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Contour Venture Partners, an early investor in Datadog and Movable Ink, raised $42 million for its fifth fund
New York-based New York-based Contour Venture Partners is making progress on its latest flagship venture. The company closed $42 million, raised from 64 backers, in Contour…
Praktika raises $35.5 million to use AI avatars to make language learning feel more natural
Most apps that help you learn languages have features where you select options or remove wrong answer cards — you’re pretty much interacting with a machine.…
Linktree has more than 50 million users, offers its social commerce program to more creators
Link-in-bio startup Linktree said Wednesday it has surpassed 50 million users. The number represents a significant increase from the 2.7 million users the company had in…
Last year, the world of fintech startups — a star of the venture capital heyday of 2021 — began to unravel as VC funding became tight.…
The FCC has proposed a $6 million fine about the impostor who used voice-cloning technology to impersonate President Biden in a series of illegal bots during…
It can be difficult to pick up and move to a new country, made even more difficult if you are not used to the style of…
Vigile Hoareau is a musician, cognitive psychologist and computer programmer. Jimmy Thomas is a multi-platinum rap producer who has worked with Tupac and Motown Records. Together,…
Peter Thiel-founded Valar Ventures has raised a $300 million fund, half the size of its last
The perception in Silicon Valley is that every investor would love to work with Peter Thiel. But the venture capital fundraising environment has become so difficult…
Farcaster, a crypto-based social network, raised $150 million with just 80,000 daily users
Farcaster, a blockchain-based social protocol founded by two Coinbase alumni, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $150 million fundraising round. Led by Paradigm, the platform…
It started with a sketch on a napkin. Now AirLoom Energy is raising $12.7 million in new funding, according to TechCrunch. The funding came from 21…