General Catalyst
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Otter.ai expands multilingual transcription to 31 languages
Otter.ai, an AI-powered note-taking service, has significantly expanded its multilingual transcription capabilities. The company is introducing a new feature that can follow conversations even when speakers switch langu…
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AI wealth manager Arca raises $48.5M, uses agents with human oversight · 3 sources tracked
Arca, an AI-native wealth management firm, has raised $48.5 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst. The company utilizes AI agents for long-horizon financial tasks, emphasizing that human advisors retain fin…
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Nonprofits struggle to scale; GreenLight Fund offers a new model
The nonprofit sector faces a significant scaling challenge, as successful programs often struggle to expand beyond their initial communities due to a lack of a sustainable economic engine. Unlike for-profit businesses t…
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Serval raises $150M at $3B valuation to challenge ServiceNow with AI
Serval, an enterprise software company, has secured $150 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation. The company aims to challenge established players like ServiceNow by leveraging AI to automate workflow pro…
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Otter.ai secures $320M, Microsoft pulls back from UK AI supercomputer, AI voice tech advances
Otter.ai has secured $320 million in funding from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund to enhance its meeting transcription and note-taking tools. Meanwhile, Microsoft has reportedly withdrawn its support for a propos…
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Yelp integrates AI for restaurant calls, personalized recommendations, and lead management
Yelp is integrating several new AI-powered features into its app, including an agent that can call restaurants on behalf of users to check wait times. The platform is also enhancing its AI assistant with improved person…
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Otter.ai raises $320M from General Catalyst for AI-powered meeting tools
Otter.ai, a meeting notetaking tool, has secured $320 million in funding from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF). This investment will fuel the company's enterprise growth, go-to-market strategies, internation…
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Investors overlook business resilience as AI accelerates disruption
Investors are increasingly undervaluing business resilience, a critical asset that allows companies to grow through disruption rather than just survive it. Artificial intelligence is exacerbating this trend by threateni…
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Standard Bots raises $200M for AI-powered industrial robots
Standard Bots, an AI-native industrial robot manufacturer, has secured $200 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation, led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy. The company focuses on developing AI models fo…
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Ex-Ramp engineers raise $25M for AI ad platform Melius
Melius, an AI platform for generating creative ad campaigns, has secured $25 million in funding, including a $20 million Series A led by CRV and a $5 million seed round from General Catalyst. The company, founded by for…
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Jiga hires Product Engineer; Health platform Thatch valued at $1B
Jiga, a Y Combinator W21 company, is actively hiring for a remote Product Engineer position within the US. Separately, the health benefits platform Thatch has achieved a $1 billion valuation after securing $108 million …
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AI models trained on games learn real-world skills, Good Start Labs finds
Good Start Labs, a company spun out of Every, is developing AI training methods using video games to teach models real-world skills. Co-founder and CEO Alex Duffy observed that AI agents playing Diplomacy exhibited diff…
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Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation, nearly doubling in 4 months · 2 sources tracked
Cognition, the AI startup behind the coding assistant Devin, has secured $2 billion in a Series E funding round, valuing the company at $48 billion. This valuation nearly doubles its previous valuation from just four mo…
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AI coding startup Cognition valued at $48B in new funding round · 3 sources tracked
AI coding startup Cognition has secured $2 billion in funding, valuing the company at $48 billion. This significant valuation, achieved just four months after a previous funding round, indicates investor confidence in a…
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AI startup Sapien raises $180M to link operations to profit
AI startup Sapien has secured new funding, raising capital at a $180 million valuation. The company is expanding its focus from financial planning software to a comprehensive system that analyzes the impact of operation…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to host AI-focused startup scaling strategies
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature a "Builders Stage" focused on practical strategies for scaling startups, including sessions on fundraising, hiring, and go-to-market tactics. The event will host founders, investors,…
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Robotics AI startups Generalist and General Intuition secure major funding rounds
Two AI startups focused on robotics have recently secured significant funding, highlighting investor confidence in the sector's potential. Generalist, developing an AI foundation model for robots, reached a $3 billion v…
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General Catalyst bets on AI ecosystem to transform Summa Health
General Catalyst, a venture capital firm, is transforming its acquired health system, Summa Health, by integrating technology and AI from nine portfolio companies. This initiative aims to improve hospital operations, su…
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Health tech firms Commure and Athelas face scrutiny over AI software performance · 2 sources tracked
STAT News has published an investigation into Commure and Athelas, two health tech companies backed by General Catalyst and valued at a combined $7 billion. The report highlights a stark contrast in customer experiences…
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River AI raises $1.1B for personalized AI agents · 2 sources tracked
River AI, a startup focused on creating personalized AI agents, has secured $1.1 billion in a funding round led by General Catalyst. The company, co-founded by Igor Babuschkin, aims to rebuild the AI stack from training…