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After raising over $3M, popular VC-backed beauty brand Ami Colé is shuttering Jul 22, 2025

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Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye, one of the first among the small number of Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital, announced on Thursday the closure of her award-winning beauty startup Ami Colé.

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Confident Security, ‘the Signal for AI,’ comes out of stealth with $4.2M Jul 21, 2025

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San Francisco-based startup Confident Security wants to be “the Signal for AI." The company just came out of stealth with $4.2 million and a tool that wraps around AI models to guarantee data stays private.

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Rex Salisbury’s Cambrian Ventures raises new fund, bucking fintech slowdown Jul 21, 2025

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Spurred by the performance of its first fund, Cambrian Ventures' $20 million second fund will continue the firm's thesis of focusing on fintech startups.

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Lovable becomes a unicorn with $200M Series A just 8 months after launch Jul 18, 2025

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Only eight months after its launch, Sweden's Lovable has raised a $200 million Series A round led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation.

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Auriga Space raises $6M to shoot rockets off an electromagnetic launch track Jul 18, 2025

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Auriga Space wants to reimagine launch by using electromagnetic forces.

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AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI Jul 17, 2025

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Pronto.ai CEO Anthony Levandowski said the move is meant to help bolster his company's ranks with like-minded talent and complimentary technology.

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Rainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds Jul 17, 2025

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Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding.

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Rwazi raises $12M Series A to help companies with consumer insights and intelligence Jul 16, 2025

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Rwazi has raised a $12 million Series A led by Bonfire Ventures to help companies with market intelligence and consumer insights

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Firefly Space files for an IPO Jul 16, 2025

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Firefly Space has filed for a initial public offering.

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A cloud seeding startup did not cause the Texas floods Jul 15, 2025

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Despite conspiracy theories, there's no way that cloud seeding operations days before the storm could have influenced the floods, scientists say.

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