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Suno Raises $250M Series C at a $2.45B Valuation

Suno, a Cambridge, MA-based AI-powered music creation platform, has raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.45B post-money valuation.
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Nominal Raises $75 Million, led by Sequoia Capital, to Modernize Hardware Testing

Nominal, the first unified, real-time test stack for physical systems, today announced a $75 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital, with significant participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and continued support from Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and additional investors.
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AI Startup Conductor AI Raises $15 Million to Cut Government Red Tape

This Palantir alumni-founded startup uses AI to cut through government red tape. It just raised around $15 million, led by Lux Capital.
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Semil Shah talks with Lightspeed Ventures

He joins Lightspeed partner and host, Michael Mignano, to discuss venture capital trends in the age of AI.
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The Midas Seed List

Semil named for the third time to the Forbes Midas Seed List for best seed investors.
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Benchmark Bets Big on Exa, Which Wants to Be Google for the AI Era

The $85M funding round values Exa at $700 million.
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