TechNode

MARCH 3, 2025

Chinese AI startup Zhipu announced today that it has raised over RMB 1 billion ($140 million) in a new strategic funding round. Investors include Hangzhou government-backed firms, with the funds aimed at advancing Zhipus domestically developed GLM foundation model and expanding its AI ecosystem. million) in funding on Dec. 17, 2024.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. Government agencies: Using experts to review the federal grant register and target new grant opportunities.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company paid the money on January 19, which the FAS says will go directly to the Russian budget at a time when the government is raising funds to support the war in Ukraine. The FAS imposed a fine of almost 1.2 billion roubles (around $13.65 million) on Apple in January. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The raise comes after Pula closed $1 million in seed investment from Rocher Participations with support from Accion Venture Lab, Omidyar Network and several angel investors in 2018. . Also, we work together with government subsidy programs since they’re also interested in protecting their farmers.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech gathered applications, processed the numbers and ranked the 120 top-performing startups in France right now, with a special category for the top 40 ones. The Next40 ranking is still mostly determined by how much VC money you’ve raised.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Skydio has raised $170 million in a Series D funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. The company also launched a suite of software for commercial and enterprise customers, its first departure from the consumer drone market where it had been focused prior to that raise since its founding in 2014.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Lagos- and Texas-based digital healthcare provider Reliance Health is the latest beneficiary and is doing so in grand style, raising $40 million. Reliance previously raised a $2 million seed round months post-YC in 2017. mPharma raises $35 million in round joined by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 19, 2023

This article was previously published by the Pinpoint Governance Group and is reprinted with permission. I spoke about board recruitment and was delighted to connect with many nonprofit professionals who are looking to […] The post A step-by-step guide to raising the board recruitment bar appeared first on CharityVillage.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 17, 2024

When you combine the efforts of nonprofit organizations, donors, governments, businesses and other institutions, things really begin to get done. It’s a simple step that can make a huge difference in how much you raise, while also getting your supporters even more excited about their impact on your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Those already exploring the metaverse can attend live concerts and meet with government officials. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. That said, there are NFTs that are being sold to raise money for charity with many, many more to come.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Socure , a company that uses AI and machine learning to verify identities, announced today that it raised $450 million in funding for its Series E round led by Accel and T. billion this March when it raised $100 million for its Series D. The round brings its total funding raised to $646 million since it was founded in 2012.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Opsera, a startup that’s building an orchestration platform for DevOps teams, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Felicis Ventures. million. .” Image Credits: Opsera. “But then they’re not they don’t have visibility.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

It is defined as open-source software that doesn’t require the support of a trusted intermediary and it has no governing body. Creating a 3D avatar or a Snapchat lens that raises awareness for the nonprofit’s cause stem from technology that AR and the Metaverse were built on.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Global Humanitarian ISAC serves as the central platform that enables governments, funders, technology companies, and other trusted providers to support the spectrum of information security needs of nonprofits and the communities they serve.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Element Finance has raised a $32 million Series A round at a $320 million valuation. The company plans to introduce a governance system with different voting vaults and different incentives. The company has been building a new DeFi (decentralized finance) protocol on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Image Credits: Element Finance.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

The startup, which offers credit cards to underserved populations in Mexico, told TechCrunch it has raised an additional $50 million in equity at a $1.2 With this latest raise, Stori has raised more than $200 million in equity funding since its 2018 inception. . Enter Stori. billion valuation. Its new $1.2

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business. ” He added that Bolt is working on partnering with more city governments to build out its services as part of their updated transportation strategies. billion ($8.4

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Nathan Beckord Contributor Share on Twitter Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors. He is also the host of Foundersuite’s How I Raised It podcast. A Black YC alum explains how he raised $107M by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

The collapse of the US bank came after it tried to raise $2.25bn to offset losses from the sale of (mainly) US government bonds, leading to a 60% share price collapse, with customers and investors subsequently racing in their droves to empty their accounts. There was no crisis before this.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

However, according to a 2023 study from Ipsos Global Trends , 72% of consumers are concerned that in the future, governments and public services wont look after citizens, thereby widening the large gap nonprofits must step in to fill. Google matched employee donations and the campaign raised over $800,000. Where to donate?

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Since Agora is a Chinese company, it would be legally required to assist the Chinese government locate and store audio messages if authorities there said the messages posed a national security threat, the researchers surmised.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Wyden sent a letter to the DoJ on Wednesday urging the department to permit Apple and Google to inform the public about demands for smartphone app notifications. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

In 2021, the company raised €356 million ($385 million at today’s exchange rate). In the current funding environment, raising at the same valuation is already quite impressive. Image Credits: Ledger (opens in a new window) Crypto wallet company Ledger raises another $108 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In February, Lambda Labs raised a $320 million Series C venture round. SambaNova Systems For chips that could deliver exponential AI application gains SambaNova Systems platform, designed for enterprise and government use, combines AI chips with Samba-1, an open-source large language model similar to OpenAIs GPT-4. billion, a 33.9%

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Stability AI, the company funding the development of open source music- and image-generating systems like Dance Diffusion and Stable Diffusion , today announced that it raised $101 million in a funding round led by Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. For every 1,000 fundraising messages sent, nonprofits raised $78. is the average amount raised by a nonprofit crowdfunding campaign. Characteristics of Plain Language.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. The way you’re trying to raise money doesn’t work, no matter how hard you try. You started your nonprofit to make a difference, not to raise money.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 9, 2025

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? Request a Demo Strategies for Budgeting and Raising Funds for Reserves Once you know how much should be in your operating reserve, you can start setting funds aside for that purpose.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Its team engages in staking to secure networks and is “one of the most active participants” in the DeFi ecosystem through market-making, governance support and liquidity provisioning on various protocols, Pack said. The lab has also helped Hack source deals through analysis of on-chain data, he added.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Doughan’s career spans a nearly 20-year tenure at Lockheed Martin, where he worked as a senior finance manager dealing with large satellite constellations for government customers. Gravitics raises $20M to make the essential units for living and working in space by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch.

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

The Maui wildfire response The Maui wildfires in August, which affected Lahaina and Kula, stand out for the funds raised. By late March, Honolulu Civil Beat ’s Maui Fires Money Tracker had tallied more than $450 million in private donations and nearly $2 billion when including government assistance.

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

Save the Children draws funding from a range of sources: individual donors, corporations, foundations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies. We raise significant funds from the U.S. government and remain hopeful that it will continue to support our critical work to improve the lives of children.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund. Over the years, 8VC has invested in companies spanning a variety of industries such as logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, government and defense, financial services, consumer and enterprise.

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Candid

AUGUST 13, 2024

The study found that these organizations grew to their current size mainly by focusing on a single revenue category—such as government, program revenue, corporate, or philanthropy—rather than diversifying across categories. What capabilities do we need to successfully raise significant money from those revenue categories?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Wiz today announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Greenoaks Capital Partners and angel investors including Starbucks owner Howard Schultz and French business magnate Bernard Arnault, valuing Wiz at around $10 billion post-money. The office in Washington, D.C.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Unlike for-profit businesses, churches are not owned but rather are run by pastors, a church board, other governing bodies, and staff who are often a combination of paid employees and volunteers. Raising funds and winning grants is difficult and requires significant staff time and resources. self-balancing accounts?that?must

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TechSpot

AUGUST 26, 2024

Amid growing concerns over cybersecurity compliance in research settings, the US government has filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology, specifically targeting Dr. Emmanouil "Manos" Antonakakis and his cybersecurity lab. Read Entire Article

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