Startup

  • Alan raises $193M in Series F funding to hit $4.5B valuation

    Alan raises $193M in Series F funding to hit $4.5B valuation

    French health insurance startup Alan has raised €173 million (approximately $193 million) in a Series F funding round led by Belfius, one of Belgium’s largest banks. The deal, which also includes a distribution partnership, pushes…

  • Indian Startup Oyo Buys Motel 6 for $525 Million

    Indian Startup Oyo Buys Motel 6 for $525 Million

    Oyo, one of India’s largest startups, has agreed to purchase G6 Hospitality, the operator of Motel 6, for $525 million in an all-cash transaction. The deal, which also includes G6’s Studio 6 extended stay brand,…

  • AI Startup 11x.ai Raises $24M Series A to Revolutionize Process Automation

    AI Startup 11x.ai Raises $24M Series A to Revolutionize Process Automation

    11x.ai, a startup focused on automating workflows through AI bots, has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round led by Benchmark. The company, which specializes in creating “automated digital workers,” aims to replace…

  • HyperWrite Unveils World’s Most Powerful Open-Source AI Model, Reflection 70B

    HyperWrite Unveils World’s Most Powerful Open-Source AI Model, Reflection 70B

    HyperWrite’s Reflection 70B, a new large language model (LLM) based on Meta’s Llama 3.1-70B Instruct, has been introduced by Matt Shumer, CEO of HyperWrite. Shumer claims that Reflection 70B is now the most powerful open-source…

  • Salesforce unveils new AI models to transform sales automation

    Salesforce unveils new AI models to transform sales automation

    Salesforce has introduced two new advanced artificial intelligence models, xGen-Sales and xLAM, which aim to revolutionize sales and business automation. These models reflect Salesforce’s continued investment in AI technologies designed to increase efficiency and automation,…