San Francisco stories
Replit raises USD $400m, hits USD $9bn AI valuation
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Replit secures USD $400m funding, lifting its valuation to USD $9bn as it bets on AI coding agents and rapid global expansion.
Vijil launches platform to harden enterprise AI agents
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Vijil has unveiled a platform to test, monitor and adapt enterprise AI agents, aiming to harden them against attacks, failure and drift.
Entrust launches cloud cryptographic security platform
2 days ago
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digital transformation
Entrust unveils cloud-based cryptographic security platform to centralise key, certificate and secrets management across hybrid IT estates.
Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
2 days ago
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Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
DataBench, First Person team up on privacy-first IDs
2 days ago
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data protection
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encryption
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biometrics
DataBench and First Person team up on privacy-first digital IDs to prove users are human online without central biometrics or surveillance.
Airwallex rolls out Yield for US firms after USD $1bn lift
4 days ago
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Airwallex launches Yield for US firms after topping USD $1bn in assets, offering instant-access treasury via a J.P. Morgan money market fund.
Airwallex Yield tops USD $1bn as treasury product expands
4 days ago
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fintech
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financial systems
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payment technologies
Airwallex hits USD $1bn in assets for its Yield product as it launches in the US, targeting SMEs seeking returns on operational cash.
Sama credential leaks raise fears over Meta glasses data
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Leaked Sama staff logins tied to stealer malware spark fresh alarm over security of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses video review pipeline.
Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads
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Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.
Mercury's bid to become a US bank after rapid growth
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Fast-growing fintech Mercury seeks a US national bank charter to hold deposits and lend directly after scaling to 200,000 business customers.
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
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payment technologies
Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
Ivo opens London, New York hubs amid rapid AI growth
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martech
Legal AI firm Ivo opens London and New York offices and plans to triple headcount, after 600% annual recurring revenue growth.
Vistra & G-P launch unified path for global hiring
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Vistra and G-P unveil a single-contract route to shift firms smoothly from EOR hiring to fully fledged entities in overseas markets.
Locus tops G2 ranking for route planning & logistics
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Locus has been ranked G2's top route planning platform, as logistics teams seek unified systems tying planning to execution at scale.
Sentient unveils Arena to stress-test autonomous AI agents
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Open-source lab Sentient has launched Arena, a vendor-agnostic sandbox to stress-test autonomous AI agents in complex, capital-sensitive tasks.
Opollo buys Propensity Partners to boost tech leads
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Opollo buys Propensity Partners to fuse inbound and outbound marketing into a single demand engine for B2B tech, security and FinTech firms.
Oura unveils AI health model tailored to women's needs
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data privacy
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Oura launches an AI health model tailored to women, blending medical insight with Oura Ring data to support users through life stages.
Niobium taps Samsung for encrypted AI chip production
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data protection
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semiconductors
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encryption
Niobium partners with SEMIFIVE and Samsung to move its fully homomorphic encryption AI accelerator chip from prototype to volume production.
Ever raises USD $31m to scale AI-native auto retail
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AI-first auto retailer Ever raises USD $31m Series A led by Eclipse to scale its platform and push nationwide across the US market.
Newo raises USD $25m to scale AI reception platform
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Newo raises USD $25m to grow AI voice agents that answer calls for small businesses, after revenue doubled late 2025 amid rising demand.