🔍 Startup Spotlight #38 💸 Blaze: Transforming global payments for modern nomads. Say goodbye to account numbers and hello to seamless transactions worldwide, all with just a phone number or QR code. 👥 Founders: Faiyam Rahman (CEO) & Luc Succes (CTO) 🌊 Seabound: Revolutionizing maritime sustainability with carbon capture for ships. Their lime-based tech traps up to 95% of CO2 emissions, a game-changer for reducing shipping's environmental impact. 👥 Founders: Alisha Fredriksson (CEO) & Roujia Wen (CTO) 🤝 Investors: Lowercarbon Capital, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Leap Forward Ventures, Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd., Emles Venture Partners, Hawktail, Rebel Fund, Climate Capital, Asymmetry Ventures Deals of the week: udaan.com ($340M), Kapital ($40M), True Anomaly ($100M), Qogita (€80M), Armada ($55M), Liquid AI ($37.6M), Simply Homes, Inc. ($22M), Arch($20M), Origin AI ($15.9M), Tetra ($10.5M), Nonco ($10M), Chalk($10M), Delphina ($7.5M), Helicity Space ($5M), Arbonics (€5.5M), Pimento (€3M) Keep an eye on these game-changers! 👀
Open Scout
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
New York, NY 3,317 followers
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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Startups showcase #37 Liminal: 🛡️ Protecting the future of AI! Liminal offers comprehensive security for generative AI, giving organizations control over data with a multi-layered approach. Security, simplified. 👥 Team: Steven Walchek (CEO & Founder), Keri Rich (CPO), Aaron Bach (CTO) Melon: 🍉 Learning redefined! Melon, the micro-curation platform, reshapes how Gen Z upskills. It's the go-to tool for curated learning materials in a world where education meets social media. 👥 Team: Sanne Fouquet (CEO & Founder), Feliks Ghazaryan (CTO) 🤝 Investors: 3TInvest, Antler, Inventure, Peak Keep an eye on these game-changers! 👀 Deals of the week: Octarine Bio (€4.3 million), Otto ($4.5 million), Aikido Security (€5 million), Flip AI ($6.5 million), Bloom Coaching ($10 million), Keychain ($18 million), Arch ($20 million), Imprint ($75 million), Databricks (undisclosed amount in Series I), Craft Ventures ($1.32 billion), Underline Ventures ($20 million), and Khosla Ventures ($3 billion)
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