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Before this newsletter takes a break for July 4 next week, here are the stories of startup and the financing sleeves that have attracted our eye in the past few days, which have been quite busy.

The most interesting start -up stories of the week

This week has brought us pursuit updates, M & AS and a combination of the two.

AI agents: Data Cybersecurity Company Rubrik Predibase acquired To accelerate the adoption of AI agents by its users. The startup, which helps companies refine the AI ​​models, had raised some 28 million dollars on venture capital. The amount of the agreement was not disclosed but would have been considerable.

Veil: The German startup Kadmos, who had lifted $ 38 million in external capital for her wage payment platform for sea workers, was acquired by Nyk Line As part of the efforts of the Japanese shipping company to extend its Finch services.

Herring Rouge? Musical startup Ai besieged Susino announced the acquisition of WavtoolA digital audio workstation AI based on a browser, in an agreement that really occurred a few months ago, but which he chose to disclose on the heels of another copyright trial.

Unstable field: Getty images abandoned his main trial against stability AIThe startup behind the stable broadcast of the AI ​​image generator, but other prosecution continues, in the United States and the United Kingdom

Wreathing the Storm: Despite the opposite winds, the startup AirTup Energy supported by Bill Gates is being expressed and started to build its first wind power plant in Wyoming.

VC news and the most interesting financing this week

Another week, another tour of $ 300 million – sometimes in different evaluations, even for the same company. Meanwhile, small offers also keep things interesting.

Same amount, new assessment: Harvey Ai raised A series of $ 300 million E Co-directed by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue. This only occurs four months after Sequoia led a 300 million dollars series to an assessment of $ 3 billion in the AI ​​legal technology startup, which is now evaluated at $ 5 billion.

You have the scribe: Abridge, an AI startup automating medical notes, obtained a series of $ 300 million E Directed by A16Z to an evaluation of $ 5.3 billion.

Cryptography predictions: Prediction market platform based on Kalshi blockchain collected a cycle of $ 185 million to a post-money assessment of $ 2 billionWhile its rival Polymarket would work on the closure of a $ 200 million round at an assessment of approximately $ 1 billion.

Money in the bank: Finom, a Challenger bank that targets SMEs across Europe, collected some $ 133 million in a series of funding from the C series This is in addition to the financing of the growth of $ 105 million he obtained from the General Catalyst Customer Value Fund a few weeks ago.

Steering wheel: Indian drone startup Raphe mphibbrib Raised $ 100 million in a equity B series Directed by the general catalyst. Its customers include the Indian army, the Navy and the Air Force, as well as the armed police forces.

Easy dictation: Dictation application fueled by Ai Wispr Flow locked up $ 30 million in a series A This brought its total funding to $ 56 million. The company too published an iOS application Earlier this month.

Recycled: Novologop, a startup that waste plastic, collected a series B of $ 21 million To finalize the design and start building its first factory on a commercial scale.

Data processing for AI: Possible, a startup inspired by a data processing problem encountered by its founders in Lyft, collected two financing cycles totaling $ 27.5 million within eight months.

AI voice: Synthflow AI, a platform without code based in Berlin which allows companies to create and deploy personalized white voice customer service agents, collected a series of $ 20 million Directed by Accel.

As its name suggests: Better Auth, the third Ethiopian startup to obtain his Dipper of YC, collected $ 5 million in seed financing. Its open source framework promises to simplify how developers manage user authentication and have quickly become popular.

Eternal light: Spatial startup Lux Aeternna came out of stealth With 4 million dollars in pre-series funding and the ambition to launch a reusable satellite in 2027.

Last but not least

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