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The 11 Largest US Funding Rounds of May 2025
- The largest US startup funding rounds in May 2025 analyzed.
- Companies like Statsig, TensorWave, LMArena, and Snorkel AI secured significant investments.
- Analysis includes industry focus, founding team, business model, and total funding history.
- Ventures span AI, data storage, HR tech, food delivery, and writing assistance.
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DataBahn raises $17M to automate data pipeline management with AI agents
- DataBahn LLC has secured $17 million in early-stage funding to further develop its data pipeline platform based on AI agents.
- The platform aims to help enterprises manage and operationalize data pipeline telemetry with autonomous AI agents, enhancing security and observability.
- DataBahn's AI agents, known as Phantom agents, can collect, route, reduce, redact, enrich, and transform data without deploying legacy software agents, providing faster security threat detection and actionable analytics.
- With Fortune 50 and Global 2000 organizations already utilizing DataBahn's platform to reduce telemetry costs and automate data engineering processes, the startup is focused on transforming data pipelines into strategic assets.
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German startup DRIMCO raises €4.2 million to streamline requirement analysis for industrial manufacturing and engineering with AI
- Munich-based DRIMCO, a startup specializing in AI-based requirement analysis, raised €4.2 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Ventech and BayernCapital.
- DRIMCO's product, DRIM – The Next Generation Requirements AI, aims to revolutionize industrial operations by providing AI solutions for requirements understanding.
- The investment will accelerate the AI evolution of DRIM and introduce multi-AI action agents like GPTender to enhance requirements analysis in industrial manufacturing and engineering.
- DRIMCO's proprietary AI technologies have processed over 100 million requirements, delivering time and cost savings for companies like Siemens, KSB, and others across Europe and the US.
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French startup PoliCloud raises €7.5 million to innovate next-gen, sovereign cloud infrastructure
- Cannes-based PoliCloud secures €7.5M Seed fundraise to hire team and grow globally.
- The funding was led by Global Ventures, with participation from other investors.
- PoliCloud offers eco-responsible, decentralized cloud infrastructure aimed at public entities in Europe.
- Market demand calls for sovereign computing resources with security, affordability, and scalability.
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Paris-based DejaBlue raises €6.8 million to power the next phase of energy optimization in the EV era
- DejaBlue, a French electrification startup, raised €6.8 million in a Seed round led by redalpine to expand their energy optimization platform for EV charging and solar integration in France and Europe.
- The funding will support the development of an AI-powered automation system for site management to help businesses reduce overall energy costs by coordinating solar energy, EV charging, and tariffs.
- DejaBlue, founded in 2023, focuses on energy optimization for commercial buildings and fleets, aiming to provide fine-grained control over energy usage through intelligent software and infrastructure management.
- With energy prices on the rise, DejaBlue sees flexible assets like EV chargers as an opportunity to shift loads to times of abundant renewable energy, reducing costs, easing grid pressure, and promoting cleaner energy usage.
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Italian fintech Sibill closes €12M Series A round led by Creandum
- Milan-based fintech Sibill, specializing in financial and administrative management for SMEs, has secured a €12M Series A funding round led by Creandum.
- Sibill's total funding now stands at €18.7M, following a previous funding round in June 2024.
- The platform offered by Sibill centralizes financial tasks and uses AI to automate manual processes, serving over 2,600 clients and aiming to streamline operations for Italian SMEs.
- The funding will support Sibill's expansion, including launching a solution for accounting firms, automating key processes, and further developing its platform to enhance financial and administrative operations for SMEs.
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Dutch firm Sygno receives funding to combat financial crimes through AI
- Dutch firm Sygno, specializing in AI for combating fraud and money laundering, secured funding from TIN Capital and ROM Utrecht Region.
- TIN Capital, a key investor in European cybersecurity since 1998, aims to boost promising cybersecurity companies like Sygno.
- Sygno will utilize the investment to enhance its explainable AI models for quicker detection of suspicious transactions by financial institutions.
- Sygno's AI solutions help financial institutions improve their fraud detection capabilities without altering existing systems, addressing the scarcity of AI and compliance experts.
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Silicon Gorge Profiles: Amutri
- Amutri transforms how organizations communicate complex built environment projects with interactive 3D presentations.
- The platform simplifies visualisation process, enabling clear communication and collaboration across teams.
- Amutri's unique automated platform delivers immediate value in energy and infrastructure sectors.
- Raising £2.5 million to enhance the product, expand customer success, and scale presence.
- Collaboration with key organisations and expert networks has been crucial for Amutri's growth.
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Italian FinTech startup Sibill raises €12 million to bring all-in-one finance platform to Italian SMEs and accountants
- Milan-based FinTech startup Sibill secures €12 million in Series A funding to enhance its platform for Italian SMEs and accountants.
- Sibill, founded in 2021, streamlines financial and administrative processes for SMEs by centralizing tasks like invoicing and payment management.
- The funding will be used to expand services, build strategic partnerships, and introduce new features to automate accounting tasks and provide real-time financial insights.
- Sibill aims to grow its team, double in size by 2025, and become a comprehensive financial management tool for Italian SMEs and accountants.
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Swiss startup Boost inc secures €16 million to accelerate international growth in unattended retail
- Swiss startup Boost inc has raised €16 million in a Series B funding round to support international expansion and product innovation in unattended retail.
- The funding round was led by Direttissima Growth Partners and included Capmont Technology, Kineo Finance, and other investors.
- Boost inc aims to digitize the vending industry using connected hardware and its cloud platform, Vendlive, to improve efficiency and boost sales.
- The investment will help Boost inc enter new markets, expand its product portfolio, and enhance its technology capabilities.
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Tech Leaders Need First Principles Thinking Now More Than Ever
- First principles thinking involves breaking down complicated problems into basic facts and rebuilding solutions from scratch, challenging assumptions and fostering innovation.
- In the tech industry, the pressure to rely on generic playbooks or best practices can hinder breakthrough outcomes, making first principles thinking valuable for finding new solutions and driving innovation.
- Practical application of first principles thinking includes identifying root constraints, challenging assumptions, and rebuilding solutions from fundamentals to achieve cost-effective and performance-improving outcomes.
- The Five Whys technique and a simple framework that involves defining the problem, simplifying into elements, questioning assumptions, uncovering root causes, and rebuilding solutions can help apply first principles thinking effectively in technical and leadership challenges.
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Haptiq Launches Game-Changing AI Platform to Future-Proof Private Equity Portfolios Through Market Cycles
- Haptiq has launched an AI Enterprise Operations Platform aimed at private equity firms to help future-proof portfolios amidst economic volatility.
- The platform offers speed, clarity, and execution edge to navigate turbulent markets and deliver value creation beyond financial engineering.
- Haptiq's AI platform includes components like PaaS, SaaS, and industry-tailored playbooks for faster deployment and value realization.
- The company emphasizes the importance of technology in value creation for the private equity industry and offers early access for firms to define the next era of top-quartile funds.
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Voya Investment Management Announces Leadership Changes to Its Investment Platforms
- Voya Investment Management (Voya IM) announced leadership changes to its investment platforms in a natural evolution of its team, aligning capabilities with client needs.
- Eric Stein will become the chief investment officer overseeing various strategies, while Jeff Hobbs will take on the role of chief investment officer of Fixed Income.
- Chris Lyons and Vincent Costa, current leaders in the organization, have announced their retirements after successful careers at Voya IM.
- The retirements have led to new appointments, with James Lydotes joining as Chief Investment Officer of Equities to continue the success and innovation within the organization.
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Berlin-based Climatiq raises €10 million to put climate impact at the centre of business decision making
- Berlin-based startup Climatiq has raised €10 million in a Series A round to enhance its AI capabilities for delivering emissions calculations for activities, products, and suppliers.
- The funding was led by Alstin Capital, with participation from existing investors Singular and Cherry Ventures.
- Climatiq's mission is to embed carbon intelligence into daily business operations, offering a dataset of emission conversion factors and APIs that integrate with organizations' existing software.
- The company will focus on automating emissions calculations, especially scope 3 emissions, and expanding its scientific database with the new funding.
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Berlin-based Climatiq secures €10M to embed carbon intelligence into daily business operations
- Berlin-based Climatiq secures €10M in a Series A round led by Alstin Capital with participation from existing investors Singular and Cherry Ventures.
- The funds will be used to enhance AI tools for calculating emissions, particularly focusing on scope 3 emissions stemming from suppliers and transportation of goods, which account for approximately 90% of a company's total carbon footprint.
- Climatiq, founded in 2021, aims to embed carbon intelligence into daily business operations through its API-first platform, delivering over a billion carbon calculations via their APIs in the last 12 months to global businesses.
- The company plans to invest in building its partner network, expanding its database, and ensuring carbon visibility across all business functions to meet the demands of companies seeking carbon awareness in their daily decision-making processes.
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