Sofia Chesnokova

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From $3B to $12B in 18 months: Cyera quadruples its valuation and raises $600M to build the trust layer AI industry forgot to include

- Cyera has raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation, quadrupling its worth in 18 months, with backing from Evolution Equity Partners, Blackstone, and Accel. - The New York data security firm targets a structural blind spot: 68% of enterprises canno... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jun 10, 2026

The Forbes 30 Under 30 CEO who left Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works raises $350M at $1.55B to challenge Nvidia's grip on AI infrastructure - TFN

- TensorWave has raised $350 million in a Series B co-led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures at a $1.55 billion valuation, bringing total funding to approximately $493 million. - The Las Vegas startup operates one of the largest all-AMD AI training clusters in ... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jun 10, 2026

The Oxford doctor who watched NHS patients wait years for a specialist just raised $15M: Balderton Capital backed her from day one

- 01Health has raised $15 million in a Series A led by Gresham House Ventures, with follow-on from Balderton Capital, Eka Ventures, and Wavemaker360. - The startup’s specialist dental network already reaches 90% of the UK population within 30 minutes — bu... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jun 10, 2026

This two-year-old Finnish startup monitors €35B of European industrial production. It just raised €2.1M from Kvanted

- Finnish AI startup Rotomate raised €2.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Nordic industrial tech investor Kvanted. - The company has built software that replaces generic monitoring alerts with full diagnostic reports, cutting manual monitoring time by ... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jun 10, 2026

Exclusive: The Cork fintech that started as a Liverpool ticket escrow raises $10M to become the trust layer for AI shopping agents

Cork-based Trustap has raised $10M in a round led by Aperture Capital, with participation from TX Ventures. It will use the cash to launch a product that makes marketplace and ecommerce listings machine-readable and transactable by AI shopping agents... R... See more

techfundingnews.com•Sofia Chesnokova•Jun 10, 2026

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Experts Needed: AI Drug Discovery — Investment, M&A and Exit Strategy

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UK Government's AI Hardware Strategy — What Does It Mean for the Industry?

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How Much Equity Early Employees Are Really Getting

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How AI skills are disrupting the UK market

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Experts Needed: AI Drug Discovery — Investment, M&A and Exit Strategy

Technology

Deadline: May 16th, 2026 4:59 PM ET

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Tech Funding News

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7 responses

Europe's private equity industry - comments

Business and Finance

Deadline: May 7th, 2026 2:00 AM ET

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Tech Funding News

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1 responses

UK Government's AI Hardware Strategy — What Does It Mean for the Industry?

Technology

Deadline: Apr 29th, 2026 2:00 AM ET

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Tech Funding News

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9 responses

How Much Equity Early Employees Are Really Getting

Business and Finance

Deadline: Apr 7th, 2026 6:00 PM ET

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Tech Funding News

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7 responses

How AI skills are disrupting the UK market

Technology

Deadline: Feb 20th, 2026 11:00 AM ET

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Tech Funding News

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24 responses

Sofia Chesnokova

Featured Articles

From $3B to $12B in 18 months: Cyera quadruples its valuation and raises $600M to build the trust layer AI industry forgot to include

The Forbes 30 Under 30 CEO who left Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works raises $350M at $1.55B to challenge Nvidia's grip on AI infrastructure - TFN

The Oxford doctor who watched NHS patients wait years for a specialist just raised $15M: Balderton Capital backed her from day one

This two-year-old Finnish startup monitors €35B of European industrial production. It just raised €2.1M from Kvanted

Exclusive: The Cork fintech that started as a Liverpool ticket escrow raises $10M to become the trust layer for AI shopping agents

HARO Queries

Experts Needed: AI Drug Discovery — Investment, M&A and Exit Strategy

Europe's private equity industry - comments

UK Government's AI Hardware Strategy — What Does It Mean for the Industry?

How Much Equity Early Employees Are Really Getting

How AI skills are disrupting the UK market

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HARO Queries

Experts Needed: AI Drug Discovery — Investment, M&A and Exit Strategy

Europe's private equity industry - comments

UK Government's AI Hardware Strategy — What Does It Mean for the Industry?

How Much Equity Early Employees Are Really Getting

How AI skills are disrupting the UK market

Featured Articles

From $3B to $12B in 18 months: Cyera quadruples its valuation and raises $600M to build the trust layer AI industry forgot to include

The Forbes 30 Under 30 CEO who left Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works raises $350M at $1.55B to challenge Nvidia's grip on AI infrastructure - TFN

The Oxford doctor who watched NHS patients wait years for a specialist just raised $15M: Balderton Capital backed her from day one

This two-year-old Finnish startup monitors €35B of European industrial production. It just raised €2.1M from Kvanted

Exclusive: The Cork fintech that started as a Liverpool ticket escrow raises $10M to become the trust layer for AI shopping agents