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Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manas | TechCrunch
After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down, the company announced Thursday. Hoffman...
AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M | TechCrunch
Travel agency Fora announced a $60 million Series D round led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, valuing the...
Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation | TechCrunch
AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20 billion valuation, sources...
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia | TechCrunch
Gradium, a Paris-based startup that offers voice AI models, reopened its seed round to new investors, including Nvidia,...
Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups | TechCrunch
Crypto VC firm Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion — its third venture fund and fourth overall — with...
Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more | TechCrunch
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II. The firm was founded in...
VC firm Chemistry is raising $500M for its second fund | TechCrunch
Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched two years ago by Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is...
AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation | TechCrunch
AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round...
Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II | TechCrunch
Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund from LPs, including Melinda French Gates’...
David Beckham’s health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst’s unusual CVF fund | TechCrunch
David Beckham’s startup IM8 has taken on $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF),...
