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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/palmer-luckeys-retro-gaming-startup-modretro-reportedly-seeks-funding-at-1b-valuation/
Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation | TechCrunch
Mar 9, 2026 - The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/30/fertility-tracking-app-flo-health-raises-200m-at-a-1b-valuation/
Fertility tracking app Flo Health raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation | TechCrunch
Jul 30, 2024 - Women's health tech, which leverages innovations in AI, smartphones and connected wearables to give women more insights into reproductive and menstrual
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https://thenextweb.com/news/synthesia-uks-most-valuable-genai-startup
Synthesia becomes UK's biggest GenAI firm with $2.1B valuation
Jan 16, 2025 - Synthesia now ranks as Britain's biggest GenAI media company. The startup's synthetic videos are famous for stunningly lifelike avatars.
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https://thenextweb.com/news/starcloud-170m-series
Starcloud raises $170M at a $1.1B valuation to build data centres in orbit
Mar 30, 2026 - Starcloud has raised $170M at a $1.1B valuation to build data centres in space. The round funds the startup’s next two satellites.
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https://payloadspace.com/starcloud-raises-170m-series-a-at-1-1b-valuation/
Starcloud Raises $170M Series A at $1.1B Valuation
Apr 10, 2026 - The fundraise highlights not only the overwhelming investor demand, but also Starcloud’s unique position as a startup with flight heritage.
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https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/03/31/whoop-raises-575m-series-g-a-101b-valuation/
Whoop raises $575M Series G a $10.1B valuation
Boston-based Whoop continued its growth plans from athletic performance to health and wellness with a 575 million Series G investment round at a $10.1 billion...
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/06/coveo-raises-227m-at-1b-valuation-for-ai-based-enterprise-search-and-personalization/
Coveo raises US$172M at $1B+ valuation for AI-based enterprise search and personalization |...
Nov 20, 2019 - Search and personalization services continue to be a major area of investment among enterprises, both to make their products and services more
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https://techfundingnews.com/david-silver-ineffable-intelligence-1-1bn-seed-europe-largest/
Ineffable Intelligence closes Europe’s largest seed at $5.1B valuation from Sequoia, Lighspeed — TFN
Apr 28, 2026 - DeepMind’s David Silver raises $1.1B for Ineffable Intelligence at a $5.1B valuation, marking Europe’s largest-ever seed round for an AI startup.
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https://thenextweb.com/news/hermeus-350m-hypersonic-fighter-unicorn
Hermeus has raised $350M, at a $1B valuation
Apr 7, 2026 - Hermeus has raised $350M, at a $1B valuation to continue building autonomous hypersonic aircraft. An F-16-sized demonstrator flew in March.
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https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/27/drivenets-nabs-208m-at-a-1b-valuation-for-its-cloud-based-alternative-to-network-routers/
DriveNets nabs $208M at a $1B+ valuation for its cloud-based alternative to network routers |...
Jan 27, 2021 - People and businesses are relying on the internet to get things done more than ever before, an opportunity but also an infrastructure headache for service
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/11/nigerias-interswitch-confirms-1b-valuation-after-visa-investment/
Nigeria’s Interswitch confirms $1B valuation after Visa investment | TechCrunch
Nov 22, 2019 - Nigerian digital payments firm Interswitch confirmed today it has reached unicorn status after Visa acquired a minority equity stake in the firm.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/pentera-nabs-60m-at-a-1b-valuation-to-build-simulated-network-attacks-to-train-security-teams/?ref=jark.me
Pentera nabs $60M at a $1B+ valuation to build simulated network attacks to train security teams |...
Mar 12, 2025 - Strong and smart security operations teams are at the heart of any cybersecurity strategy, and today a startup that builds tooling to help keep them on
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https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com:443/Articles/2026/03/31/whoop-raises-575m-series-g-a-101b-valuation/
Whoop raises $575M Series G a $10.1B valuation
Boston-based Whoop continued its growth plans from athletic performance to health and wellness with a 575 million Series G investment round at a $10.1 billion...
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https://aimojo.io/gamma-funding/
Gamma Funding: $68M Series B at a $2.1B Valuation
Nov 11, 2025 - Gamma attracts significant backing to scale its document automation platform. Explore how this investment shapes the future of presentations.
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https://tomtunguz.com/years-to-a-billion/
Why the Time to $1B in Valuation for Startups is Decreasing | Tomasz Tunguz
May 1, 2026 - Discover how startups are reaching $1B valuations 3x faster today, with data showing B2B taking 5+ years while B2C social platforms accelerate to unicorn...
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https://www.crn.com/news/security/threatlocker-scores-100m-in-funding-led-by-general-atlantic-zeroes-in-on-1b-unicorn-valuation
ThreatLocker Scores $100M In Funding Led By General Atlantic, Zeroes In On $1B Unicorn Valuation |...
Here's a look at how ThreatLocker scored $100 million in funding from private equity powerhouse General Atlantic.
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https://www.figure.ai/news/series-c
Figure Exceeds $1B in Series C Funding at $39B Post-Money Valuation
Figure Exceeds $1B in Series C Funding at $39B Post-Money Valuation
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https://www.jpost.com:443/business-and-innovation/article-893918
VAST Data confirms $1b raise at $30b valuation | The Jerusalem Post
Apr 23, 2026 - Customers include CoreWeave, Lowe's, the US Air Force and Cursor, as well as thousands of organizations who rely on the company to store, contextualize, and...
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https://affpapa.com/kalshi-doubles-valuation-to-22b-in-latest-funding-round/
Kalshi raises $1B at $22B valuation in latest funding round
Mar 23, 2026 - A new $1 billion financing round led by investment company Coatue Management has pushed Kalshi to reach a valuation of $22 billion.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/ai-datacenter-startup-fluidstack-in-talks-for-1b-round-at-18b-valuation-months-after-hitting-7-5b-says-report/
AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting...
Apr 14, 2026 - Fundraising is reportedly flowing for Fluidstack after it secured a $50 billion deal to build data centers for Anthropic.
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https://thenextweb.com/news/vast-data-1b-raise-30b-valuation-nvidia-ai-storage
VAST Data raises $1B at $30B valuation with Nvidia backing as AI data infrastructure demand...
Apr 22, 2026 - VAST Data triples its valuation to $30B in a $1B Series F led by Drive Capital and Access Industries, with Nvidia participating. Revenue is tripling year over...
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