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Out of the dark: Savvy, a platform to secure SaaS apps, launches out of stealth with $30 million.
Growing up: Ivy secured $7.7 million to allow merchants to accept instant bank payments at checkout.
Just got paid: Collective, a financial management platform for freelancers, raised $50 million.
In security news: More businesses, like banks, hotels and hospitals, are coming forward to say they were affected by the MOVEit mass-hack. And HCA Healthcare reported its own breach of 11 million patients’ personal data. Also, a cybersecurity expert is being accused of stealing $9 million in cryptocurrency.
Keep it moving: Raft, which used to be Vector.ai, closed on $30 million to service freight forwarders.
There’s a first time for everything: Apple launched an online store on China’s WeChat app.
Prompting AI: Y Combinator alum and prompt engineering startup Vellum.ai raised $5 million as demand for generative AI services scales.
Big win: A judge ruled that Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger can’t be blocked by the Federal Trade Commission.
Those finances won’t model themselves: Jirav, a startup developing financial planning software for businesses, raised $20 million.
Talkin’ it up: Pylon wants to make it easier to manage those B2B conversations in Slack.
Shop ’til you drop…the remote: Roku users can now buy products from Shopify merchants using their TV remote.
You can bank on it: Solaris raised $42 million, at a flat $1.6 billion valuation, to expand in embedded finance after a tough 2022.
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