $ 6 billion chain, a decrease of $ 8.6 billion in 2021. The decline in evaluation is not only reflects market trends, but the company may also need less capital because it licenses from delivery robots to its technology.
Power for people: BASE POWER, a backup of home batteries in Texas, raised $ 200 million chain by the addition, Andresen Horwitz, LightSpeed Venture Partners, and Valor Equity Partners.
Like a tapeSiPay, a start -up company based in Istanbul, which tops itself “a tape of emerging markets”, has collected a bi -$ 78 million chain with a rating of $ 875 million to expand outside Türkiye.
Make it rain: جمعت Rain Access Access Access Age Age A Rain ، سلسلة B 75 مليون دولار بقيادة Prosus ، والتي تخطط لاستخدامها لإضافة بطاقة الائتمان وتوفير المنتجات إلى عروضها.
Watch from aboveBRINC DRONES, the Saytel -based Startup Police Police Starup, founded by Blake Resnick, which was founded by the 25 -year -old College Recnick, 75 million dollars in new financing led by Index Ventures.
More smooth generation: KREA, a start -up company based in San Francisco that helps optical designers and creators use tools from many artificial intelligence models, after raising $ 83 million in many segments, including a series of $ 47 million b.
Human employment is stillARTISAN, a start -up company for Amnesty International Sales, known for its marketing campaign, “stopped employing people”, raised the A series of $ 25 million, which will help it add 22 members to its 35 -person team.
Billions under management: SignalFire made more than a billion dollars in the new capital, raising its total assets under management to about 3 billion dollars. Lire Hippo closed his ninth fund at $ 200 million, up from his eighth fund of 140 million dollars, and raising his assets under management to $ 1.4 billion.
Two times magicBerlin -based VC Resign has received $ 109 million to invest in startups “Planets and Social Health”. Family libraries that turned into VC Dig Ventures also collected $ 100 million for their second fund, which will mostly publish it in Europe to support startups in the early stage in B2B Saas and AI and cloud infrastructure.
Last but not least
Daniel Laurie, the mayor of San Francisco, recently said at the Techcrunch Striclyvc event that he personally invites technology executives to ask how the city is more supportive. “I call the owners of projects and say,” How can we keep you here? “How can we return you?” Lori said.
