Anthropic has officially raised $400M from Google to create artificial intelligence software solutions. The public benefit corporation is seen as a ChatGPI competitor. More: - Anthropic is a software company that aims to build reliable and steerable AI technology.
- The company is currently developing Claude, an AI assistant.
- To date, it has published 14 research papers on Artificial Technology.
- Anthropic was founded in 2021 by two former OpenAI employees.
- Since its inception, the company has raised $1B in funding.
- The company is based in San Francisco and currently has 40 employees.
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Pristine Sun has raised $250M to develop solar and wind energy projects across the U.S. The company is active in 22 U.S. states. More: - Pristine Sun develops projects that range from 3MW in production capacity up to 100MW.
- The company develops, owns, and operates its renewable energy projects and then sells the electricity to investment-grade utilities.
- Pristine Sun has built 350 solar and wind power plants that produce over 2 GW of power.
- The company was founded in 2009.
- Pristine Sun is based in Richmond, California.
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Shiftmed has raised a $200M funding round to connect hospitals with licensed nurses. The platform serves over 350,000 healthcare workers and 1,500 organizations. More: - Shiftmed offers a platform where nurses can sign up with their number and receive alerts any time a hospital needs extra help.
- The company claims that nurses have several benefits from using its platform, such as:
- saving on taxes due to being a W-2 employee,
- a special transport partnership with Uber,
- getting paid the entire fee even if the healthcare organization cancels the offer, etc.
- Panoramic Ventures led the funding round, with participation from Blue Heron Capital and Audacious Capital.
- The company is based in McLean, Virginia.
- Founded in 2019, the company has raised $245M so far.
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Capcon has raised a $50M Series B extension funding round to offer advanced assembly solutions for semiconductor companies. The company works with seven of the 10 largest semiconductor companies in the world. More: - Capcon offers advanced assembly and packaging solutions for semiconductor and equipment companies.
- The company has partnerships with companies such as:
- ASE,
- SPIL,
- NEPES,
- and TFME.
- The company believes it can take a significant market share in a market that is projected to be worth $42B by 2025.
- Capcon aims to use the funds to invest in manufacturing, marketing, and R&D.
- The company is based in Singapore but also has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, and Suzhou.
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💵 Today's funding: Biotech - IgGenix (California), aims to create innovative therapies that cure allergies: $40M Series B led by Alexandria Venture Investments with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, Khosla Ventures AllerFund, and Sean Parker.
- TILT Biotherapeutics (Finland), develops cancer immunotherapies based on proprietary oncolytic adenoviruses: $23.5M Growth led by Lifeline Ventures.
Artificial Intelligence - Magic.dev (California), is developing an AI-powered tool that serves as a software engineer: $23M A funding led by CapitalG, with participation from Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, and Amplify Partners.
Hardware - Liminal (California), a battery manufacturing intelligence company: $17.5M A2 led by ArcTern Ventures, Northvolt and Ecosystem Integrity Fund with participation from ChrysalixVenture Capital, Good Growth Capital, University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, Volta Energy Technologies, Impact Science Ventures, and Helios Climate Ventures.
HR - Coverflex (Portugal), enables companies to give employees access to health insurance, meal allowance, fringe benefits, and discount programs: $16M A led by SCOR Ventures.
Cybersecurity - Build38 (Germany), offers cybersecurity solutions for mobile application protection: $13.8M A led by European Cybersecurity Growth Fund with participation from CAPITAL Entrepreneurial Partners and Caixa Capital Risc.
Crypto/Web3 - Elementus (New York), provides a blockchain data intelligence platform: $10M in Series A2 led by ParaFi Capital.
Consumer - Skipperi (Finland), a shared-use boating subscription service and boat rental platform: $7.4M A led by Yamaha Motor, with participation from Baltiska Handels Sverige, Matu Capital, and HP Capital.
Fintech - Cenoa (Singapore), enables users to store their wealth in dollars and save it in high-yield accounts: $7M Seed led by Quiet Capital and Underscore VC with participation from Human Capital, Ulu Ventures, Acrew Capital, and Collective Spark.
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 |  | Arbër is an Inside writer who also has experience in entrepreneurship. He has experience covering Consumer Tech, Venture Capital, NFTs, Crypto, etc. Arbër holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from XAMK University in Finland. When he is not reading(and writing) business news, he chooses to watch sports or anime...and then read news about sports or anime. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. | |
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