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Report: OpenAI Aims to Raise $40 Billion in New Funding Round
January 30, 2025

OpenAI is reportedly in talks for a $40 billion funding round that would value it at $300 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...

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ElevenLabs Raises $180 Million to Make AI Audio ‘More Expressive and Controllable’
January 30, 2025

ElevenLabs raised $180 million in a Series C funding round to continue the development of its artificial intelligence (AI) audio technology that is used in content creation, customer support, gaming, education, accessibility and other applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Cedar Money Raises $9.9 Million for Cross-Border Payment Solution Using Stablecoins
January 30, 2025

Cedar Money raised $9.9 million in a seed round to support the growth of its payments software that uses stablecoins to facilitate cross-border payments between developed and emerging markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Swan Raises $43 Million to Expand Embedded Banking Services
January 30, 2025

French FinTech Swan has raised $43 million to expand its embedded banking offering. 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...

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Naboo Raises $21 Million to Expand Corporate Event Planning Tool
January 29, 2025

Paris-based corporate event planning startup Naboo raised 20 million euros (about $21 million) to expand throughout Europe. 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...

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Gallabox Raises $3.5 Million to Help Small Businesses Create AI Agents
January 29, 2025

Gallabox raised $3.5 million in a seed round to strengthen the capabilities and expand the geographic footprint of its platform that enables small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to use artificial intelligence to automate their communication on WhatsApp. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Reid Hoffman-Backed Manas AI Raises $24.6 Million for Cancer Drug Development
January 27, 2025

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee raised $24.6 million in a seed round to launch an artificial intelligence startup focused on drug development. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Spotify Founder’s HealthTech Startup Neko Scores $260 Million
January 23, 2025

Daniel Ek, the founder of the music streaming platform Spotify, has branched out into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered preventative healthcare as co-founder of the startup Neko Health. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Method Raises $41.5 Million to Build Consumer-Permissioned Financial Connectivity
January 23, 2025

Method Financial has raised $41.5 million in a Series B funding round to continue building its solution for consumer-permissioned financial connectivity and expanding it to new use cases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...