Blaize, the AI computing innovator revolutionizing edge and automotive computing solutions, has announced that it has raised $71 million in the series D funding round co-led by Franklin Templeton and Temasek. The latest round also saw participation from DENSO and other investors. Speaking on the investment, JP Scandalios, senior vice president and portfolio manager at…
K-12 instructional content platform Newsela has announced a $100M Series D investment led by new investor Franklin Templeton and existing investor TCV, with participation by Owl Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Waycross Ventures. “With 37 million registered students and 2.5 million registered teachers in 90% of all U.S. schools, Newsela is well…
Databricks, the Data and AI company, has announced a $1 billion investment. The Series G funding, led by new investor Franklin Templeton, puts Databricks at a $28 billion post-money valuation. Franklin Templeton is joined by other new investors including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Fidelity Management & Research LLC, and Whale Rock, along with new strategic investors Amazon Web Services (AWS), CapitalG…
Cloud contact center for enterprises Talkdesk recently announced $143mn in Series C funding from a combination of new and existing investors. The company said that the amount raised, and the company’s valuation of more than $3 billion, reflects both investor confidence in Talkdesk’s business and the strategic role that superior customer experience plays among top…
Athira Pharma, a US-based clinical-stage company developing innovative first-in-class regenerative therapies with the potential to restore brain function, announced the closing of a $85 million Series B financing led by Perceptive Advisors. Other investors that took part in the funding round include RTW Investments, Viking Global Investors, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Franklin Templeton, Rock Springs…