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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M — TC
The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic’s second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution after buying Texts.com last October, writes Sarah Perez.
Automattic, Creators Of WordPress, Raises $160M
Automattic, the company behind the WordPress blogging platform, has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at a reported $1.16 billion. The...
DataSift, Automattic Partner For Curated Access To All WordPress Posts
Social analytics and insights company DataSift has signed a global partnership with Automattic, the company behind WordPress. Through the DataSift platform, companies can have...
Tiger Global Purchases $50M Automattic Stock
Tiger Global has invested $50 million in Automattic, the company behind the Web software and blogging platform WordPress, developed by Matt Mullenweg. The transaction involves...
Bluesky raises $8M
Bluesky, originally started as a project funded and supported by Twitter, has raised a $8 million seed funding round.
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Tembo raises $14M
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Tembo, a Postgres managed service provider, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round.
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Raspberry Pi is now a public company — TC
Raspberry Pi priced its IPO on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning at £2.80 per share, valuing it at £542 million, or $690 million at today’s exchange rate, writes Romain Dillet.
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AlphaSense raises $650M
AlphaSense, a market intelligence and search platform, has raised $650 million in funding, co-led by Viking Global Investors and BDT & MSD Partners.
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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to take on OpenAI — VentureBeat
Confirming reports from April, the series B investment comes from the participation of multiple known venture capital firms and investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding, writes Shubham Sharma.
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Capgemini partners with DARPA to explore quantum computing for carbon capture
Capgemini Government Solutions has launched a new initiative with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to investigate quantum computing's potential in carbon capture.