Micron Technology posted a stunning 400% jump in data center revenue amid soaring AI chip demand, while data intelligence firm Databricks secured a massive $10 billion funding round at a $62 billion valuation. The AI growth momentum also reached the accounting sector, with startup Basis...
Chargeback management firm Justt raised $30 million to bolster its artificial intelligence-powered platform. The Series C round brings Justt’s total funding to $100 million and will allow it to expand into high-growth regions as it aims to reach profitability by 2027, according to a Thursday...
Perplexity AI reportedly closed a $500 million funding round earlier this month. The round tripled the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s valuation to $9 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), citing an unnamed source. Reached by PYMNTS, Perplexity declined to comment on the report. The company’s backers include SoftBank, Nvidia...
Fraud prevention/compliance platform Bureau has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The new funding round, which included participation by PayPal Ventures, will help Bureau use artificial intelligence (AI) to help businesses combat increasingly sophisticated forms of fraud, the company said in a Wednesday (Dec. 18) news release. “For...
December 20, 2024
It was a tough week for the FinTech IPO index, with last week’s rally fading in the face of some year-end trades and news events. Every company, except OppFi, was down, leading the index to drop a shade over 6% for the week. Among the biggest movers for the week: Sezzle: The buy now, pat […]
December 10, 2024
A wave of funding rounds over the past several months is giving challenger banks fresh financial firepower to position themselves as alternatives to traditional banks, mainstays of financial services that...
December 05, 2024
Platforms are rapidly forging their own ecosystems — matching supply and demand, buyers and sellers, sometimes on a global scope. In other cases, they serve specific verticals — for example,...
December 02, 2024
A new venture aiming to connect AI services across platforms could transform everyday commerce by letting virtual shopping agents compare prices, schedule deliveries and handle customer service across multiple retailers and...
December 19, 2024
Chargeback management firm Justt raised $30 million to bolster its artificial intelligence-powered platform. The Series C round brings Justt’s total funding to $100 million and will allow it to expand into high-growth regions as it aims to reach profitability by 2027, according to a Thursday (Dec. 19) press release. “The company will enhance its proprietary […]
December 18, 2024
Perplexity AI reportedly closed a $500 million funding round earlier this month. The round tripled the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s valuation to $9 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), citing an unnamed...
December 18, 2024
Fraud prevention/compliance platform Bureau has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The new funding round, which included participation by PayPal Ventures, will help Bureau use artificial intelligence (AI) to help businesses...
December 18, 2024
Pharmacy navigation platform Scripta Insights has raised $17 million in a Series B round. The new funding closes out a year in which Scripta’s revenue has surged by more than 100%, the...
