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Harvey Targets $15.5 Billion Valuation as Revenue Surges Past $350 Million

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

DeepSeek Resumes Funding Round to Raise $8 Billion
Artificial Intelligence // August 06, 2026

DeepSeek has resumed its second funding round and is looking to raise close to $8 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 6), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Spotify Vets’ eCommerce-Focused AI Startup Raises $10 Million
Investments // 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...

Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30 Million to Build AI Banking OS
Investments // 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...

Interviews & Exclusives
Kaon Uses AI to Build a Different Video Story for Every Viewer

July 30, 2026
Most consumer apps run on the same logic. An algorithm scans what already exists and serves the user the closest match. 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 […]

Neon Raised $13 Million to Help Game Publishers Take Back the Player

July 22, 2026
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Paymentology CEO Says Payments Has a New Legacy Problem

May 18, 2026
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How Regional Banks Can Win the Emerging Middle Market Moment

April 29, 2026
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Quick Reads
Harvey Targets $15.5 Billion Valuation as Revenue Surges Past $350 Million

August 07, 2026
Legal artificial intelligence (AI) startup Harvey is in talks to raise $500 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, including the investment, The Information reported Friday (Aug. 7), citing an unnamed source. 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 […]

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...

DeepSeek Resumes Funding Round to Raise $8 Billion

August 06, 2026
DeepSeek has resumed its second funding round and is looking to raise close to $8 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 6), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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...