Applied Intuition, which makes software for autonomous vehicles, raises $175M led by Addition, Coatue, and Elad Gil at a $3.6B valuation, up from $1.25B in 2020
- Applied Intuition valued at $3.6 billion in financing round — Startup counts GM, Daimler, Toyota and VW as customers
Carwow, a car price comparison website, raises a £25M strategic funding round led by Daimler, says its marketplace facilitated £2B+ worth of car sales to date
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Uber rival Taxify raises $175M at $1B valuation led by German automotive giant Daimler, says it plans further expansion in Europe and Asia
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SoundHound raises $100M from strategic investors including Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai, and others to grow its Houndify voice AI platform
As SoundHound looks to leverage its ten-plus years of experience and data to create a voice recognition tool that companies can bake into any platform …
Fast-charging battery startup StoreDot raises $60M led by Daimler's trucking unit with Samsung Ventures among investors, plans phone battery cases for next year
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Car-sharing startup Turo raises $92M Series D led by Daimler and South Korea's SK Holdings, also acquires Daimler's car sharing platform Croove
Car-sharing startup Turo has raised $92 million in series D funding at an undisclosed valuation, the company said today (Sept. 6).
Carpooling service Via raises funding round, source says of $250M, led by Daimler, for European expansion; Mercedes Benz investing $50M in a JV with Via
As outsized ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft continue to build out their taxi-style marketplaces largely based around connecting …