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Team Messaging App Zenzap Raises $44M to Rival WhatsApp
Zenzap has raised $44 million to build a private, AI-enabled work messenger that aims to replace WhatsApp for team communication, TechCrunch reported on October 14. Bessemer, Lightspeed, and The...
Cloud Cost Management Startup North.cloud Raises $60M
North.cloud has closed a $60 million Series B round, with PeakSpan Capital as lead investor, AI Weekly reported on October 15. The company builds software that helps businesses control...
Ramp Valuation Hits $60B: Growth Lessons for Founders
Corporate card startup Ramp is reportedly valuing itself at about $60 billion after a round of roughly $1.85 billion, The Next Web reported while citing Bloomberg. Dragoneer and Thrive...
Mass Arbitration Startup Chariot Claims Raises $10M Series A
Chariot Claims secured $10 million in Series A funding on October 15 to grow an AI platform that helps consumers file claims against large companies. Mike Dodd of Silverton...
AI Chip Startup Mueon Raises $65M Series A: Founder Lessons
Mueon locked in $65 million for its Series A on October 15, and the round is a useful case study for any founder planning a big raise. The Portland,...
Shadow AI Risk: Pluto Security Raises $42M for Vibe-Coded Apps
Your employees are probably building software with AI, and your security team may not know about it. TechCrunch reports that Pluto Security, which just left stealth, has raised $42...
Specialty Chemicals Startup Scimplify Raises $25M: Founder Lessons
A Bengaluru startup that makes chemicals for other companies just landed one of the more interesting rounds of the week. TechCrunch reports that Scimplify raised $25 million, led by...
Business Loan Rates and Dimon’s Warning: A Founder Plan
When the head of the country’s largest bank talks about borrowing risk, founders with debt should listen. In coverage of JPMorgan’s third-quarter results, Jamie Dimon pointed to large deficits,...
