Venture Capital stories - Page 6
Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth
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Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.
Terra Security names Anna Sarnek VP of business strategy
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Terra Security appoints Anna Sarnek VP of business strategy to steer partner-led growth and define its AI-native offensive security push.
Google backs 14 Canadian AI startups in new cohort
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Google has picked 14 Canadian AI startups for its latest accelerator cohort, spanning healthcare, finance, industry and agriculture.
Anchr raises USD $5.8m to build AI OS for distributors
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New York-based Anchr raises USD $5.8m seed round to build an AI-native OS automating core workflows for food distributors worldwide.
Mozark raises USD $40m to scale AI-era digital testing
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Mozark secures USD $40m Series B to expand its AI-era digital testing platform and deepen global reach across enterprises and governments.
Claroty named Gartner Leader again for CPS protection
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Claroty named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 CPS Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant for a second year, backed by fresh USD $150 million funding.
AI startup Mega raises USD $11.5m to rival ad agencies
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AI startup Mega raises USD $11.5m to expand its automated marketing platform, pitching a software alternative to traditional ad agencies.
Terra Security gains first AWS nod for AI threat tests
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Terra Security becomes first AWS partner validated for Autonomous Security Validation, as AI-driven continuous threat testing gains pace.
Ramp bets on self-driving finance tools for US firms
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New York fintech Ramp is betting on 'self-driving' finance, using AI and Visa cards to automate spend, bills and cash for US firms.
Mercury's bid to become a US bank after rapid growth
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Fast-growing fintech Mercury seeks a US national bank charter to hold deposits and lend directly after scaling to 200,000 business customers.
From side hustles to scalable brands: How marketplaces are paving the way for female entrepreneurs
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Digital marketplaces are empowering UK women to turn side hustles into scalable brands, bypassing traditional funding bottlenecks.
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
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Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.
Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech
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Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.
Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?
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Women shape our world, yet lack power over AI systems that govern work, wealth and welfare - where are the true godmothers of AI?.
Conifers hires AI leaders to scale CognitiveSOC growth
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Conifers adds senior AI leaders Doron Bachar and Elad Hoffer to accelerate CognitiveSOC development and scale its agentic AI SOC platform.
Beyond the 2%: Turning a gender problem into a founder-alignment problem
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As women still secure just 2% of VC funds, one founder argues the real hurdle is misaligned investor expectations, not founder ambition.
Building in public: Why women entrepreneurs need visibility as much as capital
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Women founders are closing the start-up gap, but with VC still lagging, visibility and public storytelling are now vital growth capital.
Women are 77% of the NHS workforce. So why are they missing from the tech that's supposed to fix it?
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Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.
The weight women carry
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Women are exhausted not by ambition, but by a system that demands 120% just to exist safely while still denying them equal power.
How female-led healthtech can close the gender gap
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Women bear the brunt of chronic illness, but a new wave of female-led health tech aims to tackle root causes and close the gender health gap.