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TechCrunch recaps Bloomberg's breakdown of what Anthropic's major backers' stakes are worth at the company's $965 billion last-private-round valuation — ahead of an IPO expected this year at as much as $2 trillion.
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based software consolidator, went public after a string of high-value acquisitions (AOL, Vimeo, Issuu, WeTransfer, Meetup, Brightcove, etc.), posting 2025 revenue of $1.31B, over 500M monthly users, and a market cap above $25B amid a private-equity-like “hold forever” playbook that continually reshapes acquired brands.
Gradium, a Paris-based AI voice startup spun out of Kyutai, raised a $70M seed led by FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo with notable backers including Xavier Niel and Eric Schmidt, aiming to deliver ultra-low-latency, multilingual voice AI.
Shernaz Daver, KV’s first CMO, is leaving after nearly five years, spotlighting her role in shaping Khosla Ventures as a premier AI-investor brand, with KV-backed funding milestones like Point One Navigation’s Series C.
Basata automates specialist referrals in healthcare; Genesis AI builds full-stack robotics AI with data gloves; Skyroot becomes India’s first space-tech unicorn amid private-space reforms and a funded orbital program.
Braintrust breach prompts API-key rotation; Genesis AI raises $105M seed and goes full-stack in robotics; Apple settles $250M over Siri AI features; Match Group funds AI tools by slowing hiring amid $864M Q1 revenue; Google adds forum-derived context to AI search, spotlighting sourcing and reliability.
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