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Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016.
Having raised a €30 million Series A round led by CapitalG, business identity verification startup Duna is now among the most well-capitalized European startups founded by Stripe alumni.
The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure.
Avalanche has raised $29 million in fresh funding to pursue its unique approach to fusion power, which can currently fit on a table.
From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.
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The $250 million Series B was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital.
How do you build tooling for the AI software stack? A company called Modelence has an interesting answer.
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