Tokyo-based Sakana AI raised a ~$135M Series B from MUFG, Khosla, Macquarie, NEA, Lux, and others at a ~$2.6B valuation, becoming Japan's most valuable unicorn
At present, we are seeing a record amount of capital pouring … eWeek : Sakana AI Becomes Japan's Most Valuable Unicorn Maija Palmer / Global Corporate Venturing : ‘Big in Japan’ is not enough — where ...
TechCrunch+'s founding editor about its launch to complement TechCrunch's ads and events revenue and its failure due to issues with finding business reporters
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Socket, which sells a scanning tool for detecting vulnerabilities in open-source code, raised a $20M Series A led by a16z, taking its total funding to $24.6M
Open source is the bedrock upon which all modern applications are built. FinSMEs : Socket Raises $20M in Series A Funding Twitter: Wei Lien Dang / @weiliendang : Congrats @feross on @SocketSecurity's ...
24 Exchange, which wants to let users trade stocks 24/7 like crypto, raises $14.25M led by Point72 Ventures; SEC approval or rejection is expected in 2022
Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @dannycrichton Tweets: Danny Crichton / @dannycrichton : Interesting that LTSE wants to make trading more thoughtful, and 24 Exchange wants it to b...
SoftBank-owned Z Holdings has agreed to pay ~$1.6B to Verizon Media for perpetual use of the Yahoo brand and related tech in Japan in place of regular royalties
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Flex Logix, which designs AI chips for edge enterprise applications, including medical imaging equipment, raises $55M Series D led by Mithril Capital
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In a letter, an activist hedge fund pushes Intel to explore strategic alternatives, like whether it should remain an integrated device manufacturer; stock up 5%
Welcome to Protocol Cloud, your comprehensive roundup of everything … Danny Crichton / TechCrunch : Activist hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb takes on Intel, plans launch of new VC fund Joel Hruska / Ex...
Trust & Will, a digitally native will and estate planning startup, raises $15M Series B, led by Jackson Square Ventures
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SEC filing: Postmates posted a loss of $32.2M in Q2, compared to a loss of $73M in Q1; Postmates lost $105.2M in H1 2020 vs. $239M in the same period of 2019
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South Korea passes crypto legal framework legislation, letting the country's regulators oversee and develop rules for cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges
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