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Apptronik Raises $350 Million for ‘Meaningful’ Robot-Human Work Interactions
February 13, 2025

Apptronik raised $350 million to help deploy its Apollo humanoid robot. The company’s Series A round will also allow it to scale operations and expand its staff to meet what it said is a surge in demand for artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots, according to a...

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Suger Raises $15 Million to Streamline Cloud Marketplace Sales Process
February 12, 2025

Suger raised $15 million in a Series A funding round to continue its R&D investments and add artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workflows aimed at streamlining the cloud marketplace sales process. The company’s existing platform that helps software companies list, transact and co-sell across cloud marketplaces for...

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Tines’ AI-Powered Automation Offering Valued at $1.1 Billion After $125 Million Fundraise
February 11, 2025

Tines Security Service reportedly reached a $1.13 valuation after raising $125 million. The company will use the funding — from a round led by Goldman Sachs’ growth equity unit — to “double down on R&D,” CEO Eoin Hinchy said, according to a Bloomberg report Tuesday...

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Google-Backed QuEra Raises $230 Million to Accelerate Development of Quantum Computers
February 11, 2025

QuEra Computing raised $230 million in a funding round to accelerate its development of quantum computers. Sixty million dollars of the $230 million is contingent on the company satisfying a prerequisite funding condition, which is currently in progress, QuEra said in a Tuesday (Feb. 11) press...

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Sardine Raises $70 Million to Expand AI Risk Platform
February 11, 2025

Sardine raised $70 million in a Series C funding round to expand its artificial intelligence risk platform for fraud, compliance and credit underwriting. “This funding will accelerate our mission to rebuild trust in financial services,” Sardine CEO Soups Ranjan said in a Tuesday (Feb. 11)...

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Trump Media Applies to Register Trademarks for Financial Services Brand
February 06, 2025

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) said Thursday (Feb. 6) that it applied to register trademarks for brand names connected to the upcoming launch of its customized exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and customized separately managed accounts (SMAs). The trademarks include “Truth.Fi Made in America ETF,” “Truth.Fi...

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ClarityPay Boosts Consumer Finance Solutions With Neuberger Berman Capital Purchase Program
February 05, 2025

Point-of-sale lending solution ClarityPay said Wednesday (Feb. 5) that it agreed to up to $1 billion in a capital purchase program from funds managed by investment manager Neuberger Berman’s Specialty Finance group. The agreement furthers Neuberger Berman’s position in asset-based finance and supports ClarityPay’s growing...

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Auto Hauler Exchange Raises $5 Million for Vehicle Shipping Platform
February 04, 2025

Vehicle transportation marketplace Auto Hauler Exchange (AHX) has raised $5 million in new funding. The company said its Series A round, announced in a news release Tuesday (Feb. 4), will allow it to expand its teams, scale its operations and enhance its platform, which connects...

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Jump Raises $20 Million for AI-Powered Financial Advice Tools
February 03, 2025

Jump, which provides artificial intelligence tools to financial advisors, raised $20 million in new funding. “This investment underscores the rapidly growing demand for advisor-specific AI tools that streamline administrative tasks and empower financial professionals to elevate the advisor and client experience,” the company said in...