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  • 7 Trillion

    OpenAI gibt sich Selbstbewusst. Wenn das so stimmt, ist Sam Altman, CEO von , in Gesprächen über eine neue Investitionsrunde. Während natürlich immer noch das dominierende Thema und eine zentrale Hoffnung für die globale Wirtschaft ist: holy shit.

    Unter anderem Statista zu Folge lag das Globale „Gross Domestic Product“ (Bruttoinlandsprodukt) bei guten $100 Trillionen. Davon entfallen etwa ein Viertel auf die größte Wirtschaft, die USA.

    $5-7 Trillion entsprechen deshalb einem Investment von wiederum einem Viertel der jährlichen Wirtschaftsleitung. Mit der Kasse hätte OpenAI mehr in der Tasche als Japan in einem Jahr umsetzt.

    Damit wäre OpenAI uneinholbar Marktführer in dem Segment, das gerade in Europa durch den AI Act reguliert wird. Und mit seinem Potential auch nicht in die Hand einzelner Unternehmen gehört.

    via decrypt.co.

  • Styra Raises $40 Million in Series B

    The company behind Open Policy Agent, Styra, announced they raised $40 Million in funding today. The software, OPA for short, is capable of controlling access and managing authorization in complex environments. Among others, it comes with integration for Kubernetes environments, and allows to centrally control multiple aspects of access control.

    Styra has raised a $40 million Series B funding round to continue driving the reinvention of policy and authorization for cloud-native applications.

    Source: Styra Raises $40 Million in Series B Funding to Drive Access, Security and Compliance in Cloud-Native Applications

  • Pitch now valued $600M

    Pitch, the startup founded by Christian Reber of Wunderlist Fame, raised a series B of $80 million. The Berlin based start-up in social presentations is on path to become a new unicorn. The investment demonstrates the believe in market potential for collaborative software in the cloud is still huge. Most of the potential comes from innovation that existing legacy software cannot deliver by being ported to the web. The actual potential comes from new ways to deliver software, enable cooperation and new ways to work, possibly disrupting legacy structures.

    Powerpoint may still dominate the landscape for presentations in many people’s minds, but some might say that legacy status also makes Microsoft’s software ripe for disruption. Now, a startup out of Berlin called Pitch has just picked up a substantial Series B of $80 million to take it on with what it believes is a more dynamic approach.

    Source: Pitch, a platform for making and sharing presentations, raises $85M on a $600M valuation – TechCrunch

  • Munich-based Mylivn raises €5.5 million

    Mylivn raises €5.5 million
    Mylivn raises €5.5 million

    Mylivn is a social network aimed at the ‘slash’ generation who have more than one career or passion, e.g. developer / photographer.

    Source: Munich-based Mylivn raises €5.5 million and launches social network for next-Gen content creators | EU-Startups

  • Celonis Series C

    Celonis Raises $290M; Valued at $2.5 Billion

    Celonis, a Munich and NY based AI Startup in process mining, raised $290M in Series C financing. The company is now valued at $2.5 Billion.

  • Contentstack raises $31.5 million

    Contentstack raises $31.5 million

    ContentStack, which claims to have invented “Headless CMS”, raised $31.5m in a Series A funding.

    ContentStack
    ContentStack raises $31.5m

    Contentstack, the tech startup that powers omnichannel content, digital experiences and personalized customer journeys, has raised $31.5 million in Series A funding to scale sales and marketing to reach more industries and geographies, as well as to build out the partner ecosystem […]

    Source: Contentstack raises $31.5 million in Series A funding | Startups News | Tech News

  • Wunderlist

    In 2015, it was big news to the Startup and VC scene, when Microsoft announced it would acquire Wunderlist. Back then, 6Wunderkinder was one of the most promising StartUps in the German Capital. The social media bubble immediately started debating the future of the product and whether Microsoft would spoil it or even shut it down.

    The recent past showed all fears held true when Microsoft announced the shutdown of Wunderlist in favour of a “To-Do” app, to the disappointment of it’s entire user base.

    Now, another two years later, Christian Reber, CEO and Founder of 6 Wunderkinder, announced his plans to buy back the core application from Microsoft. VentureBeat has more

    Wunderlist founder wants to buy his app back from Microsoft

  • Leap Motion acquired by Ultrahaptics

    The 2010 founded AR and VR company, that was leading in hand tracking devices for VR usage had a few moments that made the tech-headlines. According to many sources, Apple tried to acquire the company twice, with the second attempt as recently as 2018. Past week, the company sold for $30 million.

    Today, we’re announcing a strategic deal with Ultrahaptics that combines the two companies and solidifies our collective role as the world’s leading spatial interaction company.

    Source: Leap Motion and Ultrahaptics Join Forces – Leap Motion Blog

  • LinkedIn Snaps Up Drawbridge

    Drawbridge, a company that provides Marketing Tooling to understand customers better, is LinkedIn’s second known acquisition in 8 Months. The volume of the deal is unknown.

    LinkedIn snaps up Drawbridge

    LinkedIn just acquired its 22nd-known company: Drawbridge. The smaller company will integrate with LinkedIn’s marketing services. The move jumps off of LinkedIn’s own growth in providing marketing tooling, according to the company’s blog post. LinkedIn claims that its “Marketing Solutions” business “accelerated” […]

    Source: LinkedIn Snaps Up Drawbridge, Its Second Known Acquisition In 8 Months

  • Auth0 Raises $103M

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    Auth0, a Bellevue, WA-based Identity-as-a-Service platform provider, closed a $103M Series E funding.The round valued the company at more than $1 Billion
    Source: Auth0 Raises $103M in Funding, Valued at Over $1 Billion | FinSMEs