Venture Round

OpenAI Startup Fund Raises $15 Million in New Funding as It Continues to Expand Its Investment in AI Ventures

The OpenAI Startup Fund has quietly concluded a $15 million funding round.


Polyhedra Network Rockets to $1 Billion Valuation with $20M Strategic Funding Round, Backed by Major Crypto Players

Polyhedra Network secured $20M in funding, led by Polychain Capital and Animoca Brands, for a valuation of $1B. Innovative zero-knowledge proofs drive its global expansion in Web 3 infrastructure...

Elon Musk Refutes xAI $500 Million Funding Report, Labels It 'Fake News'

Elon Musk took to social media to deny a report claiming that his AI startup, xAI, has secured $500 million in commitments from investors...

Sam Altman Receives $75 Million From the University of Michigan for New Venture Capital Fund: Report

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly secured a $75 million investment for his venture capital firm, Hydrazine Capital, from the University of Michigan...


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PillPack launches online pharmacy in 31 US states to solve medication problems
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm PillPack has raised $4 million in venture funding last year to launch its online pharmacy service in 31 states in the US to help patients manage their medications.
Microsoft invests $15M in Foursquare, inks licensing deal for location-based data
Tech giant Microsoft invested $15 million in location-based social networking app Foursquare and inked a licensing deal to use the latter's places database in their products and services.
American digital media firm SpinMedia acquires itself, nabs $10M in funding
Hollywood, US-based digital media firm SpinMedia Group acquired SpinMedia LLC for an undisclosed amount, and poured in $10 million in funding to deal with the company's debts.
Dropbox inks lease on huge second office in San Francisco
San Francisco, US-based cloud storage service Dropbox inked a 12-year lease on a huge second office at 333 Brannan, just near its Berry St headquarters, to house the spillover of its 500-person workfo
Austin incubator Capital Factory partners with Silverton and Floodgate to back tech startups
Austin, Texas-based incubator Capital Factory struck a partnership with venture firms Silverton Partners and Floodgate to support tech startups in Austin and trigger and investing "snowball effect."
California-based startup Sqor raising $13M for sports-centered social networking platform
San Francisco, US-based sports-centered social networking platform Sqor raised over $4.4 million out of the targeted $13 million funding round ahead of a major platform update set to take place in Feb
Private equity veterans backs herbicide-free weedkiller firm in £750K fundraising round
UK firm Weedingtech's recent fundraising campaign was supported by high-profile private equity movers like British venture capitalist Jon Moulton and Millhouse LLC owner Roman Abramovich.
Foreign direct investment in Seoul reaches five-year record high
Based on data gathered by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, foreign direct investment (FDI) poured into Seoul, South Korea, reached $6 billion in 2013, an all-time high since the global financial cri
CA Tech invests with IDG Ventures in Indian startups
New York, US-based independent software corporation CA Tech invested an undisclosed amount with venture capital group IDG Ventures India in India-based enterprise software startups from October to Dec
Singapore launches program to fund startups expanding into Indonesia
The Singaporean government launched iSTART, a financing program designed to fund the expansion of local telecommunication and mobile app startups into Indonesia, which could potentially be an avenue f
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