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Live Commerce Platform Whatnot Raises $545 Million to Speed AI Expansion
August 07, 2026

Whatnot raised $545 million in a Series G funding round to grow its live commerce platform, the company said in a Friday (Aug. 7) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Spotify Vets’ eCommerce-Focused AI Startup Raises $10 Million
August 06, 2026

Behavior intelligence company Malachyte has closed a $10 million seed funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Robinhood Offers Retail Investors Chance to Back Y Combinator Firms
August 05, 2026

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator whose alumni include DoorDash, Instacart and Airbnb. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30 Million to Build AI Banking OS
August 05, 2026

Maximum emerged from stealth Monday (Aug. 3) and said it raised $30 million in a seed round to build an artificial intelligence (AI)-native operating system for banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Polymarket Aims to Double Valuation With $1 Billion Funding Round
August 04, 2026

Polymarket reportedly hopes to raise funds at a valuation north of $20 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Horizon3 Secures $250 Million to Lead AI-Versus-AI Cyber Defense
August 03, 2026

Horizon3 raised $250 million in a Series E funding round to continue growing its NodeZero platform that uses artificial intelligence to defend against AI-driven cyberattacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Index Ventures Makes $3.5 Billion Bet on AI Boom
August 03, 2026

Venture capital group Index Ventures has raised $2 billion, giving it $3.5 billion in total capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Venezuelan BNPL FinTech Cashea Raises $100 Million
July 30, 2026

Venezuela-based pay later FinTech Cashea has raised $100 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Encore AI Raises $30 Million to Expand Enterprise AI Platform
July 30, 2026

Agentic customer interaction platform Encore AI has raised $30 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....