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June 11th Venture Chronicle Treats
🍔 The Venture Bite News
🥯 Two news we liked
ChatGPT outages caused global panic. Absolute obsession? Perhaps. Meanwhile, OpenAI's revenue just soared from $5.5B to $10B. Source: TechCrunch
Guess what? May 2025 was a pretty big month for startups, with 13 companies hitting that coveted unicorn status. All together, these new unicorns added a whopping $21.7 billion to the Crunchbase board.
Leading the pack in terms of value were Liftoff ($4.3 billion), Wireless Logic ($4.65 billion), Pathos ($1.6 billion), SpreeAI ($1.5 billion), and Tekever ($1.3 billion). It was an especially good month for Europe, which saw its highest number of new billion-dollar companies since 2023, though the U.S. and India also had some impressive additions. Source: Crunchbase
🍯 Fundraising News
This week's funding rounds are serving up a fascinating mix of innovation, ambition, and a touch of futuristic intrigue. From AI that helps you soul-search to tech reshaping the energy grid, let's dive into the freshest capital infusions fueling tomorrow's game-changers!
🇺🇸 Anduril raises US$ 2.5B at a US$ 30.5B valuation in a Series G round led by Founders Fund. In a world with multiple wars going on, Anduril which makes autonomous weapons and software to control them is winning big here. Source: Techcrunch
🇺🇸 Rosebud, an AI journaling app, secured US$ 6M in seed funding led by Bessemer Ventures. The app aims to be a personalized AI mentor for self-reflection and growth, analyzing entries to provide insights. Founded in 2023, Rosebud plans to use the capital to expand its team, enhance its memory technology, and build out features. Source: Rosebud
🍧 VC Articles, Reports, and Must Reads
🍦 Open Venture Capital Jobs
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