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.@hexanalytics has raised $100 million in Series D funding with @a16z, @Redpoint, and @Amplify, all StepStone platform managers, participating in the round. The company provides a collaborative data analytics platform that integrates SQL, Python and R workflows. They believe the embedded AI agents will handle tasks that usually require humans to work through software, creating an efficient data analytics platform.
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Home robotics is moving from experimentation toward everyday applications. @bySyncere has raised $11 million in pre-Seed funding, led by @a16z, a StepStone platform manager, as it develops its platform for bringing robotics and local AI into the home. They are starting with a lamp called Lume.
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.@goguavaai has raised $12.5 million in Seed funding, led by @AcrewCapital, a StepStone platform manager. The company is developing AI voice agents that combine speech recognition, language models and speech synthesis in a unified stack, while giving businesses control over agent knowledge and actions.
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.@getserval, an enterprise service management and automation platform, has raised $150 million in Series C funding, with participation from @firstround, @Redpoint, and @conviction, all StepStone platform managers. The company plans to invest in its automation agent, Catalyst, as it builds tools that enable employees across business functions to automate work without a required engineering background.
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#DrenBio, a company developing clinical treatment for blood cancers, has secured $350 million in private financing, co-led by @lightspeedvp, with participation from @8vc, both StepStone platform managers. The financing will support the advancement of Dibotatug, the company’s investigational monoclonal antibody, as well as its broader oncology and autoimmune pipeline.
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