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Horizon3, the San Francisco cybersecurity company behind the NodeZero autonomous penetration testing platform, has raised an oversubscribed US$250 million Series E at a valuation exceeding US$2 billion, co-led by returning investors NightDragon and NEA. The round more than triples the roughly US$650 million valuation the company
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the New York-based air cargo operator led by CEO Michael Steen, announced on August 3 that it has completed its acquisition of a 49% minority equity stake in Air Atlanta, the Icelandic ACMI and aircraft management company headquartered in Kópavogur. The transaction, first announced on
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Mariana Minerals, a San Francisco startup applying autonomous software to mining and refining operations, has raised a US$310 million Series B led by Khosla Ventures at a US$1.5 billion valuation, bringing total capital raised to roughly US$400 million. Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Greenoaks, StepStone Group,
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Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR), the Virginia-based software company turned corporate bitcoin holder, sold 1,638 bitcoin for roughly $104.7 million during the week ended August 2, according to an 8-K filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The coins went at an average net
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Duppla, a Bogotá-based startup that helps Colombians buy homes through a rent-to-own model, has closed a financing round of roughly $60M in combined debt and equity. The round was led by a fund managed by Patria Investments, the Brazilian alternative-asset manager, marking Patria's first-
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Okta, the identity management company led by co-founder and CEO Todd McKinnon, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security for just under US$200 million in a nearly all-cash deal, according to a source cited by TechCrunch on July 30; Okta did not dispute the figure.
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Dili, a New York startup that automates regulatory compliance for federally funded construction and infrastructure projects, announced on July 30 that it raised a US$15 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, bringing its total funding to US$21.7 million including a prior US$6.7 million seed
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Simile, a San Francisco startup that builds AI models simulating human behavior, announced on July 30 that it raised a US$200 million Series B at a US$2 billion valuation, led by Greenoaks. Index Ventures and CVS Health Ventures returned from the company's earlier round, joined by
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Ábaco, a San Salvador-based fintech, announced the close of a $53 million capital structure combining equity and institutional debt, making it the largest funding round recorded so far by a fintech in Central America. The transaction includes a $50 million warehouse facility led by U.S. firm Accial Capital,
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COR, an AI-powered project profitability platform for agencies and professional services firms, announced on July 28 that it has secured a US$30 million growth investment from FTV Capital, a growth equity firm managing more than US$10.2 billion in assets. Alex Malvone, a partner at FTV, and
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Corient, the Miami-based registered investment advisor led by founding partner and CEO Kurt MacAlpine, announced on July 28 that it is acquiring Seven Bridges Advisors, a New York multi-family office with approximately US$4.9 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2011 by Larry Cohen, Seven Bridges
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The American Baby Company, a fertility startup co-founded by CEO Van Spina and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Paul Magarelli, has raised US$4 million in a seed round led by Wormhole Capital and Tower Research Ventures to open its first clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida, this fall. Spina