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SoundHound acquires Amelia AI for $80M and Anthropic part of investigation with UK ✋

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August 09, 2024

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SoundHound acquires Amelia AI for $80M after it raised $189M+ | TechCrunch

SoundHound -- the AI company that has made a name for itself selling voice interface technology to car companies, restaurants and tech companies like Snap

techcrunch.com/2024/08/08/soundhound-acquires-amelia-ai-for-80m-after-it-raised-189m

Anduril raises $1.5B at a $14B valuation | TechCrunch

Anduril raises $1.5 billion at a $14 billion valuation with the aim of transforming American defense production.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/07/anduril-raises-1-5b-to-hyper-scale-defense-production

Defense tech expert collects $50m for new venture fund

VXI Capital, founded by the former head of government partnerships at The Engine, has raised $50 million for its inaugural fund, which is targeting $75 million.

www.venturecapitaljournal.com/defense-tech-expert-collects-50m-for-new-venture-fund

From Skims to Stripe, here are the startups that are likely — or definitely — not having IPOs this year | TechCrunch

A few more IPOs this year are likely but which companies will list aren't necessarily who investors were hoping for in 2023.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/07/startups-not-likely-to-ipo-2024

AI business agent startup Bardeen pulls in strategic investment from Dropbox and Hubspot | TechCrunch

Bardeen has raised $3M to build its platform that uses a natural language interface to automate repetitive knowledge work.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/08/ai-business-agent-startup-bardeen-pulls-in-strategic-investment-from-dropbox-and-hubspot

UK satellite startup Blue Skies Space wants to sell astronomy data 'as a service' | TechCrunch

Blue Skies Space is to launch its first satellite in partnership with SpaceX, with plans to sell researchers astronomy data 'as a service'.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/07/uk-satellite-startup-blue-skies-space-wants-to-sell-astronomy-data-as-a-service

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs | TechCrunch

Techstars is cutting 17% of its staff and will end its $80 million J.P. Morgan-backed AdvancingCities program once the fund is completely deployed.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/07/techstars-is-laying-off-17-percent-ending-jp-morgan-backed-programs

UK launches formal probe into Amazon's ties with AI startup Anthropic | TechCrunch

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has confirmed that it's carrying out a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's ties with Anthropic.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/08/uk-launches-formal-probe-into-amazons-ties-with-ai-startup-anthropic