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Lio, an AI procurement startup, raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, indicating growing interest in automation solutions for enterprise procurement.

Tradeweb has invested $31 million in Crossover Markets, a crypto ECN, and formed a strategic partnership to connect their institutional trading networks for spot crypto liquidity.

Eight Sleep, a sleep technology company, has raised $50M in funding at a valuation of $1.5B, planning to use the funds for product development, global expansion, and clinical validation, citing free-cash-flow positivity in 2025.

Nvidia Corp.

Anduril, a tech company, is targeting a $60 billion valuation in a new funding round, a significant increase from its previous $30 billion valuation just a year ago.

Fig Security has emerged from stealth with a $38M funding round to help security teams manage changes in their security stack, improving detection and response capabilities.

Pronto, a home-help app, has reached a $100 million valuation after securing funding, driven by the growing demand for household services in India's expanding middle class.

Defense stocks have surged due to escalating military attacks in the Middle East, which is expected to support the proposed $1.5 trillion defense funding request.

Bitcoin's funding rate has dropped to -6%, indicating a short squeeze may be imminent due to crowded short positions and high derivatives activity.

OpenAI's ChatGPT has reached 900M weekly active users, while the company has secured $110 billion in private funding.

OpenAI has secured a massive $110 billion funding round, surpassing its previous record with backing from prominent investors including Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank.

OpenAI has secured a record funding deal worth up to $110 billion, bolstering its resources for competition with Anthropic and Google in the AI sector.